Soccer Player to Cut Hair

So I just got three cases of wine in the mail, I found a website that describes itself as “spilling red wine on soccer’s social fabric since 2007” (The Offside Rules), and I learned that Marcelo Balboa is cutting his luxuriant locks for charity (see mls.net article here).

Marcelo Balboa: Hall of Famer, TV analyst (recall from Beijing anyone?), long hair wearer, newsreel favorite. Media (especially low-brow blogs) can’t resist the bicycle kick:




Judging by the number of hair restoration commercials on Fox Soccer Channel, this is a big deal. That hair is a chick-magnet. Judging from the content of this post, those cases of wine are really good. This should last two weeks.

Apparently, Balboa hasn’t cut his hair since 1994. Back when dudes had bangs. Oh, and also, The Offside Rules reports that Fijian Soccer Players Beleive That Weed Will Improve Their Game.

That is all.

FC Barcelona Tickets Presale Info

While the presale started yesterday morning at 9am, you'll still be ahead of the public sales that begin Monday, June 15th at 10am.

Buy your tickets here right now with the presale code: 3BARCA

Get Your Girls Out!

This is my little version of Girls Gone Wild, right on here on your very own Soundersboard. If you've got body parts you would like to show the world (or a very small portion of it) on our blog, send some pics on over!

I Scored with Freddie- Psyche!

The Sounders are getting ready to play four out of the next five games at home, and I'm thinking that it is time for five out of five wins. I'm also thinking that the time is high for instituting Dawn's Referee Rating Systems after each game because I am tired of seeing WAY too much red at the games. I know that they make jack-all, but come on, so do a lot of people in this economy and people all across the board are being rated on their performances- players included.

To get myself ready for the home game stretch, I economized and instead of a jersey, got an I scored with Freddie t-shirt. I want you to know that this is only meant to support him as a player and does not mean that I intend to score with him, just that I want to be watching when he scores....oops, that didn't sound much better, did it?

I'm planning on being there at halftime and post and pre-game to interview festive and interesting fans, so please be ready with your commentary.

Drew Carey, my very favorite owner of the Sounders

Don't worry Stevie (as in Zakuani, not Wonder), I am in no, way, shape, or form shifting my allegiance to Drew Carey over you. I mean come on, as the LA Times said, Drew is a little schlumpy and Drew is not exactly my type of guy (although I do dig the hot glasses). However, the man sings, was in a marching band in high school, shot pics professionally (how i love the sound of that word) and gave us, the Seattle Sounders fans, the right to fire the GM. Fan-fuckingtastic for sure. Plus, he shouts out, ""Chackalackalacka!" during games, perhaps in a flashback to a previous life before he was part owner of MLS soccer's most-hated franchise.

So this is how I am tallying things up, just in case you were wondering and even if you are not.

Steve Zakuani is my true love and not necessarily my favorite player. It's only June, so I've yet to sort that out.

The Gorilla is absolutely the hottest fan because who wouldn't be in that costume? Seriously.

And last but certainly not least, Drew Carey is my fave owner of the team. Not because he is famous, but because he insisted that all the season ticket holders should have scarves. This does not mean, however, that I am at all interested in scoring with Drew. Again, just in case you were curious.......

Please Bring Your Sweet Segway to the Next Home Game!

Spend a little time with this photo. Observe the Ferrari branded Segway extended-cab of your dreams. Fresh rims in the back! An automated, reclined ride for two. The dude looked all secret service with a Bluetooth headset too.

The custom Segway
rollin’ fans up vendor row to the Mariner’s game.

And seriously, look how happy they are to be riding in it!

That is probably because he was also BLASTING “We Will Rock You” out of the many speakers. You could hear it twenty yards away plain as day.

Whether his outstretched two fingers are flashing the peace sign or indicating two people for two bucks, I am hopeful that he will come down for the next Sounder FC home game.

Seattle Sounders FC Fans- Original Slideshow

I want to thank everybody who let me take their pictures and hope you get to see your faces on the blog. OK, admittedly, I may have gotten a little carried away with the special effects, but you can't blame a girl for trying, can you? As it stands, I am pretty fricking impressed with the quality of the fans at the Sounders games-everyone is still standing, still friendly, and cheering like mad when the ball comes anywhere near the goal.

As for my thoughts on the game, they are somewhat muddled from perhaps one too many PBR's beforehand, but I am thinking that there are WAY too many ties in the MLS. It's really hard to know how to feel after a game that ends in a tie. I mean, I guess, I'm happy when we tie instead of lose, but it lacks a certain kind of resolution that you get from other sports. (I was reminded earlier that I should be happy I'm not watching 5-day cricket games that end up in ties, but I don't really think my liver could take that kind of sport-watching.)I also think the refs need to lay off the red-cards. It's a little much to take.

Le Toux Gives Up Red Shoe

I’m not so bold as my blogging colleague to offer up my “favorite” player, but observant eyes will notice that “Le Hawk” is rising to the top of my attentions. He’s the only player whom I’ve christened with a nickname after all. And there is a lot to like about him: the fact that he was the first player signed to the MLS Sounders, his thick French accent, that he runs like hell and misses French bakeries.

That was all good enough, but after seeing Le Hawk take off his red boot and offer it up to a kid in the stands after last Saturday’s match, I’m now officially gushing.



Should you momentarily guffaw at the idea of him missing French bakeries (which you can reference here), you might be won over by the following information about Le Hawk’s international aspirations. Speaking about playing for the French National Team, he said:

"I would like to play for the U.S.," said Le Toux, who remains a French citizen. "I would want to play for the country that gave me a chance, and I really love it here. It would be an honor if I received the opportunity to play for them."

Class, baby. That’s class.