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MLS Provides a Weekend of Talking Points

by Robert Hay on May 9, 2011 · 6 comments

From the pre-game Friday night to the waning minutes of the late Saturday game, MLS provided a number of compelling story lines for the American soccer fan.  Soccer Night in America received at least tepid praise from most commentators (see our review here) and the Los Angeles/New York match up was excellent all around, even […]

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Wednesday Matches are Good Appetizer to Weekend Feast

by Robert Hay on May 4, 2011 · 4 comments

One would be tempted to overlook the two matches going on tonight in MLS and focus on an incredible slate of games this weekend, with LA/NY as the headliner.  To do so would be to miss some important storylines as the four teams taking the pitch tonight are all in a critical stretch of games […]

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Injuries Cast a Shadow Over a Great MLS Weekend

by Robert Hay on April 25, 2011 · 12 comments

A great weekend for MLS soccer was overshadowed by some high-profile injuries that may close the door on some struggling teams.  Meanwhile, the top of the pack looked stronger: Donovan’s return coupled with New York’s victory Thursday has two of the big name teams clicking on all cylinders at the moment and threatening to open a divide in […]

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MLS Week Four As Analyzed by Radiohead

by Robert Hay on April 11, 2011 · 4 comments

What, you may ask, is Robert thinking.  Instead of a straight-forward and honest discussion and analysis of this weekend’s MLS action, he resorts to a cheap blogging trick and uses a popular band to help make his article different.  What does a popular moody British rock band have to do with American soccer, and is […]

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MLS ’11 Preview — Has the Beckham Rule Improved American Soccer?

by Robert Hay on February 26, 2011 · 33 comments

Note: As part of the MLS Talk preview, we will be examining some of the major trends in MLS that will have an impact on the league this year.  Feel free to suggest other big picture topics in the comments. Four years ago, MLS swung a deal to bring David Beckham, the world’s most recognizable […]

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How To Prevent an Upset by a Lower Seed

by Robert Hay on November 8, 2010 · 2 comments

The story of the MLS playoffs coming into Sunday night was the futility of being a higher seed.  None of the higher seeds had advanced and the playoffs were seemingly wide-open for a new champion.  Then LA took the pitch against Seattle, and they showed the league who should be the favorites for the MLS […]

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Which Team(s) Will Pull the Upset This Weekend?

by Robert Hay on November 5, 2010 · 0 comments

With San Jose’s dramatic victory last night, they will await this weekend’s slate of matches to see who their next round opponent will be.  Their upset victory has set the stage for an interest weekend of matches where we could conceivably see three more lower seeds win their playoff matches and once again throw the […]

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