The CAB's Video of the Day: The Artist Currently Known as Brek Shea

The first Video of the Day after this odd break. Ch-ch-ch-check it out!

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By Kayla



Anyone who has been closely watching the USMNT since the beginning of the Klinsmann reign has surely noticed Brek Shea, and not because of his above-average stature. The tow-headed midfielder has made the best of his national team call ups by not only assisting in the only goal scored so far in the Klinsmann era but by also remaining one of the few consistent players in the three Klinsmann matches thus far. Plenty of good and bad things have been said of the form of the USMNT under the new German coach, but all good things have been said about this 21-year-old midfielder who has another passion outside of his chosen career. Brek Shea first began painting while at a friend's house and has since gone on to raise a nice chunk of change for the FC Dallas Foundation, which focuses on helping disadvantaged children and giving a leg up to future student athletes, among other things. The video below is of Shea explaining his passion while showing some of his work and also shows clips of the auction where he managed to raise money of the foundation.

And for all that are interested, the lovely painting he did featuring the FC Dallas logo will be available for auction from October 1-14 here.

Video: MLS on YouTube



Kayla is a writer, co-editor & co-founder of The Captain's Armblog.  She enjoys eating too many sweets, writing, and still defends Fernando Torres.  Send her digital candies to thecaptainsarmblog@gmail.com

MLS All-Star Game 2011: First XI Announced

By Kayla

No surprises here, ladies and gentlemen.  The votes are in on the First XI for the MLS game and the fans went with some big names of the league.  Luckily they are also talented so the All-Stars shouldn't have too much trouble when they play Manchester United in the All-Star Game.  This won't necessarily be the starting line up, but here's the list of top fan picks:

Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders)- Keeper
Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy) - Defender
Sean Franklin (LA Galaxy) - Defender
Rafa Marquez (NY Red Bulls) - Defender
Tim Ream (NY Red Bulls) - Defender
David Beckham (LA Galaxy) - Midfielder
Jack Jewsbury (Portland Timbers) - Midfielder
Brek Shea (FC Dallas) - Midfielder
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) - Forward
Thierry Henry (NY Red Bulls) - Forward
Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) - Forward

Based on the voting, a 4-3-3 formation was selected because the third ranked forward received more than twice as many votes as the fourth ranked midfielder.  This first XI received the most votes for their respective positions based on three different ways of voting - MLSSoccer.com, Twitter, and text messaging.  The ballot for voting was based on the six players from each club that received the most votes from members of the media.

Another addition to the lineup is Sporting Kansas City's Matt Besler, who received 30% of the text votes.  This will be the 24 year old's first MLS game.

The MLS All-Stars will face Manchester United on July 27th at Red Bull Stadium.


Kayla is a writer, co-editor & co-founder of The Captain's Armblog.  She enjoys eating too many sweets, writing, and defending Fernando Torres. Send her digital candies to thecaptainsarmblog@gmail.com