Drew Farmer

The 2015 Major League Soccer season marks the sixth professional seasons for two of the league’s bright young goalkeepers. DC United’s Bill Hamid and the Chicago Fire’s Sean Johnson both made their debuts for their respective clubs in 2010. The pair have now played over a hundred times for their teams and are the backbones […]

Despite having a mixed record with designated player signings from abroad, Sporting KC is reportedly ready to splash significant cash on Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart. While the signing would bring in a player that has played at the highest levels – Ajax, Hamburg, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur – it may prove the […]

Sampdoria were Serie A’s surprise package team in the early part of the season. However, since the end of January, things have begun to come undone for the Ligurian side Winless in their last five matches in all competitions, Sampdoria are preparing to face their city rivals Genoa in the Derby della Lanterna this weekend. […]

When outspoken Palermo owner Maurizio Zamparini set a minimum €40 million fee on Argentine striker Paulo Dybala, some didn’t bat an eye. The club’s owner has been known for making outlandish remarks as he sacked coaches left and right. However, just over halfway through the season, people are starting to take notice of the 21-year-old […]

A nearly full Sporting Park saw the one-time Wizards dominate play against Chicago Fire in Sporting’s home opener, but ultimately come away with nothing but a single point in the standings. Sporting started the match brightly, deploying C.J. Sapong on the right wing, where he combined well with center forward Claudio Bieler. Sapong’s industrial work […]

Though the attendance for Chivas USA’s home match against the Columbus Crew was announced at 7,121; it is easy to believe there may have been less inside the Home Depot Center. It is also easy to believe that the single game attendances for 2013 will not improve much at all this season. Perhaps, the new-look […]

In 2007, David Beckham was tasked with putting Major League Soccer on the map of the world’s game, and though he may have regretted making that move at times, he succeeded. Beckham did not, however, do it alone and many soccer fans in Seattle, Toronto, Portland and Vancouver will disagree – at least partially – […]

The New York Red Bulls and Sporting KC seemed to be the only teams to get their signings done early, and much was in the works or finished before the 19 clubs in MLS began preseason training. Sporting began back in early December while most teams were napping following MLS’s longest season to date. Both […]

In 2004, Major League Soccer decided their eleventh franchise would be placed in the soccer hotbed of Southern California. Rather than move the team to San Diego or another part of the area, the league’s brain trust and team owners arrived at the conclusion Los Angeles needed a second team. Of course what many Johnny […]

Major League Soccer is a league teeming with aspects that divide soccer fans and pundits to great lengths. These difference can become very petty at times, and can cause numerous fiery arguments that prevent fans from seeing eye-to-eye on the various facets of the US and Canada’s premier soccer league. One such mechanism that divides […]

Despite not getting the publicity other clubs in MLS get, Sporting KC has ramped up their offseason by doing some Christmas shopping. Like several clubs, the one-time Wiz has gone about their business out of the bright lights of clubs like New York Red Bulls, LA Galaxy and even Toronto FC. This can be seen […]

For years there has been a perceived notion that MLS teams have, on average, a three year window of success. This success is very objective, however, as it all depends on the supporters’ view of success. In truth, every team’s definition of success is very different. For Toronto it would be making the playoffs for […]

In the 2013 Major League Soccer season, fans will finally see one of the USA’s most sought after coaches finally make the move into the professional ranks. After seven successful seasons at the University of Akron, Caleb Porter now joins the Portland Timbers for their third MLS season. The former San Jose Clash and Tampa […]

Sporting Kansas City is a very different franchise now than a few years ago: A new stadium, name, kit and style of play have all benefited the team and the city that lays on both Kansas and Missouri soil. Yet, the club has failed to capitalize on their excellent regular season in both 2011 and […]

Over the weekend, ESPN broke the story that LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham will reassess his future with the club in December. According to the story, both player and club have the option to part-company at the end of the 2012 season. This story comes on the heels of Victoria Beckham’s foray into the fashion […]