The FA Cup has been awarded to some other team. The premiership was decided weeks (months?) ago. What are we to do for almost two months? We could go to Trinidad & Tobago and stay there for two months but who can afford that? We could just forget about the beautiful game for a while, get out the 5-0 tape or even watch this past season on tape if we had it.

I've decided to buy an MLS package on satellite to watch every single match. There have been a few changes from last year: No more penalty shootout but a 5 minute golden goal overtime period, otherwise the game ends in a 1 point draw; The official time is kept by the ref and no more countdowns; Lothar Mattheus and Hristo Stoichkov are somewhere in the states but I've yet to see the bulgarian and the german seems frustrated to be on a bad team.

The Los Angeles Galaxy have acquired Luis Hernandez from Mexico. He is still only 31 so I would say he has about 15 MLS years ahead of him. I like the Chicago Fire, the only side other than DC United to have won the championship.

The orrificial site is WWW.MLSNET.COM

One final question, is the MLS televised in England?!!

-- Anonymous, May 22, 2000

Answers

That is one advantage to living in the States....year round footie. :-)
The Galaxy are coming to New England on Weds, and from what I saw of Hernandez on tv Saturday night, I think the Revs should just pack it in early so we can watch Benfica v Columbia. We'll do well to keep the Galaxy down to a single digit score, I think. ;-)

-- Anonymous, May 22, 2000

PeteT,

There is no MSL coverage that I'm aware of.
With the PL, Nationwide, Scottish PL, Italian, and Spanish leagues getting good coverage plus CL, UEFA, FA and Worthless Cups, Full and U-21 internationals, and Schoolboy internationals, we are already at saturation point.

-- Anonymous, May 22, 2000

Clarky,

I believe MLS was televised somewhere somehow in England last year, I don't remember the details (Ch5?). The CL is over on wednesday, nothing else really for 2 months. I've been watching Sky Sports.com tv for a few months and I'm wondering what they will do for content. I would love it for them to cover MLS even though I'm positive it wont happen. How much rugby can they show?

-- Anonymous, May 22, 2000

You could well be right PeteT. Ch5 tends to cater for minority interests, and I very rarely watch it - frankly, it's pretty dire.I think Ch4 provided some ML baseball coverage last year, but haven't seen anything advertised this year.
As to the Summer sports schedule, England are playing 3 friendlies prior to Euro 2000, and then we have the main event itself. We also have the CL Final this wednesday, and the U-21 European Chamionships. After this I believe there are only 2-3 weeks before the 2000/1 pre-season friendly schedule begins!
All of this is in addition to the normal Summer sports schedule - cricket Tests v Zimbabwe and then West Indies, and the Wimbledon Tennis of course.
Can't see me getting any suntan this year!

-- Anonymous, May 22, 2000

You need the break to get excited about the new season. Plus its good to see a few other different sports, esp if this Ashington-born lad Harmison gets into the test team.

-- Anonymous, May 23, 2000