As the time ran down on the nine minutes(!) of stoppage time on Tuesday morning, I couldn’t help but smile. The Fire had just won their first game of the MLS is Back Tournament, the game was exciting and a few things caught my eye. Here they are in this week’s What We Learned.
This Tournament is Looney Tunes
Before we get to the Fire, I want to take a second and look at the tournament as a whole. Under any other circumstances, this would be the most fun American soccer thing in a long time. I’ve enjoyed every game I’ve watched, and the results have been downright crazy.