How I Fell In Love With Soccer, The Beautiful Game
I knew I was an addict when I was 14 years old. It was 1998. I had just returned to the United States from a month-long invitational soccer camp …
Category: Soccer in America
Is the EPL Americanizing the UK or Is the League Anglicizing the USA?
The Gaffer’s food column last week got me to thinking. Are we Americanizing the UK or are they Anglicizing the US? For myself, I’m none too sure. I mean, …
Could The Window Be Cracked For American Soccer?
January 28, 2011 Leagues: Major League Soccer, MLS Popularity, Soccer in America, US National Team 85 Comments
Mid-July 2011. What is the significance of this date? That’s when training camps for the 2011-12 NFL season would open. For the first time since 1987 however, the National …
American Intrigue: Promotion/Relegation
November 30, 2010 Leagues: Major League Soccer, Promotion and Relegation, Soccer in America 46 Comments
I was listening to the EPLTalk Podcast Weekend Review this morning on the way to work (and it probably isn’t said enough, thank you to Richard, Laurence, Kartik, and …
What Are Your Earliest Childhood Memories of Soccer?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Or, for we soccer supporters, which came first for you – playing soccer or watching it on television? Looking back to …
The U.S. Becomes a Soccer Nation, If Just For One Day
Walking up and down the streets of New York before the most highly anticipated U.S. soccer match in history, one could have mistaken this city for London, Berlin or …
Being A Football Fan Can Be A Fickle Old Folly
In Europe, following a football team can be a lot like gaining another sibling. You even see in places like Argentina, where money is scarce, people will come out …
Top 5 Lowlights of American Soccer in 2009
2010 is upon us, which means that it’s the time of year when we journalists, pundits, analysts, and/or columnists take stock of the year that has passed and provide …
Final MLS Table
October 26, 2009 American Soccer, Bruce Arena, David Beckham, Fredy Montero, Jason Kreis, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Leagues: Major League Soccer, MLS News and Notes, MLS Playoffs, MLS Single Table, MLS Table, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Sigi Schmid, Soccer in America, Steve Nicol, Uncategorized 17 Comments
The season is over and, after a wild weekend, we have our playoff teams. The first round of playoffs looks like this: West LA Galaxy vs Chivas USA Houston …
Want To Grow Soccer In The US: It Takes Honest Criticism Not A Pollyanna Approach
Labor Day has come and gone, the sun is setting earlier, and, even here in Houston, the air contains a slight fall crispness. Yes, the Summer of Soccer is …
