The level of soccer in MLS is on the rise. No longer is a move to Scandinavia, Mexico or lower level European leagues necessarily a step up. With many Americans struggling for minutes abroad, here are 18 players who should think about coming home.
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It’s time to celebrate
Goal celebrations: PSP’s Ryan Pine rains on the parade of those raining on the parade.
Q & A with Brendan Burke
Brendan Burke, the coach of the Union’s Premier Development League partner club Reading United, was recently named coach of the Union’s reserve team. He talks to the PSP about his additional responsibilities and what the club seeks to achieve through the Reserve League.
Brian Carroll will win you over
“Don’t cut corners or take plays off,” Brian Carroll tells the PSP. This is how an unassuming Wake Forest midfielder has grown into a defensive lynchpin for two MLS Cup winning teams. Also, he has an amazing new nickname…
Beware the Blob! The Union’s lack of formation and shape
It’s hard to enjoy three points when this year’s win looks like so many losses from 2010.
The PSP talks to Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear
Ahead of his team’s match against Philadelphia, Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear talks to the PSP about tactical preparations, getting young talent ready for MLS, and how Houston will return to the playoffs in 2011.