People, places and things we noticed over the weekend that land on the over-done or overly praised side. Not necessarily awful but, you know, just “meh.”
- Giles Barnes
- Saying a game “is getting chippy”
- Officially trademarked goal celebrations
- Benny Feilhaber’s latest opportunity for Sporting KC, a start Sunday at Chicago
- Jose Torres’ (pictured) latest opportunity to make an impression internationally
- Silly marketing gimmicks in an All-Star selection process
- Energy bars
- Veracity of almost any individual report out of Europe involving the word “transfer” right now
- WAGS (a summer staple, when things get a little slow in the actual game, you know)
- Outrage over new kits
- Any complaints the LA Galaxy lodge in 2013 after watching Robbie Keane crumble dubiously last week against Columbus
- San Jose Earthquakes’ mini-revival under Mark Watson
- Pundit rejection of $45 million transfer bids as pittance
- Seattle Sounders when Osvaldo Alonso not in lineup