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/ 6087 days agoWigan's Hendry Thomas: A Player to Watch
Hendry Thomas is an unfamiliar name to many English Football fans. But from the vantage point of the CONCACAF region, he’s becoming a giant, an emerging titan in the relatively weak word of Central American football. Thomas, is Honduran, like his current Wigan team mate Maynor Figueroa and former Wigan man Wilson Palacios. The player […]
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/ 6088 days agoUS World Cup List Trimmed
Today, the bid committee for USA 2018/2022 cut the number of potential cities to host matches to twenty seven, eliminating eleven cities that had submitted proposals. The eleven eliminated cities are: Birmingham, Cincinnati, Ohio; Fayetteville, Ark ; Knoxville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, and San Antonio. The elimination of Birmingham and […]
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/ 6089 days agoDynamic Move for Houston
Dom Kinnear, and the Houston Dynamo have done it again. In an era when MLS struggles to keep talented players in the league, and continues to sign over the hill, washed up foreign stars, Houston stands above the rest. In signing Luis Angel Landin, the Dynamo have brought to MLS precisely the type of player […]
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/ 6089 days agoMLS Talk Recent Media Visits
Listen to MLS Talk's Brian Zygo on Match Fit USA show here Listen to both Kartik Krishnaiyer and Brian Zygo of MLS Talk on last week's Mad About Futbol Show here Listen to Kartik Krishnaiyer on the 710 ESPN Soccer Podcast hosted by Dave Denholm here.
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/ 6090 days agoFOX Scores with Champions League Coverage
Today marked the debut of the UEFA Champions League, the world's premier club event on the FOX networks. FOX's pre game coverage was outstanding with Max Bretos, Bobby McMahon and Warren Barton enhancing the previous coverage we were accustomed to from ESPN in the United States. The pre-game show provides build up, analysis and information […]
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/ 6090 days agoUSL Buyout Discussion Filled with Ignorant Discourse
What has been ongoing for months became public knowledge yesterday, thanks to a Canadian report. The United Soccer Leagues is for sale. As someone who has been aware of this fact since March, it’s a little disappointing to see a leak occur as the transaction nears completion. I have been privy to many off the […]
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/ 6091 days agoInvisible MLS: Why?
Being away this weekend on business limited the MLS action I saw to just the Telefutura match. In Central Florida, which has many football fans, the pubs were overflowing Saturday morning for the start of the Premiership season, and it was easy to talk Mexican Football with some patrons on holiday because, as I was […]
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/ 6095 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: GolTV, Setanta North America, and FSC 09-10 Coverage Plans
For the fourth year in a row, EPL Talk brings you a special edition of the EPL Talk Podcast to preview the TV coverage changes that soccer fans in the United States can expect to see on Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta Sports and GolTV. The episode is a must-listen for soccer fans in North America. […]
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/ 6095 days agoPremier League Ranked Best in the World by IFFHS
Every year the IFFHS releases its ranking list of the top football leagues in the world. The Barclays Premier League won the honor for 2008, thanks largely to the fantastic performances in the Champions League from English clubs. This ranking was released in April, but on the eve of the Premier League season, I figured […]
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/ 6095 days agoThe US and CONCACAF: No Longer Dominant
Not long ago, the United States could rightfully claim domination over CONCACAF. Mexico was suffering a crisis of confidence under an arrogant, chin smoking foreign coach. At the same time US had won the Gold Cup again and were cruising through the Hex with 18 points through 7 games, and easy World Cup qualification. The […]
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/ 6096 days agoMLS Talk Podcast: US-Mexico Postgame with Jamie Trecker
Jamie Trecker, the senior soccer writer at FOX Soccer joins us to break down USA-Mexico. Hear Trecker's views about the tactics used by Bob Bradley, Mexico's recent success against the US and the state of the national team. A must listen podcast for any fan of the USMNT.
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/ 6096 days agoMexico 2: USA 1: Americans Fail to Shake Azteca Curse
Javier Aguirre took a chance on Miguel Sabah. Former Coaches Sven Goran Eriksson, Ricardo LaVolpe and Hugo Sanchez all hardly rated him – it paid off big time today with a game winning goal. Sabah, who struggled at Guadalajara as a youngster had never been capped for Mexico at any level until he was 28. […]
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/ 6096 days agoMEX vs USA: Sleeping on Mexico a Bad Idea
Mexico is hurting. The poor management reign of Sven Goran Eriksson all but threw out the successful Copa America run in 2007 under Hugo Sanchez and brought Mexico to its lowest point since the struggles of the 2001 hexagonal. But Mexico is never to be underestimated. Man for man, when healthy and calling up a […]
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/ 6097 days agoMLS Podcast #105: US-Mexico Preview
The huge World Cup qualifying clash between the US and Mexico is the focus of this show. We hear from Brian Ching, Stuart Holden and Oguchi Onyewu about the match. We also preview the match with Reuters Simon Evans, and Bruce McGuire of DuNord.
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/ 6097 days agoWhat will we see from Mexico?
Mexico’s form in World Cup qualifying has been less than stellar. After qualifying for the Hexagonal based solely on goal difference, El Tri now finds itself in fourth place in the final qualifying group. On its third manager in 17 months, Mexico desperately needs a victory. Javier Aguirre has recalled the veteran hands of Cuauhtémoc […]