Matt Barger

Matt Barger

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About

I'm a grad student from Orange County, California, currently living in Seattle, Washington, but moving soon to Washington, DC. I love following European football, where I support Manchester United, Everton, Fulham, and Villareal. Don't ask why I support these teams, I couldn't really tell you. I'm also a big Lakers fan.

I can't say I have any journalistic ambitions, but every time I see an analysis on Soccernet or Goal.com I think "I can do that." So this is me doing that.

I will be covering mostly the state of American soccer, at home and abroad, for Bleacher Report. I'll have the odd World football article every now and then, but I figure with my American soccer articles I give much needed coverage to the grassroots soccer movement and its league and players. These include MLS previews and player ratings, editorial rants about the odd American-Euro hybrid league that is MLS, and the status of American players abroad.

As always, feel free to leave your thoughts, polite disagreements, Pulitzer nominations, and death threats on my articles and bulletin board.

MLS Predictions: 14-11
Week 17: 6-0 Correct scores - 1
Week 18: 3-3 Correct scores - 0
Week 19: 3-4 Correct scores - 1
Week 20: 2-4 Correct Scores - 1

Short List

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Sounders FC, Everton FC, Manchester United FC, Villareal CF, Team USA in everything

  • Favorite Coaches

    Sir Alex Ferguson, Phil Jackson

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays - Because he could play defense. I say we run posthumous performance tests on Ruth.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Namath - One word: swagger.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell - the man who invented the MVP award and Block statistics

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky - for putting up with LA ignorance and those terrible black-and-silver Kings Jerseys

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele - he doesn't use his hands.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Agassi - the last vestige of style in American tennis

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger - Even Nicklaus says so

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Pac 10 - Left Coast is the Best Coast.

Bulletin Board

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  • Muffakham Shaheriyar posted 1273 days ago

    Muffakham Shaheriyar

    Hey mate
    Try reading this if you can and also gimme your comments please
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294918-reasons-abound-to-believe-it-would-be-chelsea-vs-real-at-the-bernabeu

  • Deepak Israni posted 1340 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    Back from my hiatus, wrote a "match review" of Real Madrid vs FC Zurich:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/255488-fc-zurich-vs-real-madrid-the-scribblings-of-a-madridista

    Drop by if interested, thanks :)

  • Deepak Israni posted 1351 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    Matt, my last article provoked a LOT of people, one even had written an article as a reply, I was on my break and had to come back for this:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/248591-regarding-fc-barcelona-hypocricy-at-its-finest

    Hope you can find the time to read it.

    Thanks

    In case you missed the first one: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244657-fc-barcelona-hypocrisy-at-its-finest

  • Lars Hanson posted 1355 days ago

    Lars Hanson

    Hey Matt,

    I'm officially leaving B/R and moving to NFLtouchdown.com and 12th man rising only.

    http://www.nfltouchdown.com/author/lars/

    I'm letting all of my "fans" know first before I leave.

    Thanks for the support and keep up the great articles.

    My email is lars.hanson@hotmail.com if you want to shot me and email.

    Thanks

  • Deepak Israni posted 1357 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    Hi Matt

    Hypocrisy of FC barcelona revealed:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244657-fc-barcelona-hypocrisy-at-its-finest

    Hope you can drop by.

    Thanks

  • Deepak Israni posted 1360 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    Hey Matt

    Have written an Arsenal article after a long time, not a "typical" game recap of Arsenal Vs Celtic:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243419-arsenal-vs-celtic-the-uncensored-scribblings-of-a-gooner

    Drop by, if interested

    Thanks

  • Deepak Israni posted 1362 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    My friend has written an awesomely™ hilarious article:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/241687-rap-of-the-titans-rossoneri-vs-gooner-rocky-g-vs-awesome-eldintm

    I hope you can take out the time to read it. :)

    Thanks

  • Deepak Israni posted 1365 days ago

    Deepak Israni

    I am sure, you might be aware, that Awesome™ Eldin replies to letters from celebrities, well he is not available and I had to cover for him:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/240693-dear-awesome-eldintm-el-presidente-edition-replied-by-cool-dtm

    hope you like it.

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