Letters from Pibe

No, I'm not writing about my twin brother's new girlfriend, although here's what I do know: Everything she owns is the color pink, she hates soccer, and she loves Barry Bonds.

Sounds like fun, right?


Red Bull Arena, the finest soccer stadium in the land, is set to open March 27th.

That being said, when is the massive marketing campaign to get the word out going to get in gear? Didn't the Red Bull organization forego any significant advertising last season in anticipation of wowing the public with an unbelievably spectacular launch of the venue? Four...

With Landon soon to be jettisoned off to Merseyside, the nauseating stench of Europoser douchebaggery is permeating across message boards everywhere. Without legitimizing such rationale, as my buddy Ethan pointed out, Pele didn't exactly play in Europe either.

I've always thought of Eurosnobs as insecure high schoolers. Way too worried about what other people think, ignoring and poking fun of others in a superficial attempt to "look cool", to people that really couldn't give a rat's ass about them in the first place.

But high schoolers also grow up. Many of...

Almost, anyways.

Nick Green, as usual, with the goods.

A press conference has been scheduled for noon tomorrow inside the ESPN Zone at LA Live, to announce a "major player announcement". And if that isn't enough of a giveaway, this post on Landon's Facebook all but confirms the speculation.

Jolly good. Give 'em hell, LD.


Speaking of Facebook, the Washington Post recently...

Exhibit A

How are you? Thanks for taking the time to read my message.

I'd like to take a moment of your time to discuss an issue that resonates with many U.S. National Team fans and supporters. It's a small one, but one that is near universally agreed upon as something that could use improvement.

I was wondering why the U.S. National Team has not opted to modernize our team badge, which has been described by many as outdated...

Where's Landon going? This week, first according to Ives and now ESPN, the legitimate second source that can transform a rumor into a real possibility, Everton FC.

A few weeks ago, Club America was the rumored destination for Donovan, and now the Premiership is calling for his services.

Landon Donovan: England killer or Mexecutioner? He can either head on over to England, and avoid rough tackles from every thick-headed patriot looking to take him out of the World Cup, or he can travel to Mexico, where...

He's going somewhere, that's for sure. I refuse to...

Rooney, Terry and Lampard inside the World Cup trophy? Yeah, that's not arrogant.

So there's, what, four more months until the MLS season begins?

For the average die-hard MLS fan, the off-season is a tedious exercise in boredom, a seemingly endless waiting period until the new season kicks off.

(It doesn't help my team was a measly penalty kick or two away from winning the cup)

Not that the off-season isn't usually ripe with juicy...

It's all about the halfies with afros.

Ok, enough with the promotion and relegation debate already. I stopped reading Jimmy Conrad's mish-mash of crappy ideas after a few paragraphs, mainly because I wanted to save the brain cells.

Promotion and relegation in MLS is never, ever going to happen.

I say, let's talk about something worth discussing. If the derelicts are that concerned, they can all congregate inside Jamie Trecker's basement for all I care. ...

Today at a press conference at the Home Depot Center, Chivas USA has introduced former assistant Martin Vasquez as their new head coach.

As the first Mexican-American coach in the club's history, management was high on his playing history with El Tri as well as several Mexican clubs, credentials that are sure to increase ticket sales.

Management was equally high when seriously contemplating the hiring of Steve Sampson, a move that would have easily gone down as the single most bone-headed coaching decision in MLS history, and a glaring reminder of how terrible Stephen...

Nothing like shaming people into doing the right thing.

After yet another racist chanting incident in Italy, Serie A side Cagliari was handed a ridiculously high fee of 10,000 euros. Try making a move in the transfer window now, jerks.

In the wake of the matter, Italian players' union chief Sergio Campana has come up with a brilliant plan to combat the racism that has plagued the beautiful game in Italy for some time now: Suspending the game for 10 minutes.

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Ok, so I'm not exactly holding my breath about Landon Donovan and rumors of a possible loan move to Club America.

For an individual like Landon, who can be quite moody when he wants to be, I have my doubts. The Landon portrayed in the Beckham Experiment, the guy that felt "disrespected" by a early substitution in the second half of a Champions League match and never looked back, I'm not so sure. Then again, that same guy did a whole lot of growing up this past year, with the Confederations Cup run the crowning achievement of his transformation to a mentally tougher individual,...