Alan Velasco

Alan was born in Los Angeles, CA but now inhabits a strange land some people call "Florida." His love affair with the beautiful game began as a child when he lived in Honduras, where people live, eat, and breathe the sport.

Recent Posts By Alan Velasco

Galactic implosion

The Los Angeles Galaxy is going through some turbulent times. The team is on an eight game winless streak, and they recently fired Alexi Lalas and lost Ruud Gullit due to “personal reasons.” Alexi Lalas was a bad hire from the very beginning. His previous stints as GM of the San Jose Earthquakes and the New York Metrostars were failures, as [read more...]

Beijing 2008: USA 1 - Nigeria 2

The United States lost its opportunity to advance into the quarterfinals by losing to Nigeria. Not having Freddy Adu in the game hurt the team, but not as much as losing Michael Orozco in the 4th minute to a stupid red card. This put the team in a bind and cost them the game. The US actually didn’t play that poorly [read more...]

Beijing 2008: USA 2 - Netherlands 2

The United States let a golden opportunity slip past them when they played against the Netherlands. The chance to secure passage to the quarterfinals was in their grasp, and it got away from them in the dying moments of the game. The Netherlands dominated most of the first half because they controlled the midfield. They did this by using a 3-5-2 [read more...]

Beijing 2008: USA 1 - Japan 0

Group B kicked off with the United States facing off against Japan. The US was fortunate to win the game because they had some favorable calls in the last few minutes of the game, and Japan missed on all of their opportunities. Despite having some good possession, the US didn’t really create a lot of goal scoring chances. The goal came [read more...]

2008 SuperLiga final pick

The battle for North American supremacy will come down to two MLS teams. Both squads have done well to dispatch their competition from the South, and they are both doing very well in their bid to make the playoffs. On the line will be bragging rights and a cool million dollars. Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution New England has easily been [read more...]

The Mexican clubs are sore losers

After watching both SuperLiga semifinal games end in shoving matches at midfield, it’s pretty obvious that the Mexican clubs are not very gracious losers. The Houston and Pachuca semifinal got a little chippy towards the end, but it didn’t seem as if anything would come of it after the game finished. Unfortunately, it seems as if Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo) decided [read more...]

2008 SuperLiga Semifinals picks

The quest for bragging rights in North America will continue this week when Pachuca CF meet the Houston Dynamo, while the New England Revolution will square off against Atlante. Pachuca CF vs. Houston Dynamo These two teams are no strangers to one another. They’ve played against each other 3 times last season during the CONCAF Champions’ Cup tournament. The Houston Dynamo is [read more...]

2008 SuperLiga group stage recap

MLS squads were keen on making a good impression after faltering earlier in the year in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Once the group stage was finished two teams from each league advanced to the semifinals. Group A: Houston Dynamo (6 pts.) Atlante (6 pts.) Guadalajara (6 pts.) DC United (0 pts.) The Houston Dynamo and Atlante were the winners of this group. Guadalajara looked like a [read more...]

World Cup 2010 USA?

The 2010 World Cup has been scheduled to take place in South Africa, but as of late FIFA has made it clear that that they do have a plan B. They say it’s necessary in case of a natural disaster, but it’s most likely because South Africa is having problems dealing with rampant crime, stadiums that are being delayed, and [read more...]

Note to MLS: fix the fields

I was disgusted with the field condition at the Home Depot Center while watching Chivas USA play against San Jose. The field had to be at least four different hues of green in various patches across the field, with some brown spots thrown in for good measure. Really, how hard is it to keep some grass in good condition in [read more...]