Barca Wins and the Off-Season Begins

Glad to see Barca win the Champions League over the New York Yank...er, I mean the US Treasury Departme...darn it, I mean Manchester United. I'm still watching the game on DVR, so I won't comment (and hey, thanks to Comcast for screwing up the progam listing so that I missed the first 16 minutes! You guys rock (and yes, I'm being sarcastic)), but Phil McNulty has some interesting analysis (as always) on the match.

And how cool is it that I'm going to see the European Champs play my Sounders FC in Seattle?!

And now it's the off-season, and Chelsea and ManUre (and nouveau riche ManCity) will begin spending like drunken sailors on shore leave. Chelsea already rumoured to be all over Bayern's Franck Ribery, a player I value highly. Hopefully, the Big Blues Machine won't ruin him.

And I've been saying for two seasons that Arsene Wenger needs to buy a new stud center half...I was hoping for someone older than my youngest daughter. Keep trying, Arsene.