MLS ALLSTAR MATCH TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watch all of the Chicago Fire "stars" out there in action
Fire representation at MLS' All Star Games 1998 Armas, Thornton and Kubik 1999 Armas, Nowak, Thornton and Kosecki 2000 Razov, Nowak, Armas 2001 Beasely, Thornton, CJ, Marsch, Gutierrez, Kovalenko 2002 Bocanegra, Kovalenko, Wolff, Beasley 2003 Razov, Beasley, Bocanegra, Armas, 2004 Henry Ring, Armas, Ralph, 2005 Ivan Guerrero (Bocanegra and McBride played for Fulham) 2006 Nate Jaqua (Played in Bridgeview) 2007 Mapp (reserve) 2008 Blanco (MVP), Busch (future Fire standout Ljunberg played for West Ham) 2009 Blanco, Soumare, Conde 2010 Conde, Pappa 2011 Zero Fire players (first time) 2012 Pappa 2013 Magee 2014 Zero Fire representatives (Note: Bastian and Shaqiri were on the squad for Bayern Munich. Shaqiri started and was replaced by Bastian in the 80th minute. Shaqiri started up top, next to soon-to-be Fire striker Robert Lewandowski) 2015 Zero Fire representatives 2016 Brandon Vincent (?) 2017 Nikolic, Bastian (captain), McCarty, Kappelhoff Paunovic was the Manager! I am sure David Villa, Piatti, Dos Santos, Giovinco all appreciated being told to "practice happily". 2018 Zero 2019 Bastian 2020 No game, so COVID represented the Fire 2021 None 2022 None 2023 Kei Kamara 2024 None
While the Forward Madison game is on in the background, I noodled around on the laptop and discovered FMFC keeper Berndt Schippman was teammates with Kenneth Kronholm & Rafa Czichos on the Holstein Kiel team that lost the 2018 promotion playoff.
Ukraine v. Morocco Ukraine with a go ahead goal in the 98th minute. It certainly looked to be offsides. Surprised it stood. Mihailovic with a penalty in the 7th minute! First USkids Olympic goal in 16 years?!? US kids team now up 2-0. Kiwis with some bad, bad defending off the free kick. Peacock's coverage of the Olympics is pretty good. Dozens of options, broken down by sport, including providing us the opportunity to watch sports in which the US suck.
Kind of my point. Agreed. (Although I am no longer a fan of any basketball) I am happy to watch any swimming final that does not have an American as favorite. I simply cannot stand the incessant ass kissing by the announcers anytime an American athlete and team are in a favored position.
Well, at least the American broadcast crews of England matches are "fair and balanced" The worst is probably swimming. Just listen (actually, don't) to Rowdy Gaines handling swimming. He is absolutely disgusting. The men's 100m breast preliminary. Adam Peaty the Australian favorite who owns something like 14 of the 15 fastest times. "I don't see anything impressive about him." Peaty won, but the American was "more impressive." Second heat had no Americans and dipshit had two comments in the entire heat, with one of the comments being an answer to the pbp guy. Just repulsive.
France vs. Guinea at the half Two goals scored go to VAR. Ball cleared off the line. All of the above action was at the French goal. Goal one was waved off, and upheld by VAR. Goal two was a cabesazo, but overturned upon review. Still scoreless at the half.