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/ 5998 days agoAn Irish Defeat Would be a Loss for International Football
I’ll admit that hearing many a pundit say that a World Cup without France would lose some of its bite made my blood boil. I have nothing against French Football, and in fact cheered for them in each of their four knock out stage matches of Germany 2006. But from my perspective an Irish defeat […]
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/ 5998 days agoUS Faces Depleted Danish Side
It’s a tough situation Bob Bradley finds himself in. With very few friendly dates left before South Africa to test our best against quality opposition, today’s game against Denmark appears to be a dud. The US is without its two most recognizable field players, Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey, while the Danes basically have a […]
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/ 5998 days agoDid the EPL Blow a Chance to Seize the American Market?
For many in England, last week’s news that the Premier League would not be inviting Rangers or Celtic to join anytime soon was a welcome relief. After all, the Premier League has already done enough damage in some eyes to the traditional feel of English football, despite unquestionably expanding the international reach of the English […]
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/ 5999 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Misha Sher on WCQ, World Cup TV implications and 2018 bids
Will football come home to England for the 2018 World Cup? We explore this topic as well as look back at the weekend's UEFA World Cup Qualifying playoffs and discuss the potential impact of Ireland's elimination on US/UK TV viewership and traveling supporter attendance to South Africa with Soccerex Business Development Director, Misha Sher.
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/ 6000 days agoMonday Musings
The Galaxy’s win over the Dynamo was dramatic but in many ways tainted. A strange call when against Houston, and the rolling power outages that swept Southern California seemed to unfortunately coincide with upsurges in Houston play. Chicago vs Real Salt Lake was a better match than the Galaxy-Houston game. A better atmosphere and more […]
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/ 6001 days agoSlovakia 1-0 USA: Post Match Thoughts (UPDATED)
I'll have much more later but today the US showed that we have a lot of depth on the backline, but that the loss of Charlie Davies up front could be a fatal blow to our chances to advance deep in next summer's World Cup. Brad Guzan made some big saves, and Slovakia looked disinterested […]
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/ 6003 days agoMLS Talk Podcast: Alexi Lalas
Eric Altshule sits down with a legend of American soccer, Alexi Lalas to discuss a myriad of different subjects. As always Lalas is very compelling and perhaps a tad bit controversial. A must listen for any American soccer fan.
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/ 6003 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: England-Brazil and Other Internationals with an EPL Flavor
Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna break down the friendly between Fabio Capello's England and the reigning Copa America Champion Brazil. We also look at Ireland's chances to beat France and advance to the World Cup as well as the other three UEFA playoff matchups.
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/ 6004 days agoLooking Back at Project 2010: Part I
2009, has been a very complicated year for US National Team supporters. We’ve had the high of our first ever FIFA final combined with the low of a 5-0 loss to arch rival Mexico. We beat World Cup qualifier Honduras four times this year and gave Spain its only loss of the last three years. […]
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/ 6004 days agoMLS Playoff Ratings on ESPN2 Continue to Beat Premier League
Thanks to Sports Media Watch for this nugget: ESPN2 averaged a 0.2 U.S. rating and 254,000 viewers for its first two MLS Playoff telecasts. In particular, Dynamo/Sounders on October 29 drew a 0.2 and 274,000, while Galaxy/Chivas USA on November 1 drew a 0.1 and 233,000. ESPN Deportes averaged 63,000 viewers for the same two […]
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/ 6005 days agoAmerican Soccer Coming Home To St Louis
Yesterday’s announcement of a breakaway league from USL-1 had a great symbolic significance. It seems after many false starts and false hopes, outdoor soccer may finally be coming home to St Louis. November 10th, 2009 could very well be remembered for future generations as the day Soccer came home. St Louis is the traditional mecca […]
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/ 6005 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Respect Campaign
The EPL Talk Podcast discusses the FA's Respect campaign towards officials. Why are officials so badly treated by supporters, players and managers? Has the campaign had any positive affect? Why does John Yerry always lead a group of Chelsea players to crowd around the officials? Why does Sir Alex Ferguson always seem to blame the […]
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/ 6005 days agoMLS Talk Podcast # 119: Houston-Seattle Postgame, TOA/USL Situation, Miami FC Update
A busy show as Brian Zygo brings us a locker room report from Robertson Stadium after Houston's 1-0 win over Seattle in the MLS Playoffs. Aaron Davidson, the President of Miami FC joins us to answer questions about today's press release from the TOA declaring the intent to form a new professional league in the […]
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/ 6006 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Matt Dickinson
Matt Dickinson, football writer for the Times joins Christopher Harris on this edition of the EPL Talk podcast. Be sure not to miss a single episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. We have a long list of high-profile guests scheduled over the next weeks each with […]
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/ 6007 days agoThe Return of Familiar Faces
Major League Soccer's decision to conduct its semifinal playoff rounds at the same time as this international break has severely hamstrung Bob Bradley's selection. With two very interesting friendlies against European sides that have already qualified for next summer’s World Cup, these matchups would have provided an opportunity to test some of the best we have to […]