Soccer
Gareth Sleger argues, in his article Manchester United's red devil, that Malcolm Glazer is doing a great job of leading the storied English franchise to a promising future. Be sure to read his article to find out why.
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Columns and features
Submission - um, new style...
By: Jeff Bull
When I normally review the week’s action in Major League Soccer (MLS), I take a looser approach than what I’ve been doing in past items here. The main ingredient in these amounts to a gut-reaction review that comes to me after seeing an entire game in some cases and just ...[Story] |
Week 5’s Dirty-Faced Favorites + Summaries
By: Jeff Bull
Perhaps it was fitting that Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Week 5 fell on the same weekend that Street Sense, the bettors’ favorite to win the Kentucky Derby, made the successful “Run for the Roses.” This year’s Giacomo’s (2005 long-shot Derby winner) - teams like Red Bull New York and the ...[Story] |
“EJ’s” Recovery, the Wizards’ Rise? + Week 4 Summaries
By: Jeff Bull
A favorite pastime of soccer fans is declaring this player finished, or that one on a phoenix-like rebound. Two high-profile players in Major League Soccer (MLS) have shown early glimpses of rising from careers thought to be either dead or stalled: Red Bull New York midfielder/forward Clint Mathis and Kansas ...[Story] |
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Columns and features
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Fools gold by Gareth Sleger
2007-04-27 01:15:15
At times, Landon Donovan is the greatest U.S. soccer player of all time. At times, Landon Donovan is the most underachieving U.S. soccer player of all time. So, which is it? Is he the player who drove the U.S. in friendlies against Denmark, Mexico and Ecuador earlier this year or ...[Story]
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Weight of Expectation? + Week 3 Summaries by Jeff Bull
2007-04-23 14:50:39
Of Major League Soccer’s (MLS) 13 teams, two entered the 2007 regular season with the greatest expectations: DC United and the Houston Dynamo. Pundits dubbed the Dynamo the cream of the Western Conference with near unanimity, while DC entered the season widely viewed as the team to beat league-wide. DC ...[Story]
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Expansion Normalcy + Week 2 Summaries by Jeff Bull
2007-04-17 13:12:59
Expansion teams in Major League Soccer (MLS) haven’t always played to type. For instance, when the Chicago Fire joined MLS in 1998 they came out slugging and kept on doing it until they won MLS Cup at the end of their expansion season. The Miami Fusion, who joined the league ...[Story]
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