Recent Posts

A View from Afar

MLS conference final first legs show how far league has come

The first legs of the MLS conference championships drew over 50,000 fans per match. PSP’s Dan Walsh compares that with what he saw firsthand at soccer matches recently in South America and Europe and finds MLS coming out looking very good in comparison.

Daily news roundups

Union bits and league news, Cosmos in trouble, plane carrying Brazilian pro team crashes in Colombia, more

Would Jermaine Jones fit with the Union. MLS roster announcements. Are the Cosmos about to fold? Few survivors as plane carrying Brazilian team Chapecoense to Copa Sudamericana match crashes in Colombia.

SEBA Projections

Updated SEBA Projections through November 27

Chris Sherman has updated MLS SEBA Projections.

Photo by Earl Gardner
Daily news roundups

Union bits, Seattle advances to MLS Cup final, more

Newsy news bits and such like.

Photo by Earl Gardner
Daily news roundups

Union bits, roster moves from across the league, more news

Some news you may have missed while spending time with family and friends on Thanksgiving.

It's Always Soccer in Philadelphia

It’s Always Soccer in Philadelphia: Xenophobia, Thanksgiving, and watching paint dry

Kevin and Dave discuss the MLS playoffs and the hiring of Bruce Arena to replace Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach of the USMNT.

Photo by Earl Gardner
A View from Afar / Featured

USMNT fans have plenty to be thankful for, post-Klinsmann

U.S. Soccer has made a conservative but pragmatic choice in turning to Bruce Arena as the new USMNT coach. This and a few more things to give thanks for.

Photo by Earl Gardner
Daily news roundups

Arena named USMNT manager, Montreal and Seattle win Conference final first leg games, more

Arena named USMNT head coach. Montreal and Seattle win conference final first legs but Toronto and Colorado score vital road goals. More news.

Photo by Earl Gardner
Commentary

Blake’s award reflects importance to team, not just skill in net

Like the rest of the Union defense, Andre Blake was far from perfect in 2016. But his play offered confidence to a team that often struggled for consistency over a long MLS season.

Analysis

The winds of change

After an historically bad start to the Hex, Jurgen Klinsmann was fired on Monday — just a day after he was quoted as being “very comfortable” with his job security prospects — and US Soccer looks poised to ask Bruce Arena to step in and right a listing ship.