The sight of Glasgow Celtic fans clapping Sunday in Seattle: should we continue to applaud the rash of money-spinning friendlies MLS clubs are increasingly addicted to it seems? (AP Photo).

This is the sort of column that results when the brain wanders during a mind-numbing international friendly on a weekend afternoon. Read it here.

Bonus criticism:

This witty blog post pretty much sums up the way a lot of Galaxy fans feel about Beckham. Unfortunately, the writer wasn’t coming from that perspective. Still, the points are valid. And I loved the part about Beckham looking “a bit like a sprightly Victorian cartoon badger who works at the Bank of England.” Read it here.