I always struggle with the way a team’s win/loss record is reporting. Typically in the U.S., at least with all other sports it’s win-loss-draw (e.g. 3-2-3), but I think almost all European soccer records are reported win-draw-loss. On U.S. soccer websites, I think I’ve seen it both ways and it always takes me longer than it should to figure out which way they’re doing it.

Personally, I prefer the w-d-l draw format, as it goes by order of point values for the games: 3-1-0. But all other sports that have draws (are there any others besides hockey?) are already reported w-l-d. So I guess it’s a question of whether soccer in the U.S. should conform more to the model other sports here or to the European (world?) mold.

Since I blog on both a European team and an MLS team, it bugs the heck out of me. I’ve given up trying to remember and just write everything in European format. Sue me.