21 September 2008  First Impressions - L.A. Galaxy 5 : 2 D.C.
United  The Jordan rules for the NBA were well now. But with
Donovan and Beckham on the Galaxy, it is perhaps fitting that
MLS adds its own twist, going for the more extreme version.
Enter the LA Starfucker rules...  If it were the red card to
Burch alone, that would be one thing. Burch probably was guilty
of a foul, but given that you see the same thing along the
touchline and goal line in every match, a yellow would have been
harsh, let alone a red. It came after a yellow to Clyde Simms
for a tackle on Donovan, which was harsh yellow. What's more,
Terry Vaughn was not applying the same standard to both sides,
which meant the officiating was utterly, utterly fucked for this
entire match.  I'm not saying DC gets a win or even a draw if
the officiating is a bit more rational. Hell, L.A. certainly
could still have put five in the net given that our central
defense is a gaping maw of suck, and that Clyde Simms was easily
outmatched by Donovan (Clyde w