If reports out of Russia are to be believed --and honestly I'm not sure I believe anything written in an alphabet with such a shocking resemblance to Wing Dings-- Dema Kovalenko is hanging up his blood-stained boots and retiring. If you are a fan of any of the club's he's played for I think you know the sadness I'm feeling right now. When he played against your team you hated him and thought he was bastard. But once your team got a hold of him he was your bastard.
I'm going to miss the card-magnet, I really am. Question is though, who becomes the new Hardest Man in MLS™? Jamison Olave? Rafa? The options aren't endless but there isn't really a clear-cut favorite for me; who else but Dema would stab his Gran in the eye for porrage?!
