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Jimmy Conrad Throws Down A Challenge To Dana White

After Dana White called soccer the “least talented sport on Earth” in my town of Calgary (of all places to do that…I guess he didn’t have the balls to do it in Montreal, from which Georges St-Pierre was sitting via a video link during said press conference), here is ally Jimmy Conrad’s response:

And suprisingly, White has accepted! Well, this should be interesting now…

 

Philadelphia Union Loses, but the New Kits Look Great

The Philadelphia Union’s 3-1 loss Monday to the Portland Timbers was an extremely disappointing event, to say the least.

There were highs and then there was the last 3rd of the match. As the resonance from our collective facepalm dissipates, we are left to hope that the Union’s individual talent just needs to marinade a little longer. But there is an upside: the 2012 kit. The blue uniforms looked great on TV and Zac MacMath’s muted orange kit wins the evening.

(Photo courtesy of philadelphiaunion.com)

Lime green; seen it. Bright yellow; been there. Light Blue; so last season. Black? Really? Isn’t the point to stand out and draw the eye to you? Nope. Orange. US National Team Goalkeeper Tim Howard’s favorite color, but be sure to avoid distraction so you won’t get in an auto accident, then you’ll have to ‘borange all the way to the stadium’!

What a wonderful addition to last year’s offerings.

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Danny Califf’s Mohawk Returns, Commence Swooning

YES! The Philadelphia Union Captain Danny Califf has returned to his former mohawk’d self for a new season of defensive bad-assery.  Finally, Danny brought back his bad boy hairstyle to complete a solid back line of hair conscious individuals. With Porfirio López, Sheanon “The Human Trebuchet” Williams and, always sharp, Carlos Valdez, I have a feeling some of us are going to be looking out for more than league leading defensive play.

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