The playoff numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Quarterfinals Totals(both legs) Avg +/- Teams 2006 12,736 NA CHI, COL, CHV, DAL, DCU, HOU, NE, RBNY 2007 17,041 33.81% CHI, CHV, DAL, DCU, HOU, KC, NE, RBNY 2008 14,960 -12.22% CHI, CHV, CLB, HOU, KC, NE, RBNY, RSL 2009 20,755 38.74% CHI, CHV, CLB, […]

In late October this website asked, Why no praise for West Brom? West Brom then promptly went on to win one more point in the following games. It is with that lesson that I must apologise to any Bolton fans if their team suddenly goes on a slide but it cannot go without saying any longer. […]

Colorado Rapids won their first MLS Cup in its team history Sunday evening after a 2-1 extra time win against FC Dallas. Here are some of the pictures from that historic night.

A simple question, but it's probably a complicated answer. Is Major League Soccer heading in the right direction or not? MLS commissioner Don Garber revealed several upcoming changes to MLS during half-time of the 2010 MLS Cup Final last night. But the final itself left a lot to be desired and possibly was an indication […]

Somebody should tell Luis Suarez that the casting for the next season of HBO's True Blood has already been finalized. The Ajax and Uruguay striker will face possible disciplinary action after he bit an opponent from PSV Eindhoven. The incident happened in Saturday's 0-0 draw. The referee didn't see it but Suarez, in addition to […]

If you read last week's post and failed to believe me, then just maybe because of this weekend's matches and results you'll start to realize that this league isn't one that falls into the cliched colloquialisms that tend to surround themselves with the Premier League. Supporters of both Manchester clubs will emerge from the weekend […]

What would be the best team you could name out of all the Premier League players who can’t get a regular game for their club side? Lining up with a vintage 4-4-2 formation, here is my selection. I’d be interested to hear yours. Goalkeeper – Shay Given (Manchester City) When he arrived from Newcastle, Given […]

Chelsea and Manchester United are now even atop the league, but the big story comes from North London, where Tottenham Hotspur put to rest that oft-cited statistic. Now Spurs have won a road match against a Big 4 opponent, beating Arsenal at the Emirates 3-2 on Saturday. That, romps by Manchester City, Bolton and Liverpool, […]

Congratulations to the Colorado Rapids, 2010 champions of Major League Soccer. The franchise were awarded their first title after a 2-1 win in Toronto over FC Dallas, with extra time needed to separated two teams that had drawn their regular season matches. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, myself and Christopher […]

Tuesday, November 23rd 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST Guests: Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated Robert Houghton discusses the change from Wizards to Sporting Kansas City Patrick Quinn A Happy Colorado Rapids Supporter Re-Capping the 2010 MLS Cup Final Duane Rollins of the 24th Minute Blog & It's Called Football Show will discuss MLS Cup from […]

The 2010 MLS Cup Final is over. While congratulations need to go to Colorado Rapids for winning the final, the lasting memories for me from this final are (1) some world-class saves by Kevin Hartman and Matt Pickens, (2) some awful refereeing decisions by Baldomero Toledo, and (3), worst of all, the embarrassing number of […]

The Serie A continues with much of the same; Benitez loses his second game in a row, Krasic cuts through defenders like a hot knife through butter, and Ibrahimovic provides a fantastic goal for us all to enjoy. This slate of Serie A games saw many players play brilliantly, like Menez for Roma, Krasic for […]

If you missed Zlatan Ibrahimovic's bicycle kick for AC Milan this past weekend, or you want to watch it again and again, see the above video. There are few goals in soccer that are as beautiful as a bicycle kick. While this wasn't the best bicycle kick by any means, it still showed how skillful […]

There are so many candidates this week. I almost wanted to nominate all three of Raul's goals against Werder Bremen, but that would have been a little bit unfair. Last week's winner was Sergio Pinto, who scored an incredible long range volley. Pick your favourite and comment below! Here are the nominees in no particular […]

Saturday's games were representative of how this Bundesliga has gone so far. Goals galore, shock results, and one clear leader of the pack in the form of Borussia Dortmund. Here are the results! Borussia Monchengladbach 2 – 3 Mainz Mainz have finally ended their poor run of form with a comeback win here against Gladbach. […]