Author Archives: Robert Hay
NBC Highlights Two of MLS’s Best Rivalries to Mixed Results
Despite some of the more odd pairings for MLS Rivalry Weekend/Day (you can just taste the hatred between the Union and Revs!) the attempt by MLS and its TV partners to drive attention and viewers on a crowded sports weekend … Continue reading
Columbus Could Kick Off MLS Stadium Project 2.0
(New England and DC fans, avert your eyes. This could hurt). The Columbus Crew hold the distinction of opening MLS’s first soccer specific stadium when Crew Stadium was opened in 1999. Since then, the stadium has hosted one MLS championship … Continue reading
MLS ’13 - The End of the Western Conference’s Dominance
For the past three years, the gulf between the two MLS conferences has seemingly been as deep as the Grand Canyon. In 2011 and 2012, the East’s representative in MLS Cup was Houston, a convert from the West. The last … Continue reading
MLS ’13 - Accepting MLS as a Feeder League
In the United States, we are used to the best. The best cars, the best electronics, the best TV shows, everything we have is the best. Even if we did not make it or create it, we still want it … Continue reading
MLS ’13 - Reviewing the Coaching Hires
As Earl said yesterday, we’re doing the MLS preview a little differently this year, and our first article today is on the men on the bench, the new head coaches. This offseason five teams from various situations and needs hired … Continue reading
Why MLS is Not Immune From Match Fixing
Joe Thomas is a (fictional) 23 year old defender who is in his second year playing in MLS. He was drafted out of a local university in the second round. He is from a blue collar family and his father … Continue reading
Be Bold Jurgen: Pick These Players for the US Men’s National Team
Tomorrow Jurgen Klinsmann will announce the roster invitations for the U.S. national team camp. These players will make up the eligible roster for selection for the January 29 friendly against Canada as well as possibly the February 6 World Cup … Continue reading
A Walk Down Memory Lane… Reviewing the Previews
One thing we are not afraid to do here at MLS Talk is to take a look back on our predictions and previews to highlight what we got both awesomely right and so terribly wrong. Now that the 2012 MLS … Continue reading
The Off Week (MLSTalk Podcast)
After an off week for the MLSTalk Podcast due to holiday and other circumstances, Robert Hay and Daniel Feuerstein convene to discuss all the relevant happenings in Major League Soccer from the past two weeks. The hot item seems not … Continue reading
Houston Machine Steamrolls DC to Take Eastern Conference
In retrospect, it was obvious. Houston is so good playing with an aggregate lead in the playoffs and with DC missing Chris Pontius and a fully healthy Dwayne De Rosario, the task really was impossible. But it didn’t feel that … Continue reading