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/ 6849 days agoMLS Midseason Wrap
I'll have a full midseason wrap of MLS on the site late tonight or early tomorrow morning.
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/ 6850 days agoQuakes Returning to MLS
Per an article on SI.com, MLS has given Lew Wolff the owner of the Oakland A's the green light to restart perhaps the proudest franchsise in the history of American Soccer: The San Jose Earthquakes. From the early 1970s onward the San Jose Earthquakes were a bay area attraction. The Earthquakes along with the equally […]
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/ 6850 days agoMLS Does the Right Thing
Per an article on SI.com, MLS has given Lew Wolff the owner of the Oakland A's the green light to restart perhaps the proudest franchsise in the history of American Soccer: The San Jose Earthquakes. From the early 1970s onward the San Jose Earthquakes were a bay area attraction. The Earthquakes along with the equally […]
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/ 6851 days agoPodcast Episode Nine Released
Podcast Nine featuring an interview with Phil McThomas of Soccer Shout and Clever Football.com as well as full preview of Superliga is now online and ready for download at http://majorleaguesoccertalk.libsyn.com/.
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/ 6851 days agoEpisode Nine of the Podcast Released
Episode Nine of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast has been released. The show features an interview with Phil McThomas of Soccer Shout and Clever Football.com as well as a full preview of Superliga which kicks off next week. The podcast can be found here: http://majorleaguesoccertalk.libsyn.com/
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/ 6851 days agoPearce Signs With Hansa Rostock
Heath Pearce has signed with Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock on a two year contract. Pearce who as a left sided player appears to be surplus to the US National Team requirements (Where the US has an overabundance of players) for now, will certainly be trying to rebuild his reputation with Bob Bradley so he can […]
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/ 6853 days agoThe Model MLS Signing?????
Juan Toja/ MLSNET.com With all the hype about David Beckham coming to MLS, the media seems to have missed perhaps the biggest impact foreigner to sign with MLS in past several seasons. I am of course speaking of Juan Toja, the 22 year old midfield dynamo for the Hoops. Toja is probably the most skilled […]
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/ 6853 days agoThe Model Foreign signing for MLS?
Juan Toja/ MLSnet.com With all the hype about David Beckham coming to MLS, the media seems to have missed perhaps the biggest impact foreigner to sign with MLS in past several seasons. I am of course speaking of Juan Toja, the 22 year old midfield dynamo for the Hoops. Toja is probably the most skilled […]
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/ 6853 days agoA Must Read
Great read by our friend Bill E Shears. (Not the one of Sgt Pepper fame!) http://epltalk.communityserver.com/blogs/billeshears/archive/2007/07/13/Fulfilling-It_2700_s-Own-Prophecy_3A00_-How-the-American-Media-is-Setting-Up-Beckham-for-Failure.aspx
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/ 6854 days agoMiles to Go
The US U-20 team crashed and burned before the semifinals once again in the FIFA Under 20 World Cup. (Formerly the FIFA World Youth Championship). For the sixth straight time this event was held, the United States has advanced to the knock out stage of the event but once again lacked the quality or technical […]
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/ 6854 days agoMiles Yet To Go
The US U-20 team crashed and burned before the semifinals once again in the FIFA Under 20 World Cup. (Formerly the FIFA World Youth Championship). For the sixth straight time this event was held, the United States has advanced to the knock out stage of the event but once again lacked the quality or technical […]
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/ 6855 days agoWizards Face Fight to Keep EJ
In spite of almost constant criticism of his performance on the international level, Eddie Johnson seems to be attracting lots of interest from clubs in Europe. This has been an almost annual battle that Kansas City has faced since Johnson was traded from FC Dallas in 2005. That year a $6 million offer from Benfica […]
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/ 6855 days agoBeckham Hype Avoids Reality
The hype around David Beckham’s arrival in Los Angeles is far greater than I anticipated in the mainstream American media. It seems the celebrity of Beckham is trumping the actual analysis of what this does for the football on the MLS pitch. In its simplicity and ignorance, the American media has decided to compare Beckham’s […]
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/ 6855 days agoDoes Beckham Really Make a Difference?
The hype around David Beckham’s arrival in Los Angeles is far greater than I anticipated in the mainstream American media. It seems the celebrity of Beckham is trumping the actual analysis of what this does for the football on the MLS pitch. In its simplicity and ignorance, the American media has decided to compare Beckham’s […]
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/ 6855 days agoEddie Johnson: Transfer Target (Again)
In spite of almost constant criticism of his performance on the international level, Eddie Johnson seems to once again be attracting lots of interest from clubs in Europe. This has been an annual battle that Kansas City has faced since Johnson was traded from FC Dallas in 2005. That year a $6 million offer from […]