Aug
26
Just a friendly update on the league’s allocation order now that the Sammy Ochoa deal is finalized. Chivas USA still remains the top club while Seattle moves to the bottom. Below is the current MLS Allocation Order. Chivas USA Houston Dynamo Toronto FC Sporting Kansas City Chicago Fire Columbus Crew New York Red Bulls Real…[continue reading]
Aug
26
The Seattle Sounders FC have landed a new striker to help out with their big schedule. The club has signed striker Sammy Ochoa via the allocation system today. Ochoa was recently with Tecos in Mexico and signed with the league earlier this week. The former U-20 national team member played under Sigi Schmid and was…[continue reading]
Aug
26
One thing I love about the start of the college soccer season is the amount of big time games that are usually going on all over the place. The start of this new season is no different as there are plenty of great games listed on the schedule this weekend. Games from this weekend will…[continue reading]
Aug
26
It’s likely been a wild year for Tristan Bowen. At one point he was the Major League Soccer’s first academy player to sign a professional contract and up until this season he had shown a lot of promise. He had two goals and two assists in 10 starts, but more relevantly looked consistently dangerous and appeared…[continue reading]
Aug
26
US Soccer has announced the potential hosting venues for the USOC final this season. As you would expect with three of the four teams being from MLS, they have the hosting rights depending on the matchup. Very interesting possibilities either way, none too surprising as Seattle would always give the USSF the best possible chance…[continue reading]
Aug
26
The weekend had a lot of promise in terms of quality games listed, now three of them are off the books. Hurricane Irene has caused the league to take some smart precautionary measures by canceling a couple games for this weekend. Below are the changes: D.C. United vs. Portland Timbers (at RFK Stadium) NOW: TBD…[continue reading]
Aug
26
With each year that the MLS academy system is around, college teams will get a little richer for a couple years. That is certainly the case this season as several college teams are blessed with loads of talent from the MLS academy system. Naturally the big dogs in the academy system are able to see…[continue reading]
Aug
26
Wednesday we looked at where each Eastern Conference club stands at reaching the post season. Today, we head out to the Western Conference. So I won’t waste any more time here with introductions. Here is what each Western Conference team has left and how many points I think each has left in them. Chivas USA…[continue reading]
Aug
25
Business Insider had this nifty graphic up on a post today about spending in MLS and how it has gone up. The article also talks about attendance being on the rise as well but for me this was all about each club’s spending. The league is slowly getting there and will only continue to get…[continue reading]
Aug
25
US Men’s national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann has called in 24 players for the upcoming friendlies with Costa Rica and Belgium. The US first hosts Costa Rica on September 2 at The Home Depot Center. Four days later, coverage from King Baudouin Stadium begins at 8:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET). All games will…[continue reading]
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