More MLS managers under pressure as 2016 gets started
Every MLS team is into preseason camp now, hustling and bustling inside of domes to avoid the snowfall outside, or passing and trapping away in happier, sunnier climes. But …
Author: Steve Davis
Jordan Morris will face more pressure in Seattle than at Werder Bremen
Jordan Morris, a.k.a. the newest chase rabbit in American soccer’s perpetual “next big thing” pursuit, has already established himself as a unique figure in the domestic game. He was …
2016’s 10 most intriguing names in US soccer
There are notable figures you may hear more about in 2016, but will they provide us with sufficient stacks of intrigue? In other words, are they supplying plot? Are …
Word to the soccer wise: Never overreact to the US’s January camp roster
When it comes to assessing and dissecting the U.S. national team’s January camp rosters, here is this most important thing to remember: You really should conquer any urge to …
When will the first superstar manager arrive in MLS?
High mountains have been conquered in luring biggie-big names into Major League Soccer. David Beckham was foremost, of course, but Andrea Pirlo, Didier Drogba, Kaka and quite a few …
Ashley Cole links are the perfect addition to the LA Galaxy’s nonsensical offseason
Reports from afar that Ashley Cole is close to signing with the LA Galaxy would once have been dismissed as more Euro-generated garbage littering the outer edges of silly …
Skip the Abby Wambach backlash and focus on US Soccer’s identity problem
Our country’s soccer fans and pundits have been arguing about so-called passport players since before we knew what a pundit was. It’s been a talker since the days of …
Sunil Gulati had a bad 2015; 2016 needs to be better
Is there anyone in the US soccer establishment more ready for 2015 to be over than federation president Sunil Gulati? Well, check that … in this glorious year of …