US Soccer story lines
A look at the progress of soccer in the US and the development of youth players.
A look at the progress of soccer in the US and the development of youth players.
Shape, width, personnel, possession, salaries: PSP’s Ryan Pine on the state of the Union and his plan for how to fix it.
A goalkeeper as the Union’s first designated player? Makes good sense, and with Manchester City’s Shay Given potentially in search of new employment, why not try to pull off a blockbuster?
A look back at the US-Brazil friendly Tuesday night, complete with some great photos PSP photographer Nicolae Stoian shot at the game in New Jersey.
The local press thinks local soccer doesn’t “mean much,” barely covering regional, state and national championship appearances by area clubs. We look at four players born within a year of one another who played together or against one another in local high schools and clubs that are now successful professionals. Because those professionals, they gotta come from somewhere.
With a meaningless friendly against a soccer superpower on the horizon, Bob Bradley does US Soccer a disservice by selecting a side that as usual, fails to showcase top MLS talent.
MLS has seen an unprecedented influx of big name and high skill players during the summer transfer window. What does this mean for MLS? What does mean for the Union?
The two most patriotically nicknamed teams in MLS have similar records and have played a similar style of stingy defense over the last few weeks. It’s likely that Kevin Alston will get a heavy dose of the MwanGenius today, and that matchup will be one of the two that define this game.
Philadelphia Union could jump into fourth place with a win this weekend against New England. Here’s a quick look ahead from new PSP contributor Chris Wetherson.
After the MLS All-Stars drubbing by Man United on Wednesday, you can’t help but wonder: Are the Union better than the All-Stars?
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