Highlights: MLS All-Stars 2-5 Manchester United (July 28, 2010)

Great debut for Javier Hernandez (who is wearing "Chicharito" on his jersey) in front of +70000 in Houston. Also, the Tom Cleverley goal is worth waiting for. Brilliant.

World Cup Lookalikes 2010

Although I haven't put a great deal of thought into these, I think I've really captured likenesses with a few of them. Try to figure out which ones make me especially proud.

US forward (with the best name in World Cup history) Herculez Gomez....

...and US President Barack Obama.

Controversially conservative Brazil manager Dunga....

...and Academy award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush.

Unproductive England forward Wayne Rooney...

...and mildly productive (He plays Jimmy Olsen on Smallville) Canadian actor Aaron Ashmore.

Deputized ESPN host Bob Ley (of Outside the Lines fame)...

...and the pastor from Disney's North Avenue Irregulars (Edward Herrmann).

Deputized ESPN host #2 Chris Fowler...

...and Meet the Press host David Gregory.

Uruguay forward and handball hero/villian Luis Suarez...

...and ER hero/villain (?) Julianna Margulies.

Single best player in the world (and maybe ever) who didn't score a single goal in WC2010, Lionel Messi (Argentina)...

...and single best Batman in the world (barring Adam West...and other people who played Batman that I'm not aware of), Christian Bale.

Too solidify my opinion on this likeness, here is youthful Lionel Messi...

...and equally youthful Christian Bale.

(I actually switched the pictures here. The top one is Bale and the bottom one is Messi. It was quite difficult to  find a picture of Bale playing soccer and one of Messi not playing soccer. But I did it.)**

German standout young player Mezut Ozil (sign him up, Sir Alex!!!)...

...and Adrien Brody (I'm not fond of this likeness, but I know Ozil looks like somebody...I just can't put my finger on it).

South African winger Tshabalala, scorer of first WC2010 goal...

...and rapper/entrepreneur Lil Wayne (imagine him smiling).

Classy German right back Philip Lahm...

...and glassy-eyed Irish actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (imagine him with Groucho Marx eyebrows).

ESPN analyst and former England international Steve Macmanaman...

...and former Shire international Pippin Took (Billy Boyd).

Astonishingly mediocre England full back Ashley Cole...

...and that black MI6 guy from the Brosnan-era Bond films (Colin Salmon).

Spain manager Sergio del Bosque...

...and Disney character actor Keenan Wynn (seen here breathing his final breath).

Stubborn FIFA president Sepp Blatter (opposer of all things technological)...

...and scowling England skipper Stephen Gerrard (opposer of all things good and decent).

African philanthropist and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba...

...and either one of the Williams sisters (just pick one).

**Not true.

Dempsey's Wonder Goal vs. Juventus!

Clint Dempsey sends Fulham through with an audacious chip. I'm cool with Dempsey being paired with Jozy up top for World Cup 2010.  This is his second wonder goal of the Fulham campaign. How many players score two wonder goals in a lifetime - let alone in one campaign?  Remember this one vs. Stoke?

Manchester United: Carling Cup Winners (Highlights)

Rooney's header wins the Carling Cup for Manchester United. Since he's scored his last gazillion or so goals with his head, one almost forgets the early criticism that he didn't have heading ability. Cup winners again!

Highlights: ManUtd 3-0 West Ham (EPL)

Manchester United v West Ham United
by peerzoner

My brother pointed out how good United are when Berbatov links well with the wing play. He played in Valencia for the cross to Rooney to head home on the first two goals. And it's always great to see Owen finish like that. He's still one of the coolest finishers in the world.

Hobe Sound Intramurals

This clip is from just before my last ever soccer intramural match at Hobe Sound Bible College. Of course, I was no longer a student. I was eligible because I was the seventh-grade teacher. In fact, my friend Joel and I were taking shots while one of my seventh-grade students (Jordan P.) was in goal. I hit the upright with one of my shots; but he probably had it covered. The Intramural program was great in Hobe Sound: we played almost every sport possible and the teams stayed the same for every sport, every year. At GBS, we have different teams for basketball, volleyball, and soccer - plus they re-draft teams every year. I think that totally ruins intramurals. I think they might change things in the future.

Highlights: West Ham 0-4 Manchester United

Gibson scores his third right-footed screamer of the week! I love the keeper's celebration after the fourth goal. I don't know if he's trying to emualate Nani or Peter Schmeichel, but he did a pretty good impersonation of my brother in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOXRSdJiJ7k

1998-1999: The Treble Year for Manchester United

This shows the best of the 1998-1999 campaign for Manchester United. It features goals from the likes of Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Ole Gunner Solskjaer, Roy Keane, Teddy Sheringham...even one from Jaap Staam (did I put too many a's in there?). And the video is somehow only 5:00. Wonderful to watch.

Great team goals

My favorite is the Cole-Yorke connection about fourth from the end.

Weekend matches

Wigan 0-5 United



Scorers: Rooney (2), Berbatov, Owen, and Nani.
Michael Owen's first Premier League goal with Manchester United...and what a finish!

Hull City 1-0 Bolton



Scorer: Ghilas
Jozy's first touch in the EPL created that goal. He had several more chances and was unlucky not to score. I think he'll get the start next time out.