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This my friends is a good change by the NCAA. In an email from a NCAA official to Washington Examiner reporter Craig Stouffer, the NCAA is making some positive changes for MLS academy players looking to go the college route. “The new legislation allows prospective student-athletes who receive actual and necessary expenses only to remain eligible even…[continue reading]

Its been a few weeks since I posted one of Jared Montz’s podcasts here but this one was too good to pass up. This week Montz sat down with a WVH all-time fave in Chicago Fire technical director Frank Klopas. The two discuss loads of topics including how the club got Freddie Ljungberg to the…[continue reading]

I feel like we’re getting two games for the price of one tonight. The 20th week of the season gets kicked off a little early with two games tonight, both near one another in New York and in Philadelphia. Big time clashes ahead tonight really as Toronto hopes to get back on a winning way…[continue reading]

The result last night wasn’t great, 2-0 against a young and hungry Brazilian squad looking to show off for their new boss. The US put out a typical squad, one that was mostly there at the World Cup a couple months ago and one that could very well be the last that Bob Bradley puts…[continue reading]

In probably what has become the worst kept coaching secret in Major League Soccer is about to come true tomorrow. The Portland Timbers are se to hire former Houston Dynamo assistant John Spencer as the club’s first MLS head coach. Spencer’s name has been linked with the job since last year when he met with…[continue reading]

I won’t lie to ya, today has snuck up on me here. I nearly forgot today was the day the US hosted Brazil at the New Meadowlands Stadium. I’ll spare you the preview as really its a worthless thing to do since both teams are coming off rather different disappointments from the World Cup and…[continue reading]

Another week is in the books and as the playoff race heats up the order the rankings starts to take a different shape. The top of the order largely remains the same while the middle and bottom continue to fluctuate from week-to-week. Some fans won’t be happy that I haven’t bumped FC Dallas to the…[continue reading]

Its hard to believe it but kids around the country are closing out their summers and are about to head back to school. That means the college soccer season is upon us too. Once again there are plenty of excellent guys to look at for the upcoming season and even further down the road at…[continue reading]

The summer of friendlies is nearly over for Major League Soccer and while the league looked pretty good against top European competition this summer its time to get back to what’s important, the MLS playoff race. Week 19 served up some very interesting matchups and boy did they not disappoint one bit. Nearly every club…[continue reading]

Forgive me for being a bit light today on the posting front. It took me some time to get to these weekend previews as today turned out to be busier than I anticipated for me at the day-job. Week 19 in Major League Soccer is a busy one and one with a huge matchup on Sunday. Probably…[continue reading]