Robert Hay

The 2011 Gold Cup is an interesting tournament, one almost designed specifically for the most hard core soccer fan. The winner advances to the Confederations Cup, which is a very scaled down version of the World Cup, and you have to really be into soccer to buy tickets for Panama versus Guadeloupe (Tuesday in Detroit). […]

When the United States takes the pitch tomorrow versus Spain, there will be more on the line than most people realize. Just like when the Yanks faced off against Argentina and Brazil in equally meaningless friendlies, there will be a lot of pride at stake in the match. True, the U.S. has beaten Spain before […]

For American soccer fans, we are entering a frantic month of soccer. In addition to our normal MLS action, we will have the chance to see the Gold Cup and an impressive friendly against Spain. With the action spread out across the U.S., this may be the most soccer saturated this country has been since […]

During a weekend known as the Super Bowl of soccer, it was MLS and not the Champions League final that provided a bit of drama and the interesting story lines. Some of the more interesting stats from this weekend include: Saturday saw the most total MLS goals scored in one day. Only one team (New […]

It was an incredibly busy week in American soccer. Between the US national team, MLS midweek matches, and all sorts of FIFA controversies, there was a wealth of story lines for fans of the beautiful game. Below are some of the ones we were following this week that we did not have time to post […]

The call-ups are done, and the rosters are known. Every team participating in this year's Gold Cup has unveiled their rosters, and as expected the U.S. and Mexico look the strongest but other teams look to have the talent to challenge the top two. After a day reading some quality analysis and thinking about the […]

My name is Robert Hay, and I am a fan of Freddy Adu. That statement has for years been quite controversial, as the young American has been the center of much discussion of the failures of American soccer. We hype them too young! We don't develop our own talent! Don't let players like Agudelo and […]

In a Major League Soccer season that has seen a lot, this weekend saw some of it all over again. Lightning threatening to cancel a game? Check. Scoreless draws? Check. Impressive scoreless streaks? Check. One way to look at this past weekend is to just say "been there, done that". But that would be taking […]

The summer friendly season kicked off today when DC United hosted Eredivisie champs Ajax at RFK stadium. Ajax, a week after their impressive 3-1 win over FC Twente, trotted out five starters from last week's match and played a total of ten starters from a week ago. DC was without the services of Charlies Davies […]

Looking back on Earl's preseason preview of the Colorado Rapids, you will see the following players listed as anticipated starters: Pickens (10) Kimura (10) – Wynne (8) – Moore (10) – Wallace (5) Mullan (5) – Larentowicz (10) – Mastroeni (8) – Smith (9) Casey (2) – Cummings (6) With pretty much the entire team […]

By now you have probably heard the Bob Bradley deadline of May 23 to announce his call-ups for the U.S. National Team. This is a critical call-up, as not only will these players play in the 2011 Gold Cup but also in the friendly versus Spain. As such, Bob Bradley will likely go the opposite […]

Often I view the end of the European soccer season as a silly time, because every player with any talent (and some without) are rumored to be acquired by one club or another. This speculation extends to MLS because the league has shown that it is capable of developing talent and playing a high level […]

Whether you think of them as the Galácticos or the Galactic Empire, the Los Angeles Galaxy had a statement game this weekend and asserted their place in the table. Los Angeles now sits in first place with 20 points (although RSL has five games in hand) and was the only one of the pre-season favorites […]

Frustrated. That was the word of the night for both teams that took the pitch at RFK Stadium on Saturday night. It began with Charlie Davies, who with Bob Bradley as one of the almost 13,000 in attendance had a chance to show that he was well on his way back to being USMNT fit. […]

After a midweek tease, the MLS slate is full this weekend with all but two teams playing on Saturday. For those looking forward to a little Friday night soccer, there will be none so you'll just have to wait for Saturday night's glamorous TV lineup, which includes the renewal of the U.S. leg of the […]