Mar
15

RSL Inks First Home Grown Player


  I mentioned earlier in my Western Conference preview how I loved the way Real Salt Lake handles their business. Today, they took one step further in that as they signed their first Home Grown player, 18-year old Donny Toia. The left-footed midfielder will have to battle his way into the first team discussion considering…[continue reading]

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Mar
15

2011 MLS Previews: Western Conference


  There’s nothing like waiting until the last day to get all the previews out of the way, huh? Well, what can I say, I decided to do things a little differently this year and time can be a tricky thing. Today I plan to finish up my season previews with this post on the…[continue reading]

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Mar
15

MLS Average Attendances for 2011


By Geoff Ried As we get set for first kick 2011 and the 16th season of Major League Soccer, many of us are doing previews and predictions on what will take place, and in all honesty, MLS is one of the harder leagues to predict because of the parity that exists, and that’s a good…[continue reading]

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Mar
14

2011 MLS Previews: Eastern Conference


  The 2011 edition of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer will certainly be one to watch. For the most part its all about the same as last year, one loaded team at the top and a jumbled mess right below them. As I’ve gone through several preseason previews over the last couple weeks…[continue reading]

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Mar
14

2011 MLS Power Rankings: Preseason


The 2011 Major League Soccer season is nearly 24 hours away. Hard to believe it but the offseason is done. All the months of planning and preparation for the new season have been handled and the clubs now gear up for First Kick 2011. I decided to wait until the first week of the season…[continue reading]

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Mar
14

2011 MLS Previews: Offseason Moves


Today is the eve of the Major League Soccer First Kick of 2011. I feel like a kid at Christmas right now. Also, today I hope to get through a lot of final preview items for the 2011 season. I should have my first Power Rankings of the year up later today along with bold…[continue reading]

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Mar
11

New York Still Favorite For 20th Club But..


For a while now you know I’ve been pumping New York as club number 20 down your throats nearly as much as Major League Soccer has. But now it seems there could be a twist in the story. While Commissioner Don Garber still says a second team in New York is the main candidate it…[continue reading]

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Mar
11

2011 MLS Previews: Coaching Hot Seat


With the new season upon us here, it is always a good time to take a quick glance at which team’s coaches could be on the hot seat last year. Over the last few years I’ve monitored the Coaching Hot Seat fairly close and for the most part I’d like to say I’ve done pretty…[continue reading]

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Mar
10

2011 MLS Previews: MVP Candidates

2011 MLS Previews: MVP Candidates

  We’ve pushed through the positional rankings on here and have done a few other previews to get things going for next week. It is time once again to dip back into the other previews for the upcoming 2011 Major League Soccer season. Today I will be taking a look at the possible MVP candidates…[continue reading]

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Mar
09

ESPN Previews The 2011 MLS Season


You can tell the season is close, even ESPN is getting on board in the previews. Below is their season preview on video, a nice long video preview at that. Toronto as a surprise team Max Bretos? Really?

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