I beg to differ. The LOTG say "deliberately kicked to him [the goalkeeper] by a teammate." In the scenario described, the ball was deliberately...
Fiji (119th), the Solomon Islands (121st), New Caledonia (124th), Vanuatu (133rd) and Samoa (147th) all ahead of New Zealand (156th)! Absurd.
Any word on how the semifinal groups will be determined? How was it done last time round?
Has Adu been ousted from the USMNT? Or, would it be more accurate to say he is still on the margins? Adu was a late game sub because a player...
It certainly is inaccurate. How can you be ousted from something on which you have never been more than marginally a part of?
I'm not a ref but have coached very low level youth soccer. What are your thoughts on saying something to the coach? Is it ever appropriate to...
Doesn't seem like trolling to me. Back on topic, while I hate to lose any potential talent, I harbor no ill will toward anyone who has dual...
That'll teach them for refusing to participate!
How is post-match video review for simulation and appropriate sanctions any different than post-match video review for violent conduct and...
Agree that these were "A" matches. However, my understanding of the rules is that only matches in "official competitions" cap tie a player. I...
I think your premise is wrong. Just look at the arguments back and forth and slow motion, video reply post mortems on lots of disputed PKs. Was...
A post-match red card would not result in the player's team having only 10 men for the next match. An in game red card, of course, forces the...
The answer is there and many posters have already noted it: post-match video review with at least a one game suspension for anyone caught diving...
You are so correct. So many times around here I see people post that qualifying for the US will be a cakewalk. I fear that most of these posters...
Spot on.
Infinitely better and more accurate than FIFA's. The USA is, IMHO, underrated right now because of the three losses in a row at Copa with our B...
At what height do you think height begins to become a liability to a soccer player? My impression, and this is really just a WAG, is that...
Confed Cup was still every two years then and 2003 was a non-WC year. 2003 was not in the WC host country and was not the year before the WC....
Given how our A team completely routed Panama, Canada, and Mexico, without any help from the refs, your faith in our B team makes perfect sense. ;)
Absolutely correct. So, it would have been bad for the club teams, bad for the individual players, and bad for the USMNT for most of the Euros to...
The only time teams declined was when the Confed Cup was every two years. No team declined to go since FIFA made it a dress rehearsal of sorts...
You include the important caveat of "the majority" of players. I think you're right about MLS players if there had been a change in priorities....
I am no expert on the MLS business model and I suspect neither are you. I do think, however, that a business the size of MLS makes a conscious...
MLS is a business. As such, I expect them to act in their best interest. You seem to expect them to act in the best interest of the USMNT....
No. Don't know. Agreed. I recognize that we don't have direct evidence one way or another. I don't think that makes the question a...