Dec
15
Well, it is mid-December. The Christmas trees are up and the snow is falling in some places around the country. The Re-Entry Drafts have come and gone for the 19 MLS clubs. Teams are constantly making moves this offseason – at times – more moves than it seems like ever before. Some clubs have done…[continue reading]
Dec
14
Another top striker considering skipping MLS for the prizes in Europe? It sure seems that way. According to Soccer By Ives, Akron sophomore Darren Mattocks is considering to pass on the proposed Generation adidas deal that the league is offering him to go to Europe. The Jamaican-born striker is said to be fielding offers from…[continue reading]
Dec
14
Nothing against Sacramento, California, I’m sure it is a lovely town in it’s own rights but I’ll pass on it as a possible MLS destination. Maybe if all the good potential MLS cities had clubs already and the league was thinking of expanding because someone had loads of money and a stadium already built there…[continue reading]
Dec
12
The second stage of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft came and went with a flurry of picks from the defending MLS Cup champions, LA Galaxy. LA needed depth for the possibly 50ish games that they will play next year with the Champions League knock-out stage in the spring, followed by the 2012/13 group stage in…[continue reading]
Dec
09
By Geoff Reid Saturday Arsenal vs Everton from the Emirates Stadium, London After the 3-1 defeat away to Olympiakos in the Champions League during midweek where Arsene Wenger used largely reserve players, the gunners should be back to using the first team with the visit of Everton. Having already topped their group, it gave a…[continue reading]
Dec
09
Four schools remain in this year’s NCAA men’s soccer tournament. The College Cup has three schools that most expected to be here and one that no one saw coming. The tournament’s top two seeds remain in UNC and Creighton while pre-season favorite UCLA – the 13th seed – and unseeded UNC Charlotte hope to spoil…[continue reading]
Dec
08
Hat tip to Brian Straus for writing this up. For those who don’t know, keeper Brad Friedel recent had some negative comments towards LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan, saying he took the easy road. This article by Straus is dead on that Friedel’s comments are out of line.
Dec
07
Major League Soccer today announced the initial list of 52 college seniors from 31 Division I schools who have been invited to participate in the 2012 adidas MLS Player Combine. The annual player combine will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 6-10. These players will be joined by Generation adidas players, international invitees, additional…[continue reading]
Dec
07
By Geoff Reid Group A Manchester City vs Bayern Munich from the Etihad Stadium, Manchester Arguably the hardest group on paper when the groups were drawn, the visiting Bavarians may have thought they’d have a harder time in this section, but already on 13 points and undefeated, they’ve already wrapped up the group. That is…[continue reading]
Dec
06
I’m a fan. I won’t say anything else about this because I can’t explain how badly I am looking forward to the day where all MLS clubs can do a Retro Day.
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