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Changing the US National Team formation

There has been some chatter this past week about the US changing its formation. Leander Schaerlaeckens over at Espnsoccernet wrote a pretty interesting article about why he thinks the US National Team ought to change its formation. I was intrigued, so I put together some thoughts of my own about […]

Harrisburg City Islanders / Local / USL

Islanders Announce Pre-Season Games in PA, Sign Midfielder

For those Union fans now more attentive and those Isles fans eager to get a look at the squad in preseason training, they have announced a schedule of friendlies across the midstate: Date – Opponent – Time – Location Wed, March 17 – Saint Francis University – 8:00 – Millersville University Tues, […]

Harrisburg City Islanders / Local / Reading United AC / Union / USL

Farming the Union, Cultivating the Fans

With today’s announcement of an exclusive partnership with USL-2 side Harrisburg City Islanders, the Philadelphia Union has laid the ground work for a highly developed farm system. Already with a working partnership with PDL side Reading United AC, the Union have now established links to …

Independence TV Debut April 18
Independence / WPS

Independence TV Debut April 18

The Philadelphia Independence will play five matches on Fox Soccer Channel this season, beginning with a game in Boston on April 18. The Independence have a packed preseason schedule including an autograph session on March 11 and a March 20 match against University of North Carolina. We will keep you […]

CBA Negotiations / MLS

MLS contract expires, no strike yet

Major League Soccer’s collective bargaining agreement expires tonight, but the players won’t be striking — yet. The players union released this statement today: Bethesda, MD (Thursday, February 25, 2010) – The Major League Soccer Players Union (the “Union”) today announced that the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and Major […]

USMNT / World Cup

US v. Netherlands Roster Thoughts:

Dan Walsh already put up the roster for the US v. Netherlands, so I don’t want to repeat it. However, I did have some more thoughts on it. I think we all know how good Tim Howard is, so I would like to see Brad Guzan and Marcus Hahneman each […]

USMNT / World Cup

US v. El-Salvador A Few Extra Thoughts:

Ben Tracy did a good job summarizing the US v. El-Salvador match, so I don’t want to repeat. However, I did have a bit more to add.  First, I felt that Sacha Klejstan got lucky to score his goal, and that overall he did not play that well. He continued […]

New U.S. National Team jersey, Netherlands lineup revealed
USMNT / World Cup

New U.S. National Team jersey, Netherlands lineup revealed

Twenty players made the roster for the U.S. National Team’s friendly against the Netherlands on March 3. The list is below, and to the left is the team’s new away jersey design, which has leaked out . (What do you think of it?) GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Marcus […]

USA 2-1 El Salvador – A Few Thoughts
USMNT / World Cup

USA 2-1 El Salvador – A Few Thoughts

If you are only a casual USMNT fan, you might be forgiven if you forgot this game was happening. In fact, many hardcore fans have questioned the real value of this fixture. The fact is, though, that there are still a good 5-6 spots on the World Cup roster still up […]

USMNT

USA v El Salvador preview

The US plays El Salvador this Wednesday at 7pm Eastern Time. The game will be available on ESPN Classic and Galavision. This game will not feature many of the potential US World Cup squad, however, there are many bubble battlers who are looking to sneak onto the World Cup roster. […]