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.
My State of the US Men’s National Team Address
In many ways US soccer remains a bastard child. Unwanted by many sports fans in the states, and scoffed at by much of the rest of the world as second class. I generally try to ignore my countrymen who hate soccer. For the rest of the soccer world, I try to present a realistic picture…
North American Roundup: Champions Cup and MLS
Major League Soccer’s second week kicked off on Thursday, with two matches, and finished with five more at the weekend. Also, CONCACAF Champions Cup semi final action took place in Pachuca, Mexico, and Houston, Texas.
Toronto FC sign former Newcastle United player
Laurent Robert has signed for Major League Soccer side Toronto, after his contract at Derby was cancelled by mutual consent. The French winger was one of several players signed by Paul Jewell during the January transfer window, but made just three appearances. Robert, 32, played under current Toronto coach John Carver at Newcastle. Carver said:…
David Beckham fires LA Galaxy to first win of season
David Beckham scored his the first goal and set Landon Donovan (who set Becks up for the first one) up for another as LA Galaxy win 2-0 against the San Jose Earthquakes. I don’t care what the match was like. I don’t particularly care about the LA Galaxy either. All I care is that Beckham…
MLS’s Show and Biz
Resident MLS expert Dan Leo takes – believe it or not – an optimistic look at the future of the MLS. Saturday, March 29th marked the opening kick-off of the 13th MLS season (see Liviu’s review here), the United States’s and Canada’s top professional soccer (football) league. As I had pointed in my previous pieces,…
MLS Week 1 Review: an exciting first weekend of matches
This was a week of surprises for the MLS. Opening weekend, officially known as MLS First Kick 2008, was riddled with surprise results and courageous showings by supposedly inferior sides.
MLS First Weekend Preview and MLS Fantasy Football
Soccer season in the USA is almost here. We’ve had some exciting times already, with both DC United and Houston Dynamo advancing to the semi finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the Los Angeles Galaxy completing successful tours of Australia/New Zealand and Asia, FC Dallas traveling to Brazil, and the United States U-23 team qualifying…
2008 MLS Season Preview
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! The 2008 Major League Soccer season is upon us. Here are a few things to look out for this season: David Beckham makes his second go-around with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Stars Juan Pablo Angel and Cuauhtéhmoc Blanco look to continue their great form from…
Why the MLS needs to improve – fast
In my previous Soccerlens column, I touched on the quality of soccer/football in the top domestic US league called MLS (Major League Soccer). Clearly, the subject isn’t an entirely comfortable one for the fans of the league and most home grown American soccer fans do tend to follow it. I follow it as well, sometimes…
Champions Cup Quarter Final results
With CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying also taking place this week, the Champions Cup squads were left without some of their more talented young players. However, the show must go on, and the more experienced players took to the pitch once again to defend their club’s honor in the second leg of the quarter finals.
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