Sumps & Stuff for a Wet InterLiga Wednesday
I've been accused of lots of things during my two decades as a reporter and soccer columnist.
Democrats have accused me of being Republican. Republicans have accused me of being a liberal. Galaxy fans have accused me of being pro-Chivas USA. Chivas USA fans have accused me of being, well, you get the idea.
But this accusation was a new one on me after I wrote this story last weekend recounting how the city of Torrance wanted to turn a little-used sump into youth soccer fields:
"First, Nick Green should be removed from reporting this issue. He covers occer (sic) and AYSO clearly making him biased and thus compromising journalistic ethics. Shame on the Daily Breeze editors!"
Drat!
I knew it was only a matter of time before someone discovered I'm part of vast soccer-loving conspiracy hoping to leave every spare plot of land in this nation littered with lush, green sports fields the youth of America can run around on, stay healthy and enjoy the great outdoors.
Actually, I couldn't care less what they do or do not do with the site since I don't live in West Torrance where the sump is, don't have kids and will likely never step foot on the tract whether it becomes soccer fields or not.
But I do care I will have to miss the finals of InterLiga tonight at Home Depot Center to listen to a sump "debate" that judging by the above comment may struggle to rise above the level of a Steven Colbert interview.
The implications of tonight's two InterLiga games are succinctly summed up here, BTW.
And if you do head out to Carson, dress warmly.
Lastly, Galaxy playmaker Landon Donovan is saying all the right things about his likely home debut this weekend at Everton's Goodison Park.
Incidentally, I'd like to thank U.S. Soccer Players for linking to my Tuesday column on the Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez in their (usually) excellent daily e-mail today.
However, they attributed the story to a "Nick Garcia" for some reason that escapes me.
Hey, if you're going to give me a random Latino surname that's "Verde" not "Garcia."
Just don't let folks in Torrance know. Because we all know how those Latinos just love futbol.
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
Lol that made my morning. Much love Nick "Garcia"
I just picked up some cheap Interliga tickets. I believe the game will sell out like it did on Saturday but if you haven't already done so, I would buy them from Stubhub. Do not pay the scalpers more than they deserve at the game. Here is the link:
http://www.stubhub.com/interliga-soccer-tickets/2010-interliga-1-13-2010-911066/?isGen2Event=1
Nick,
You are a member of the drug pushing, prostitution peddling AYSO cartel and you know it!!! Waste land for sewage overflow is being lost by the day in West Torrance... do you even care?
Also, your comment above is rather offensive to Steven Colbert. Please complete this sentence: "I enjoy using crack cocaine because..."
What happened at the great sump debate? I didn't see an article on the db.
It went too late to get in the paper. The story will appear Friday.