Oct
19
I’ve been slowly going through the expansion draft protection lists (more coming this week by the way) here and now we have the rules for the draft. Major League Soccer will hold the 2012 MLS Expansion Draft via conference call on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 2 p.m. ET. The Montreal Impact, will select 10…[continue reading]
Oct
19
By Geoff Reid Group E Bayer Leverkusen vs Valencia from the Bay Arena, Leverkusen Both of these clubs are looking at this game like a final being that they both meet twice in the next two weeks, and will go a long way in deciding who will join Chelsea in the knockout phase of the…[continue reading]
Oct
19
Guess NBA Champion Dirk Nowitzki was just bored on a Tuesday night in Dallas. He showed up to a FC Dallas game to watch Brek Shea and saw a horrible effort by FCD as Toronto FC downed Dirk’s team 3-0 in the final group stage game of the CONCACAF Champions League. Still, its pretty cool…[continue reading]
Oct
18
Hard to believe it but New York will not make a change next year – even if they fail to reach the post season this year. This tweet came earlier in the day and sparked a decent debate between folks on Twitter. Mostly New York fans were upset by the news – can you really…[continue reading]
Oct
18
Before the start of the 2011 MLS Season I went through each position and ranked the teams by I thought would be the best at that position in 2011. With the final week of the season upon us, I figure it is a good time to go and revisit those rankings and call out where…[continue reading]
Oct
18
It is hard to believe but also pretty damn cool to think we could very well have four Major League Soccer clubs in the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. We already have one in the Seattle Sounders and after this week we could have three more. The tiebreakers for each group make things…[continue reading]
Oct
18
By Geoff Reid Group A Napoli vs Bayern Munich from the Stadio San Paolo, Naples The Italian hosts are currently the best side in Serie A, according to Bayern head coach Jupp Heynckes. He believes that Napoli do not play the traditional Italian way, and instead of setting up a side to be broken down…[continue reading]
Oct
17
It may be the final week of the season but we are moving on in the 2011 Expansion Draft lists here. I’ve already covered the Vancouver Whitecaps and now I will tackle another club that is out of contention – the New England Revolution. The Revs have struggled a lot this season and will likely…[continue reading]
Oct
17
My weekly recap is posted over at SBNation.com this morning. I go into the crazy playoff race, the MVP outlook and a couple other things. It was certainly a busy week in Major League Soccer that saw six clubs clinch playoff spots. One is left open for grabs, I may go more into that final…[continue reading]
Oct
17
Well, Major League Soccer got what they wanted here – a season that comes down to the final week that will decide the final playoff spot. Four clubs are still in contention for the 10th and final playoff spot and a lot can happen. Right now the New York Red Bulls sit in the driver’s…[continue reading]
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