Those of us round long enough to remember the Ipswichs, Blackburns and QPRs of old running rampant in the early days of the Premier League may have winced listening to Setanta's commentators gag with delight as Dossena's lobbed long ball made it Liverpool 4, Manchester United 1. "This is why this is the greatest league […]

This past week was a disappointing week for the Serie A in the Champions League, to say the least. As it is well known, all 3 remaining Serie A teams were eliminated in the Round of 16. Although Roma and Juventus put up a good fight in their matchups, Italy's top clubs fell short in […]

In 2046, when the history of the first 50 years of the MLS is published, I have no doubt that Dwayne De Rosario will be highlighted as one of the top players of the league’s first 20 years of existence. After spending time with the Toronto Lynx, FSV Zwickau, and the Richmond Kickers, in 2001 […]

I’ve wondered for a long time what it is that managers see in Stewart Downing, particularly England managers. Since his first call up in February 2005, Downing has been pretty much been a regular in the England squad, but why? I don’t understand how one player can have gained 22 caps without ever making an […]

Following Liverpool’s 4-0 dismantling of Real Madrid at Anfield last midweek, France legend Zinedine Zidane described Steven Gerrard as “the best player in the world.” “Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be. “No team will be successful […]

Brian Quarstad from Inside Minnesota Soccer has his weekly look around the net at news related to USL.

With Hamburg's win today over Energie Cottbus, the Dinosaurs join Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich in a three way log jam in second place behind surprise front runners Hertha Berlin. All four are four points behind the pace with upstarts Hoffenheim a mere five points off the pace with just ten games remaining. So the Bundesliga […]

Liverpool humiliated Man United 4-1 Saturday at Old Trafford in a statement victory that may sustain the Merseysiders' title ambitions: fact. For United, losing soundly to their most fierce rivals at home couldn't have been better timed or circumstanced: thesis. Yes, Manchester United were cruising. They had just vanquished their manager's biggest rival in fellow […]

Episode 5 of Special 1 TV has premiered, but to me — this is one of the weakest ones to date. Mario Rosenstock is well known for imitating voices of famous football stars for the Gift Grub show on Irish radio. Talented he is, no doubt. But if you watched the above Special 1 TV […]

It's time to stop with the finger pointing. It's time to stop with the name calling and we have to stop bickering with each other. And you know what this message also goes out to both Commissioners of our professional leagues in Don Garber of MLS & Francisco Marcos of USL. It's way too late […]

This has to be one of the best weeks in Liverpool's history under Rafa Benitez. After beating Real Madrid so convincingly during mid-week in the Champions League, the Reds did the unthinkable today by thrashing Manchester United 4-1 at Old Trafford. The Premier League title race is back on. Liverpool's win takes Benitez's side to […]

This may seem like a stark statement but in these tough economic times this is exactly what investors and football lovers must confront this reality. We've discussed in recent weeks the poor television ratings MLS has been receiving and the general lack of interest even among the football supporting public in the United States. The […]

Is the World Baseball Classic, www.worldbaseballclassic.com , gaining on Soccer's World Cup? Probably not too much, considering baseball is not played in nearly as many countries. But, this Classic is a thorn in the side of MLS. As the opening week of the new MLS season approaches, the Classic will be entering its final days. Who do you […]

The 19th FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football. The USA have a somewhat checkered record in the World Cup, but have reached […]

MLS has an odd salary structure. Nobody who is objective can claim otherwise. While some players are fairly compensated most quite frankly are not. The following list provides us with a player per team that is likely to contribute more to the league this season than their salary would indicate. This list is a hodgepodge […]