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500 hypothetical dollars haha. I just think the goal scoring for Portland is gonna go through Boyd. Im not suggesting hes a world superstar. Hes just a better, more durable version of Kenny Cooper so he fits Portlands system well
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Portland signs Kris Boyd as designated player
The Portland Timbers were looking for a strong target forward to help fill the role that Kenny Cooper never could quite fill, and they have turned to a proven goal-scorer to do the job. The Timbers have signed Scottish striker Kris Boyd as a Designated Player, the team announced on Monday. B...
Phenomenal signing for Portland. Boyd is a baller...and he's only 28 which is quite young for the type of striker he is (poacher / relying more on strength than speed). He'll definitely push for leading scorer in MLS. I'd put money on him being in the top 3 of that list easily.
Portland signs Kris Boyd as designated player
The Portland Timbers were looking for a strong target forward to help fill the role that Kenny Cooper never could quite fill, and they have turned to a proven goal-scorer to do the job. The Timbers have signed Scottish striker Kris Boyd as a Designated Player, the team announced on Monday. B...
Chill out bro. Pick your battles. This aint one of them youre gonna win. The game was a snooze fest anyway
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Dominant Belgium tops USA in Brussels
By FRANCO PANIZO Different opponent, different location, same result. Four days after losing 1-0 to Costa Rica in California, the U.S. men's national team fell to Belgium by the same score in Brussels on Tuesday afternoon. The hosts won the game through a second-half goal from defender Nicolas...
Do some research. NASCAR makes ESPN wayyyyyy more money than carrying USMNT games. They're only doing it because the head guys at ESPN believe in soccer's growth in America.
Yeah us soccer fans might not like what they did today, but it's smart business. Give your biggest clients preferential treatment.
Dominant Belgium tops USA in Brussels
By FRANCO PANIZO Different opponent, different location, same result. Four days after losing 1-0 to Costa Rica in California, the U.S. men's national team fell to Belgium by the same score in Brussels on Tuesday afternoon. The hosts won the game through a second-half goal from defender Nicolas...
Something wrong with having a Southern accent?
Dominant Belgium tops USA in Brussels
By FRANCO PANIZO Different opponent, different location, same result. Four days after losing 1-0 to Costa Rica in California, the U.S. men's national team fell to Belgium by the same score in Brussels on Tuesday afternoon. The hosts won the game through a second-half goal from defender Nicolas...
Arsenal's record signing is Arshavin for (around) 15 million pounds. The fee Arsenal paid for Nasri was undisclosed but was said to be about 12 million pounds (per wikipedia on that figure).
Tuesday Ticker: Arsenal agrees to sell Nasri, Mourinho faces long ban and more
The mass exodus from Arsenal continues. Samir Nasri is the latest to bolt London after Arsenal and Manchester City agreed to terms for the transfer of the French midfielder. Nasri, 24, enjoyed a breakout season during the 2010-11 campaign and reportedly cost Manchester City £24 million to se...
Main problem with going after Sneijder is that van Persie and Sneijder hate each other as seen in their actions while playing for Holland.
Would love for Arsenal to get Sneijder, but let's be honest, it won't happen.
Tuesday Ticker: Arsenal agrees to sell Nasri, Mourinho faces long ban and more
The mass exodus from Arsenal continues. Samir Nasri is the latest to bolt London after Arsenal and Manchester City agreed to terms for the transfer of the French midfielder. Nasri, 24, enjoyed a breakout season during the 2010-11 campaign and reportedly cost Manchester City £24 million to se...
Chivas USA has fans?? Woah.
Angel heading to Chivas USA, paving way for Keane move to LA
Photo by ISIPhotos.com Juan Pablo Angel's tenure with the Los Angeles Galaxy has been a disappointing one, and now it appears to have ended with a move that will keep him in LA, but in different colors. The Galaxy have traded Angel to Chivas USA, sources told Fox Soccer on Monday. Details of...
I see what you did there :) earlier in this thread I was gonna call them Chivas "USA" as well, but wasn't bold enough to do it.
Adu signing with Philadelphia Union
Freddy Adu's return to Major League Soccer will happen, and he will once again be plying his trade on the East Coast, where he'll be reunited with a familar coach. Adu will be introduced as the Philadelphia Union's newest signing on Friday, marking his return to MLS after four years in Europ...
As I said above, and as Ives speculated on twitter, you gotta wonder/think that Chivas passed on Adu because he's American and not Mexican or at least Latino.
Adu signing with Philadelphia Union
Freddy Adu's return to Major League Soccer will happen, and he will once again be plying his trade on the East Coast, where he'll be reunited with a familar coach. Adu will be introduced as the Philadelphia Union's newest signing on Friday, marking his return to MLS after four years in Europ...
Dude get a clue. His comment was not racist, nor was it incorrect. If Adu was in the same exact position he's currently in (teenager hyped to be amazing but struggled in Europe and is now coming back after four years abroad...) but was Mexican, Chivas WOULD have signed him. As Clayton said, bottlecaps' comment wasn't racist, but Chivas might be.
Adu signing with Philadelphia Union
Freddy Adu's return to Major League Soccer will happen, and he will once again be plying his trade on the East Coast, where he'll be reunited with a familar coach. Adu will be introduced as the Philadelphia Union's newest signing on Friday, marking his return to MLS after four years in Europ...
SKC should've used Ochocinco :p
U.S. Open Cup: SKC kicked out by Richmond, FCD turns tables on RSL
The Richmond Kickers figured out how to do something no Major League Soccer team could -- beat Sporting Kansas City at Livestrong Sporting Park. The USL Pro side scored twice after a lengthy weather delay in the second half to keep its U.S. Open Cup hopes alive with a surprise 2-0 quarterfina...
With some friends on my 50 inch plasma in Marietta, GA
GO GO USA!!!
SBI Gold Cup Final Watch Party in NYC (Where will you be watching?)
The 2011 Gold Cup Final is set for Saturday night at 9pm, and unless you're one of the lucky thousands who will fill the Rose Bowl to watch the USA take on Mexico, you will need to find a place to watch the game on Fox Soccer Channel. If you will be in the New York City area on Saturday, SBI...
Miami is not indicative of the Southeast. Miami is in its own little world down there.
Vikings owner says MLS to Minnesota a possibility if stadium is built
By FRANCO PANIZO Zygi Wilf is known for being the German-born owner of the Minnesota Vikings. He could soon be known for being an owner of an MLS team. Wilf held a press conference on Tuesday announcing that he had reached an agreement with Ramsey County and the city of Arden Hills for a new...
haha nice! +1
Chivas USA rolls to 3-0 romp over New England
By JONATHAN VERA CARSON, Calif. -- Chivas USA won its second straight match after goals from Nick LaBrocca, Marcos Mandaini, and Alejandro Moreno helped the 'Rojiblancos' post an emphatic 3-0 victory against New England at Home Depot Center on Saturday night. The victory was Chivas USA’s bes...
Death. Taxes. West Ham fighting relegation.
Soccer Sunday: Your Running Commentary
What seemed like not much of a title race in England has suddenly become a contest as Chelsea's win on Saturday has given Manchester United a reason to feel some pressure. Chelsea's win against Tottenham means Manchester United will need to secure all three points from its visit to Arsena...
I don't. Nor would I get that channel if my provider offered it, which it doesn't.
MLS will never break into the "big four" of American sports until it gets all its games on (at least) regional channels IN ENGLISH that can be picked up by DirecTV or whatever. Nothing wrong with simulcasting in spanish, but having games only on spanish-speaking channels is alienating many would-be viewers, no pun intended.
This Weekend's Soccer on TV (& SBI's Top Ten Matches to Watch)
It is no longer a battle between championship contenders, but Manchester United's battle against Arsenal this weekend will still make for great theatre. Arsenal has dropped points in recent weeks and has fallen behind Chelsea in the Premier League standings, meaning this weekend's showdown v...
Warren,
Just wanted to say that I've been reading these boards for awhile, but to me, you are one of the best posters on here. 9 times out of 10, your posts/views reflect mine.
Agree with you, if Clint was English, Chelsea would pay $60m for him.
Dempsey scores twice, becomes Fulham's career Premier League scoring leader
Clint Dempsey keeps re-writing the record books. A few weeks after setting the single-season goal record for an American in the Premier League, Dempsey scored twice in Fulham's 3-0 victory over Bolton Wednesday to become the club's career leading goal scorer in the Premier League era with 33...
I appreciate your well thought-out post and you make a lot of good points. I definitely do not dispute the fact that the Canadian teams in MLS are good for MLS from an economic and a support standpoint (they have good fans).
In fact, thats why I maintain Canada could have a very successful Canadian-only league. Yes, it would have to stop at 10 or so but that would form a tight-knit league and basically would more or less form rivalries between every team (a lá how Celtic and Rangers play each other many times per year in 10-team SPL). Ive been so impressed by TFCs fans and Vancouver and Montreals fans that I really do feel that as long as other Canadian teams could have similar fan support, it would work.
But I understand that a US-only league is a pipe dream and your point about small player pool is one I hadnt considered.
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Canadian championship set to kick off
Change is in the air north of the border, where a fourth team and a new format make for some intriguing action in the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, which kicks off Wednesday evening. With the addition of NASL side FC Edmonton, the championships have moved from a three-team, round-robi...
"However in the case of CONCAF Canadian clubs can't qualify through US competitions so a Canada has to run its own qualification tournament"
Interesting. I didn't know this. Why can't they qualify through U.S. competitions?
Canadian championship set to kick off
Change is in the air north of the border, where a fourth team and a new format make for some intriguing action in the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, which kicks off Wednesday evening. With the addition of NASL side FC Edmonton, the championships have moved from a three-team, round-robi...
America not American* (in the 2nd graf).
two not too* (in the 5th graf)
Also, the counterargument to mine is the Cardiff / Swansea argument. Two Welsh teams in England's Football League. But those two teams chose to come to that league, and the Welsh league is far too weak/unpopular to maintain a notable reputation, which makes sense given its very small population.
I happen to think the opposite is true with Canada. I think it could do more than OK with its own league. It would have to be small like Scotland's league, but it would work
Canadian championship set to kick off
Change is in the air north of the border, where a fourth team and a new format make for some intriguing action in the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, which kicks off Wednesday evening. With the addition of NASL side FC Edmonton, the championships have moved from a three-team, round-robi...
Are they really North American in nature though?
The NHL is the obvious example of your point with a large number of teams in Canada and American and pretty much in every market.
But other leagues? MLB has 1 Canadian team, the Montreal / Puerto Rico experiment failed.
NBA has 1 Canadian team.
NFL, the most popular league in the country by far has zero Canadian teams (the CFL is quite popular by the way, if the NFL wanted to, it could afford to absorb and support a Canadian team or too).
Plus there are zero Mexican teams in any of these pro-leagues, so I'm not sure how North American any of the leagues are.
I'm not disputing the merits of having a draft or having playoffs, I realize those things are distinctly American and will remain. I'm disputing why there needs to be more and more Canadian teams added when 1-2 seems to be the right number in other pro leagues
Canadian championship set to kick off
Change is in the air north of the border, where a fourth team and a new format make for some intriguing action in the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, which kicks off Wednesday evening. With the addition of NASL side FC Edmonton, the championships have moved from a three-team, round-robi...
Why are they lame? Because MLS is brutally uncreative when it comes to awarding new teams? You're right, let's add tons more Canadian teams. California only has 3 teams?? Give them a good 3 or 4 more. New York needs 3 more teams as well. Screw the Southwest and the Southeast. NO ONE likes soccer there at all!! It's not like USMNT stars Clint Dempsey, Stuart Holden, and Ricardo Clark (who admittedly isn't a star) played in the Southeast during college or youth development.
Canadian championship set to kick off
Change is in the air north of the border, where a fourth team and a new format make for some intriguing action in the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, which kicks off Wednesday evening. With the addition of NASL side FC Edmonton, the championships have moved from a three-team, round-robi...
Automatic CCL qualification, check. Now they just need to get a few more teams on board, and they can start their own league! Freeing up U.S. markets in AMERICA's domestic league.
Signed,
Atlanta, Nashville, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Tampa
Canadian championship set to kick off
Change is in the air north of the border, where a fourth team and a new format make for some intriguing action in the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship, which kicks off Wednesday evening. With the addition of NASL side FC Edmonton, the championships have moved from a three-team, round-robi...
How would you employ him then? What formation and lineup would you use that youd think he would excel in?
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Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind
photo by Douglas Zimmerman/ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO Robbie Findley had to wait longer than he would have liked, but he finally made his debut abroad this weekend. Having fully recovered from a thigh injury picked up in February, Findley made his first appearance for Nottingham Forest o...
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