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/ 6235 days agoCONCACAF No Easy Haul
The fixtures may look less than daunting. But trips to Central America are never easy and with CONCACAF's own version of murderers row coming over the Summer (@ Costa Rica, Honduras, @ Mexico) it's imperative that the US take maximum points this week from the two relatively uncomplicated qualifiers in front of us. The United […]
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/ 6235 days agoUS-El Salvador 1997
Highlights of the US trip to San Salvador during the Hexagonal Qualifying for the 1998 World Cup. This is the most recent time El Salvador advanced to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying prior to this year. After game highlights which include a Roy Lassiter goal for the US in the 1-1 draw, a nice […]
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/ 6236 days agoThursday's MLS/US Soccer/USL News
By now everyone know about Cuauhtemoc Blanco's decision to leave the Fire. Should Blanco stay in MLS? Of course the league would love to have him, but wouldn't a farewell tour with America, leading the Mexico City based giants to a rare title (at least in recent terms) be more appropriate? The Mexican League is […]
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/ 6237 days agoJet Lag and American Footballers
I spent about an hour at US National Team training yesterday at Barry University in Miami Shores. I was completely alone watching the practice as the college had a baseball game and people were coming in and out of the complex preparing for the game. I could not find the USSF's press officer, who is […]
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/ 6238 days agoTuesday Quick Hits
Brad Friedel's red card suspension has been rescinded and he will play versus Manchester United in two weeks. Marcus Tracy scored his first league goal for AaB yesterday. Watch the goal here, and recall last week we discussed Tracy critical late match performance for Aab in the UEFA cup tie with Manchester City, the world's […]
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/ 6239 days agoMajor League Soccer Talk #69: Enzo Francescoli
A true legend of world football, Enzo Francescoli joins us on the show. Named one of the 100 greatest living footballers by Pele, Enzo takes us through his career at River Plate, Monaco, and Cagliari as well as with the Uruguay National Team. But first we discuss his current venture, GOL TV and its immediate […]
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/ 6239 days agoEddie Johnson's Recall and Other National Team Thoughts (UPDATED)
EJ Taken Down vs Argentina in Copa America/Getty Images MONDAY UPDATE: Most of the national team has arrived here in Miami for Training Camp. I'm personally very excited about having Jonathan Spector back in the fold for the US. depth on the back line is a definite concern going forward. Brad Guzan made his Premier […]
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/ 6239 days agoMLS Monday Review: The Rivalry Lives
As has been the case in the past, the NCAAs bumped up against MLS First Kick Weekend. For example when the Miami Fusion began play in 1998, the game was played on ABC while the tournament was going on. The University of Miami had lost a heart breaker to UCLA in the first round on […]
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/ 6240 days agoChuck Culpepper's"Bloody Confused": A Bad Read for an American Football (Soccer) Supporter
Chuck Culpepper's "Bloody Confused" has gotten plenty of praise on both sides of the Atlantic. The book released in a slightly modified version as "Up Pompey" in the UK, is about an American sportswriter of some note who discovers English Football and falls in love with Portsmouth Football Club. Culpepper's book has been hailed by […]
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/ 6240 days agoMLS Monday Review
Beginning this Monday we will have a look back at the weekend's MLS games every week . During USL season we will be doing the same. For WPS I'd like to find someone who knows the league and covers it do the same. If you follow the WPS please leave a comment on this thread.
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/ 6241 days agoThe Rivalry That Defines MLS: Galaxy-DC United
Football is about passion. Football is about trophies. Football is about titles. On this first MLS weekend, a quick glance at the schedule shows matchups like Chivas USA-Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes (the expansion team, not the the DeRo led Quakes of old)-New England Revs. At first glance the thought, "MLS is putting these […]
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/ 6242 days agoMLS First Kick: Thoughts
MLS seems to always get its timing wrong. Last night's MLS First Kick went head to head with the first night of the great American sporting event known as the NCAA Tournament. March Madness which is in many ways an Americanized version of the FA Cup is in some ways more recognizable to European tastes […]
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/ 6243 days agoMLS Eastern Conference Preview: March 19, 2009
1- Columbus Guille Barros Schelotto continues to be the most dangerous player in MLS. Frankie Hejduk and Chad Marshall return to form a solid core at the back, and with Robert Warzycha a player of some note for club taking over for Sigi Schmid, the Crew will not miss a beat. The runaway favorites to […]
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/ 6243 days agoFOX Steals UEFA C.L. Rights from ESPN
All the buzz of the last year that ESPN would be able to solidify its hold on football fans in the United States by acquiring Premier League rights is now moot. Fox Soccer Channel's audacious gamble to acquire UEFA Champions League rights has been successful according to sources. FOX's Jamie Trecker, a friend of this […]
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/ 6244 days agoSPORTEL America developments for soccer fans
EPL Talk and MLS Talk attended the 2009 SPORTEL America conference the past several days. Here are some of the points of conversation. Typically we don't report on gossip on this site (other sites specialize in that) but we felt the need to bring you some of this information as one of the few American […]