I finally got around to getting Once In a Lifetime on NetFlix. I saw the movie when ESPN aired it a couple of months ago, but I'd been itching to see what kind of extras the DVD had. Besides extended highlights of three Cosmos games (and the oh so good commentary of Jim McKay), including Pele's farewell match, the best part of the extra features section is the deleted scene. It has to do with something called the Pele Cup, and I won't get into it here and ruin it for you if you decide to rent the movie. Suffice it to say it pretty much wraps up, in a nutshell, how half-assed the NASL was back then.And of course, the best quote from the movie remains, and always will be, this nugget from coach Gordon Bradley: "Talks a lot, and half of it's not worth listening to. The other half I wouldn't listen to either." I'll let you guess what d-bag he's referring to.
In other eye-numbing news:
- SoccerBlog gives us an update on the doorstop with Pele's name on it. [SoccerBlog]
- Just in case you're not getting your fill of Brazilian soccer. [Live Soccer TV]
Here are the games I'll be keeping an eye on through Sunday.
Today
Haiti v. United States
6:30pm ET, LIVE
GolTV
Our first look at what the country has to offer at the youth level. The CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Panama kicks off against one of the weaker teams in the region. Can Freddy Adu put a topsy turvey last couple of months behind him and lead the U-20s to this summer's Youth World Cup in Canada?
Friday
United States v. Guatemala
6:30pm ET, LIVE
GolTV
See above.
Saturday
Liverpool v. Chelsea
7:40am ET, LIVE
Setanta Sports USA
If Liverpool win, and they should, they'll only be five points behind the Blues.
Fulham v. Tottenham
9:55am ET, LIVE
Setanta Sports USA
Will Clint Dempsey get a run out?
United States v. Denmark
4:50pm ET, LIVE
ESPN2
Alright Bob Bradley, let's see what you've got.
Chivas Guadalajara v. Toluca
8pm ET, LIVE
TeleFutura
Last year's finalists kickoff the Mexican Torneo Clausura season.
Sunday
Inter v. Fiorentina
9am ET, LIVE
GolTV
13 in a row?
Arsenal v. Manchester United
11am ET, LIVE
FOX Soccer Channel
This truly is the match of the week, these two never disappoint when they face each other.
Barcelona v. Gimnastic
12:58pm ET, LIVE
World Sport HD
The perfect tonic for a slump: relegation-bound Gimnastic.
Panama v. United States
7pm ET, Same Day Delay
GolTV
The U.S. wraps up group play today against the hosts. I would hope that they'd have qualification wrapped up before playing in front of a hostile, home crowd.
As always, check your local listings for dates and times in your area.
-ac
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Barca's game against 'Nastic is also a Catalan derby, which will hopefully go better than the last one (against Espanyol). No doubt the third team in Catalunya will be fired up for this - apparently they hate Barca almost as much as the royalists from the other side of Barcelona do. Almost.
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