Archives: Soccer in America

Could The Window Be Cracked For American Soccer?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Earl Reed

Mid-July 2011. What is the significance of this date? That’s when training camps for the 2011-12 NFL season would open. For the first time since 1987 however, the National Football League may experience a work stoppage due to the expiration … Continue reading →

Posted in MLS Attendance, MLS Popularity, MLS Talk, Soccer in America, United States | Tagged , | 85 Comments

Top 5 Lowlights of American Soccer in 2009

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Brian Zygo

2010 is upon us, which means that it’s the time of year when we journalists, pundits, analysts, and/or columnists take stock of the year that has passed and provide you with our lists of the past years highlights and lowlights. … Continue reading →

Posted in American Soccer, Articifical Turf, CONCACAF, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Gold Cup, Major League Soccer, Mexican National Team, MLS, MLS Talk, NASL, North American Soccer League, Real Salt Lake, Soccer in America, United Soccer Leagues, United States, US National Team, US Soccer, US vs Mexico, USL | 33 Comments

Final MLS Table

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Eric Altshule

The season is over and, after a wild weekend, we have our playoff teams.  The first round of playoffs looks like this: West LA Galaxy vs Chivas USA Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders East Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake … Continue reading →

Posted in American Soccer, Bruce Arena, David Beckham, Fredy Montero, Jason Kries, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer, MLS, MLS News and Notes, MLS Playoffs, MLS Single Table, MLS Table, MLS Talk, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Sigi Schmid, Soccer in America, Steve Nicol, Uncategorized | 17 Comments

Want To Grow Soccer In The US: It Takes Honest Criticism Not A Pollyanna Approach

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Brian Zygo

Labor Day has come and gone, the sun is setting earlier, and, even here in Houston, the air contains a slight fall crispness. Yes, the Summer of Soccer is over, and what an interesting summer it has been. Back on … Continue reading →

Posted in American Soccer, CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers, ESPN, FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA Rankings, Major League Soccer Talk, Major League Soccer Talk Website, MLS Talk, Soccer Blogs, Soccer in America, United States, US National Team, US National Team History, US Soccer, US vs Mexico | Tagged , , | 41 Comments

The 2010 MLS Season: Fair To The World Cup & Balanced

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Brian Zygo

A common complaint about Major League Soccer is its failure or unwillingness to observe FIFA International breaks. As recently as this month we have seen MLS matches played at the same time as crucial World Cup Qualifiers involving the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Don Garber, ESPN, Major League Soccer, MLS, MLS History, MLS News and Notes, MLS Talk, Soccer in America, United States, US National Team, US National Team History, US Soccer, World Cup 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Which Team is Better – 2002 or 2009?

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Eric Altshule

There has been some talk lately about how the USMNT has regressed from its best teams of the past decade – that a lack of veteran leadership has made this team shakier and that Bob Bradley is making do with … Continue reading →

Posted in Eddie Lewis, Jay DeMerit, Jonathan Spector, Josh Wolff, Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan, MLS Talk, Oguchi Onyewu, Soccer in America, Tim Howard, Uncategorized, US National Team, US National Team History, US Soccer | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

Dominic Kinnear: A Model MLS Coach

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Brian Zygo

The English Premier League is one of the most popular football leagues in the world for many reasons, especially its coaching soap opera. No other league has managed to turn coaching vendettas and spats into a complex, highly entertaining mix … Continue reading →

Posted in Brian Ching, Frank Yallop, Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer, MLS, MLS All Star Game, MLS Cup, MLS History, MLS Talk, Ruud Gullit, Soccer in America, Stuart Holden, US Soccer | Tagged , | 13 Comments

SUM-mer of Soccer Kicks Off

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Peter C

SuperLiga 2009 – Matchday 3 Group A Game Score Pts   Chicago 1 6 Chicago – MLSNet Tigres UANL 2 6 Tigres UANL – Wikipedia   San Luis 1 4 San Luis – Wikipedia Chivas USA 1 1 Chivas USA … Continue reading →

Posted in MLS Talk, Soccer in America, Soccer United Marketing, Superliga, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

A Toast to the US Soccer Fan as We Await the Confederations Cup Final

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Brian Zygo

As both a fan and observer of American Soccer in general and the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) in particular, Confederations Cup 2009 has been a rollercoaster with amazing emotional highs and lows. As we all know, the US started … Continue reading →

Posted in American Soccer, Bob Bradley, ESPN, FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA Rankings, MLS Talk, Soccer Blogs, Soccer in America, US National Team, US Soccer | Tagged | 6 Comments

Could Washington Be the American London?

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Metropolitan Washington DC has quickly grown from a Southern accented backwater which happened to be the nation’s capitol before A/C, to perhaps the most cosmopolitan and public transit friendly metropolitan area in the United States. The area that contains the … Continue reading →

Posted in MLS Talk, Soccer in America | 12 Comments