Tactics – Mexico Solid, Not Perfect in 2-1 Win Over South Korea
Tactics – Mexico Solid, Not Perfect in 2-1 Win Over South Korea by Jack Pelini…
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World Cup Tactics – Mexico Outclasses Germany with a Disciplined Counter Attacking Style
Mexico opened the World Cup with an upset 1-0 victory over defending champions Germany. World…
Missed connections, missed opportunities and Phil Collins: A Portland Timbers postmortem
One year after winning MLS Cup, the Portland Timbers are reeling from the sting of missing the playoffs altogether.
Anatomy of a Goal
Every so often throughout the football world, we see a play develop so perfectly that…
Tactics: Timbers, Whitecaps struggle to recover from deficit
Tactics: Timbers, Whitecaps struggle to recover from deficit by John Pelini Saturday night saw Portland…
Op-Ed: Sorry MLS but the logic of “Bosman” is irrefutable, especially in a free country
“I’ve got news for Don Garber and MLS — you cannot Americanise a global game,” writes Scott Nicholls and notes “If you worked at Lowes and were let go, you wouldn’t have to wait until Home Depot and Ace Hardware passed you over so that you could work for True Value.”
Op-Ed: Klinsmann bashing unwarranted in the wake of Panama win
Robert Burns thinks the ‘digital brush fire’ heading towards Jurgen Klinsmann after the 2-0 win over Panama was unfair and unrealistic.
Wynne fits right it, but Nyassi and Barrera join back end of queue for starting slots
Wynne fits right it, but Nyassi and Barrera join back end of queue for starting…
Harry Kane sends English tabloids into pun heaven
Now is the time of year when fans of bad teams tend to spend as much time keeping an eye for rivals’ results as they do their own, and it’s likely that at least one of the relegation places will still be undecided come the last day of the season.
That Everton-Liverpool game, though. Ouch. I’d relegate them both just for that.
Crew SC back home and in great shape
By Nino Torres Yesterday, The Columbus Crew Sc came back from Lakewood Ranch Florida to…
USL rebrands but self-hype goes beyond reality and will harm not help
The USL PRO has renamed itself the USL. As part of a rebrand, they have…
“They aren’t showing us any respect.” – Latest on the MLS labor situation
By Matt Hoffman. The labor situation continues as more Major League Soccer players have come forward to air their grievances against the owners as meetings remain civil, but impotent between the owners and players union.
Rust but causes for optimism in Whitecaps draw with Quakes
Aaron Campbell assesses Whitecaps’ latest pre-season outing, a 1-1 draw with San Jose.
Will the personal politics of Sounders “Big Three” influence their views in the CBA talks?
By Matt Hoffman. The players are united. But are the owners?
Finding Juan Agudelo a place with the Revolution
By Julian Cardillo Just when we…
Expectations and Hopes Rekindled as the US Men’s National Team Kick Off Their 2015 Campaign
Expectations and Hopes Rekindled as the US Men’s National Team Kick Off Their 2015 Campaign…
The race to oust Ousted; Darren Sawatzky
by Steven Agen Vancouver Whitecaps Residency Technical Director Craig Dalrymple joined Radio Cascadia as the…
Which triumphs in your heart and mind; seeing your local rivals suffer or the good of the game?
Asking fans to like or sympathize with the club they grew up despising? Hypothetically, if you are a Sounders fan and suddenly the Timbers/Whitecaps may be relegated or have the chance to win the Club World Cup, will you feel bad for them if they were relegated or feel happy because an MLS team has the chance to be World Champion?
Old Problems Resurface In U.S. U-20 Draw
This year was supposed to be different. After years of disappointment, this was the year…
CONCACAF U-20 Championship: Group B Preview
Author’s Note: This is the second part of our two-part series previewing the CONCACAF U-20…