I mean, it’s not a shock. Hamburg has barely been able to stay up for the last four years. Much like Villa two years ago, it was bound to happen eventually. Of course, if only they had hired Tony Pulis before Middlesbrough got to him they might have survived.

I get that it’s collectively bargained and all, but sometimes leagues should just take a pass on things like this. It’s not some sort of slippery slope.

Nine-nine!

That’s a fair point. Women can be the abusers (physically or sexually), but the assumption generally is that they are the victim. There is a stigma against men reporting absue because of cultural gender norms. Some relationships are just toxic and both are equally at fault. (I currently have a case pending in which…

The team is an asset for a town.

One of these days, municipalities will stop playing ball with teams demanding new stadiums. Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later.

Let’s be realistic. DC schools are more interested in football and basketball. I went to PVI in Fairfax City. The sports we were most interested in were soccer, cross country, and baseball. At my time there we had a horrible football team and a horrible basketball team. That’s what the city schools excelled at. And…

No, because it isn’t just arguing. Don’t believe the press releases.

Yes and no. DV is often underreported and victims choose not to involve the legal process often when they should, such as in a civil proceeding. At the same time, I don’t think, without knowing more, that there is anything sufficient for a criminal proceeding.

I’ll put more weight in the contemporaneous statements than the later issued press release. DV is about control, and based on the contemporaneous statements made to police and not the subsequent press release, he is exerting control over her. That both sides may have engaged in some sort of physical altercations (for…

Serious answer. And before I begin, I want you to understand where I’m coming from. I’ve been an attorney for over 17 years and in those 17 years times, I have practiced exclusively in Family Court in NYS. I handled cases that contain DV on a regular basis.

I don’t know. I mean, a fair number of my cases contain some element of DV, and that the initial police report talks about behavior which could be considered as controling and abusive, and the parties later released a joint statement in which the wife estenially recanted her earlier statement, and it’s not unusual for…

Did you ever dump a drink on your wife’s head because she disagreed with you? Did you grab her and physically try to control her? I’m guessing no. Also, it’s not uncommon for people who perpetrate domestic violence to state the opinion of their partner as being aligned with their own interests.

While their statement described only an argument, the initial police report does not. And with domestic violence, it’s the use of power and control. DV can still occur without the use of physical violence.

Sadly, you’re right. It’s hard for me to get worked up about MLS seasons.

It was the perfect stadium for soccer. That’s the way soccer stadiums should be constructed. Not a bad seat in the house.

Wow. I only went to a couple in United’s first season since I was going to college and law school and had pretty much left the area by then. I never saw it get that rowdy.

RFK was a great stadium to watch games. I saw the World Cup, ‘96 Olympics, and early United games. (Hell, I even saw Dip games there in the early ‘80's.) Too bad they’re moving out, although I totally get why.

There might be a reason that she is not staying at the White House...

Of course it’s “fake”. He’s the Norman Vincent Peale President. If he believes it, and says it enough, it will become true. That’s why he’s obsessed with popularity, like his obsession over the inaguration. He wants to be the most popular president ever, and if he believes he’s popular and says he’s popular often…