by Tucker Blair | Nov 20, 2017 | Soccer
Heading into the Conference Finals the question has to be will we see more of this? More Clint Dempsey finding the back of the net that is. Back several weeks ago the preview of the Conference Semi-Finals was dished out. And those matches turned out mostly as...
by Sam Kuhn | Nov 16, 2017 | Baltimore Blast, Soccer
The Baltimore Blast kicked off their Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) season last Friday night with an 8-7 win over the Cedar Rapids Rampage at Towson’s SECU Arena. The Blast are coming off a playoff run last season that saw them take home the crown as the MASL’s top...
by Steve Birrer | Oct 29, 2017 | Soccer
In the primer for the playoffs last week, the underlying theme was that in soccer, and especially in the MLS there is a huge bias for winning by the home team. And historically that bias has been even stronger in the playoffs.So in the knockout stage, I saw no reason...
by Steve Birrer | Oct 24, 2017 | Soccer
The Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs are set to begin October 25 culminating with the Cup Final on December 9th. So lets take a look at those teams that made it, how they got there, and how the brackets shakes out.Twelve teams are in, six from each conference. Those teams...
by Steve Birrer | Oct 4, 2017 | Soccer
Been struggling today trying to figure out how to process the mess in Las Vegas. Been wanting to put up an article on some highlights of the soccer world and now seems like a good time. I wish I was still in my playing days because I have never found anything that...
by Steve Birrer | Sep 12, 2017 | Soccer
The Union of European Football Associations Champions League (UCL) returns today. And for those who have read an of my previous articles, you know that outside of the World Cup, I believe the UCL to be the best soccer competition around. The UCL features the top clubs...
