It's happening. Short of a Houston miracle comeback, Toronto FC are not just going to get a second shot in two years at becoming MLS champions they are going to get the chance for revenge against Seattle. At halftime they are 1-0 up in the second leg for a 3-0 aggregate lead. December 9th. In Toronto. Updates will be forthcoming, fret not.
And on the T-minus 195 day the World Cup draw takes place. It's a day of excitement. Famous ex-players and random good looking people dressed in flashy, shiny clothes pick balls out of glass pots in a flashy, shiny room with lots of flashy, shiny lights, with Sepp Blatter grinning in the background, probably because he's just grabbed Hope Solo's ass. Oops, Allegedly, I mean. That was four years ago. Now it'll be Gianni Infantino's flashy, shiny head overseeing which country's coach bows his head in despair when they see they are drawn in the same group as Brazil or Germany or Iceland.
I read today that 30 national team coaches will be at the draw tomorrow. Australia don't currently have a coach and Oscar Tabarez, "couldn't be bothered". Maybe it's because Tabarez has been confined to a wheelchair as a result of suffering from Guillain Barre Syndrome for over a year, a disease where the body’s immune system attacks part of the nervous system. I think he can be excused a quite unnecessary trip to Russia, to save himself for the more important trip in June.
Seattle are now up 2-0 and Houston had a player sent off for daring to show a little frustration. A little. "I don't care how many angles you show me, that is not a red card," said the co-commentator. Minor details, right now. Seattle are heading back to Toronto. I wonder if the fans kept the winter coats, gloves and hats they bought last year while their parents, other relatives and friends mocked them because, "you're never going to wear them again."
3-0 now. Flights are being booked. It won't exactly be a green invasion, but Seattle fans we will see you next week.
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