It’s been a good week to be Viginia Tech football fan, either pointy or round ball kind. While the gridirion team gets their re-match with BC, the Hokies soccer team is having a historic year. Not only have the men gone undefeated at home, but last night they advanced in the NCAA tournament. Tech (12-3-5) […]
For so many of us, soccer can take on a quasi-religious aspect in our lives. Many times, just in the way we talk about the game, or how we came to be a fan of the game. A dead easy way to start a conversation with a soccer fan is to ask him when they
MLS had to pay to be on ESPN2 for so many years, because that’s what gets and keeps you on the general sport fan’s radar. On the other end of th spectrum, the NHL refused a revenue-sharing agreement, one without a big fat rights fee, with ESPN last year and chose to go to the
The LA Galaxy is rumoured to be chasing the elusive northwestern primate Sasquatch, aka Bigfoot, to replace their current mascot Cozmo. Alexi Lalas was overheard saying "An alien frog was great when no one knew about us, but now that we have Beckham coming and Tom Cruise rumoured to be buying the club, it is
Bobby Convey never quite recovered from a knee injury suffered during last year’s World Cup. He cut his season short in February to undergo a second operation and now expects to be ready to start training with Reading when the English preseason begins. Paul Vigna interviews Convey about his injury, and also his prospects for
Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball are not just at the opposite ends of the alphabet, but also in embracing digital media. In this day and age, fans don’t want to be tied to watching anything, even a soccer match or baseball game, by place or time. Baseball is one of the big three
Soccer America looks at what impact, if any, Soccer United Marketing (S.U.M) has had on our domestic league. They’re very shrewd promoters, including clauses in contracts that teams coming over to play in friendlies, like Mexico or Manchester United, have to bring their first team regulars. It sounds like the impact on MSL is fairly
Make sure it is this one by Lionel Messi of Barcelona. Good inspiration if, like me, your co-ed season starts tomorrow. Adblock
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Steve Davis wrote a pessimistic piece on Keller’s chance at playing for an MLS club – MLS options appear to be limited for Keller. While I like Keller, and respect what he’s done over the years for the National Team, I can’t shed a tear at the prospect of NOT having him on an MLS
He starts by saying that "Those are the players MLS needs to keep or go out and get, the players who might be great stars one day, but right now are simply solid role players who increase the team competence on the field." No one can argue with that statement, clearly any sports league needs