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Outgoing Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that star Wayne Rooney has handed in a transfer request due to frustration at being substituted in recent matches. The 27-year-old forward has been with United since 2004 and now wants out, but Ferguson insists the club has no plans to let him go.
After the 2013 UEFA Champions League semifinals, Germany has become the obvious choice to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
What happened Tuesday and Wednesday nights in the first legs of the semifinals of CONCACAF Champions League confirmed what many pundits already thought: Mexico’s First Division, Liga MX, is a higher quality soccer league than MLS.
Hercules Gomez, the rising U.S. National Team star, booted in the only goal of the game to help his club, Santos (Laguna) of the Mexican 1st Division, win the first leg of its Semifinal in CONCACAF Champions League.
Both the Sounders and Galaxy were able to put to rest last year’s disappointing losses as favorites in the quarterfinals round of CONCACAF Champions League play with impressive aggregate wins in this year’s quarterfinals round over rivals Tigres of Mexico and Heredia of Costa Rica.
Gareth Bale is a spectacular talent, but soccer fans are deprived of seeing him at his best more often because of arcane rules that could use some tweaking.
David Beckham’s MLS tenure was the perfect storm for MLS, as the league grew by teams, attendance, and publicity. Beckham brought amazing goals and assists, and he topped things off by winning. Now, it’s Thierry Henry’s turn.
The best part about acquiring that wealth of knowledge concerning the Reds is without a doubt being able to have it at your disposal while watching a live game.
Fredy Montero, #17, the charismatic Columbian forward of the Seattle Sounders, has been transferred to a Columbian club team for the 2013 season. This is not a good move for the Sounders or MLS.
As Zach Gropper’s initiative to give soccer a fair shake begins, he challenges himself to learn about his favorite team inside and out to avoid being a dreaded bandwagon fan.
How important was David Beckham to Major League Soccer? Was he so big that the sport will suffer without him?
A sport and a league many laughed at fifteen years ago have been making gains in the American sporting scene. And with the NHL mired in labor strife, the time is right for MLS to take its next step up in the U.S.’s sports consciousness.
With David Beckham’s departure, MLS is left with a void to fill. So, the question must be asked, what other kind of promotion could raise the MLS profile and help build momentum for the future of the league?
The New York Red Bulls-D.C. United match had to be rescheduled Wednesday night due to snow. MLS Cup 2012 is scheduled for December 1st…what will the weather be like, then? Should MLS consider ending its season earlier in the year?
Ties in the playoffs? It happened in the first home game of two home-and-home series of the MLS playoffs. And it feels…wrong.
