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Ferguson’s Fervor Set Him Apart, Says Former Full-Back

Ferguson’s Fervor Set Him Apart, Says Former Full-Back

PITTSBURGH – Aberdeen’s demoralized youngsters trailed Celtic by 2-0 at half-time in the 1985 Scottish Youth Cup Final as they slunk sheepishly into the home dressing room at…

May 13, 2013Comments OffRead More

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Chase Major League Status

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Chase Major League Status

PITTSBURGH – A balding, middle-aged cyclist chugged along the pathway hemmed between the railway track lining the Monongahela River on Pittsburgh’s South Side and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ new…

April 11, 2013Comments OffRead More

Game Analysis

New York’s Flaws Overlooked By Focus On Miller

New York’s Flaws Overlooked By Focus On Miller

The New York Red Bulls have opened the Major League Soccer season with 180 minutes…

March 13, 2013Comments OffRead More

The Eight Minutes That Won MLS Cup No. 4 For L.A.

The Eight Minutes That Won MLS Cup No. 4 For L.A.

An eight-minute spell early in the second half propelled Los Angeles Galaxy to a fourth…

December 4, 2012Comments OffRead More

Sporting Topples Union After Rare System Change

Sporting Topples Union After Rare System Change

Sporting Kansas City clinched top spot in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference Wednesday night with…

October 25, 2012Comments OffRead More

Uninspired Whitecaps Stumble Into MLS Play-Offs

Uninspired Whitecaps Stumble Into MLS Play-Offs

Vancouver Whitecaps secured the final Major League Soccer play-off berth Sunday despite squandering their own…

October 22, 2012Comments OffRead More

MLS

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Chase Major League Status

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Chase Major League Status

PITTSBURGH – A balding, middle-aged cyclist chugged along the pathway hemmed between the railway track lining the Monongahela River on Pittsburgh’s South Side and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ new…

April 11, 2013Comments OffRead More

Weak Product Undermines MLS Rivalry Week

Weak Product Undermines MLS Rivalry Week

Major League Soccer has never claimed to be among the best leagues on the planet, though it is beginning to set the gold standard in aggrandizement along with…

March 17, 2013Comments OffRead More

New York’s Flaws Overlooked By Focus On Miller

New York’s Flaws Overlooked By Focus On Miller

The New York Red Bulls have opened the Major League Soccer season with 180 minutes of defensive blunders and offensive bluntness. Captain Thierry Henry and costly midfielder Tim…

March 13, 2013Comments OffRead More

The Sideline

MLS Brings Fantasy Soccer To Phone Apps

MLS Brings Fantasy Soccer To Phone Apps

“Corey Ashe and Ricardo Clark in central defense?” quizzed Mrs. Sideline ahead of Saturday’s Houston Dynamo vs. D.C. United clash after…

March 4, 2013Comments OffRead More

A Fix For UEFA’s Bloated Tournaments

A Fix For UEFA’s Bloated Tournaments

It’s been decades since The Sideline, or anyone other than deluded followers of “European giants” like Liverpool (2001), Celtic (2003) and…

November 30, 2012Comments OffRead More

Beckham Set For Next Phase Of Post-Playing Career

Beckham Set For Next Phase Of Post-Playing Career

Non-Olympic Dave’s announcement that next month’s MLS Cup Final will be his last game for LA Galaxy has sent shockwaves through…

November 20, 2012Comments OffRead More

National Teams

U.S. vs. Mexico: World’s Greatest Rivalry Or Parochial Squabble?

Former United States national team defender Alexi Lalas used his pulpit as part of ESPN’s broadcast crew Tuesday to proclaim the U.S. vs. Mexico fixture as “the…

March 28, 2013Comments Off

U.S. U-20 Women Ride Early Break To Trounce Ghana

The United States got their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign off to a flying start with a 4-0 hammering of Ghana in Hiroshima, Japan, early Monday.…

August 20, 2012Comments Off

CONCACAF

Cameron Shows Center-Back Credentials In Azteca Cauldron

Aug. 15, 2012, has entered the history books as the date that the United States national team finally defeated Mexico in Mexico. It also marked the night…

August 16, 2012Comments Off

Canadians Air Grievances Over Semi-Final Referee

Members of Canada’s women’s national team aimed pointed barbs at Norwegian referee Christiana Pedersen following their controversial loss to the United States in Monday’s Olympic Games semi-final.…

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USL

Ferguson’s Fervor Set Him Apart, Says Former Full-Back

PITTSBURGH – Aberdeen’s demoralized youngsters trailed Celtic by 2-0 at half-time in the 1985 Scottish Youth Cup Final as they slunk sheepishly into the home dressing room…

May 13, 2013Comments Off

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Chase Major League Status

PITTSBURGH – A balding, middle-aged cyclist chugged along the pathway hemmed between the railway track lining the Monongahela River on Pittsburgh’s South Side and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’…

April 11, 2013Comments Off

US Open Cup

Red Bulls’ Arteaga Faces Battle For Minutes With Cup Run Over

HARRISBURG, Pa. – It’s been difficult for New York Red Bulls striker Jhonny Arteaga to make an impression in his first year in Major League Soccer. Thierry…

June 8, 2012Comments Off

US Open Cup Scheduling Not Just A Problem For Big Teams

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Major League Soccer teams frequently field weakened line-ups in the U.S. Open Cup, whether by design or due to scheduling issues, adding to their…

June 7, 2012Comments Off