New Colorado Rapids Badge

If you haven't already seen it, here's the new badge the Colorado Rapids will have for the 2007 season.

No Davids For FC Dallas, Big MLS Signings

On the heels of Beckham's signing, it seemed that the MLS just may have a chance at making some big signings. Singing players like Davids or Ronaldo again seemed rumors worth giving credence. After all, they signed David Beckham. It's hard to see too many of these players signed. DC United wasn't able to lure Martin Palermo away from Boca Juniors. Luis Figo is leaving inter for a retirement check at Al Ittihad. Bruno Marioni was linked with Houston but joined Palermo at Boca. The Colorado Rapids made just as good of an offer as Cruz Azul for Jared Borgetti. But Borgetti chose Cruz Azul over the Centennial state's team. And now it appears that Edgar Davids has chosen Ajax over FC Dallas and Ronaldo will be joining AC Milan instead of New York Red Bulls. Maybe the new rumor that NYRB is pursuing Olympiacos' Rivaldo will come true. Maybe Ariel Ortega will see a move to the MLS as a chance to bring his alcoholism under control. Or it could be that 2 out of 3 DP signings will be Yanks with Beasely joining Real Salt Lake. And there just may be another surprise signing or two. But until the league raises it's overall quality of play it's hard to see many of these moves happening.

La Liga Jerseys

Looking for a jersey from a club in Spain? Outside of a few of the bigger clubs, they're not easy to find. One option you have if you want to order one from a club like Recreativo Huelva (oldest club in Spain), is Soccer Spain Shop.

A Penis Tattoo

Yes, that's right. An Argentine teenager got one when he went to a tattoo artist for a Boca tattoo. Only the tattoo artist hated Boca and took it upon himself to give his own artistic interpretation. Can you imagine having a penis tattooed on your back? Oi! The article also mentions Glen Johnson's run in with the police over shoplifting. He and a Milwall pal decided to switch around price tags on items to get them for less than what they are worth. It's funny that it involved a toilet seat. It's not funny that someone making a few million dollars a year feels compelled to steal.

Older Players On The Move

Maybe I was too caught up with finding new ways to combine drinking beer and cycling but somehow I missed FIFA's new rule on player contracts. Luckily A Kick In The Grass didn't overlook things. They take a look at how the first player to make use of it may the Argentine Gabriel Heinze. The rule is that players who signed their contract before the age of 28 and that have it's been 3 years since that contract was signed can leave their club if they buy out the remainder of their own contract. What players beside Heinze are affected by this new rule? Will we start to see clubs making a point to sign a player when they're 29 instead of 28?