Oh, my God, the CFL version of the game is so superior to the US version it honestly isn't funny
Two men currently share the record for most World Series wins as a manager: Casey Stengel and Joe McCarthy. No, not that one. That would have...
Ugh. Sorry, people, assuming I have any people left. I wish I had an interesting reason for taking an impromptu, but I don't, so please accept...
So Major League Soccer did a volte-face this week on training compensation and solidarity payments. With the fervor of a convert, or of a lottery...
Not a huge fan of Deadspin, truth be told, but one of their writers put Hall of Fame voting in perspective for me. Albert Burnenko wrote – well,...
I detest Plato. If someone had simply replied, "Why would you assume that, Socrates?", his collected works would fit onto a Post-It Note....
But not yet have we solved the incantation of this whiteness, and learned why it appeals with such power to the soul; and more strange and far...
The reason I've been pump-faking about a 2018 review is, well, so many assumptions about the state of American soccer went up in flames last year....
If Sigi Schmid had simply retired from coaching in 1999, he still would have been one of the most important and influential figures in the history...
It doesn't actually matter how Gregg Berhalter was hired, unless for some reason you buy the theory that Jay Berhalter is the Cardinal Richelieu...
Oh, I'm late with my playoff picks? Um, Seattle over DC United in the final. Those teams are hot, and it's all about getting momentum at the...
I'm still so happy for #SaveTheCrew becoming #SavedTheCrew. I genuinely think this is one of the best things that could have happened for the...
LASTISH MINUTE EDIT - didn't want to trash the US stuff, but skip to the bottom for today's wonderful news! ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK I read this...
The Houston Dynamo and North Carolina Courage have been enrolled in the ranks of the immortals. North Carolina are the newest champions of NWSL,...
Just to be different, let's be happy and optimistic about the US men's national team. We're at sea, our best friend the volleyball has drowned –...
Clint Dempsey is calling it a day. As in, this very day. Well, he's a mercurial fellow, is Deuce. Dempsey was fabulously talented and...
RIP Ron Newman, US Soccer Hall of Fame coach and wonderful ambassador for the game. His most high profile successes came with the original NASL,...
If you think I'm going to insult your intelligence by talking up how great Zlatan made the Galaxy look against Orlando, well, I don't blame you....
….told you Croatia hadn’t played anyone. By all rights I should be apologizing yet again for another World Cup prediction botch. One-nil, as it...
Maybe it’s unreasonable to feel cheated. This has been an excellent tournament. Giants have been slain, heroes have escaped doom, cows have been...
Five out of eight quarterfinalists. Three out of four semifinalists. That is a damn good prediction rate. Anyone who could come out of this...
See? I told you it would be fun to cheer against Germany! I still hate Greatest Of All Time discussions. Nine times out of eight the nominees...
Horrible news via Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl. Walter Bahr, one of the true giants of American soccer, died this week. His most celebrated...
Huh, we’re hosting. I really thought we were gonna blow it. By the way, this solves literally every problem soccer has in America and boosts the...
So. The last few hours before the fate of American soccer is irrevocably altered. There will be some soccer games as well, but the real contest...