The Week 23 numbers look like this...   5 year comparison   Week 23 177 GP YTD   Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP  2006   11,814     10   15,158     15,139     153   2007   17,413   47.39%   7   16,522   9.00%   16,019   5.82%   151   2008   19,222   10.39%   6   16,472   -0.30%   17,121   6.88%   154   2009   16,665  […]

The Week 22 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 22 170 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP  2006  13,932  6  15,082  15,361  143  2007  16,209  16.34%  6  16,311  8.15%  16,005  4.19%  144  2008  15,294  -5.64%  9  16,350  0.24%  17,036  6.45%  148  2009  16,236  6.16%  6  15,903  -2.73%  16,559  -2.80% […]

The Week 21 numbers look like this...   5 year comparison   Week 21 162 GP YTD   Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP  2006   14,771     9   15,093     15,424     137   2007   17,381   17.67%   9   16,134   6.90%   15,996   3.71%   138   2008   15,625   -10.11%   7   16,409   1.70%   17,149   7.21%   139   2009   23,667  […]

The Week 20 numbers look like this...   5 year comparison   Week 20 154 GP YTD   Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP  2006   17,497     7   15,233     15,449     128   2007   23,740   35.68%   7   16,027   5.21%   15,899   2.91%   129   2008   13,907   -41.42%   4   16,484   2.85%   17,230   8.37%   132   2009   12,055  […]

The Week 19 numbers look like this...   5 year comparison   Week 19 145 GP YTD   Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP  2006   92,650     1   15,378     15,194     121   2007   25,407   -72.58%   5   15,897   3.37%   15,449   1.68%   122   2008   18,584   -26.85%   6   16,467   3.59%   17,334   12.20%   128   2009   16,846  […]

And this meant something. Bruce Arena fielded a somewhat — though not very — weakened team against the USL conference's basement dwellers and most likely expected to end up taking a comfortable lead down to Bayamon for the return leg. He won't be. The Islanders went on to smash the Galaxy 4 goals to 1, […]

The Week 15 numbers look like this...   5 year comparison   Week 15 117 GP YTD   Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP  2006   15,853     12   14,761     14,721     100   2007   14,650   -7.59%   6   14,948   1.26%   15,143   2.87%   103   2008   18,529   26.48%   6   16,629   11.25%   17,375   14.74%   106   2009   19,285  […]

After the failure of Germany 2006, nobody wanted to hire Bob Bradley for this job. It was hard to find a fan that thought he was the right man. US Soccer was desperate to hire Jurgen Klinsman. Columnist fantasized about importing some maestro from Europe or South America. When the other options failed to pan […]

The Week 1 numbers look like this...   5 year comparison   Week 1 8 GP YTD   Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP  2006   22,292     6   22,684     22,292     6   2007   16,109   -27.73%   6   17,051   -24.83%   16,109   -27.73%   6   2008   15,312   -4.95%   6   16,803   -1.46%   15,312   -4.95%   6   2009   17,095  […]

The UEFA Champions League(UCL) knockout phase is underway. It's not an exaggeration to suggest that it attracts a global audience and captivates fans with competition that features many of the greatest players in the game. When I was just beginning my journey of becoming a soccer fan(2003), I was struck by the emphasis that was […]