No excuses for Red Bulls this season
It's hard to sugarcoat what happened at the end of the Red Bulls' 2010 season. They choked. Not saying their breakout regular season and Eastern Co…
Musings on Fernando Torres, MLS draft
So, Fernando Torres said he won't celebrate if he scores against Liverpool this weekend, and folks are acting like that's "respectful" and "classy." C…
The myth of attractive football
Call me Dr. Killjoy. Or just call me a soccer pragmatist. Because each day when I hear or read about another MLS coach promising to play "attracti…
Donovan still key to L.A.'s success
It is, quite simply, the most interesting team in MLS. The Galaxy, I'm talking about here. And they've cemented that status with me with the officia…
Let's abandon the MLS draft
Thoughts on the MLS Draft? I hate the draft. I want the draft abandoned. Not just in MLS, but in all sports. I think it's an idea that's come and go…
Two new looks for MLS
Two different approaches on display in two different MLS coaching announcements today. It will be fascinating to watch which philosophy pays off in th…
Blood on the field
The following is my final blog post on remembering 2010. It's actually a story I wrote for The Magazine some time ago that never ran. I've updated s…
For your country
This is the third part of my Remembering 2010 blog. It's a very personal story. It was May 19 and I'd put all the finishing touches on my travel p…
Into Africa
This is the second part of my Remembering 2010 blog, as I look back on a story I wrote about the rise of African soccer. The idea was hatched over b…
Behind the story of Giuseppe Rossi
"See you in South Africa." Those were the last words I spoke to Giuseppe Rossi, last year right around this time, as I departed from his home in …
