Vein of Form Supports MLS
MLS left quite the sour taste in my mouth last year. I made a serious effort to support the hometown club, Chicago Fire, by attending a few matches. I tried to create some excitement for the people at the matches and watching on TV by singing the Fire songs, yelling at the players and getting properly wasted. Three things happened to me at Toyota Park that resulted in my utterance of "I'm done with MLS."
1. After the Fire scored a goal I took my shirt off. A security guard told me to put my shirt back on or I'd be escorted out.
2. I repeatedly yelled "Landon Donovan you're shit!" against the Galaxy. A security guard told me to knock it off or I'd be escorted out.
3. After the Chelsea v. MLS All Star match a dude wearing an AC Milan jersey shot a bottle rocket at me.
Those 3 instances had me swearing off MLS for the rest of my life. But then this whole Beckham craze swept of this great nation, this great soccer nation. God bless the USA! And my interest came back. I didn't even let the fact that the league is essentially partaking in a form of extortion by forcing its fans to purchase a 5-game package in order to get a ticket to the LA Galaxy match featuring David Beckham. Nope. I ordered 4 packages at $100 a piece - who says blogging doesn't pay? Huh, who?
And the MLS season kicks off, haha, this Saturday at Toyota Park as my beloved Fire take on New England Revolution. The Revolution are coached by former Liverpool player Stevie Nicol and also have a decent player in Taylor Twellman as their striker.
It is supposed to be below freezing temperatures and a chance of snow. But I have front row seats and a passion for MLS soccer so nothing is going to stop me from cheering my hometown team on. I plan on doing a post-match report as well and will relay all the night's action to you, the VoF readers.
1. After the Fire scored a goal I took my shirt off. A security guard told me to put my shirt back on or I'd be escorted out.
2. I repeatedly yelled "Landon Donovan you're shit!" against the Galaxy. A security guard told me to knock it off or I'd be escorted out.
3. After the Chelsea v. MLS All Star match a dude wearing an AC Milan jersey shot a bottle rocket at me.
Those 3 instances had me swearing off MLS for the rest of my life. But then this whole Beckham craze swept of this great nation, this great soccer nation. God bless the USA! And my interest came back. I didn't even let the fact that the league is essentially partaking in a form of extortion by forcing its fans to purchase a 5-game package in order to get a ticket to the LA Galaxy match featuring David Beckham. Nope. I ordered 4 packages at $100 a piece - who says blogging doesn't pay? Huh, who?
And the MLS season kicks off, haha, this Saturday at Toyota Park as my beloved Fire take on New England Revolution. The Revolution are coached by former Liverpool player Stevie Nicol and also have a decent player in Taylor Twellman as their striker.
It is supposed to be below freezing temperatures and a chance of snow. But I have front row seats and a passion for MLS soccer so nothing is going to stop me from cheering my hometown team on. I plan on doing a post-match report as well and will relay all the night's action to you, the VoF readers.
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