Robert Hay

Tonight's DC United/Toronto match-up was evenly matched on paper. Both teams were in the middle of the Eastern Conference, rebuilding after disappointing seasons last year, and had new coaches building their team in their own image. Once the whistle blew, however, the discrepancy between the two teams on this night could not have been bigger. […]

Weekend five is upon us and as the U.S. deals with a nasty line of storms moving through the Eastern seaboard and Rocky Mountains, it's a great weekend to stay inside and watch some soccer. Saturday's matches are good television: the first match see Eastern Conference leader Philadelphia hosting a Seattle team looking to find […]

Deadline deals are some of the most exciting in sports, and this one looks to be no different. MLS announced today that Benny Feilhaber, most recently of AGF Aarhus, agreed to a contract with the league late Friday night and will be made available to the teams via allocation order. Feilhaber had received playing time […]

Because of the number of games played during the week, this weekend's schedule is evenly distributed between Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday evening spotlight match is DC United visiting BMO Field and Toronto FC, as seen on Fox Soccer Channel. The Sunday game on Telefutura is Chicago hosting the Beckham- and Donovan-less Los Angeles Galaxy. […]

Fabian Espindola knocked in a loose rebound late in stoppage time to give Real Salt Lake a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids and a leg-up in the 2011 Rocky Mountain Cup. Espindola also gave MLS fans the only goal of the evening, as the other match between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Toronto FC […]

For the uninitiated, the Rocky Mountain Cup is a yearly fan rivalry between the only two MLS clubs in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado and Real Salt Lake. The Cup has been awarded since 2005 and the games to decide the Cup have been heated, with Wednesday's match-up expected to be the same. But more than […]

In his short but impressive coaching career, Jason Kreis may be approaching heights unseen by an MLS coach. This weekend he essentially fielded a backup squad that handled an undefeated Revolution squad. RSL is in the CONCACAF Champions League final and is the prohibitive favorite to win a second MLS Cup in three years. Also […]

What, you may ask, is Robert thinking. Instead of a straight-forward and honest discussion and analysis of this weekend's MLS action, he resorts to a cheap blogging trick and uses a popular band to help make his article different. What does a popular moody British rock band have to do with American soccer, and is […]

Yesterday's LA Galaxy/DC United match had everything that MLS could want from a match. A full house of passionate fans yelling and chanting the entire match as two possible playoff teams, one with one of the world's most famous players and the other with a potential U.S. star, played an almost even and intense match. This […]

A retro look for this weekend's open thread, because fifteen years ago this month MLS kicked off its first season. Despite all the complaints we have about the current state of MLS and what it does and doesn't do, we can all agree that the league's taste in uniforms has vastly improved. There are some […]

Our week of action has already kicked off with the, ahem, controversial draw between New England and Vancouver. But there is a full slate of intriguing games this weekend, so please vote in the poll at the end of this post. Before doing that, however, let's take a look at the news from the past […]

The United States lost a promising national team player today when Andy Najar officially announced he would represent Honduras in the 2011 Gold Cup and thus be eligible to play for their national team. Najar, the 2010 Rookie of the Year in MLS, comes from the Central American country but has lived the past few […]

Real Salt Lake has landed in Costa Rica and are prepared for tonight's kickoff. Tonight RSL will take on FC Saprissa on their home turf with the aggregate winner advancing to the CONCACAF Champions League Final. Kickoff is 10 PM Eastern time. RSL holds a 2-0 aggregate lead thanks to their victory over El Monstruo Morado two […]

Goals were not at a premium this weekend as a total of 24 goals were scored in the eight matches, including some high scoring affairs. Only two teams (Dallas and Philly) failed to notch a goal and Sporting KC and Vancouver combined for a shoot out in their match. Balancing some of the higher scores […]

Columbus opened the weekend with a 2-0 victory last night over a ten-man FC Dallas team. But today has a full slate of intriguing match-ups. Storylines to watch include: Can the Union grab an eye-opening point or three and get a result on the road against LA? Will New England be in the top three of […]