A few things...

I have a Hawaiian pizza in the oven right now and I'm extremely excited about it...

#1 - Paging Dr. Seitz! Fresh from a weekend Portland loan that saw him notch twin shutouts, the aforementioned Chris may be proper medicine for Real Salt Lake. Starting netminder Nick Rimando is out for a few weeks after suffering a deep cut on his finger during their weekend loss.

And so you say RSL are a totally different team at home than on the road? Well, next week they have one of each - host Los Angeles Wednesday, visit Chivas USA on Saturday. You'd best scrub up, doctor.

#2 - For those, who refuse to admit women's soccer can be exciting, I offer the highlight reel from St. Louis at Washington from Sunday. That game had everything.

#3 - NSC pal Andrea Canales wonders if Bruce Arena's rep hasn't been coasting for nearly seven years.

#4 - It seems the choice of non-Canadian Chris Cummins to take the reins at Toronto FC rankled a few feathers in the great white north.

#5 - The Bleacher Report's Travis Clarks picks out the Top 5 MLS Rookies to date. I like lists in general, and this one's hard to argue with... though I might have nudged Pontius and Zakuani up into a first place tie myself.

#6 - Over the weekend, Everton revealed they had signed teen American midfielder Anton Peterlin to a pre-deal for summer. This may one day look curious to Chicago and San Jose, who passed on him, but he wowed Davey Moyes on trial.

How can he sign with the Toffees? Yes, he has an EU passport from a Danish parent. And yes, that means he still could go either way internationally.

#7 - In case you missed it, stand-up guy Andrei Arshavin of Arsenal tried to insist to the ref that no penalty should be called on Pompey's Sean Davis after going down in the area at an angle that could have confused.

Naturally, whistleblower Lee Mason ignored and gave the spot kick, which Nicolas Bendtner promptly bagged.

Match of the Day viewers got to see a clip with the same exact circumstances centering around Robbie Fowler from years back. I tried to find that clip also, but we must settle for Arshavin's gesture...




- Greg Seltzer