Soccer
USMNT – The Ocho is Done and We are Headed to Qatar!
Window 5 of the Ocho went pretty much like the other 4. A mixed bag although one could argue that the side actually had its best window and I am in that camp. Overall I believe that all things considered that the team played its best 3 game window. They were much...
USMNT – The Ocho Window 4 Preview
The road to World Cup 2022 this fall in Qatar is coming to an end. The bad news is that the US still has work to do to qualify. The good news is that it is totally within their control to make it happen. The US currently sit in second place, tied with Mexico, with 21...
MLS 2022 – Season Look Ahead
How far soccer has come as a major sport in this country. MLS started play clear back in 1996 with 10 teams. Here we are 26 years later and the season is about to kick off with 28 teams including the expansion Charlotte FC. Look at that locker room! What you'd expect...
USMNT – The Ocho Window 4 Review
Well Window 4 went according to form thus far in WQ qualifying. The Nats were consistent in several regards. They consistently controlled the possession. With 63/37, 64/36, and 73/27 versus El Salvador, Canada, and Hounduras, respectively. And they outshot their...
USMNT – How the January Transfer Window Improves the Team
The international transfer winter transfer window was completed yesterday and quite a few players currently or potentially a part of the USMNT have been moved. With these transfers the Nats have current players in an incredible number of European countries. England,...
English Premier League 2021-2022 Mid Season Form
The EPL is essentially at the half way point for the season. Although numerous games have been cancelled (and yet to be rescheduled) due to the ongoing virus issue. But all teams have at played at least 17 matches with most having played 19 or 20. Two teams,...
UEFA Champions League – Round of 16
The UCL 2021-2022 Group Stage has been completed and the draw for the Round of 16 knockout stage has been made. We'll talk about the draw results but first lets recap the Group Stage and compare it to the preview from several months ago. And this year there were some...
Audi 2021 MLS Cup Preview
Much of the soccer fan's attention the last several months has been focused on the World Cup Qualifying for our region. And with good reason. Due to the pandemic the final qualifying round was reformatted and compressed into an 8 team round robin to occur over 6...