Yesterday i had the privilege of watching Once in a lifetime.The story of the New York Cosmos.This story is narrated by Matt Dillon who does a good job of telling the tale of a few American businessmen who had the dream of creating a soccer team from nothing and making it bigger then any sport in America. Click to continue reading...

I'm going to start this post with a quote from one of my favorite songs - Don Henley's "Boys of Summer."

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach*

(*I admit that the first time I heard this song was the Ataris version of it, which came out in 2003. Click to continue reading...

To answer Jack Bell's question in this article from the New York Times, YES YES YES!!! Absolutely MLS should sign Ronaldo, he is still a huge star, is still only 31 years old, and when healthy is still one of best forwards in the world and most exciting players to watch. Granted, there are a lot of unanswered questions that Jack Bell raises in the article, but MLS must take this gamble if he is even willing to consider coming to the league. Click to continue reading...

I've enclosed a link to an article from ESPN ad its been widely reported that MLS will add 2 more expansion teams in 2011 and it seems like the front runners are Montreal and Vancouver. I've written about this before and I stand by my opinion that I think it would be a really good idea to add teams in Montreal and Vancouver, assuming that MLS will have the same type of impact in those cities that its had in Toronto. Click to continue reading...

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Rick Davis, current National Executive Director of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). Rick or Ricky Davis is also well known as a former player for the New York Cosmos and U.S. National Team.

Rick explained that when he was a child he was very active in all sports, growing up in Claremont, CA. Click to continue reading...

Do you want to know something truly disturbing? (Before I share, I need to tell you how this got started. You need to know this part, so you don't get the wrong idea.) I was researching the background on yesterday's Giorgio Chinaglia mob story. And my google searches took me back to his [...] Click to continue reading...

Former New York Cosmos player Giorgio Chinaglia may be a lot of things, but you can't accuse him of lacking audacity. If you saw the movie "Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos," he was the one with the biggest ego. And back in the 1970s, he [...] Click to continue reading...

This recent article by Billy Witz in the New York Times completely misses the whole point of why David Beckham is in MLS. How many fans showed up at Giants Stadium yesterday to watch the Los Angeles Galaxy play the New York Red Bulls? What is the average attendance for the New York Red Bulls' games? How many fans would have showed up if David Beckham wasn't playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy? Click to continue reading...

There'll be a bit of nostalgia in today's posts leading up to the news that the Rowdies (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) will be returning. Here are highlights of a great game between the Rowdies and New York Cosmos from May 12, 1979 on ABC: I'm told that the new USL-1 team may bring back the [. Click to continue reading...

Once in a Lifetime might have appeared in Chicago-area theaters for five minutes or so, but I missed it. Fortunately The Guy heard about it and Netflix came to the rescue. I had planned to blog about my impressions as I watched it. But it was too entertaining for me to engage in [...] Click to continue reading...

According to a graphic released by Uni-sport.com, the new MLS kit numbers have arrived, as well the home/away unis for each MLS side for the 2008 season. The numbers may look familiar: they're similar to the number font used by Italy during Germany '06.

Oh, and an added bonus - no more standard black or white (or gold, if your Chivas USA) numerals. Click to continue reading...

Pele believes that the way David Beckham was introduced to the US audience was 'very, very bad' because he was introduced as 'a scorer of goals.'

But Beckham is not the only problem he sees for MLS as he also believes that the current salary cap is hurting the game.

Pele believes MLS players' salaries need to be raised to the level of American football or baseball players.

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