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 Attendance, MLS Popularity, Soccer in America, United States 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
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
December 30, 2009 American Soccer, Articifical Turf, CONCACAF, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Gold Cup, Leagues: Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer, Mexican National Team, MLS, NASL, North American Soccer League, Real Salt Lake, Soccer in America, United Soccer Leagues, United States, US National Team, US Soccer, US vs Mexico, USL 33 Comments
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 …