Archive for July, 2008

Olympic squads were finalized today. Here are the FMF, MLS, USL and NCAA based players as well a list of former MLS players participating. Michael Boxall/New Zealand Craig Henderson/New Zealand Chris Seitz/USA Mo Edu/USA Marvell Wynne/USA Michael Orozco/USA Patrick Ianni/USA Michael Parkhurst/USA Stuart Holden/USA Robbie Rogers/USA Sacha Kljestan/USA Dax McCarty/USA Brian McBride/USA Emanuel Ekpo/Nigeria FORMER MLS PLAYERS Ramon Nunez/Honduras Carlos Pavon/Honduras Ryan Nelson/New Zealand Simon Elliot/New Zealand Samuel Caballero/Honduras Freddy ...

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From Superliga 2008.com Nobody that I speak with will claim that Superliga has in anyway proven that MLS is somehow on par with the FMF. The gap that exists between the two leagues is still obvious though it appears the gap may be closing quite rapidly. But what this year's Superliga ...
Let me first apologize for the delinquency of this post. I slept through this morning's match and then caught the match later on the internet. The match today showed some weakness for the US at the back early in the match playing a 4-4-2, but the team believe it or ...
Let me get out of the way that I am thrilled by Houston's slaying of the monster that is Pachuca, and look forward to almost a near certain all MLS tournament final. This is the first victory by an MLS team over a Mexican team in a knock stage of ...
This was the Original Wales Online Story: Does Opportunity Knock in US for Bluebirds I read with some amusement your piece bemoaning the standard of Major League Soccer and American players who have come to the U.K. I would like to point out to you that not every player in MLS ...
Stuart Holden could have been the difference maker tonight for Houston For the fourth time in sixteen months, Houston and Pachuca will face off in the knock out stages of a major international competitions. Last year this same staged Pachuca used dogged determination and some controversial officiating to advance after winning ...
Feilhaber's Goal sunk Mexico in the Gold Cup Final/SI.com In the recent history of American Soccer no selection of a player to a major tournament squad has elicited as much controversy and quite frankly anger as last week's selection by Peter Nowak of Benny Feilhaber to the US Men's Olympic Team. ...
Francisco Lima with Roma in a Champions League Match from the AP Reviewing the signings thus far in the transfer period, Red Bull New York and San Jose have been the big players. Juan Carlos Osorio has acquired several players most notably Venezuelan national team fixture Jorge Rojas. San Jose has ...
Dax McCarty from USSoccer.com Peter Nowak swapped one Floridian for another as Dax McCarty replaces the injured Nathan Sturgis on the US squad. This leaves Nowak with only four natural defenders on the squad which leaves for Hong Kong and pre Olympic training tomorrow. The swap also gives Nowak more options ...
Having attended a few too many of these MLS All Star games in the past I've learned not to particularly care about the match. But last night's game was probably the most entertaining All Star game since the MLS began playing top foreign clubs in 2003. Having attended the 2006 ...