The forth round potential pairings for the US Open Cup are now set. The bracket is really starting to finally take shape. Some potential big matches i...

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• Date: Wed 23 May 21:44

Can you believe it? We’re sitting at Week 12 already here this season. Things have been moving quickly but after this week things will settle down a l...

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• Date: Wed 23 May 21:13

The bracket is slowly filling out nicely here for the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Two more MLS sides now host third round games. THIRD ROUND – Tuesda...

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• Date: Wed 23 May 15:45

What does a week with six draws get you? Oddly enough a good deal of movement in my power rankings. I shuffled a couple tiers around, as the top group...

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• Date: Tue 22 May 15:00

This doesn’t need many words to describe it. The Philadelphia Union sit in second to last place in the league with eight points.  Fan favorites have b...

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• Date: Mon 21 May 20:00

My weekly recap of the week’s action in MLS is posted over at SBNation.com. Go check it out yo!

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• Date: Mon 21 May 18:00

Week 11 was a gamble week for my Fantasy club that in the end did not pay off. A low 47 points on the week – just five over the week’s average. I gamb...

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• Date: Mon 21 May 16:30

Yeah, I am slacking. I totally meant to get to this yesterday but this past weekend was a bit nuts for me. Anyways, Jurgen Klinsmann added 11 more pla...

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• Date: Mon 21 May 16:01

It will be yet another busy weekend in Major League Soccer. Nine games – headlined by two big rivalry games – stretched across two days. Plenty of int...

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• Date: Fri 18 May 17:00

Just when you think the MLS Discipline Committee isn’t going to strike this week, the hammer comes down and comes down hard. MLS DC has suspended FC D...

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• Date: Thu 17 May 23:27

Sitting near the bottom of a conference can cause issues for any club in MLS. But sitting near the bottom of the toughest conference at this stage in ...

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• Date: Thu 17 May 20:13

Two games down, a bunch more to go as Week 11 rolls on. Nine games headlined by two big rivalry games in Vancouver and in LA – certainly a busy weeken...

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• Date: Thu 17 May 18:00

It may not be a goal in league play but damn this was a cracker of a shot by Eric Hassli. I also think it is safe to say that this guy is finally roun...

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• Date: Thu 17 May 16:21

U.S. Soccer has announced the third-round possible pairings and locations for the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Results from the second round of play...

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• Date: Wed 16 May 23:43

While we sit and wait on the US Open Cup bracket to get filled out a little more, time to get to a Wednesday quick pick. Colorado Rapids at D.C. Unite...

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• Date: Wed 16 May 20:17

We knew going into this year’s US Open Cup that some things would be different. More clubs, more games, its all expanding. Now we have a nice bracket ...

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• Date: Wed 16 May 16:17

For some odd – very odd – reason the new week gets started a day earlier than normal. I won’t spend a ton of time with this as I have things to do bef...

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• Date: Tue 15 May 22:21

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named an initial squad of 16 players that will begin reporting today to the ESPN Wide World o...

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• Date: Tue 15 May 20:53

Our first little soccer venue here in MLS is now a pesky teenager. Hard to believe where it today compared to when it first opened back in 1999. Thirt...

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• Date: Tue 15 May 18:03

This is a little project I’ve been working on. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be re-doing the last three SuperDrafts. I thought it would be intere...

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• Date: Tue 15 May 18:00

A fantastic interview by Steve Goff with LA head coach Bruce Arena. I pulled this quote out from the interview because I felt it was worth highlightin...

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• Date: Tue 15 May 16:36

Another week in the books and one that saw more movement in the weekly Power Rankings. Tier one lost a club while a couple clubs inched their way into...

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• Date: Tue 15 May 15:00

A little time lapse video of the new digs down in Houston.

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• Date: Mon 14 May 21:00

My weekly recap is posted over at SBNation.com. Plenty of good talking points from a busy Week 10.

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• Date: Mon 14 May 19:00

I’m 10 weeks into the 2012 Fantasy Manager and so far, so good. Typically this is about the time of the year where I hit the preverbal wall and stop c...

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• Date: Mon 14 May 17:00

One cool thing about a new stadium is the nifty gifts that are given away to the first lucky fans. With BBVA Compass Stadium opening tomorrow, Houston...

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• Date: Fri 11 May 19:00

Finally Friday. It is a simple statement that I can’t say enough today. Week 10 has already gotten off to a decent start with the Wednesday games in t...

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• Date: Fri 11 May 17:00

I don’t think the silly season (as they call it) ever really ends. Today the word around water cooler is that of Italian great Alessandro Nesta. Nesta...

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• Date: Thu 10 May 20:12

All eyes this weekend will be on Houston. Major League Soccer get to open up yet another soccer specific stadium and BBVA Compass Stadium will certain...

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• Date: Thu 10 May 17:00

I’m not entirely certain how busy I’ll be today at my day job so tonight’s picks are going to come quickly here. Three games in league play plus two C...

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• Date: Wed 09 May 17:11

…okay I shouldn’t kid that much with the title but you get the point. The MLS Disciplinary Committee has suspended Seattle Sounders FC defender Leo Go...

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• Date: Wed 09 May 00:20

A pretty nifty little graphic by ABC Tickets comparing MLS to the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB in tickets, salaries, etcs. Learn More at ABC tickets

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• Date: Tue 08 May 22:07

Wanna see BBVA Compass Stadium inside and out? This video is certainly for you then. I have to say I am very impressed with the level of detail in thi...

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• Date: Tue 08 May 19:00

A lot of moving this week in the Power Rankings. The four tiers are starting to fill out a little differently than in the previous weeks. The top tier...

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• Date: Tue 08 May 16:00

Just as expected, the 2012 World Football Challenge has grown to add more teams. Today three European powers were added to the list as Real Madrid, AC...

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• Date: Mon 07 May 20:06

Week 9 was a solid one once again for my fantasy team, WVH AC. A decent 78 points put thanks to a few double-dips and a massive outburst by Chris Wond...

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• Date: Mon 07 May 18:00

It is Monday, so that means my weekly recap is posted over at SBNation.com. Go check it out now!

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• Date: Mon 07 May 16:30

So here we are, at another Friday. We’re nearly a quarter of the way through this season and now things being to get real interesting around the leagu...

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• Date: Fri 04 May 16:00

Goal of the year candidate? Yeah I think so. I meant to get to this earlier in the day but man, this goal is certainly nice. Sounders fans will agree,...

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• Date: Thu 03 May 21:48

Whew. Last night was quite a night in Major League Soccer. One game had eight goals, while the other two combined for five. Crazy night really when yo...

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• Date: Thu 03 May 16:31

Week 9 gets started early with three games on the menu for tonight. Yes three. A couple big matches set for this evening as all six clubs involved hav...

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• Date: Wed 02 May 20:58

I won’t throw too many more flames into this fire. We all know the comments that were said by MLSSoccer.com’s Simon Borg on Monday’s episode of ExtraT...

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• Date: Wed 02 May 18:22

Not that any of you would be shocked by this news. According to a recent ESPN The Magazine article. I took out the rest of the world leagues and the o...

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• Date: Tue 01 May 21:08

I really meant to post this yesterday, forgot, and now I feel late to the party. Oh well. For those who haven’t heard, announcer Gus Johnson is doing ...

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• Date: Tue 01 May 15:54

Another week is in the books for Major League Soccer. Week 9 kicks off tomorrow so it is time to get the rankings out of the way. A decent amount of m...

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• Date: Tue 01 May 15:00