The playoff numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Conference Semifinals – 2nd Leg Avg +/- Home Teams 2006 15,938 NA New England Dallas Houston DC United 2007 19,838 24.47% New England Chivas USA Houston DC United 2008 19,444 -1.99% Chicago Columbus Houston Chivas USA 2009 21,526 10.71% Chicago Columbus Houston Los Angeles 2010 19,871 […]

The playoff numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Conference Semifinals – 1st Leg Avg +/- Home Teams 2006 9,533 NA Chicago NY Colorado Chivas USA 2007 14,245 49.42% Chicago NY Dallas Kansas City 2008 10,476 -26.46% New England NY Salt Lake Kansas City 2009 19,985 90.77% New England Seattle Salt Lake Chivas USA 2010 […]

Way back in March, I wrote a post with the preseason predictions of some of the most widely read soccer pundits. Among the prognosticators that went so far as to designate playoff teams were Ives, a consolidation of ESPNSoccernet writers, Bruce McGuire of DuNord and seven others. In all, I collected the predictions of 17 […]

The Week 30 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Final Week YTD YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 20,277 NA 6 15,502 NA 192 2007 20,575 1.47% 7 16,767 8.16% 195 2008 17,338 -15.73% 7 16,460 -1.83% 210 2009 19,916 14.87% 8 16,037 -2.57% 225 2010 17,292 -13.17% 9 […]

The Week 29 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 29 Thru Week 29 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 20,277 6 15,502 192 2007 20,575 1.47% 7 16,767 8.16% 195 2008 17,338 -15.73% 7 16,460 -1.83% 210 2009 22,165 27.84% 7 15,878 -3.53% 205 2010 20,048 […]

The Week 28 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 28 Thru Week 28 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 19,097 6 15,348 186 2007 19,419 1.68% 6 16,636 8.39% 187 2008 16,219 -16.48% 7 16,396 -1.44% 188 2009 13,381 -17.50% 8 15,656 -4.51% 198 2010 15,013 […]

The Week 27 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 27 Thru Week 27 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 18,083 6 15,116 180 2007 18,241 0.87% 7 16,593 9.77% 181 2008 15,291 -16.17% 7 16,946 2.13% 181 2009 16,844 10.15% 7 15,748 -7.07% 190 2010 17,636 […]

The Week 26 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 26 Thru Week 26 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 15,419 7 15,014 174 2007 23,104 49.84% 7 16,475 9.73% 174 2008 16,948 -26.64% 6 16,448 -0.16% 174 2009 14,973 -11.65% 8 15,748 -4.26% 183 2010 16,022 […]

In another piece of bizarre scheduling, MLS and ESPN team up to bring us the Red Bulls and Galaxy tonight, live at 11. I'm working, so thanks to the magic of ESPN3, it suits me fine. Still, it will be interesting to see the rating for tonight's match on the deuce. Even without Thierry Henry, […]

Like most soccer fans, I am a soccer league polygamist. Because I live less than 20 minutes from an MLS club, I root for and follow Major League Soccer in the U.S. However, I am also a passionate Arsenal fan who lives and dies in every match they play throughout the year. And of course, […]

The Week 25 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 25 194 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 12,373 8 16,126 14,997 167 2007 18,809 52.02% 8 16,743 3.83% 16,251 8.36% 167 2008 15,671 -16.68% 7 16,336 -2.43% 17,015 4.70% 168 2009 10,176 […]

The Week 24 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 24 186 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 14,880 6 15,348 15,129 159 2007 17,987 20.88% 8 16,659 8.54% 16,118 6.54% 159 2008 16,016 -10.95% 7 16,450 -1.26% 17,073 5.92% 161 2009 16,148 […]

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 […]

There's a full slate of MLS action this weekend, but we begin the weekend preview with a farewell to Brian McBride. McBride, former Fulham captain and U.S. international, announced that this season would be his last for the Fire on Friday. It's the end of a long and successful career for the target man, who […]

Major League Soccer and adidas have extended their partnership agreement through 2018, according to a press release Monday. The two have been partners since the first season of MLS back in 1996. “The United States is a breeding ground for athletic talent and we need to ensure our homegrown athletes have viable opportunities to play […]