Sep
02

US Open Cup Final Preview

US Open Cup Final Preview

For once the US Open Cup is getting it’s just due for some hype going into tonight’s final. It sure didn’t hurt that two of the league’s best PR teams are in the final. DC United has done it’s best hyping the match against expansion side Seattle Sounders FC. Oh and there’s been a fun…[continue reading]

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Sep
01

Evening Links and Thoughts: More USL Thoughts

Evening Links and Thoughts: More USL Thoughts

While Major League Soccer is enjoying a slower week in terms of news and even games (yeah only three this weekend) due to the World Cup qualifying going on, the USL keeps rolling in the news. I just caught wind of another release via SoccerNet that goes into more details about how some clubs could…[continue reading]

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Sep
01

Another US World Cup Qualifer Not On ESPN?


Time to break out the littering of ESPN fails across the blogosphere. ESPN will not be showing the US-Honduras game or at least it sounds that way when you look at the upcoming TV schedules. WorldCupBuzz.com is reporting that the US-Honduras game on October 10th will not be broadcasted live on an ESPN channel. No…[continue reading]

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Sep
01

Ottawa Gets USL Club

Ottawa Gets USL Club

I suppose the dream of a MLS club in Ottawa is over, for now at least. Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), along with their partner Ottawa Fury owner and CEO John Pugh, announced today they have applied for a United Soccer Leagues First Division (USL-1) franchise. The team would play and be based at…[continue reading]

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Sep
01

WVH Power Rankings: Week 24

WVH Power Rankings: Week 24

Yes indeed there is a new number one this week. I decided that you just can’t be the top team in the land and lose to New York. You just can’t, so the Columbus Crew had to get bump down. So did the Chicago Fire and the Houston Dynamo, who both lost this past week.…[continue reading]

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