Despite some of the more odd pairings for MLS Rivalry Weekend/Day (you can just taste the hatred between the Union and Revs!) the attempt by MLS and its TV partners to drive attention and viewers on a crowded sports weekend by putting so many hated teams on the pitch over two days led to some […]

For the past three years, the gulf between the two MLS conferences has seemingly been as deep as the Grand Canyon. In 2011 and 2012, the East's representative in MLS Cup was Houston, a convert from the West. The last time MLS Cup featured an original Eastern Conference team was 2008 when two teams from the […]

One thing we are not afraid to do here at MLS Talk is to take a look back on our predictions and previews to highlight what we got both awesomely right and so terribly wrong. Now that the 2012 MLS season is well over and the 2013 preseason is in full swing, I thought it […]

As you may have noticed when you excitedly opened your podcast app this morning, we were unable to record a post-Thursday episode of the MLS Talk podcast due to a variety of conflicts. However, after a wild and crazy first round/conference semi-final round, I wanted to approach a wrap-up from a different perspective. After elections, […]

In MLS, 56% of teams made the playoffs this year, meaning your team had a pretty good chance to make at least the 4 v. 5 game of the playoffs (except you, Toronto fans, sorry). Of course, at the end of the season, 44% of teams didn't. Some just fell short, like Montreal and FC […]

Tonight the road to MLS Cup 2012 begins with Chicago hosting Houston in the Eastern Conference 4/5 game. Over the next month ten teams will battle to determine who is the best team in MLS this season (at least, the best playoff team) and based on the regular season all of these games are must-see […]

When you have seen a world class striker perform many times, either on television or in-person, you think you have seen that player do everything. Then they score an amazing highlight reel goal that makes you scratch your head and you remember their greatness. Thierry Henry is that player. In the mid-week early afternoon game […]

An Atlantic Cup match is always a show. The dueling cheering sections always cheer a little louder, the players are a bit more physical, and the soccer world is reminded that league rivalries can be just as fierce on the East Coast as the West, albeit maybe slightly less well attended. The third and final […]

Last night's games certainly did not lack offense. Excluding the Seattle friendly, eighteen goals were scored in the seven MLS games and only two teams (not coincidentally, both playing midday) failed to score a goal on Wednesday. And anytime you have close, exciting games with a number of goals, there are inevitably some goal of […]

Welcome to this week's Monday Morning Sweeper, the new name for our weekly Monday column rehashing all of the action from this weekend in MLS. If you remember last week's column, we are trying to make this feature different and entertaining while still getting you caught up on all of the action that occurred on […]

You may have noticed when you visited the site today a new tab on the top of your page called "Summer Friendlies Schedule". With the recent announcements of a number of high-profile friendlies, the summer exhibition schedule is quickly coming together for many MLS and European teams. One of my biggest frustrations as a […]

Team: San Jose Earthquakes Coach: Frank Yallop Last Season: 8-12-14, 7th Western Conference, 14th Overall Hashtag: #SJEarthquakes Although it is an overused phrase, this year is a critical year for the San Jose 'Quakes. The team is at a crossroads and this season will show if the newer franchise with the classic name can create a permanent and financially […]

When the 2012 preseason opened for the New York Red Bulls, there were a lot of questions that had to be answered. No one knew the club’s plans after a season that looked disjointed and at times looked disgraceful – especially after the end of their first leg quarterfinal at home against the eventual MLS Cup […]

The most intriguing pick-up in the 2012 MLS Superdraft was the one not made in Kansas City. The Portland Timbers traded forward Kenny Cooper to the New York Red Bulls for the team's 2013 first round Superdraft pick and conditional allocation money. The move, announced prior to the draft, clears up some intriguing personnel conundrums […]

Poor New York Red Bulls. In a season when it was all supposed to come together (young stars! established DPs! weak conference! newish stadium!) it all fell apart. New York struggled all season and barely made the playoffs, defeating a floundering Dallas side before falling in the conference semi-finals. The offseason has not been kind […]