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/ 6717 days agoRed Bull Park Redesign Much Needed
100_07921.JPG Dick's Sporting Good's Park April 2007 Rapids vs Fire/ Kartik Krishnaiyer The redesign of Red Bull Park by Red Bull management today was a great step forward for the development of European style soccer specific stadiums in the United States. While I applaud the good work AEG has done with stadiums just outside Chicago […]
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/ 6718 days agoClub Over Country?
Call me old fashioned but for me national team service be it as a footballer or as a manager should always take priority over that of club football. But today's game based around money and oriented towards big TV deals and sponsorships tends to revolve completely around the clubs and domestic leagues. Alex McLeish's move […]
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/ 6718 days agoGuzan’s Future Bright
Call it baptism by fire. Brad Guzan's first year as a professional was with an expansion team, perhaps the worst team in the history of MLS. The highly touted Goalkeeper who had an excellent College career at the University of South Carolina but many thought may not have a national team future after his first […]
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/ 6719 days agoWhy Has Adu’s Play Improved Dramatically With Benfica?
Freddy Adu's rocky career in Major League Soccer ended with hardly a notice. Lost in the hype over David Beckham's arrival stateside and the summer tournaments for the US National Team, Adu once MLS' most marketable and brightest star was suffering through a miserable year in MLS purgatory: Salt Lake City. When Benfica came calling […]
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/ 6720 days agoAltidore and Real Madrid a Bad Marriage
Rumors have been hot and heavy the past few days that Jozy Altiodre, the first American teen strike rto ever elicit serious interest from top European clubs is being heavily scouted by Real Madrid. Altidore, whose development has been remarkable to this point in his career could throw it all away by going to a […]
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/ 6721 days agoJozy Altiodre to Real Madrid a Bad Idea
Image from MLSNET.com Rumors have been hot and heavy the past few days that Jozy Altiodre, the first American teen strikerto ever elicit serious interest from top European clubs is being heavily scouted by Real Madrid. Altidore, whose development has been remarkable to this point in his career could throw it all away by going […]
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/ 6722 days agoPotential US Draw Not Favorable
Today's World Cup Qualifying draw wasn't the best news for the US National Team. Let me preface my remarks by stating that the US is the best team in its group and should advance to the hexagonal. That having been said, the grouping could have been a whole lot more favorable.Assuming each of the favorites […]
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/ 6724 days agoEngland failure should teach MLS a lesson about potential rules changes
English Football suffered an embarrassing home defeat to a good Croatia side Wednesday night. While I believe Croatia is as good if not better than England at the moment, losing to the Croats at Wembley when they have already qualified for the Euro 2008 finals and the Three Lions had everything to play for is […]
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/ 6724 days agoMLS Could Lead US Down Path Traveled by England
English Football suffered an embarrassing home defeat to a good Croatia side Wednesday night. While I believe Croatia is as good if not better than England at the moment, losing to the Croats at Wembley when they have already qualified for the Euro 2008 finals and the Three Lions had everything to play for is […]
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/ 6726 days agoEarthquakes make first impact on Wednesday
By Michael Haley/US Soccer Spot The San Jose Earthquakes will begin to take shape on Wednesday as they select players from the rosters of the other 13 MLS teams they will battle for the right to lift the 2008 MLS Cup at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, which was recently announced as host. […]
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/ 6727 days agoOPINION: Time to Reign In MLS' Foreign Player Addiction
This morning in the Washington Post, Steven Goff wrote a column indicating the MLS is strongly considering doing away with age restrictions for international players and will then allow seven full internationals per 18 man (perhaps a bump up to 20 man) senior squad. I can think of no possible policy change that would be […]
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/ 6727 days agoOpinion: MLS May Embark on Self Destructive Course
This morning in the Washington Post, Steven Goff wrote a column indicating the MLS is strongly considering doing away with age restrictions for international players and will then allow seven full internationals per 18 man (perhaps a bump up to 20 man) senior squad. I can think of no possible policy change that would be […]
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/ 6728 days agoPlay It Again Dwayne
Major League Soccer is now entering its adolescence after a somewhat turbulent infancy. As the league develops some history one thing has become perfectly clear: Dwayne DeRossario is the best big game player in the history of MLS. Believe it or not, DeRossario is not among the all time league leaders in Assists or Goals. […]
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/ 6728 days agoPlay It Again Dwayne
Major League Soccer is now entering its adolescence after a somewhat turbulent infancy. As the league develops some history one thing has become perfectly clear: Dwayne DeRossario is the best big game player in the history of MLS. Believe it or not, DeRossario is not among the all time league leaders in Assists or Goals. […]
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/ 6728 days agoCanuck Report: Tonight at 10 ET
I'll be a special guest on the Canuck Report tonight at 10 pm ET LIVE, discussing US-South Africa. You will need TalkShoe Live to listen to the program. Check out the Canuck Report at http://canuckreport.podcastspot.com/