Colorado Rapids Fan Site - Unofficial home of Colorado Rapids Fans - Rapids fan sites » pitch http://coloradorapidsfan.com Official home of passionate fans of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:59:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 At the half: Rapids find their attack, lead 1-0 http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2009/05/at-the-half-rapids-find-their-attack-lead-1-0/ http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2009/05/at-the-half-rapids-find-their-attack-lead-1-0/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 02:25:53 +0000 brianrants http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2009/05/at-the-half-rapids-find-their-attack-lead-1-0/ The Rapids have finally come out looking like the home team in the first half at DSGP, and lead at the half 1-0 vs rivals Fake Salt Lake. The back four are pushing much farther up the pitch, a welcome adjustment by Gary Smith. The standout player of the half for me is Kimura, who made a handful of great runs on the right. In fact the goal off the forehead of LaBrocca, assist Clark, was the result of a buildup started by a Kimura run.

Other notes
- the GK carousel continues as Pickens returns in goal
- a two footed challenge by a FSL player against Casey resulted in a red card, so the Rapid have a man advantage the rest of the game

]]> http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2009/05/at-the-half-rapids-find-their-attack-lead-1-0/feed/ 1 Season opener vs Chivas – Viewing party at Sobo 151 http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2009/03/season-opener-vs-chivas-viewing-party-at-sobo-151/ http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2009/03/season-opener-vs-chivas-viewing-party-at-sobo-151/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:31:58 +0000 brianrants http://coloradorapidsfan.com/?p=109 Our Rapids finally take the pitch this Saturday night at the Home Depot Center vs Chivas USA. Rapids fans will be gathering for the official away-game viewing party at Sobo 151 (151 South Broadway in Denver).

Chivas USA comes off a season-ending semifinal loss to Real Salt Lake on aggregate goals, and should be a good first test for this new Rapids team. This year certainly feels like a fresh start, with a new Captain at the helm, fresh talent in Guerrero, and our young stars coming into their own.

See you at Sobo 151!

View the full match details at the Rapids site.

]]> http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2009/03/season-opener-vs-chivas-viewing-party-at-sobo-151/feed/ 0 Americans like soccer, but American soccer? http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2008/12/americans-like-soccer-but-american-soccer/ http://coloradorapidsfan.com/2008/12/americans-like-soccer-but-american-soccer/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:28:43 +0000 brianrants http://coloradorapidsfan.com/?p=3 US Soccer fans are among the most dedicated on earth, according to a study reported by Soccer365.com. Barclay’s, the sponsor of the English Premier League, was behind the study which seeks to “better understand the attitudes and lifestyles of football fans around the world.”

Of the 32,000 fans from 185 countries around the world who took part in the survey more than 10% who completed it were from the US, undermining any theory that soccer is not popular in the States. US fans also watch more matches than other global fans (48% of global fans would watch as many matches as they could against 64% of US fans).

I can’t help but wonder if the fanaticism of soccer fans in the US is not somewhat related to the scarcity. People waited for hours in line at the iPhone launch in part because there was a limited number available. in the US, soccer is not as accessible as basketball, football, basketball, or even hockey. As evidence: watch SportsCenter any night during the MLS season. To follow soccer, you have to be dedicated.

The article provides also great insight into Americans particular passion for the English Premier League.

98% of US respondents were big fans of the Barclays Premier League, the top football league in England, ahead of the football World Cup which was appreciated by 93% of fans in the USA, and 36% who followed Major League Soccer.

I am a fan of the EPL myself, and an even bigger fan of the World Cup. However, it does seem to me there is a gap between our passionate soccer fans and our passion for the MLS. I am sure this “passion gap” is not lost on the people who run MLS. However, we are a young league compared to a league like the EPL, and it  takes time to develop a strong base of fans and corporate sponsors.

The MLS is on the right path, here’s hoping more soccer fans in the US will find a home at their local MLS pitch.

Read the full Soccer365.com article here.

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