Failing the fanhood test
In my experience, the world really is a football that goes round and round. When my beloved Baggies have a week with local derby bookends, then like a…
MLS must hold on to Brek Shea
Its been one of those "good news, bad news" types of weeks for U.S. soccer. Jurgen Klinsmann notched his first win as national team head coach this pa…
Reflections from a shallow pool
It's not a pretty thought: What would the U.S. national team do without Landon Donovan and Tim Howard? Against either Honduras on Saturday or Ecuador …
Big egos and small legends
I've always thought that expecting professional athletes to be society's role models is asking too much. But I don't think it's too much to ask profes…
MLS, RSL should take a bow
Football is king in America. No one seriously disputes that notion, least of all me. I write Showtime's weekly series "Inside the NFL" and in the past…
Results do matter
U.S. soccer's Jurgen Klinsmann era has kicked off under the dubious mantra: "Results don't matter." Baloney, in sports, results always matter. Like …
September is EPL's proving ground
The U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona is a rugged, desolate, uncompromising place that's tough to reach: pretty much like soccer's elite leve…
MLS offers higher standard than SPL
According to Entertainment Weekly, "Captain America" is one of the hits of the summer. And my first thought upon hearing that soccer's Captain Ameri…
Is Jozy Altidore finally back on track?
It's been a very good few weeks for U.S. soccer. The Jurgen Klinsmann honeymoon is ongoing, MLS nabbed an unexpected profile-raising new TV deal, an…
Very keen on the Keane move
At the risk of mixing my football metaphors, I'm giving a game ball to the Los Angeles Galaxy this week. The reason: for completing the Robbie Keane t…
