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MLS in the January 2021 transfer market

January 11, 2021 by Clemente Lisi

MLS in the January 2021 transfer market

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Jan 11, 2021) US Soccer Players – The new year brings with it the wheeling and dealing of the January transfer market. That allows European clubs, many in need of reinforcements, to add or drop players to their rosters before embarking on the last half of the season. MLS, in the middle of their off season, should feel at least some impact from what takes place over . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, soccer business

The USMNT in 2021

January 4, 2021 by Clemente Lisi

The USMNT in 2021

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Jan 4, 2020) US Soccer Players – The start of the year brings with it a new set of challenges for the USMNT. 2020 largely grounded the National Team, allowing them to play just four games after the pandemic disrupted the soccer calendar and ultimately halted all sports. That means that 2021 is full of games and tournaments that could have a lasting impact on this . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Gold Cup, Soccer News, Top Posts, USMNT, World Cup qualifying Tagged With: concacaf nations league, concacaf world cup qualifying, us soccer

The 2021 soccer schedule

December 28, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The 2021 soccer schedule

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Dec 28, 2020) US Soccer Players – 2020 was an unprecedented year loaded with obstacles, rescheduled games, and health protocols. Even when soccer came back, it wasn't the same. Tournaments played in bubbles, no fans allowed into stadiums, and piped in crowd noise became common this year. Despite all of this, enough of the games continued to create a new normal. . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts, USMNT Tagged With: 2021 mls season, concacaf, concacaf nations league, concacaf world cup qualifying, uefa

The top 5 MLS jerseys

December 21, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The top 5 MLS jerseys

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Dec 21, 2020) US Soccer Players – Soccer jerseys can be iconic or ugly, classic or colorful, and oftentimes attempts at triggering nostalgia. Aside from the built-in market of fans that will buy whatever their team is wearing, jersey sales are the real metric of what people like and what they don't. A nice infographic explaining why this shirt is special only goes . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls season

MLS 2020 in review

December 14, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

MLS 2020 in review

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Dec 14, 2020) US Soccer Players – It took nearly 300 days, a tournament played in a bubble, and the remainder of the season with no or limited fans in the stands to finally end the 2020 season, the longest and oddest in MLS history. In a year where the league celebrated its 25th year, Major League Soccer marked a most unusual season. How could it not be the case . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls cup, 2020 mls playoffs, 2020 mls season

The 4-2-3-1 worked in the 2020 MLS playoffs

December 7, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The 4-2-3-1 worked in the 2020 MLS playoffs

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Dec 7, 2020) US Soccer Players – Teams around the world have spent the past few years embracing the 4-2-3-1 formation. The tactic has been successful in MLS as a majority of teams now use it. Like all tactics, teams often don't remain in such a rigid formation for the entire match. Depending on injuries, the score, and other factors, teams often morph into other . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls playoffs, 2020 mls season

The Ben Millers helped American soccer move West

November 30, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The Ben Millers helped American soccer move West

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Nov 30, 2020) US Soccer Players – Given how many soccer clubs have come and gone over the history of the sport in the United States, it's easy to focus on the most memorable. A handful of clubs can dominate an era. The further back you go, the easier it is to summarize a decade or two of American soccer history with names like Bethlehem Steel or the Fall River . . .

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Filed Under: Club Guide, Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: us open cup

The 2020 Thanksgiving soccer guide

November 23, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The 2020 Thanksgiving soccer guide

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Nov 23, 2020) US Soccer Players – The gridiron version of football is synonymous with Thanksgiving. It's a tradition that dates back to the late 1800s and something the National Football League adopted in 1934. Football, however, isn't the only sport available over the four-day weekend. Streaming services, changing habits, and a global schedule have made soccer . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: bundesliga, europa league, MLS Playoffs, premier league, serie a, uefa champions league

The continuing legacy of Dutch coaches at Barcelona

November 16, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The continuing legacy of Dutch coaches at Barcelona

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Nov 16, 2020) US Soccer Players – Ask a soccer fan about what Barcelona means and you’d hear lots of familiar answers. A name like Lionel Messi quickly comes to mind. So does a tournament like the Champions League. Other responses could include former coach Pep Guardiola or a striker like Neymar, who now plays for PSG. Maybe it's the current Barca team and their . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: la liga

5 MLS teams in contention

November 9, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

5 MLS teams in contention

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Nov 9, 2020) US Soccer Players – It's that time of year again. The MLS regular season is done and the teams that made it to the postseason get something of a reset. Win the games ahead of you and chart a path to the title. That's the job after Decision Day. If the long regular season is the appetizer, the playoffs will be the main course even in this season of . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls season

Older Posts
The winding road back to the Olympics

The winding road back to the Olympics

By Charles Boehm

The USMNT U-23s now know that the Olympic qualifying tournament is set to start in March with another set of issues for building a squad.

The importance of the link to MLS

The importance of the link to MLS

By Jason Davis

Though some MLS fans may downplay a European star looking to Major League Soccer later in his career, it remains important on and off the field.

England’s FA announces a plan

England’s FA announces a plan

By J Hutcherson

By J Hutcherson (Jan 12, 2021) US Soccer Players – England’s Football Association unveiled Time for Change, its new strategic plan, and there’s no need to tag it with spoilers. They’d very much like to do all the things the bigger associations and federations around the world stress as priorities. That includes winning. Under the […]

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