Daniel-feuerstein

Last year’s U.S. Open Cup was considered a sham. Last year’s tournament was considered a mockery. When Hans Backe came over to the Red Bulls two years ago he said that all Cups mattered. Yet when he refused to take the trip to Chicago in the Quarterfinals last year, it made the supporters very angry. […]

If you wanted to answer your critics about losing the desire to play the game that you love so much, a night in Jacksonville might just do the trick. In a friendly that continued to show the progress of coach Jurgen Klinsmann's methods with the national team, Landon Donovan led the United States to a […]

Monday, May 28th Feuerstein's Fire #104 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Discussing the Landon Donovan situation Guests: Dave Clark of Sounder At Heart NASL Segment: Adrian Whitbread Head Coach of the Puerto Rico Islanders Red Bulls Hour: Re-Capping the 1-1 Draw at Home against Chivas-USA & the return of Juan Pablo Angel Wednesday, May 30th […]

As we approach the matches for Round 3 Proper of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the discussions continue about the venue switch for the Seattle Sounders vs. Atlanta Silverbacks match. Here's the backdrop: if the Silverbacks won their second round match against the Georgia Revolution (which they did), they were drawn to host […]

This was the game where it all came full circle. When Bruce Arena used one of his two Designated Player spots in the 2007 season he brought over Juan Pablo Angel from Aston Villa of the English Premiership and right away, the Colombian striker paid dividends. On Wednesday, May 23rd Angel came back to the […]

If you think the U.S. Open Cup couldn’t get any crazier or exciting, you would be very wrong at that. Round 2 proper of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup just raised the level and it was fantastic. Even though there was only one match that went into Extra Time, we’ve had a few winners […]

How good has it been for the Red Bulls in these last four games? Injuries have come to some of their top players like Thierry Henry and Wilman Conde, but for some reason they have found ways to get the results and leap into first place of the Eastern Conference. Would it get to five straight […]

Three episodes of the American soccer podcast, hosted by MLSTalk writer Daniel Feuerstein: Feuerstein's Fire #103 Monday, May 21st 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Ian Thomson of The Soccer Observer Brian O' Connell of New England Soccer Today on the Revolution NASL Segment: Re-capping the weekend of the games Red Bulls Hour: Re-Capping the […]

Roberto Di Matteo must be one of the luckiest men alive right now. The Italian has pulled off a modern day miracle. But if Chelsea fans think they have the manager they’ve been waiting for since the sad day Mourinho was given his marching orders from Stamford Bridge, they are for the most part wrong. […]

When US Soccer made their format changes to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, the hope was to make this cup competition more meaningful than ever before. But after what happened in Round 1 Proper is making your head spin with delight and joy. The statistics are just coming straight out of left field and […]

There was a buzz going around Red Bull training as rumors were flying around about a potential trade in the works with Chivas USA. Some thought it was going to be for Rafa Marquez, as some thought a change of scenery would be good for him, but that was not the case. The New York […]

This is a series that has been topsy-turvy over the course of the 2+ years of existence. This is why you have to be ready for a match like this. This is why you expect something this screwy to go on when a side like Philadelphia is not having a good season, but New York […]

Another year, another soccer-specific stadium opens with great fanfare and expectation. This time, it was a sea of Orange in downtown Houston that embraced a sparkling new venue, as they witnessed their beloved Dynamo open their home campaign successfully. BBVA Compass Stadium has added itself as another jewel of the US soccer-specific stadium (SSS) realm, […]

Monday, May 14th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Warren Jones Houston Dynamo supporter discusses the opening and the first match of BBVA Compas Stadium Ben Knight of Onward Soccer discusses the terrible start for Toronto FC in League Play NASL Segment: Re-Capping the weekend of games Red Bulls Hour: Re-Capping the Road game at […]

For two straight games the Red Bulls have been playing well, using some inexperienced players on the backline to get the job done. The theme has been defending sternly and finding that one precious moment you need to acquire the full three points. One single goal is again all they needed, this time against the […]