May
05

Talk On Physical Play


It’s a plug for my pal Jeremiah Oshan over at SBNation.com. He did an excellent story that just went up today about physical play in MLS. I believe it is well worth a read. Of course a lot of this stems from the recent injuries to Steve Zakuani and David Ferreira. I thought a quote…[continue reading]

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May
05

What To Watch For: 2011 Week 8


A busy weekend is upon us here in Major League Soccer. Eight games stretched out over two days and we’ve already gotten off to a fun start after last night’s two games ended in a bit of a surprise finish. Both D.C. United and the Colorado Rapids came into their games as slumping clubs but…[continue reading]

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May
04

MLS Midweek Preview: Week 8


This week gets started a little early with a pair of games tonight. Both should be good games as they each feature a club on a hot six-game unbeaten run. The Seattle Sounders FC and the Houston Dynamo are doing very well at the moment while their opponents tonight are struggling to find their ways…[continue reading]

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May
04

UEFA Champions League Preview: Manchester United Vs. Schalke

UEFA Champions League

By Geoff Reid UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL SECOND LEG PREVIEW: MANCHESTER UNITED VS SCHALKE FROM OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER (United leads 2-0 on agg.) Being two goals down on aggregate heading into the second leg away from home, can Schalke come back and cause an upset? The odds are against them, and had it not…[continue reading]

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May
04

Update: MLS Allocation Order (May 4)


With the idea that Pachuca down in Mexico would put up all their players on the transfer market, including two US players (Herculez Gomez and Jose Torres), got me thinking that I really needed to update this list again. Remember, when New England signed Benny Feilhaber it was because Chivas and Philadelphia passed on him.…[continue reading]

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May
03

UEFA Champions League Preview: Barcelona Vs. Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League

By Geoff Reid Barcelona vs Real Madrid from the Camp Nou, Barcelona (Barcelona leads 2-0 on agg.) Well this the last installment of el classico for this season, and maybe these two sides have faced each other too much in the last few weeks. After last week’s first leg in the Spanish capital which was…[continue reading]

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May
03

Soccer Night In America? Really?


Apparently Fox Soccer is trying to make their commitment to Major League Soccer a little more legit. FSC will debut its new “Soccer Night in America” telecast on Friday night, when the Portland Timbers play host to the Philadelphia Union (10 pm ET). The new show will include redesigned, state-of-the-art graphics to headline the new look, along…[continue reading]

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May
03

MLS Power Rankings: 2011 Week 7


Another week is in the books here. Week seven showed a fair amount of movement as clubs begin to separate themselves a little more. I think we’re definitely starting to get a top group of clubs or contenders if you will. While in the middle there are a hand full of clubs that will likely…[continue reading]

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May
02

Houston’s Will Bruin Leading The Rookie Race


It may be early in the season but the class of rookies are already showing their worth. Between the SuperDraft picks and the academy kids that will likely be considered rookies this season, the race for Rookie of the Year will be a hot one. For me right now, one kid is standing firm as…[continue reading]

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May
02

What We Learned: MLS Week 7


After the tough week Major League Soccer had to endure in week six, this past week was a big of a change, well in some ways at least. We did however see more of the same as Philadelphia won yet another 1-0 game, D.C. United began looking like their 2010 self again, and New York…[continue reading]

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