MLS Newswire, 08.14: WWBD? DP, Salary Cap Rumors

- League or Superliga, League or Superliga? Even though I commented on it at the time (here; I’m in the comments field!), something about the nearness of relevant dates really focuses the mind; Scott French, writing on his new Around America blog, takes on the same question. Then again, word David Beckham looks [...]

Superliga, Bad Sex, and the Wisdom of Midseason Breaks

As with sex, soccer tournaments rely on a kind of momentum, a slow, steady build to the climax of the final…or, in the case of sex…you know…the messy bit at the end. Somewhere in the two weeks that elapsed between the final games in the group stage and tonight’s semifinal between the Houston Dynamo [...]

Blogosphere: I Need You to Be My Eyes

In an attempt to contain my manic compulsion to read…absolutely…everything…(which really cuts into writing time, dontcha know?), I’m moving to a new information-gathering method: relying on the blogosphere and, oh, a site or two, to keep my current on all things Major, League, and Soccer.
So, with that mind, here’s my request: If you run a [...]

Introducing, The Perspecto-Scope: MLS Week 19 (+ Goals Video)

As threatened, I’m going to make a stab today at putting Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Week 19 in perspective – just generally looking at trends in form imagined or real in a less constrained (and, puzzlingly, thorough) format than power rankings.
To start with the most tempting – and probably, the most imaginary – of trends, [...]

USMNT Roster for August 22nd Clash with Sweden Set…

Rumor is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Freddie Ljungberg, and Kim Kallstrom were all summoned for the match. If that’s the case, then they mean business… 
ROSTER BY POSITION
Goalkeepers (2) – Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Tim Howard (Everton FC)
Defenders (6) – Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Oguchi Onyewu [...]

UEFA Champions League: Third Qualifying Round Kicks Off

Rangers vs. Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade)
Ibrox
DaMarcus Beasley and his new club will face the Serbian champs at home in the first leg. With already one goal in the competition and the possibility of more racial taunts coming today, we could probably expect a hat-trick from Beasley (only mildly joking). Beasley and Jean-Claude Darcheville’s pace [...]