May
15

“The way the league is, you’ll never have a consistently good team in the league. You’re going to have the peaks and valleys over the course of your history for a variety of reasons. It’s not like you are going to have the Lakers in basketball and be consistently good for 10 or 15 years. You can’t do it in MLS because of the different rules. “You think I would trade [veteran goalkeeper] Donovan Ricketts [now with Montreal]? That was one of the things we had to do to deal with the evolution of having a team that is successful: the salary cap, the bonuses, the raises. We were probably $700,000 or $800,000 over the salary cap” in the offseason.
~ Bruce Arena, in an interview with Steve Goff

A fantastic interview by Steve Goff with LA head coach Bruce Arena. I pulled this quote out from the interview because I felt it was worth highlighting. You don’t see a ton of teams anymore have three and four year runs in this league. That may just be what is happening to this year’s group…[continue reading]

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Apr

19

2012 MLS, Week 7: What To Watch For


We’re already off to a good start to the new week in Major League Soccer. Week 7 had two extra games to kick us off early last night with DC tying Montreal and Sporting Kansas City continuing their good form by improving to 7-0-0 after beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1. Three of those four teams…[continue reading]

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Apr

12

MLS 2012, Week 6: What To Watch For


What else can you say about the upcoming weekend in Major League Soccer? It’s damn full. Nine matches, eight of them on Saturday. Tons of interesting matchups across the board that should have everyone’s attention. This could be the start of where we begin to see how teams will go for the rest of the…[continue reading]

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Apr

05

2012 MLS Season, Week 5: What To Watch For


The weekend is finally getting here. For those that know me and know what this past week or so has been like for me on the day job front, you know how excited I am to see the weekend ahead. A three day weekend in fact. Time to take a look at the weekend ahead…[continue reading]

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Mar

29

2012 MLS, Week 4: What To Watch For


Here we are, at the end of the first month of the season already and by the end of the weekend we’ll be in April. Week 4 in Major League Soccer gets started a little early with a game tomorrow night in DC with United hosting FC Dallas. The theme of the season will still…[continue reading]

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Oct
01

2010 MLS Awards Watch: Coach of the Year


Its that time of the year again. The final month of the season is here so it means we’ll have to dip into the end of year awards around here. I felt like starting off today with the coach of the year away, one that could be the toughest to gage in recent years. Typically…[continue reading]

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Jul
08

Arena on the USOC

Arena on the USOC

Interesting quote from LA boss Bruce Arena on the timing of the US Open Cup games after his Galaxy lost last night in the quarterfinals to the Seattle Sounders FC. “No, to me these games don’t make sense. Essentially it was a reserve game tonight. I think the timing of this competition isn’t right for…[continue reading]

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Mar
25

2010 MLS Preview: Bold Predictions

2010 MLS Preview: Bold Predictions

I’d normally like to get these predictions out much sooner but with all that has gone on this winter the day before First Kick seems about right really. The rosters became compliant at 5pm ET yesterday and thus will put an end to the preseason in a way for all the clubs. In the past…[continue reading]

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Mar
09

What To Do About Landon?


Part of me wants Landon Donovan to stay in England. The other part of me wants him back here in the US with the LA Galaxy. Thing is I cannot for the life of me decide which is the right one to go with. Its a rough dilemma to be in for Donovan. He wants to stay…[continue reading]

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Nov
23

MLS Cup Recap: RSL New Champs


I decided not to write a recap last night after the game finished up. Mainly I was exhausted from watching the game that went into penalties. MLS Cup 2009 wasn’t the very best game of the year but it definitely provided plenty of drama. From key injuries to key goals the game was compelling and…[continue reading]

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