At halftime the Rapids lead 2-1. Beautiful night for some soccer.
The referees made some serious errors on Saturday night in Colorado v Real Salt Lake match
There were several errors in the Colorado Rapids and the Real Salt Lake match. Unfortunatley they all went against the Rapids and all happened to involve Video Assistance Referee decisions.
Video Assistance Review, also known as VAR, in Major League Soccer was supposed to get ride of the controversy surrounding the calls. However, the way it was implemented has not worked out that way with referees going to look at video reviews too often.
The perfect example of it was last week when Ted Unkel used VAR to overturn a goal when he got in the way of a player saying their was a foul when there wasn’t. That play should never have gone to VAR, even the referee organization said so.
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It’s hard to believe Sporting KC played here
I was going thorough Kansas City again. It’s hard to believe Sporting Kansas City played in this small stadium. It is home to the Kansas City T- bones, an independent baseball team. It’s quite small.
Some Thoughts on Gary Smith…
My friend who just started a blog focused on the MLS just had a great post on Gary Smith. This is the man who brought the Colorado Rapids its first MLS Cup, but who in less than in a year gave up on his team.
Take a gander over at Palouse Footy for some good insights on Major League Soccer.
Great Video on Portland Timbers Football Club
This is a great video of the Portland Timbers Football Club and their first season in Major League Soccer. They have created quite the following in the Rose City.
At the Colorado Rapids game
At the Colorado Rapids game, originally uploaded by Peter S on Flickr.
Mile High Soapbox 