Aug
27

MLS Playoff Odds


Lots of people complain that the biggest thing against soccer is the lack of stats. Americans love their stats and honestly I can’t blame them. Other sports are full of them and soccer does lack some statistical value to some people. Well, today I found a site that puts the math to the test and…[continue reading]

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Aug
27

MLS Clubs Drop Opening CCL Games


Not a good night for Major League Soccer on the international scene. Two games on foreign soil and two very ugly losses. Chivas loses in Panama to Tauro 2-0. New England loses in Trindad to Jack Warner’s Joe Public 2-1. MLS clubs lost games to very small clubs. Not the big boys of CONCACAF like…[continue reading]

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Aug
26

TFC goes on a Summer Retreat


You read that headline correctly, Toronto FC is on a retreat – in the middle of a playoff race. Yup, head coach John Carver decided to get the club away from things in Toronto for a couple days and for the new players to get accustom to their new teammates. One of those new players…[continue reading]

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Aug
26

Dallas Gets New Field

Dallas Gets New Field

Nice to know some clubs still care about where they play. While all summer pitches across the land turned brown or nasty due to too much play. FC Dallas made sure the stretch run into the fall would not include a nasty, torn up field. Kudos FCD for caring about your field.

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Aug
26

Possible Revs Stadium Location Update

Possible Revs Stadium Location Update

It’s starting to sounds like this is just another Boston suburb to check off the list for New England fans. We talked back in mid-July about the possibility of New England building a stadium in the Boston suburb of Somerville, which is located not too far out of the city. This time however, the news…[continue reading]

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Aug
26

CONCACF Champions League Preview


No more than five months after the previous regional tournament concluded, a new format kicks off tonight. Yup, the CONCACAF Champions League is getting under way and will not officially put and end to the CONCACAF Champions Cup and many other previous tournaments. I’ve said before that I love this new format and have really…[continue reading]

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Aug
26

WVH Power Rankings: Sorting Out The Mess


A lot can change in one week. You can go from sitting on top of the world to forth or fifth place. It doesn’t take much to change you place in line, just ask any Olympian. It’s no different in the world of soccer, especially in a parity driven MLS. We’ve gotten 21 games in…[continue reading]

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Aug
25

Monday Kicker: Dogging The West

Monday Kicker: Dogging The West

Let’s just say things out west aren’t as good as they’ve been in years past. There’s been plenty of talk today all over the soccer blogosphere about how bad the western conference is in Major League Soccer. Most of you already know my feelings on the western side of the ball compared to the eastern…[continue reading]

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Aug
25

WVH Watch List: Race for the MVP


Hard to believe that it already that time. Time to start putting together watch lists for certain yearly awards. Right now you could make a case for a lot of people in this year’s MVP race. But let’s look at the award real quick. I’m kind of hoping this is the year that someone other…[continue reading]

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Aug
25

Yanks Abroad: Weekend Recaps


Call it a new feature here on WVH, while I’m trying to maintain focus on the MLS playoff race; this is something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now, a focus on the Americans abroad in other leagues. I was going to debut this last week but honestly ran out of time early…[continue reading]

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