MLS
Features news coverage of the MLS. In case you didn’t now, here is a quick overview of how the MLS works, as well as the latest MLS kits and the 2008 MLS Season Preview.
Also See: Majore League Soccer Table | Majore League Soccer Fixtures | Major League Soccer Statistics | Major League Soccer Kits.
Liverpool FC to play MLS All-Stars?
Originally published on 19 December 2007. According to The Daily Mail, Major League Soccer has approached Liverpool FC in an attempt to get the English giants to play against the MLS All-Stars next summer. The report also proposes the idea of Liverpool playing Italian giants Juventus in Montreal to gauge the interest in Canada. As…
Transfer Rumors (05 June 08): Altidore to Villareal, Arshavin to Schalke, Campbell to Hull, and more
Manchester United have a fight on their hands for Cardiff’s Aaron Ramsey, even though they seem to be leading the race for the youngster. Arsenal and Everton have also had their bids approved, and Liverpool could join the race soon as well.
David Beckham – 60-yarder and naive MLS
So, the world’s most famous footballer scored from 60-odd yards out, in extra time, albeit with an open net as the opposing keeper had gone up for a corner. As a Beckham fan, I’m really happy to see him scoring goals and getting games under his belt – imagine if he’d been injury free last…
MLS 2008 Player Salaries
A bit late, but nevertheless: Here’s the link (pdf) to the full list of salaries paid to MLS players for the 2008 season. Beckham earns the most, but the gap between him and the other million-dollar club members is as vast (he earns twice as much as Blanco, and 4-5 times as much as the…
Youth Football in the US
Ruud Gullit: ‘We can’t play sexy football at LA Galaxy’ “I can’t play sexy football with this team at the moment because we are not ready for this. There is a huge difference between the very good players and some of the average players. The reason for this, I have found out, is that young…
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo of the Chicago Fire
Image courtesy of the Chicago Fire and Major League Soccer. Last year, Major League Soccer welcomed David Beckham amidst significant mainstream media coverage in North America. Another player who joined the growing league in 2007, although with less fanfare, was a legend of Mexican football: Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo. Many believe that he had much more…
MLS, LA Galaxy, and Ruud Gullit: A Very Long Way from ‘Sexy Football’…
Being the Los Angeles Galaxy manager isn’t easy, or rather, it’s much harder than Ruud Gullit had anticipated. The former Chelsea coach and 1987 European Football of the Year is getting a closer grip on reality day after day, and isn’t hiding his malcontent (event though the team is currently ranked 2nd in the Western…
MLS Roundup: Champions Cup teams struggling at bottom, table shifts after exciting weekend, and Champions Cup Final first leg preview
This is the moment North American soccer fans have been waiting for; the CONCACAF Champions Cup Final is here. However, with more exciting MLS action coming up this weekend, Americans are spoiled for choice as we creep closer to summer.
MLS Roundup: Chivas USA, New England, New York, and DC United all lose; troubles continue for LA Galaxy
Although there are two teams (San Jose and New York) that have only played two matches, this will be the first review in which I publish the Major League Soccer table, and this season there are some surprises early on. In fact, what I predicted to be a weekend of matches that are nothing special…
North American Roundup: MLS teams knocked out of Champions Cup, New England wins, and a new MLS team finds their roots
In the past couple of days: •The Mexican league continued its commanding dominance in the Champions Cup — the most finalists in the history of the competition with thirty-two, twenty-three of which have won. •Costa Rica has also had a good record — in second place with ten finalists, six of which were also winners….
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