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Futbol in the Athens of the South?: Nashville's Bid for a World Cup Match

Nashville, Tenn., is one of 27 U.S. cities being considered to host one or more World Cup matches in either 2018 or 2022, the city's Metropolitan Sports Authority announced Thursday...

Written by Drew Elmore about about 19 hours ago 32 reads 0 comments
Friday Quick Hits

Just some random notes and thoughts for a Friday... our first postseason Friday that is:Don't They Have College Essays to Finish?How weird is it to be watching high school football games and ...

Written by Jake Novak about 6 days ago 6 reads 0 comments
“MLS Team America” Could It Work?

Yanks-Abroad is a great site. I read it near religiously. You should too. The name alone, however, suggests its latent bias—one toward a preference for US players that are playing abroad, and a (general) disinterest in MLS...

Written by Bob Madaio about 8 days ago 355 reads 3 comments
Unfiltered Thinking: Beckham, Donovan, MLS Cup 2009

When writing about a game that involves a team I support, I like to take the approach of looking at the cup as being both half-full and half-empty...

Written by Bob Madaio about 10 days ago 245 reads 4 comments
Analyzing David Beckham's Hybrid Haircut

Often times, athletes who are in the final stage of their career resort to a hybrid of the skills that once dominated previous phases of their lives. No more power fastball? Mix in more control...

Written by JoeSportsFan about 10 days ago 86 reads 0 comments
The Real Deal: Real Salt Lake Wins 2009 MLS Cup on Penalties

Citizens of Utah: please rise, stretch, and clap your hands. You are now blessed with a new set of sporting legends that have earned their place among the best in the Beehive State...

Written by Jo-Ryan Salazar about 10 days ago 422 reads 5 comments
November 23, 2009: This guy woke up in the same world as you.

November 23, 2009 On this day, the following individual is breathing the same air as you. Surprise. Well, at least we *think* he’s breathing the same air as you – baring an unfortunate ...

Written by JoeSportsFan about 11 days ago 12 reads 0 comments
LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake: A Play by Play (and Other Miscellany)

T-120 minutes to kickoff: Ahhh, Seattle, Washington. The home of grunge rock, good health, great coffee, and a solid club that fell short of earning its stripes and home field advantage...

Written by Jo-Ryan Salazar about 11 days ago 123 reads 0 comments
Montreal Impact To Join Major League Soccer in 2012

It's not official yet, but according to MLS Rumors and Its Called Football , Major League Soccer is set to announce that they will expanding again in 2012...

Written by David Wilson about 11 days ago 274 reads 7 comments
LA-Salt Lake: David Beckham, Landon Donovan Lead Galaxy into MLS Cup Final

In the final match of what has been a roller coaster season for Los Angeles, the Galaxy will head to Qwest Field in Seattle to face Real Salt Lake in what will be David Beckham's first MLS final since joining the league in 2007...

Written by Andrew Jordan about 11 days ago 214 reads 0 comments
Build It and They Will Come: RSL's Transformation Worth Noting

It's funny how things can go from one extreme to the other. It's funny how a little elbow grease, work and determination will get you to where you need to go...

Written by Christopher Kamrani about 14 days ago 148 reads 2 comments
Chicago Fire Lives by the Busch and Dies by the Busch in Conference Final

Bridgeview, Ill.: Nov. 14, 2009 You can sum up the Chicago Fire's season in this one game. You can sum up the team's history, excluding year one, in this one game...

Written by John Howell about 18 days ago 247 reads 0 comments
G to be a G: Galaxy win the MLS West over Houston

It's G to be a G. As in Good to be a Galaxy Supporter. The Los Angeles Galaxy are now one victory away from hoisting their third MLS Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California...

Written by Jo-Ryan Salazar about 20 days ago 49 reads 0 comments
Even Without MLS Cup, Seattle Sounders Are Huge Success

Over the summer, I was at a friend’s house and turned on an MLS game. Usually this would be cause for ridicule, but that night was different. It was different because it was a game being played in Seattle...

Written by Phil Shore about 23 days ago 340 reads 2 comments
MLS Playoff Winners Lose Out On National Team

The United States Men's National Team has two friendlies scheduled in Europe against Slovakia (Nov. 14) and Denmark (Nov. 18) making those MLS players whose clubs advanced this weekend unavailable for national team duty...

Written by Sean Heffernan about 24 days ago 133 reads 0 comments
MLS Cup Playoffs: A Continued Recipe for Mediocrity

With the final whistle last night, the defending MLS Champion Columbus Crew had their chances at defending that title cut short, thanks to the horrific playoff system the MLS continues to institute...

Written by Brandon Bohning about 28 days ago 91 reads 6 comments
US Men's Soccer Under-17s: Luis Gil and the Maturity Quagmire

The US Under-17s are out of the Fifa U-17 World Cup after a tough loss to Italy. I saw less of their World Cup play than I wanted, but a few thoughts remain hard to shake. Maturity is over-rated—at least in soccer...

Written by Bob Madaio about 28 days ago 226 reads 0 comments

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MLS Article Archive

Futbol in the Athens of the South?: Nashville's Bid for a World Cup Match

Friday Quick Hits

“MLS Team America” Could It Work?

Unfiltered Thinking: Beckham, Donovan, MLS Cup 2009

Analyzing David Beckham's Hybrid Haircut

The Real Deal: Real Salt Lake Wins 2009 MLS Cup on Penalties

November 23, 2009: This guy woke up in the same world as you.

LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake: A Play by Play (and Other Miscellany)

Montreal Impact To Join Major League Soccer in 2012

LA-Salt Lake: David Beckham, Landon Donovan Lead Galaxy into MLS Cup Final

Build It and They Will Come: RSL's Transformation Worth Noting

Chicago Fire Lives by the Busch and Dies by the Busch in Conference Final

G to be a G: Galaxy win the MLS West over Houston

Even Without MLS Cup, Seattle Sounders Are Huge Success

MLS Playoff Winners Lose Out On National Team

MLS Cup Playoffs: A Continued Recipe for Mediocrity

US Men's Soccer Under-17s: Luis Gil and the Maturity Quagmire

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