Saturday, August 25, 2018
Rivalry Week
It's rivalry week in the MLS, with games like the New York derby, the LA derby and culminating in the Cascadia derby tomorrow night between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers. This is, by far and away, the oldest and best rivalry in American "soccer". If I'm going to watch an MLS game - which I'd really rather not because the standard of play is really not that good - then this would be one to watch. Good atmosphere, good intensity, big crowd, subpar quality. But I like the idea of having one week of fixtures consisting of some of the biggest rivalries, and I think the Premier League should consider doing the same thing. Imagine a weekend with Man City vs Man Utd, Liverpool vs Everton, Spurs vs Arsenal, Palace vs Brighton, etc. That would make for an epic weekend of football.
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There are some fairly disturbing domestic violence stats - showing major increases in any given major UK urban area on the night after a derby game - what you suggest would be a "wife beater fest"
ReplyDeleteLike the Portland Timbers logger guy though - different (like Kayla, the Canadian Bald Eagle who flies across the pitch before Palace games).
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