Yes, the game is over.
It was not a classic, but it was memorable. And in the end the league gets its dream finalist in the David Beckham LA Galaxy. I'm sure there will be lots of fall-out on the game tomorrow. It sure looked to me like Houston got a bit screwed on the tick-tac foul that lead to its goal being called back and the Galaxy's first goal could have seen a similar call. Oh, and the penalty was a dive.
But, there is no conspiracy. Just poor officiating. So, nothing out of the ordinary. Just another night of MLS action.
The more pressing concern is how does the Home Depot Center lose power twice in a match? I was sitting with a few casual soccer fans waiting for the game to get going. The phrase "Mickey Mouse" was uttered. Fair? Likely not, but it is what it is. Hasn’t anyone heard of a back-up generator in LA?
Anyway...now we wait for the second piece of the dream final. Blanco vs Beckham. McBride vs. Donovan. 50,000 in Seattle. If Don Garber tells you he doesn't care, he's lying.
You do have to feel for Houston though. They looked the better team for much of the night. But, that's football. The Galaxy have gone from (tied for) last to the MLS Cup final in one year. What a difference coaching makes, eh? I wonder if Mo Johnston is taking notes.
Things can change quickly in this league. It’s the strength and the weakness of the thing. But, regardless of your opinion of parity, affection for Beckham or opinion on the Disney like qualities of MLS, you have to admit that it’s a little compelling to have the overrated Brit in the final. The Cup is supposed to be a spectacle. It’s guaranteed to be one now (and it might even attract some outside interest).
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Duane,
35,000 seats were sold before last nights match. That is the current max capacit for soccer at Qwest. Garber, on radio yesterday, did say that after the weekend's games they would reevaluate the capacity.
The David Beckham show was last in Seattle in 2006 with Madrid v DC United.
As for the power going out making this a Mickey Mouse league, I guess we would have to call MLB and the NBA Mickey Mouse as well, as both have had power outages during games.
if overrated means winning 2 champs league titles, countless premiership titles, 115 caps for England, a la liga title, and now going into an MLS final? Then yes David Beckham is overrated.
No wonder AC Milan want him back, I guess they didn't sell enough shirts the first time hey?
I wish people would just accept that this man for all his celebrity has manged to win these accolades all the while CONTRIBUTING to the team.
Just deal with it folks, Beckham has made a career of mocking all claims of mediocrity all the while filling the trophy cases of top clubs round the world.
Yeah you're right he is overrated, I wish he would just retire.
The penalty was a dive? are you saying he wasn't clipped almost shin high?! can you post a clip of the penalty call and tell me when exactly the ref should have called a dive thus negating the penalty claim? I'd love to see it.
6,000 more seats added today.
cristian,
I didn't say he wasn’t a good player, even a very good player. He's just not a truly world class player, which is how he is marketed.
Would you consider Clarence Seedorf a world class player? How about Raul? or Filippo Inzaghi, Ryan Giggs? Paul Scholes?
All of the players named above are in their last years as footballers and all are former or current teamamtes of Beckhams. What is your definition of World Class? Beckhams record can only speak for itself...
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