Nov
15

Time Warner To Pay $55 Million For LA Galaxy Broadcast Rights


Need further proof that soccer is here to stay in America? Time Warner Cable is going to pay the LA Galaxy a whooping $55 million over the next 10 years for their broadcast rights. Yeah, that’s a whole lotta lettuce. Sure no other MLS team can command that kind of deal but you gotta believe…[continue reading]

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Nov

15

New England Names Jay Heaps As Their Next Head Coach


It didn’t take the New England Revolution that long to find a replacement for Steve Nicol. Today the club announced the hiring of former defender Jay Heaps as their next manager. The 35-year old Heaps is just two years removed from playing for the Revolution, where he spent 11 seasons. He becomes the second youngest…[continue reading]

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Nov

15

2011 College Cup: Top First and Second Round Matches


The 2011 College Cup kicks off later this week with plenty of good match-ups and potential second round pairings. With no clear cut favorite in this year’s tournament, several teams could go the distance to win this year’s tournament. North Carolina enters the tournament as the top seed and does have a decent path to…[continue reading]

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Nov

14

2011 NCAA College Cup: Bracket Revealed


There are some big time matches in the 2011 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament. The 48-team bracket was revealed today with UNC tabbed as the top seed in the tournament. The Tar Heels went 17-2-2 on the season. Creighton, UCONN and Boston College were the other top four seeds. Here is how the field breaks down…[continue reading]

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Nov

14

WVH: 2011 MLS Awards


I’ve been holding off on posting my year-end picks for all of the MLS awards until this week. The week of MLS Cup seemed to be as good of a week as any to post this material. With nothing else going on (aside from a US game tomorrow) it just seemed like the right time.…[continue reading]

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Nov

11

Revisiting The 2011 Rankings: Forwards


I had every intention of doing this revisit sooner but things happen as you know. Today, we’ll finally wrap up this positional rankings revisit with a look at the forwards. To recap, here the midfield, defense and keepers. A lot of the rankings for this group have changed of the course of the season but some of them…[continue reading]

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Nov

11

2012 MLS SuperDraft: Pre-NCAA Tournament Watch List


I know I’ve been slacking on my college coverage as of late. But have no fear, my SuperDraft items will really start to kick up in the coming weeks with the start of the NCAA tournament next week. The bracket comes out on Monday and this weekend we will have most of the major conferences…[continue reading]

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Nov

11

2011 Mock Expansion Draft: Who Montreal Could Take


Over the last few weeks I’ve gone through each of the 18 Major League Soccer clubs and put out the list of players I could see them protecting and not protecting. Many of you have emailed, tweeted, sent messages on Facebook to let me know you’ve enjoyed these lists and that you want a mock…[continue reading]

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Nov
10

"It’s simple math: 389 games would almost be impossible for us to execute with the other competitions we’re required to play, the weather issues we have … the challenges in a handful of markets, the FIFA dates," he said. "All the thing we have to do differently in the United States from a competitive standpoint, just the travel impact that exists in our country."
~ Don Garber, MLS Commissioner

No balance in the 2012 schedule for MLS. Can’t say I am shocked to hear this news today from Don Garber. I know folks won’t like it but they’ll have to live with it – for now.

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Nov
10

Wenger On Soccer In America: It’s The Future


Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger says American soccer and Major League Soccer is the future of the sport. Sounds about right.

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