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/ 6593 days agoMLS and International Competitions: You Be the Judge
It was a Mexican Superstar, Luis Hernandez that led an MLS side to its last Continental Triumph As has been discussed recently on the American Soccer Show and on this website we've been fed what amounts to league driven propaganda (presumably to attract new investors to the game which is a good thing) that the […]
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/ 6593 days agoMLS Thursday Primetime Live Blog
Dave O'Brien is now doing the Boston Red Sox games on NESN, and Eric Wynalda has been replaced by John Harkes. MLS Primetime Thursday on ESPN2 will have a different flavor this season, also because at CSRN we will have a weekly live blog for the matches. Pedro Gomez who grew up like myself watching […]
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/ 6594 days agoSaprissa Misses the Mark Against Houston
Perhaps the critics of my recent posts did have a valid point: the standard of MLS is improving ever so slightly. Saprissa the MLS slayer was brought to its knees by a very lively and strong Houston Dynamo side at Robertson Stadium, and I for one could not be happier for the message this potentially […]
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/ 6594 days agoAmerican Soccer Show Related Material
My cost-host Dave Denholm has begun his podcast for the new MLS season. It's insightful and worth a weekly listen. Check it out at: http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/710espn/sectional?id=soccerpodcasts Brian Zygo who contributes to our program and also has his own podcast has an excellent Houston Dynamo related website with news and information. You can find it at: http://wswhb.blogspot.com/ […]
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/ 6595 days agoMLS’ Failure South of the Border Continues
Despite a decent first half effort, DC United demonstrated Tuesday night that once again MLS is miles behind the Mexican League in terms of skill and quality. Pachuca, a side whose best days are firmly behind it and whom at this time can only be considered an average Mexican League side continued its recent dominance […]
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/ 6596 days agoSanchez Sacked: The Post-Mortem
After savaging his predecessor Ricardo LaVolpe in the Mexican press, Hugo Sanchez has suffered the same fate as LaVolpe and unlike his more capable predecessor he did not make through a world cup cycle. Mexico's fortunes seem to have dipped recently despite having an immense amount of young talent: young talent I personally feel is […]
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/ 6597 days agoMLS First Kick Thoughts
MLS’ season opened earlier this year than it has since the league dropped the schedule from 32 games down to 28 and then back up to 30. In typical MLS style however, the opening weekend seemed to coincide with other prominent events on the American sporting calender so “First Kick” became the exclusive province of […]
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/ 6597 days agoMLS Saturday Thoughts: Gambian Invasion and a Sick “Gold Standard”
Claudio Lopez, in the Club America shirt above scored on his Kansas City debut, but the match itself was tough to watch given the surroundings. MLS' season opened earlier this year than it has since the league dropped the schedule from 32 games down to 28 and then back up to 30. In typical MLS […]
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/ 6600 days agoMLS Power Rankings : Week 1
Welcome to the American Soccer Show MLS Power Rankings for 2008. This is the week one rankings. 1- DC United The two time defending supporters shield winners look for international glory this year in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. 2- Houston The two time defending MLS Cup Champions remain fairly intact and primed for another title […]
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/ 6601 days agoNobody Does it Better: March 26, 2008
Donovan/SI.com Today's friendly in Krakow against Poland, was exactly that: a friendly which should not be considered some sort of great conquering victory of the US National Team. Sure you'd rather win than lose these sorts of matches, but realistically I still saw some of the same issues that have worried me about the United States […]
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/ 6603 days agoSteve Morrow Speaks the Truth
Nowhere in the world does MLS face the sort of criticism for standard of play that it does in here in the United States. In this country we have many fans of the game who have become deeply affected by the international club game to the point they deem anything American as totally useless. Many […]
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/ 6604 days agoUS Squad for Wednesday’s Friendly @ Poland Announced
This friendly will mark the return of Cory Gibbs, injured in a pre World Cup tuneup in 2006 to the US squad. Gibbs was, prior to his injury the US' best left footed defender. GOALKEEPERS (2): Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Tim Howard (Everton FC) DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay […]
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/ 6605 days agoAmerica’s Stopper
Kasey Keller isn't the most talented or athletic goalkeeper the United States has ever produced. Nor has he been the best at any particular moment in time. But consistency and commitment are important and few if any American bred keepers can claim Keller's consistency over time and his battle scars. Unlike Brad Friedel and Tim […]
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/ 6607 days agoIt’s all on the Line Tonight
Tonight will determine a great deal about the health of the US National Team program. I feel the program is ill currently and could be terminally so with a loss tonight. However, the addition of Jonathan Spector for this match gives Peter Nowak a Premiership caliber player to put up against the Canadians, something he […]
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/ 6607 days agoWill the US Embarrass itself against England?
Rob Green: More battle tested than any likely U.S. keeper for the May 28th friendly at Wembley/Daily Mirror Sunil Gulati responding to critics in this country has scheduled a group of extremely tough friendlies beginning this month against Poland, and culminating potentially against Argentina a week before the U.S. plays its first world cup qualifier […]