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The development of soccer in the country continues to rely on club academies. For decades we’ve had local clubs taking the reigns and pushing the development but as Major League Soccer put an emphasis on each club having their own youth system the local club system in the country start to slowly change. Now a…[continue reading]

Normally I tackle one of these kinds of posts each year it seems as there are always a group of guys that just look prime to go from MLS to Europe at the next chance. A year or so ago (okay December 08) I wrote that guys like Sacha Kljestan and Michael Parkhurst were on their…[continue reading]

The US Soccer Federation has released the short list of possibilities for where this year’s Lamar Hunt US Open Cup final will be. Qwest Field in Seattle, Wash., RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. and The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., all have a shot at hosting this year’s tournament final depending on the results…[continue reading]

US U-20 manager Thomas Rongen released the 20-man roster for the upcoming four-team tournament in Peru, which begins Sept. 6. Many of the players who competed in the Milk Tournament are not on the roster due to collegiate obligations, leading this group to be comprised of professional- and academy-based players. The U.S. U-20s will face Paraguay,…[continue reading]

Well we hoped this would be the year that MLS teams showed up and played nicely in the CONCACAF Champions League. We hoped. But yet again our league goes into this competition and brings home more disappointments. Last week there was optimism after three straight MLS wins in the CCL and now there is just plain bitterness.…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid The Whole saga regarding certain MLS players seeing out their contracts to go sign with Scandinavian clubs is a very interesting one. It’s something that has happened for a good number of years, so it’s not a new idea that has taken off. It has though rubbed some people the wrong way.…[continue reading]

Don’t color me surprised, more like disappointed this morning. Both Toronto FC and the Columbus Crew went on the road last night in the CONCACAF Champions League and each came away empty handed for one reason or another. Both couldn’t put away chances and each were hit with plenty questionable calls that ended with MLS…[continue reading]

Nothing like being a tad bit late to the party huh? Tim Leiweke, the president and CEO of majority ownership group AEG which co-owns the Houston Dynamo told the club that next year they have the green light to get a big name for one of their Designated Player slots. I say they are a…[continue reading]

We know this year’s rookie class has been solid but now the time has come that things get a little tricky. For most of the rookies a 30-game season is a longer one than their really used to. Throw in clubs with extra games along the way and this is about the time of year…[continue reading]

The heat is up in the MLS playoff race and the results are making things pretty tricky for the Power Rankings too. With mid-level and bottom teams winning games this week and other clubs getting upset it made some changes in the rankings. I still have RSL at the top but FC Dallas is really…[continue reading]