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MLS Cup 2009 Preview: Real Salt Lake v LA Galaxy

Nine months, 456 matches, and controversy aplenty. And it all comes down to to one game, one high-octane head-to-head for the title. The fourteenth season of Major League Soccer is nearing its end and, while Seattle Sounders have skewed an otherwise ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Real Salt Lake,  Seattle Sounders,  LA Galaxy,  Western Conference,  Chicago Fire

CBA dispute threatens MLS progress

It seems as if every other week this Major League Soccer column trumpets the league’s uniqueness as its most valuable asset and most challenging problem. That opinion hinges on the single entity system which dictates that money, players and competitive ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Don Garber,  Bruce Arena,  LA Galaxy,  David Beckham,  Landon Donovan

MLS says adiós to Blanco

Blanco has played over 100 times for Mexico Major League Soccer is growing and improving but outsiders often criticise the league for having a lack of quality. It is a relatively fast football played in the US, with plenty of big, athletic players of ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Chicago Fire,  Jaime Moreno,  D C United,  Seattle Sounders,  LA Galaxy

MLS Playoffs 2009: Preview

Houston will hope Stuart Holden can work his magic Anybody casually tuning in to Major League Soccer’s Week 32 action and teetering over the great lake of MLS fandom will have jumped right in. The final week of the regular season began with a cluster ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  29 Oct 2009
Related Topics: FC Dallas,  Chicago Fire,  Houston Dynamo,  Toronto FC,  Stuart Holden

The 39 Club: Toronto, Revs, United and Dallas fight for survival

31 weeks down, just one to go. Major League Soccer’s 14th season has had its ups and downs, goalkeeping errors and bad refereeing taking the shine off a year which gave us a superb rookie class, some wonderful goals and more surprises than Portsmouth’s ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: FC Dallas,  Toronto FC,  New York Red Bulls,  Chicago Fire,  Colorado Rapids

FIFA 10 - The Soccerlens Review

There are two types of gamers in the football world: those that play FIFA and those that play Pro Evo. In conversation it’s not really acceptable to admit to a split allegiance - you’re one or the other, and the other is wrong. I am a Pro Evo loyalist, ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  2 Oct 2009
Related Topics: FIFA,  David Ginola

MLS refereeing: is Platini’s Fantastic Five the answer?

Back in June, as Major League Soccer was finding its stride on the other side of the Atlantic, Michel Platini and UEFA confirmed that this year’s Europa League would be the testing ground for a new officiating structure. By adding an ‘additional ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  25 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Michel Platini,  Michael Kennedy,  Taylor Twellman,  Brian McBride,  David Beckham

Can Seattle Sounders win a debut double?

The Sounders are looking to add to the Open Cup Seattle Sounders burst in through the saloon doors in March, chewing lazily on tobacco as they stood proud in front of the regulars and declared their intention to take Major League Soccer by storm. The ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  18 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Seattle Sounders,  D C United,  LA Galaxy,  Peter Vagenas,  Nate Jaqua

DC United paying for battle on three fronts?

Chris Pontius has played 24 league games for DCU DC United is Major League Soccer’s most storied and most successful club. Since becoming a founder member of MLS in 1996, United have piled no fewer than twelve pieces of silverware into the RFK Stadium ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  10 Sep 2009
Related Topics: D C United,  Tom Soehn,  Jaime Moreno,  Ben Olsen,  Chris Pontius

Talking ’bout a Revolution: New England heading for the playoffs

Shalrie Joseph has been a nuisance for opposition defenders A few weeks ago I wrote a post examining the prospects of the most likely challengers for MLS Cup. By not mentioning New England Revolution, I had quietly written the off - quite logical, ...

From CHRIS NEE, Soccerlens,  4 Sep 2009
Related Topics: New England Revolution,  Taylor Twellman,  Steve Nicol,  FC Dallas,  D C United

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