MLS Preview ’12 – Seattle Sounders
Name: Seattle Sounders Coach: Sigi Schmid Last Year: 18-7-9, 2nd Western Conference, 2nd Overall Hashtag: #Sounders Are Sounders fans too demanding? In its current iteration, the club is entering its fourth …
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Retooling or Rebuilding? Three Questions for the Seattle Sounders
Last year was a good year for one of MLS’s premier franchises. The Sounders won yet another U.S. Open Cup and advanced past the group stage of the CONCACAF …
MLS Provides a Weekend of Talking Points
From the pre-game Friday night to the waning minutes of the late Saturday game, MLS provided a number of compelling story lines for the American soccer fan. Soccer Night …
Wednesday Matches are Good Appetizer to Weekend Feast
One would be tempted to overlook the two matches going on tonight in MLS and focus on an incredible slate of games this weekend, with LA/NY as the headliner. …
Injuries Cast a Shadow Over a Great MLS Weekend
A great weekend for MLS soccer was overshadowed by some high-profile injuries that may close the door on some struggling teams. Meanwhile, the top of the pack looked stronger: Donovan’s return coupled …
MLS Week Four As Analyzed by Radiohead
What, you may ask, is Robert thinking. Instead of a straight-forward and honest discussion and analysis of this weekend’s MLS action, he resorts to a cheap blogging trick and …
MLS ’11 Preview – Has the Beckham Rule Improved American Soccer?
Note: As part of the MLS Talk preview, we will be examining some of the major trends in MLS that will have an impact on the league this year. …
How To Prevent an Upset by a Lower Seed
The story of the MLS playoffs coming into Sunday night was the futility of being a higher seed. None of the higher seeds had advanced and the playoffs were …