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/ 3785 days agoThe weight of England is on Gary Neville's shoulders at Valencia
Gary Neville’s surprise appointment by Valencia was a long time coming. The former Manchester United captain’s work as Roy Hodgson’s assistant manager, his tactical analysis for Sky Sports and friendship with Peter Lim all led to the appointment that was confirmed Wednesday. Neville’s appointment arrived with sensational media back home in England where the former Manchester […]
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/ 3795 days agoDifference between MLS, NASL models creates worrying arms race
The North American Soccer League (NASL) concluded its fifth season on Nov. 15 with the New York Cosmos' 3-2 win over the Ottawa Fury in the league’s title game. The title was the Cosmos' seventh across the league's two incarnations, with the club currently benefiting from a league model that's drastically different from Major League […]
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/ 3801 days agoTerrorists are targeting soccer but fans' power to unite will prevail
The followup of Friday’s events in Paris with the cancellation of Tuesday’s Germany-Netherlands friendly has shook the world. Four days after attacks in France included blasts outside the Stade de France during a France-Germany friendly, a suspicious package was found HDI-Arena in Hanover, prompting local police to evacuate the venue and cancel the scheduled match. That […]
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/ 3803 days agoFC Dallas and the birth of MLS 3.0
FC Dallas is one step away from the MLS Cup after recording the most points in the league’s ultra-competitive Western Conference in 2015. The team faces Portland in a two-leg tie with the right to represent the West in MLS Cup 2015 on the line. If Dallas advances and Columbus beats New York in the […]
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/ 3807 days agoSuccess of Indian Super League partly due to MLS blueprint
The first two seasons of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) championship has been a smashing success. The well-promoted league is essentially a 60-day mini-tournament that is meant to keep the attention of those in a nation not accustomed to following high-level club soccer on the local level. Both the Indian Premier League (IPL) competition in […]
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/ 3809 days agoDavid Moyes is tailor-made for Major League Soccer
David Moyes sacking from Real Sociedad creates a unique opportunity for several Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs to bring in a high level manager from abroad, one who understands the American game and player more than most. The former Everton boss has spent more time in the United States and around American players than just […]
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/ 3810 days agoWhat Chelsea must do to finish 4th in the Premier League
Chelsea is sinking without a trace in this Premier League season. While it has been obvious since a 1-3 loss to Southampton early in October that the Blues were unlikely to repeat as Premier League champions, three league losses on the trot now make it increasingly difficult for Chelsea to finish in the top 4. Consider […]
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/ 3820 days agoRanking the top 20 cities for MLS, NASL and USL expansion
Interest in professional soccer is growing at an unprecedented pace in the United States and Canada. However, not all markets are created equally. If marketing and stadium circumstances are favorable, almost any metropolitan area over 500,000 citizens could support pro soccer, but some have better situations than others. While the United States and Canada ended […]
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/ 3830 days agoCanada’s soccer teams producing overdue & well-earned success
Irrespective of the attitude many critics demonstrate, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a uniquely American success story. In a land that was long a professional soccer wasteland with the exception of short periods of achievement that quickly collapsed, MLS has been able to sustain itself and build an impressive product by any truly objective standard over […]
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/ 3830 days agoKlopp takes over mantle from Mourinho as king of Premier League
Jürgen Klopp’s arrival in England set off a media frenzy that has lasted right into this weekend’s Premier League action. Klopp’s management of Liverpool did more than give long suffering Reds fans hope. It has given the British press, which is starved for superstars, a figure to obsesses over. The recent exodus of global superstar […]
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/ 3837 days agoUSSF has systemic problems as well as holding Gulati accountable
The United States Men’s National Team program has hit a clear tipping point. Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup coupled with the stunning 2-0 loss to Honduras in the CONCACAF U-23 Championship represented a double-whammy indicting the current direction of the program. Poor results and national team regression come at a point […]
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/ 3840 days agoSunderland move does not make sense for Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce has returned to club management after a short sabbatical by accepting an offer to manage Sunderland. Ellis Short, the reclusive American-based billionaire who owns the club stated the obvious when he said “Sam was the obvious best choice for the job.” Clearly Allardyce, whose record speaks for itself, was the best choice for […]
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/ 3841 days agoCONCACAF Cup primer: Why USA vs. Mexico matters
Why is it so big? The number of Americans of Mexican descent is approximately 54 million people, or almost one-sixth of the United States population. The tight balance in the CONCACAF region makes every US-Mexico game a high stakes spectacle between two often evenly-matches teams. Mexico more or less dominated CONCACAF from the 1950s until […]
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/ 3843 days agoHonigstein's 'Das Reboot' is required reading for soccer fans
“Das Reboot,” a new book from Raphael Honingstein which hits book stores and online retailers on Tuesday, is a masterful look at how German soccer broke out of its conservative traditions to create a world champion. While Germany has always from the view of outsiders been a world powerhouse, having never fallen short of the World […]
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/ 3844 days agoChelsea’s best chance of a top 4 finish is to sack Jose Mourinho
Chelsea’s start to the Premier League season, which has seen the west London club lose two of its last three home matches in the league and drop four of the last seven overall in league play, is the worst start for a defending champion in memory. Manager Jose Mourinho’s 7-minute rant to Sky Sports after […]