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Why do columnists never get the idea that the state of MLS and the state of soccer in america are not one and the same. Of course MLS growing in...

Didn't Isaiah Thomas play his high school ball in Chicago?

So Australia hires one of the great coaches in the world, slips out of a middling group with an offside goal, and loses to Italy while playing...

Hey dvandyke...you state that every one of those 9 CAF teams are better than C.Rica and Saudi. You do realize that 5 of those CAF teams have never...

Concacaf did poorly this WC, no doubt..BY CONCACAF'S STANDARDS. One team advanced, away from home soil. By CAF standards, that is right on...

Australia is the rep from Oceania. If they were an asian side, they don't get grouped with Japan. Do the Roos advance in another group? Maybe,...

I love that an abymsal WC for concacaf means we only advance as many teams as CAF or AFC(or more, depending on S. Korea). Not a strong showing...

A lot of the newer NFL Stadia are built to be able to host soccer (and the larger field) as well as US football. They would use, and fill, the...

I don't have a problem with JP. He's a little bland, but competent. I'd put him in a booth with Lalas and Chris Sullivan for the US games....

I'm good with leaving Cunningham and Vanney at home as well. Hahneman has the worst distribution of any goalkeeper I have ever seen. Other than...

If you can figure out a way to get Eddie Johnson and Cory Gibbs healthy, that should fix things a little more to your liking. Watch out for a...

Arena, more often than not and at every level he has been at, wins. Style points and all that other crap just doesn't enter the equation. He's...

The rankings are a formula, and a good point for debate, but not much more. However, it is all to easy to diminish those aren't in UEFA or...

US fan here (In interest of full disclosure). Thought Mexico abandoned what should be a strength-passing and quick combination play-for a too...

McBride has a significant amount of caps and 2 world cup experiences, scoring in each one.

There is no doubt gambling fuels sports popularity, legal or not. NFL gambling is really big, and a goodly portion of NCAA hoops fans don't know a...

Listen, I'm no NASCAR fan at all, but it is huge. With these trends, you often don't notice till it's too big to ignore. You don't pull ratings...

3 downs, 25 yard endzones, 55 yard line, a rouge- similar, but some major differences... Swings in sports can have some faddish upturns and...

To be fair, Cunningham is also leading MLS in goals scored, while the national team clearly had trouble finishing and has injury problems at...

Holy sjit, a madison/soccer thread complete with a Badger Hoops reference. I'm both a Sam's Army cardholder and a Badger hoops season...

The idea that they would hold games for telefutura to grow the network is not new or out of left field at all. Espn did this when espn2 was new,...

Re: Panama V USA (R), Discussion thread The 0-3 loss to the USA was in Panama, thus making it a crummy performance. They were a better side today...

Mike Burns, Roy Wegerle, Brian Maisoneuve...

Casey (forwards should score on occasion) Armas & Sanneh (Loved you in your prime, but it's just not there anymore) Conrad (Honduras had you...