Superliga Clash!

DC United vs LA Galaxy - 10pm ET - Home Depot Center in LA on Telefutura

BECKS! OK I'm a die hard soccer fan, but I know Beckham is not going to miraculously put soccer on top in this country. I don't mind it not being on top - it keeps the arrogant, punk-@$$ sportscasters from whining about it all the time. (They're in the top three reasons why soccer's success is limited in the US - I guess they're just pissed American Football, Basketball, and Baseball aren't the number 1 sport in the world!) It's great Becks is here. Hopefully more high caliber players will come (and come sooner than their retirement age). But the success of soccer in the US depends on the already loyal soccer enthusiasts. That is the factor that matters most. Support the teams, and support the leagues! (Yes MLS is not the only professional soccer league in the US - www.uslsoccer.com)

GOLAZA! If you have never seen a soccer game broadcast in Spanish, then you are truly missing out on the passion of the game, the passion of sport in general! Nothing and no one in American Broadcasting comes close to capturing the passion of sport, success and heartache as the Hispanic broadcasters do. (The one exception I might consider is Al Michaels call of USA-Russia in 1980, "DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?") Only this happens during every goal during a Spanish broadcast. You don't have to understand the words to understand the intensity and beauty of the game.

Even though Becks promises 45 minutes, its not enough for LA to overcome my beloved Black-and-Red. DC puts on a clinic tonight to go through, though I would pay to see #23 curl one in from about 25 out. (As long as DC comes out on top that is!)