Archive for January, 2010
Live From The Home Depot Center
We’re coming to you live from the press box at the Home Depot Center. If you’re not at the game, you can catch it on either the Fox Soccer Channel or TeleFutura. For those of us either at work or unable to be in front of a TV, we recommend checking out the Match Tracker [...]
USA Set To Face Honduras
As what can only be described as a fringe version of the true United States national team gets ready to take on Honduras for seemingly the hundredth time in the last twelve months, I think every fan of the Yanks is looking for something different out of this match. Ultimately the opinion that’s going to [...]
The Luck Of The Drawer
Another big difference between you and your football brethren o’er the pond is our attitudes regarding luck and fortune and our relative ability to influence and harness it – or believe we can. Ask any English fan if their team is going to win at the weekend and they will come back with a variety [...]
Top 25 Predictions For South Africa
Hello, dearest reader. My name is Keith Hickey, and for the coming months leading up the the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, I’ll be getting you ready with previews, profiles, and retrospectives about the World Cup. Without further ado, let the magic begin… Every World Cup brings new experiences to the table. Each tournament [...]
Who’s In Your Top Five?
With the “World Cup of the NFL” (aka: Super Blow, errrr… Bowl) on the sporting horizon, I can finally allow myself to get excited about the best thing the No Fun League has to offer: COMMERCIALS!!! Thanks to all the stoppages in play, there is more time for ads than live ball action! Yes, the [...]
Top 10 Tailgate Must-Haves (Part Two)
5. Bargain Basement Brews How does one begin to define a bargain basement brew? Start with the commercials in which these fine nectars of excellence are promoted. Like Coors Banquet Beer – “Brewed in places like Buffalo, Memphis and Sacramento.” Simply put, a bargain basement brew is not something you would ever expect some jackleg [...]
On Thierry Henry’s (Non) Penalty
After deliberating for nearly two months, FIFA announced on Monday that French striker Thierry Henry will not be handed down any disciplinary action for his blatant hand ball that effectively secured France a berth in this summer’s World Cup. As most of you already know, Henry twice extended his left hand to handle the ball [...]
Top 10 Tailgate Must-Haves (Part One)
With the USMNT’s first World Cup tune-up just days away against Honduras, we here at TYAC felt it was important to let our readers know how we feel about the sacred art of tailgating. We take tailgating very seriously down here in SEC country. Simply drinking a few beers while sitting in a parking lot [...]
Don’t Count On NFLPA For CBA Help
Just a year after MLS started, the players association of the NFL stepped in to help the MLS players. Where is that help today as the MLS players’ collective bargaining agreement with the league nears expiration? In reality, the NFL players weren’t looking out for anybody but themselves in 1997. And don’t expect them to get [...]
The Rundown: Best Links Of The Week
While the content here at The Yanks Are Coming is nothing short of top-notch, we want you to know it’s OK to venture elsewhere in the blogosphere. To spare you from reading hours and hours of worthless crap, we present you five of the best stories of the week from other sources. Excuse us while [...]
