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/ 6426 days agoCharles Renkin to Arsenal? Some Thoughts
The recent press reports linking Arsenal and other Premier League clubs to 14 year old attacking midfielder Charles Renken whose sterling play for the US U-17 team in the Bradenton Invitational last year caught many eyes is terrifying from my perspective. Despite the success Arsenal has had in developing young footballers, Americans have had nothing […]
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/ 6426 days agoJeremiah White: Possible Revelation for the US?
Jeremiah White was called into US camp this past January and evidently did not make an impression on Bob Bradley. After playing a few minutes against Sweden he was released from the camp and has not been called back since. White can only hope Bradley is as open in his willingness to give attacking players […]
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/ 6426 days agoJeremiah White: A Possible Revelation?
Jeremiah White was called into US camp this past January and evidently did not make an impression on Bob Bradley. After playing a few minutes against Sweden he was released from the camp and has not been called back since. White can only hope Bradley is as open in his willingness to give attacking players […]
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/ 6427 days agoDifferent Night, Same Story: USL Triumphs, MLS Fails
What else is new? Another night of CONCACAF Champions League Action and another loss for an MLS side while another result is recorded by a side from our second division, USL-1. However we must all cut DC United some slack: without so many key players and then down a man after Devin McTavish’s strange sending […]
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/ 6427 days agoDifferent Night, Same Story: USL wins, and MLS Loses
What else is new? Another night of CONCACAF Champions League Action and another loss for an MLS side while another result is recorded by a side from our second division, USL-1. However we must all cut DC United some slack: without so many key players and then down a man after Devin McTavish's strange sending […]
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/ 6427 days agoMLS Scheduling Change Coming?
Last week MLS Rumors broke the story that Major League Soccer had tired off fending off critics like yours truly and was looking at revamping the entire structure of its season. Subsequently, The Original Winger and BBC Five Live’s Sean Wheelock followed up on this story with more thoughts. My thinking on this subject is […]
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/ 6427 days agoApertura/Clausura Debate: My Thoughts
Last week MLS Rumors broke the story that Major League Soccer had tired off fending off critics like yours truly and was looking at revamping the entire structure of its season. Subsequently, The Original Winger and BBC Five Live's Sean Wheelock followed up on this story with more thoughts. My thinking on this subject is […]
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/ 6428 days agoCONCACAF Champions League: Group D Preview
The Islanders have a chance to do USL proud in this group Santos Laguna was my pick to win the Superliga tournament. They bowed out in the group stage. Will the Champions League be any different? Santos stout defense starts with Oswaldo Sanchez once again the undisputed number one for Mexico ahead of the young […]
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/ 6428 days agoCONCACAF Champions League: Group D Preview
The Islanders have a chance to do USL proud in this group Santos Laguna was my pick to win the Superliga tournament. They bowed out in the group stage. Will the Champions League be any different? Santos stout defense starts with Oswaldo Sanchez once again the undisputed number one for Mexico ahead of the young […]
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/ 6428 days agoCONCACAF Champions League: Group C Preview
Atlante and Saprissa could face off in the knock out stages of the Champions League When most US based football fans last watched Atlante play it was a disgraceful display of unsporting play and behavior in the Superliga semifinal match against New England. But the Cancun based club has been playing well in the Apertura […]
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/ 6428 days agoCONCACAF Champions League Group C Preview
Atlante and Saprissa could face off in the knock out stages of the Champions League When most US based football fans last watched Atlante play it was a disgraceful display of unsporting play and behavior in the Superliga semifinal match against New England. But the Cancun based club has been playing well in the Apertura […]
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/ 6428 days agoCONCACAF Champions League: Group B Preview
Ricardo Ferretti’s UNAM Pumas Squad should win Group B/photo from Goal.com Earlier today we previewed Group A, likely the toughest group in the Champions league. This group could quite possibly be the softest. Pumas currently sits atop the table in the Mexican Apertura, and Dante Lopez, one of the few non Mexicans in the side […]
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/ 6428 days agoCONCACAF Champions League: Group B Preview
Ricardo Ferretti's UNAM Pumas Squad should win Group Earlier today we previewed Group A, likely the toughest group in the Champions league. This group could quite possibly be the softest. Pumas currently sits atop the table in the Mexican Apertura, and Dante Lopez, one of the few non Mexicans in the side has been playing […]
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/ 6429 days agoRapid Revival
Six points in two matches for a last place team is a feel good story in most football leagues, but in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference it puts you on the cusp of a playoff spot. What Gary Smith, the Rapids interim manager has done is remarkable since taking over a broken and battered team […]
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/ 6429 days agoGary Smith turns Colorado Rapids around
Six points in two matches for a last place team is a feel good story in most football leagues, but in Major League Soccer's Western Conference it puts you on the cusp of a playoff spot. What Gary Smith, the Rapids interim manager has done is remarkable since taking over a broken and battered team […]