American Soccer Fans: United Like Never Before
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 6/11/2009 — It’s common perception that America’s football loving populace is divided three ways- European football lovers, fans of the American game and Latin futbol fans. But the truth is the subdivisions within these groups are enormous.  ...

Should The MLS Become More European?
soccerlens.com 6/20/2009 — When American soccer players discover they have the athletic prowess to play overseas, they go, and we encourage their choice. But when American soccer fans choose to ignore MLS, its considered to be detrimental to the success of American soccer.  ...

Gouging Our Own Eyes Out So You Don't Have To
unprofessionalfoul.com 6/13/2009 — It's been a while since we fired up the ol' FJM'inator. Maybe it's a sign that the general quality of soccer talk in the US is improving. Oh, who are we kidding. This is America, we'll never run out of idiots. And so we give you one Mitch Howard and his attempted analysis —and really, what is ...

MLS Must Capitalize On Increased USMNT Interest
mls-daily.com 6/29/2009 — by Jason Davis - Match Fit USA Despite a rather rocky relationship at times, Major League Soccer's success is inextricably tied to that of the United States Men's National Team's. When the Americans are good, when they show up on ESPN in a ...

Your Questions Answered (Part 1 of 4)
soccerbyives.net 5/4/2009 — Welcome to the latest installment of Your Questions Answered. If you are stunned to see answers to the last Q&A coming about two weeks earlier than you would have expected, shame on you. Of course, the next batch of answers will probably come in September. This set of answers will ...

Your Questions Answered (Part 2 of 4)
soccerbyives.net 5/21/2009 — Welcome to the latest installment of Your Questions Answered. There is a good range of questions in this batch, with topics ranging from Jonathan Spector's U.S. national team prospects to my ranking of all the stadiums in MLS. Surprisingly, there were no John O'Brien, MLS ...

MLS/USL News
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 6/20/2009 — Matt Reis was the hero in the 2008 Superliga Final/AP A day after the US suffered its worst ever loss to Brazil and four days after our national team was beaten by Italy by the worst scoreline since 1934 let’s refocus temporarily on the ...

MLS Needs to Refocus on the Domestic Game
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 5/7/2009 — Two weeks ago Commissioner Don Garber made some very disturbing remarks to the Associated Press. He indicated that MLS has to sign more foreign players and resemble European football more than it does currently to win over masses of football fans ...

Musings of The Black Cloud Enemy of American Soccer
gingetalksthefooty.com 5/11/2009 — When Jason Davis asked me to answer his questionnaire about the future of American Soccer , I didn't expect the reaction from some overally sensitive American soccer fans who need to realize that imagined success rarely translates into actual success. As I take the mantle of resident black ...

Open Cup Needs Underdog Winner
matchfitusa.com 6/17/2009 — Last night, teams from American leagues like USL-1, USL-2, the USL Premier Development League, and even the United States Adult Soccer Association competed in the second round of the 2009 US Open...