pedroheizer

Pedroheizer

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Pedro Heizer began his sportswriting career covering the Miami Heat of the NBA. Soon after, he opened his horizons and began writing about soccer in the United States on his website 90 Minutes Strong. Pedro highly enjoys watching and covering Major League Soccer and the United States Men's and Women's National Teams.

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/ 4308 days ago

City of Miami Says No To MLS Stadium; Beckham and His Group Will Now Look For Option C

David Beckham's dreams of launching a MLS team in Miami were dealt a major blow today after his Option B for a stadium location, the boat slip and park next to American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami, was vetoed by Miami's mayor. This is the second stadium location that Beckham and his group have been […]

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/ 4319 days ago

Tim Howard Thinks USMNT Youth Will Be A Huge Factor in World Cup Success

Even before Jürgen Klinsmann made the shocking decision to leave Landon Donovan out of the final 23 players that will play in Brazil, this U.S. Men’s National Team was heading to Brazil as one of the least experienced US teams in a very long time. This is USMNT's first World Cup since 1990 where a single […]

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/ 4341 days ago

David Beckham May Have Finally Found a Site For His Miami MLS Stadium

David Beckham’s new MLS team could very well be making a change for the better. While all the attention was on PortMiami, the controversial site for a proposed Miami MLS stadium in an area of the city with limited space and poor access to parking and transportation, David Beckham’s group's real estate advisor John Alschuler […]

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/ 4343 days ago

Gedion Zelalem Moves a Step Closer to Becoming Eligible for USMNT

The United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) might be on the verge of acquiring yet another high profile European in the near future. According to Steven Goff of The Washington Post, Arsenal midfielder Gedion Zelalem is on the verge of becoming an American citizen. And by doing so, he'll be eligible to represent the red, […]

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/ 4343 days ago

Atlanta Phoenix Is Best Choice For Name Of MLS Team

Last week, that Atlanta Business Journal newspaper created a poll asking readers what they thought the name of their new 2017 MLS franchise soccer team should be. After over 1,000 entries, the results are in. With over 29% of the votes, the fans decided that Atlanta Phoenix would be the perfect name. The top two runners-up included […]

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/ 4343 days ago

USA has caught World Cup soccer sticker fever

The World Cup sticker album from Panini has been one of fascination for kids and adults alike, and has been for at least every four years. In 1998, on the heels of the World Cup, my dad bought me my first ever World Cup sticker album. Gluing stickers into an album seems elementary, but the […]

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/ 4356 days ago

US Soccer Announces Lottery System for Tickets to Match Against Turkey

U.S. Soccer announced yesterday that tickets for the highly anticipated match versus Turkey on June 1 at Red Bull Arena will be distributed to the general public thorough a lottery system. Unlike the match versus Nigeria in Jacksonville, in which fans can purchase their tickets on ussoccer.com and over 20,000 fans already have, fans wanting […]

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/ 4360 days ago

Chicago Fire vs New England Revolution, Live at 4pm ET on NBCSN: Open Thread

Chicago Fire (0-1-5) vs New England Revolution (2-3-1) Toyota Park April 19, 2013 4 p.m (NBCSN) Probable Lineup: The Chicago Fire come into this game still looking for their first “W” of the season. The Fire reached a draw for a fifth consecutive match, playing to a 1-1 result with the Montréal Impact last Saturday. […]
Darren Walsh

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/ 4363 days ago

MLS stadium not going according to plan In New York & Miami

On Monday, the New York Times broke the news that Major League Soccer’s newest MLS franchise, New York City FC (NYCFC) — which is slated to begin play in 2015, will be playing its first three seasons in a baseball stadium. NYCFC is set to publicly announce that the expansion franchise will play from 2015 […]

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/ 4367 days ago

MLS Atlanta Team Is a Smart Move For League & Atlanta Falcons

All indications are that Atlanta will be officially named as Major League Soccer's newest franchise on Wednesday, and that Hotlanta, not Miami, will be the 22nd team in MLS. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and MLS have scheduled a “major announcement” for Wednesday at 5pm in downtown Atlanta. Unlike Miami, Atlanta has a stadium deal […]

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/ 4377 days ago

USMNT 2-2 Mexico: US Let 2-0 Lead Slip In Julian Green Debut

After a strong first half that led to two goals, the United States Men’s National Team looked lost in the second half as they let a 2-0 lead slip into a 2-2 final result against rivals Mexico in Glendale, Arizona. Deciding to spice things up, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann decided to go with a 4-4-2 […]

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/ 4377 days ago

USA-Mexico Preview and Possible Starting XI For USMNT

When: April 2, 2014 Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona TV: Pre-match coverage begins at 11pm ET on ESPN2 and WatchESPN. Game kicks off at 11:15pm ET on ESPN, UniMas and WatchESPN. The United States will face Mexico for the first since their 2-0 victory over “El Tri” last September. Essentially made up only of Major […]
Michael Bode

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/ 4379 days ago

Jurgen Klinsmann Hires Berti Vogts as USMNT World Cup Special Advisor

The U.S. Men’s National Team is getting more of an European flavor after it was announced earlier today that head coach Jüngen Klinsmann has appointed Berti Vogts to be a Special Advisor to the USMNT from now through the World Cup this summer. Any fan of the Germany National Team knows Vogts and his pedigree. […]

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/ 4384 days ago

Jurgen Klinsmann Names 22-Man Squad For USMNT Game vs Mexico

Mostly made up of Major League Soccer talent, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called up 22 players for the friendly on April 2nd versus border rivals Mexico. The clock is ticking, and this will be the last time Klinsmann will be able to notice players before he calls his squad for […]

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/ 4384 days ago

Time to stop the jokes about Miami being a bad soccer market

When artist renderings of David Beckham's proposed Miami MLS stadium were unveiled on Monday, the Internet responded with its typical negative and stereotypical comments about Miami as a sports town. Some of the few choice comments included: "looks good except the stadium will be half full most of the time" "half full?! I'd be surprised […]
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