There’s been a lot of complaints about how poorly the major soccer-playing nations have been doing. France, Italy, and Greece were knocked out of the group stages, England looked weak and barely made it through to the 2nd round, and as we enter the quarter-finals, only Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands remain to represent...
Last week, I got a chance to watch two MLS games. The first game of the new season kicked off last Thursday with the Seattle Sounders hosting the latest expansion team, the Philadelphia Union. Union coach Piotr Nowak opted to field a young team in the hopes of building something for the future. Since...
Good news, everybody! The Major League Soccer Players Union and MLS have come to an agreement, and there will be no MLS strike on Monday! According to the news from MLS, the new Collective Bargaining Agreement will be in effect for the next 5 seasons. “The Union is happy with this agreement as it...
Each day, I am waiting for the mailman to deliver 11 tickets for the Chicago Fire’s opening night game on April 10th. I’ll be joined by 10 friends and family who I have invited to see the game with me. And since it is a World Cup year, soccer is all the more exciting....
Major League Soccer has improved greatly in the years since its first season, but one thing you’ll see more often here than in most other more established leagues is that teams will still hold open tryouts. By filling out a form and paying a small amount of money, you have an opportunity to demo...
