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/ 6121 days agoDavy Arnaud: Making a Case for the National Team
Davy Arnaud has been a consistent performer for the Kasnas City Wizards since entering MLS in 2002. Playing along the likes of Josh Wolff, Preki, Kerry Zavagnin and Chris Klein (all former US national teamers) in the KC midfield and attack, Arnaud developed versatility unique to most American attacking midfielders. Arnaud's quality was on full […]
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/ 6122 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Graham Smith
Graham Smith, longtime goalkeeper in English Football and current manager in the United States joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast. Smith recently recommended Anton Peterlin to David Moyes, and now the midfielder has been transferred to the Toffees. Hear Smith's thoughts on Burnley's promotion to the EPL, and his memories of playing in England. […]
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/ 6122 days agoMLS Talk Podcast #98: Post Match Audio from Beckham's Return, Red Bull and Quakes Misery, PR Islanders Interviews
David Beckham is back in MLS. We hear from Beckham, Landon Donovan, Bruce Arena, Juan Carlos Osorio and Juan Pablo Angel after LA's 3-1 win over Red Bull. Daniel Feuerstein joins us to break down the match and talk about the state of the Red Bulls. Is this team actually worse than the infamous 1999 […]
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/ 6122 days agoPanama: The Next Big Thing in CONCACAF?
For several years now we've heard pundits proclaim Panama the next big thing in CONCACAF. The Central Americans have certainly teased us: the development of Jorge Dely Valdes and Roberto Brown as legitimate goal scoring threats were indications that the traditional Baseball country was shifting towards being competitive in football. Then, a run to the […]
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/ 6123 days agoRBNY 1-3 LA: Becks in The Big Apple, Big Show for MLS
A busy period here at MLS Talk thanks to the USMNT and CONCACAF Gold Cup hits a new level tonight with the return of the world's most famous athlete to the New York Metropolitan Area. Tonight and tomorrow we'll have full coverage on the site including during and immediately after the match. Additionally, tomorrow we […]
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/ 6123 days agoThe Case for Jimmy Conrad
Jimmy Conrad made his return for the United States in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Haiti. Conrad had been left out of the previous 27 US match squads, a remarkable statistic for such a gifted player with unique leadership skills. Conrad's solid organization and play helped to save a result for the United States against a […]
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/ 6124 days agoLandon Donovan: Troubling Signs of Immaturity Reappear
Grant Wahl's book The Beckham Experiment which is a masterpiece of sports writing also brings up the troubling subject of Landon Donovan and his continued lack of maturity. Wahl doesn't characterize it as such, but I have no choice but to see it as such. As our readers know, I love Landon Donovan as a […]
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/ 6124 days agoGive Us Our Yanks!
Jason Davis of Match Fit USA is leading a collective effort of those of us in the blogosphere who cover and support the USMNT to take action to help ensure maximum exposure for the US-Mexico qualifying match at Azteca on August 12th. As our readers are by now well aware, NBC/Universal through an agreement with […]
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/ 6125 days agoThe Maestro: Bruce Arena Turns the Galaxy Around
He's the best manager this nation has ever produced. Not only is he the best, but the gap between Bruce Arena and the second best American manager ever (Bob Bradley, Dom Kinnear, Mooch Myernick, etc?) is so wide it's not even worth debating. Bruce Arena has done what no US manager has ever done and […]
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/ 6125 days agoFirst XI Mania
Yesterday, we learned the First XI for the MLS All Star Game versus Everton on July 29th. Everton has lost its two most recent matches against MLS sides in Chicago last year and Salt Lake the year before. (I bet you never read that in the British press). David Moyes team features American keeper Tim […]
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/ 6126 days agoMLS Talk Podcast #97: CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup, our continental championship has been in full swing across the country in the last week. Adam Beasley from the Miami Herald joins us to discuss the competition, as well as Oguchi Onyewu's massive transfer to AC Milan in Serie A, and why Miami, a failed MLS and USL market always draws […]
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/ 6126 days agoGrant Wahl's The Beckham Experiment: A Review
Excellent sports' writing is not simply about analyzing players, teams or organizations. It's largely about painting a picture that fits into society's perceptions of the surrounding world. It's about writing a narrative and properly explaining the parts. It's about playing historian and social critic while discussing competitions and complex organizations. Sports' writing is an art […]
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/ 6127 days agoCONCACAF Gold Cup: The View So Far
The Quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup are set and here are the story lines. Panama has lost in close matches each of the last two Gold Cups to the United States. In 2005 it was in the PK shootout in the final, and in 2007 it was 2-1 on a controversial PK call against […]
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/ 6128 days agoUSA 2-2 Haiti: Smiles All Around in Turf Debacle (UPDATED)
With a desperate Haitian team coming to Foxborough to face a USA "C" team any result was on the table. But sadly when a match of this magnitude is played on artificial turf, it is difficult to make evaluations about the play and specific players with much certainty. While fans of MLS or USL often […]
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/ 6128 days agoMiami Bounces Back: But Turf Stands in the Way
Following the Confederations Cup final, we had a long discussion about South Florida as a market for football. While the TV ratings in English were higher in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market than any other in the country (with the nearby West Palm Beach market also ranking near the top of the ratings), the area is […]