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/ 6703 days agoEngland versus the US: How They Compare in the Wake of Capello’s Hiring
Fabio Capello is a top coach in international club football. He is someone who understands tactics and developing young players. For a nation like England who are in dire straights in both regards (tactical flexibility and player development) he is a smart hire. Capello as many of our readers know actually spent several hours in […]
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/ 6704 days agoMLS Offseason Full of Excitement: Some Thoughts
What a crazy week 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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/ 6705 days agoIdeas for Improving ESPN’s MLS and US Soccer Coverage
ESPN under the stewardship of George Bodenheimer has shown more of an interest in Soccer than ever before. Bodenheimer who directs sports for ABC, and all the ESPN family of networks has admitted he’s the latest in the long line of TV executives who believes soccer can work in the American market. ESPN’s increased commitment […]
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/ 6707 days agoAmericans National Team Abroad: The Weekend That Was
The big headline for the weekend involving Americans was the hat trick, the first ever by an American on European soil by Michael Bradley in Heerenveen's 4-2 victory over FC Gronigen. Bradley scored all three goals of his goals in the first half as his club cruised to victory. Steve Cherundolo played all 90 minutes […]
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/ 6708 days agoUS Beats Brazil: Thoughts on the U-17 Team
A little over two months ago in New York I had the opportunity to meet with Wilmer Cabrera, then working as a staffer for MLS. I had remembered Cabrera as a player with Columbia in the 1998 World Cup but did not realize he had also had his coaching license at the time. Cabrera had […]
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/ 6710 days agoThe Mexican League Final and Some Thoughts About Mexican Football
The Mexican League is the most popular league in the United States. More popular than our domestic league, MLS (with which it is often compared), more popular than the Premier League and more popular than La Liga. This may be hard to believe for some but the TV ratings and even merchandise sales bare out […]
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/ 6710 days agoMy Soccer Club USA: Episode 38
Episode 38 of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast has been released. It is an interview with Trevor Hayward from My Soccer Club USA a group based on very successful British based My Football Club effort. As we announce at the end of the show, I have accepted an opportunity to co-host a show about […]
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/ 6711 days agoGrandfathering In Designated Players Smacks of Favortism
Landon Donovan/AP Major League Soccer has made several efforts in the past few seasons to eliminate the appearance of favoritism towards certain clubs that was often alleged in the early seasons of the league. Many fans of clubs in the league had what in my mind were legitimate gripes against clubs such as the Metrostars […]
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/ 6712 days agoAtlante: A Hollywood Story?
This summer when I visited the Yucatan Peninsula, I got a mild shock to my system. I was told Atlante, a traditional Mexican power who has fallen on hard times lately was coming to the region. I politely asked if we were talking about the same Atlante, the club that has so much success in […]
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/ 6713 days agoWhere Does MLS Rate Worldwide?
Major League Soccer seems like a misunderstood step child of World Football. As a fairly young league by international standards, its growth has been remarkable and the fact that the United States has been to five consecutive World Cups appears lost on some critics of the league. One of these critics even referred to MLS […]
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/ 6713 days agoCollege Soccer Update
Another bracket update thanks to our friends at CSTV. Notre Dame versus Wake Forest should be the most compelling quarterfinal matchup coming up.
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/ 6715 days agoA Friend of the Show in Need
Our friend Joseph Oaster's ( http://ruscoachjoe.blogspot.com/) seven year old daughter Abby is very sick and in critical condition right now on a breathing tube and ventilator. She has been fighting numerous illnesses all of herlife. We ask for your prayers and support for Joseph's family. Abby has been a member of local disabled soccer players […]
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/ 6716 days agoNCAA Tournament Update
Big matches the next two days include West Virginia versus Wake Forest, Santa Clara versus Notre Dame and South Florida versus U Conn. The number one overall seed Boston College was eliminated by UMass on Thursday leaving UConn and Wake as the favorites to win the title. Here is the full updated bracket from CSTV.com.
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/ 6717 days agoWho Replaces Beasley for the US?
DaMarcus Beasley’s injury for Rangers in this week’s Champions League action opens the door for several left footed players in the US National Team setup while Beasley is nursing his injury over the next several months. Eric Wynalda pointed out on CSRN’s “Around the League” this week that during the during the qualification process it […]
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/ 6717 days agoCSRN Exclusive: Gary Richards Interviews David Beckham
Online right now at csrnusa.com.