A weekend of joy and sadness.

Spurs robbed Newcastle by snatching a 1-0 victory at St. James. From the match reports it sounds like Tottenham were played off the park in the first half and should have been down three goals at the interval. It seems that Robinson played his mind out between the sticks–Kasey Keller’s agent might want to start shopping him round new clubs. I’m still learning the names of Santini’s players–most are too young to drive.

Chicago blew their chance for an away win at Los Angeles, allowing Carlos Ruiz to equalize in the last minute. Chicago is tied with the Rapids for fewest goals scored and has a goal differential of -7. That makes them bottom of the league table, too. They’ve only got eight games to pull it together–two of them against DC United and two against New England, the teams just above them in the standings, so making the play-offs is a distinct possibility–if they take maximum points from these games. They’re also playing in US Open Cup semifinal against the Charleston Battery this Wednesday. Go Fire!