Post-1994 World Cup: Breaking Into First Division Soccer

After the 1994 World Cup in which the US team showed great progress from 1990, the European soccer establishment started to notice two things; that the Americans do indeed play soccer and that a few more of their players are worth signing. Click to continue reading...

This just fell into our inbox:

"I have it on good authority that Chad Barrett has been traded to Toronto FC along with another player to Toronto for rights to sign Brian McBride. The deal may also involve another player, possibly (Calen) Carr"


Commissioner Don Garber stated at halftime during the MLS All Star game that a deal with Toronto was brokered and would be announced Friday. Click to continue reading...

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 match against Chelsea which clearly [. Click to continue reading...

Thursday proved to be a busy day for the Dynamo at the MLS All-Star Game, beginning with sealing a deal to land forward Kei Kamara from San Jose and ending with Dwayne De Rosario scoring the game-winner in the All-Star's... Click to continue reading...

I was reading a few threads on Bigsoccer about possibly expanding the World Cup, which is something that was considered by FIFA a few years ago. It actually almost seems kind of inevitable given the almost certain expansion of Euro 2016 to 24 teams. It's sad because 32 teams is the perfect number to set up a 16 team second round. Click to continue reading...

Game story.

Highlights:

Also:
* The latest Galaxy trialist

*The Revolution announced Thursday that more than 25,000 tickets have been sold for the Aug. 30 game against the Galaxy.

*Former Galaxy defender Nate Sturgis pulled a hamstring and is out of the Olympic squad.

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According to this article in the highly credible Argentine website Olé, Angel may be going back to River Plate, if not during this season then shortly thereafer. It remains to be seen what River is prepared to offer Red Bull NY for their star Colombian striker. Click to continue reading...

America's Major League Soccer All Star XI defeated West Ham United 3-2 in a preseason friendly. Dean Ashton was the standout performer of the match as he notched both of West Ham's goals. Carlton Cole partnered Ashton up top and was largely ineffective throughout the match, stressing the need for a healthy Craig Bellamy. Click to continue reading...

Not a lot to say other than: that's why we love Christian here in Colorado. The other good news is that Stevie seemed to know a bit better than the voters and started Christian AND Pablo. So the midfield started with Beckham, Gomez, Mastroeni, and Joseph. That gives any club in the world a run for its money.

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ESPN's broadcast of Euro 2008 was the best production ever of a soccer tournament for TV viewers in the United States. While it wasn't perfect, it was clearly evident that ESPN had listened to the past criticism and corrected the annoying habits that had previously distanced diehard soccer fans from its network. Click to continue reading...

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With reports circulating about transfer deals being completed for both FC Dallas midfielder Juan Toja and forward Kenny Cooper, but MLS All-Stars denied that deals were done while a team source told SBI that multiple teams have made strong inquiries about Cooper.

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Some news to peruse as your bank gives you counterfeit money: That Columbus-West Ham thing couldn't have been a publicity stunt. Could it? (Dave's Football Blog) Football, Hooliganism and the US. A view from across the pond (Two Hundred Percent) Two views on Beckham and MLS (David Beckham Offside) What are the odds in this year's [. Click to continue reading...

Wizards captain, Jimmy Conrad, is now all star winning captain, Jimmy Conrad. Conrad played all 90 minutes, captaining the MLS all stars tonight against West Ham United at BMO Field in Toronto. United put up a good effort against the MLS all stars. They grabbed the lead through Dean Ashton in the 26th minute. Click to continue reading...

Former Wizards defender, Ryan Raybould looks to be moving up in the Swedish leagues. Raybould has moved from Sandvikens IF in the Swedish 4th division to Gefle IF to Allsvenskan, the Swedish first division. This is a big move for Raybould, and a move that seemed to be coming when he signed for the team, as he had a deal with Sandvikens to transfer to a higher club if they came calling. Click to continue reading...

First of all, congrats to Angel, who came off the bench in the second half for Blanco, and did an excellent job, with a goal being waved off. Shame. It was a hell of a finish.

But the All Star Game isn't the only thing on Juanpies mind!

Angel recently had "productive" discussions with Colombian National Team Coach Jorge Luis Pinto.

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MLS All-Star quickie: Let me get this straight. Dwayne De Rosario stars and plays 90 minutes in a 2-0 win over D.C. United on Wednesday night. Thanks to a three-hour rain delay, the match finishes past midnight on the East... Click to continue reading...

Just a quick note, MLS Commissioner Don Garber just announced at the MLS All-Star game halftime show that we will know tomorrow where Brian McBride is playing this year in the league. He said a deal was worked out today between Chicago and Toronto and it will be announced tomorrow. Sounds like either one of the [. Click to continue reading...

American Soccer News is an online magazine covering U.S. soccer. It has been around since Major League Soccer's inception in 1996 and relaunched for this season. For more information contact its editors at editor@american-soccer-news.com. English football has certainly taken its share of abuse lately. Click to continue reading...

Some news coming out of the Major League Soccer all-star game in Toronto FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper heading to Europe as MLS has received several bids for the forward, with Rosenberg in Norway favorites to get his signature. Also possibly heading to Europe is LA Galaxy forward Edson Buddle as the MLS have received a [. Click to continue reading...

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The soccer blogosphere was alive this week with the sound of hooligans. Not literally, of course. It's not like I was sitting in front of my computer listening to "up to our knees in [fill in the blank] blood" or anything like that. Just that there was lots and lots (and lots) of talk about hooliganism, fan violence, security violence, etc. Click to continue reading...

Major League Soccer would like to have 18 teams by 2011 - and they'll do that by adding two more teams. The league has 14 now - with Seattle (2009) and Philadelphia (2010) joining in the next two seasons. The... Click to continue reading...

This week's show is now up as a podcast. You can listen to the show from here, via the On Demand player, or you can subscribe to the show via iTunes.

Plenty to talk about on this week's show.
* I give my thoughts on this week's five questions of the week.

* I breakdown a weekend of draws in MLS.

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Well, after nine straight home games from June 14 to last night, the United powers-that-be have decided not only to give the team a long weekend, but the front office staff as well. United's offices will be closed tomorrow - Friday, July 25 - and reopen on Monday, July 28. So, don't call us.

The D.

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