Word from the MLS Underground is that DC United will announce Marco Antonio Etcheverry’s new role with the club before tonights game. It’s pretty easy to guess that he’ll be taking over the youth development position now that Harkes is at Red Bull NY. Wouldn’t it be nice if he were helping Soehn and Staff […]
What’s the best indicator of the health of the league? For non-fans, the Beckham signing earlier this month was a huge deal. But, there are actually many reasons to be optimistic about the state of Major League Soccer and its future. While the recent signing of Beckham represents the highest-profile announcement to date from the
A new community site for soccer players and fans launched last week – Ziga-Zoga. I just registered to check it out. They have some crazy Terms of Service, I’m sure everyone will read all the legalese and abide by it. I’m not the most astute networker out there, so I’m lost on any of these
No pun intended by the headline, honest! Unless you’ve been living under a rock like one person I know (who lives in L.A. for crying out load), you’ve already heard that David Beckham signed with Major League Soccer today. I’m as excited as my compatriots over at The DCenters, but I think it’ll be a
As usual, For the Integrity of Soccer has a sobering, insightful, and depressing review of the quality of officiating in Major League Soccer. As an avid fan, the lack of improvement in this area has been stark in comparison to the progress the league has made on other fronts over the last decade. The reason
Maxi Rodriguez unfortunately blew out his ACL in Argentina’s loss to Spain yesterday. Rodriguez scored one of the best goals of the World Cup during the knockout phase against Mexico. (Post includes video).
Ignore for know the fact that the next Copa America is in Hugo Chavez land. The American soccer blogs are a twitter with the news from Sunil Gulati that the US is expecting a formal invitation to the 2007 edition of the Copa America. I, along with everyone else, want to see our team take
A quick reminder that tonight at 9 EST you can catch "Once in a Lifetime: the Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos" on ESPN2. According to wikipedia the Cosmos were: "It was the dominant NASL franchise, both athletically and financially. The Cosmos gained even more attention and prestige for signing the great Brazilian player
Via Cafe Hayek, Allen R. Sanderson looks at how soccer is structured to explain why the World is passionate about the game and why the USA doesn’t get it. I don’t have time to think about how to reply to the article. Let’s just say that someone who describes the World Cup final as a
Sometimes, the things I post about have a strange way of intersecting. This past weekend, Bolivian president suffered a broken nose during a football match. Take note that while the BBC describes the game as "an indoor footbal match", based on the picture, it looks more like Futsal. Futsal is a small-sided (5 a side