Graham Parker writes the Designated Player column for Grantland. He is the chief soccer writer for the Guardian US and an editor at Howler. @ KidWeil Columns Podcasts Video Columns February 22, 2013 Graham Parker What Robbie Rogers’s Coming-Out Means for MLS Filed under The Triangle February 21, 2013 MLS The Designated Player: Bruce Arena, Chris Klein, and the ‘D’ Word Filed under The Triangle February 14, 2013 David Beckham The Designated Player: The Damned Polite (Notes on MLS ‘Access’) Filed under The Triangle January 31, 2013 Graham Parker The Designated Player: Andrew Farrell the MLS No. 1 Pick, Made in Peru (and Yugoslavia, and Louisville) Filed under The Triangle January 24, 2013 Graham Parker The Designated Player: The Extraordinary Journey of Machael David Filed under The Triangle January 21, 2013 Graham Parker The Designated Player: At the MLS Draft Combine Filed under The Triangle January 8, 2013 Graham Parker The Designated Player: Sunderland, L.A. Galaxy, and ‘The Way’ Teams Play Filed under The Triangle December 10, 2012 David Beckham The Designated Player: 2012 MLS Awards Filed under The Triangle November 1, 2012 David Beckham The Designated Player: The Designated Playoffs Filed under The Triangle October 25, 2012 David Beckham The Designated Player: Alan Gordon Really Ties the Room Together Filed under The Triangle Load More Results Podcasts No results Videos No Results