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/ 6675 days agoCoundoul on his way to African Nations Cup
Image from USA Today.com With the African Nations Cup about to begin, The American Soccer Show would like to wish the lone MLS participant, Colorado Rapids Goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul the best of luck. Coundoul whose emergence as a top keeper made Joe Cannon expendable for the Rapids is representing his native nation Senegal in the […]
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/ 6676 days agoAn Open Window
In previous years the January transfer window didn't mean a whole lot for MLS. The league for all intents and purposes retreated from the international transfer market after the 2000 season, a year when MLS was extremely aggressive in bring top international talent from European leagues to MLS, and in most cases the purchases failed […]
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/ 6677 days agoAmerican Soccer Show #4: Eurosnob Discussion
Those of you who tuned into the American Soccer Show this afternoon or morning depending on where you reside were probably entertained by the passionate conversation my co-host Dave Denholm and I had on the subject of Euro snobbery. We hear the term all time with reference for football fans here in the states, but […]
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/ 6680 days agoFearless Predictions for 2008
The US National Team will rely on two, maybe three thirty somethings to move through the first group of CONCACAF qualification. (the names Frankie Hejduk, Eddie Lewis and Pablo Mastroeni come to mind) Major League Soccer will fail to sign a big name over the hill international, but will scout well and sign a few […]
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/ 6682 days agoJoey Barton: Saying my peace on the subject
Let me deviate from the American Soccer format of this blog for a moment to share my thoughts on Joey Barton's most recent brush with the law. I am as our listeners and readers are keenly aware, a Manchester City die in the wool supporter. I've been relegated with the club three times since I […]
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/ 6685 days agoSome New Year’s Thoughts
Reports out of Europe indicate that Luis Figo has signed a contract with AEG. This is interesting because unless I read MLS rules incorrectly the Galaxy cannot sign another designated player. That would mean Figo is headed to Houston and my understanding is that Dom Kinnear wasn't really entertaining the thought of a DP. Of […]
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/ 6687 days agoMLS 2007: The Best and the Worst
The 2007 season for MLS was its most visible on both the American sports scene and on the international football scene. For first time since the early days of the league, MLS was scouting Latin America for talent and playing in the international transfer market. But it seems the never ending conflict within MLS to […]
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/ 6688 days agoBest of USL-1 2007
The continued constant realignment and tinkering with USL makes it difficult to keep track of USL-1 especially when so many former USL-1 teams are in USL-2 and expansion teams come and go as the California Victory did this season. In the upcoming seasons USL-1 is likely to expand to and may simply put teams where […]
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/ 6689 days agoBest and Worst of 2007: US National Team
2007 was an interesting year for the US National Team. A transition year to say the least, at times the US looked worse than any point since prior to hosting the 1994 World Cup. The American performances in the Gold Cup and Copa America were un-inspirational to say the least. Despite winning the Gold Cup […]
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/ 6690 days agoBest and Worst of 2007: US Youth Teams
Best Performance: The US' 2-1 victory over the Pato led Brazil squad at the U-20 World Cup in Canada Biggest Revelation: Sal Zizzo. The UCLA product playing out wide in the US midfield for the U-20s got himself a contract in the Bundesliga with his outstanding World Cup. Worst Performance: John Hackworth's U-17 team imploding […]
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/ 6692 days agoChristmas Time Thoughts
This is traditionally the busiest time of year in the English Football season with the Boxing Day matches on the horizon and the January transfer window about to open. But here in the United States we are consumed by meaningless college bowl games between sixth place finishers in their conference. Can you imagine if we […]
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/ 6696 days agoMLS Pursuing the Road Previously Traveled and Failed
1998 was an expansion year in MLS. Chicago and Miami entered the league and MLS sensing it needed to expand the pie of potential players in the league increased the number of foreign players allowed in the league from four to five and the results were less than pleasing. Perhaps it was a sign that […]
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/ 6698 days agoMLS Offseason News and Thoughts
What a crazy time it has been already within MLS. Juan Carlos Osorio ends up with the Red Bulls and Chicago is left without a coach. The franchise in its ten years of existence has had three head coaches and two of them have been poached away by the New York franchise. What makes Osorio […]
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/ 6698 days agoUS Soccer Show: First Episode
The US Soccer Show debuted on CSRN earlier today. My co-host Dave Denholm and I discussed the following topics: Yanks Abroad with our correspondent Mario Valdes MLS Transfer Rumors with DuNord Futbol's Bruce McGuire The US U-17 and U-23 teams Ruud Gullit's impact on the LA Galaxy Every week the US Soccer show will bring […]
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/ 6700 days agoCollapse of the Veron Deal Good News For DC United
Since 1996 Kevin Payne has had a tried and tested formula that has made DC United the envy of Major League Soccer and the only American club to reach a certain stature in Latin America. Payne has used his extensive scouting contacts and his knowledge of the Latin game to import some of the finest […]