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/ 6104 days agoMLS Talk Podcast #103: Canadian Soccer, Football Pub and Match Reports
A busy MLS Talk Podcast as Laurence McKenna who filmed the Canadian National Team's Gold Cup experience along with cohort Max Bell joins us. Following that we get a look at the new Football Pub show with Brian Hough as well as some of his thoughts on the US National Team. Finally, we get our […]
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/ 6104 days agoPDL Final Set: Ventura County Hosts Chicago Fire
The Ventura County Fusion will host the 2009 PDL Final after crushing the Bradenton Academics 6-1 in Laredo, Texas. The neutral site game which was played approximately halfway between the two teams home sites in California and Florida respectively was surprisingly a rout. Ventura County's success in these playoffs is even more remarkable given the […]
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/ 6104 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Alexander Caufield
Episode 125 features Alexander Caufield, a Merseyside native and lifetime Liverpool supporter joins us on the show to preview the Premier League Season. Alex writes for Seattle based website Prost Amerika. Hear Caufueld's thoughts about Liverpool's potential title challenge, Manchester City's spending spree, and Burnely's chances to stay up among other topics discussed.
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/ 6107 days agoWeekend Talking Points
– Kenny Cooper to 1860 Munich: A club with a history of signing Americans, but a club nonetheless in financial peril, currently. But at least he is out of Dallas! – Our friend, Jamie Trecker has a provocative piece on the USMNT's summer at FOX Sports.com. This piece is worth a read and consideration even […]
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/ 6108 days agoMajor League Soccer Talk Podcast #102: Grant Wahl
We are honored to have Grant Wahl, from Sports Illustrated and author of the Beckham Experiment join us. Hear about Wahl's experience writing the book and about specific issues related to the Galaxy. AEG, Alexi Lalas, 19 Entertainment, and Alan Gordon are covered in full in this comprehensive interview. The Beckham Experiment is a must […]
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/ 6109 days agoMontero Called Up: Big News for MLS
Reports this morning out of Colombia indicate Fredy Montero will be called into the Colombian National Team. From my vantage point, this is a potential big step towards MLS regaining the ground its lost in South America since about the year 2000. For years, I have stated that MLS' quality of play and quality of […]
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/ 6109 days agoQuick Hits: TV Ratings, All Star Mania, CONCACAF, Etc
DeRo vs Nigel Henry/ Photo by Paul Giamou 5.4 million homes tuned into the Univision broadcast of US-Mexico in the Gold Cup final. The 5-0 Mexican win was the Nielsen ratings winner in its time slot in many markets. The top 5 markets in terms of ratings were: 1- Los Angeles 2- New York 3- […]
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/ 6110 days ago2006 MLS All Star Game Photos
In 2006, the MLS All Stars took down mighty but vacationing Chelsea 1-0 at Toyota Park. Here are my photos from the match. I also attended the 1998 MLS All Star Game in Orlando but do not have any photos from that games as I did not take my camera.
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/ 6111 days agoUS 0:5 Mexico: Outrage Lost?
" It was just a C team" goes the mantra. For some this is just a simple retort to accept and write off a 5-0 loss to your biggest rivals who were also playing without the majority of their top players (in fact, I would note before this tournament started Gerrado Torrado was the only […]
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/ 6112 days agoMLS Talk Podcast #101: Jamie Trecker Reviews USMNT Summer
Fox Soccer's senior writer Jamie Trecker joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer to break down the USMNT's 13 game summer which included two world cup qualifiers, the Confederations Cup and Gold Cup. Hear which players caught Trecker's eye and which were disapointments. Also hear his views on Coach Bob Bradley and the structure of US Soccer. We […]
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/ 6112 days agoLessons Learned from the American Summer
Thirteen competitive games in fifty three days: That's what the USMNT faced in June and July. We had no friendlies this summer or practice games but deadly serious qualifiers and tournaments. Here is what we've learned: Charlie Davies is the real deal. Dave Denholm, my former co-host of the American Soccer Show on CSRN and […]
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/ 6113 days agoUS 0-5 Mexico: El Tri Triumphs After Poor Tournament
Javier Aguirre got a monkey off his back. After a struggle of a tournament which saw El Tri struggle with the likes of Nicaragua and Panama and also need PKs to beat Costa Rica, the Mexican "B" team triumphed today at Giants Stadium. This same El Tri side didn't score a legitimate goal versus Nicaragua, […]
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/ 6113 days agoCONCACAF Gold Cup Final: Battle of the "B" Sides Broken Down
When "B" teams face off it's tough to make determinations about things. Today's game at Giants Stadium is sold out and is a Continental Championship match. But the fact is Mexico and the United States are both fielding "B" teams. Mexico has a roster that includes just 7 of 23 players chosen by Javier Aguirre […]
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/ 6114 days agoA Look at Mexico
Javier Aguirre knows the task at hand. A restless nation and overbearing press make life as El Tri manager almost impossible to cope with. For Aguirre in his second stint on the job after a long and successful run managing in La Liga, the CONCACAF Gold Cup has been a chance to experiment and add […]
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/ 6115 days agoMLS Talk Podcast #100: Juan Arango
We are privileged to have a conversation with Juan Arango, who has served as color commentator for the international TV feed during the Gold Cup. Juan also writes for Goal.com and Mad About Futbol. Among the topics discussed: The returns on Nicaragua and Grenada's first Gold Cup. Why does Canada always get the short end […]