by joshsippie | May 24, 2016 | MLS
There is nothing more frustrating than seeing European’s continue to turn up their nose at MLS. Despite all the hard evidence and statements from numerous players, so many purists over the Atlantic still see MLS as a joke. As nothing more than a recreational...
by estevantinoco | May 24, 2016 | Seattle Sounders
The Seattle Sounders looked like they had a good thing going. They had won three out of four, putting behind them a rough start to the season where they won just one out of five. Having lost Obafemi Martins, Lamar Neagle and Marco Pappa, it had the feel of a...
by joshsippie | May 23, 2016 | Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo have put up quite the sporadic array of results lately. After beating Sporting Kansas City, a defensively-stout side, 2-0, they lost to San Jose 3-1. They they shut out Joao Plata’s Real Salt Lake 1-0 before suffering a loss to the same score...
by joshsippie | May 23, 2016 | LA Galaxy
Bruce Arena found himself a bit spoiled against the LA Galaxy’s hated-rivals, the San Jose Earthquakes. The amount of attackers he had did not fit into the scheme that had brought the Galaxy so much success. The Galaxy had been utilizing the 4-2-3-1 with better...
by joshsippie | May 23, 2016 | New England Revolution
The New England Revolution have that rare distinction of having fewer losses per match than any of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference. Yet they sit third from the bottom. It’s simply a matter of draws, as they have more than anyone else in MLS: Seven. But by...
by griffinweshe | May 22, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City lost again. Just when we all thought that they were out of the woods. KC came out and completely dominated Orlando City in the previous match week, out-shooting Kaka’s toothless Lions 34-7. They came away with a 2-1 win, only surrendering on...
by estevantinoco | May 22, 2016 | Portland Timbers
The Cascadia Cup was created via the shear will of organized fan groups of the Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Seattle Sounders. Originally this competition started in 2004 in the North American Soccer League. How much more grass root soccer can you get?...
by joshsippie | May 21, 2016 | USMNT
So, it’s been awhile since Landon Donovan has been a mainstay in the United States’ soccer world. He used to be it. The bees knees, the hub, the captain, the everything. Landon Donovan embodied United States soccer. And then Jurgen Klinsmann came down hard...
by joshsippie | May 21, 2016 | USMNT, Vancouver Whitecaps
Kekuta Manneh is arguably the biggest reason why the Vancouver Whitecaps have returned to contending. In his past five matches, the left sided winger has scored two goals and added two assists. In those five games, the Whitecaps are 3-1-1, with the three wins coming...
by joshsippie | May 21, 2016 | USMNT
Fafa Picault is certainly not a household name. The American-born Haitian is perhaps one of the biggest ‘who?’ call-ups in recent USMNT history. He quite literally came out of nowhere when he popped up as one of the seven players not on the preliminary...
