In the mid 80s, English football was in deep crisis. For years those in charge of the game and the clubs themselves had invested very little into the game. At the center of all of…
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Bosman revisited
In ’95 the European Court of Justice ruled that Standard Liege, the Belgium FA and UEFA had broken all sorts of EU employment rules when they refused to allow jouneyman player Jean-Marc Bosman to move…
Play off math, it’s getting complex…
It makes the end of season games mean something for more sides and gives the MLS a particularly American flavour at the end of the season.
Columbus 0 – Seattle 1
In March the ECS said “Tonight our history becomes legend”, last nights 1-0 win over the defending champions is going to be a large part of the story.
The Ljungberg Question.
Then there is Ljungberg, unquestionably the best player on the pitch and perhaps the league.
Zakuani in WSC
Nice article in When Saturday Comes (a long running monthly British football dead tree magazine), I tried to find an online reference, but with no luck. It talked about Steve Zakuani and examined his choice…
The view is rather nice up here…
I know it’s only week two and a little early to book the open top bus for the championship celebration, but it’s been a while since Coventry fans have had anything to cheer about. Look…
Is qualifying for the World Cup enough?
Generation Adidas is a venture between MLS and USSF and has been very successful in identifying and helping younger players prepare for playing professionally.
Some thoughs on the US national team.
Bob Bradley inherited a team from Bruce Arena that was well drilled with players that understand their role.
“This just keeps getting better and better”
“I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was frustrated and somewhat skeptical of the process,” Adrian Hanauer, GM SSFC