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How Austin FC, Houston, and Sporting Kansas City’s losses in week one suggest more from those clubs

March 1, 2023 by Jason Davis

How Austin FC, Houston, and Sporting Kansas City’s losses in week one suggest more from those clubs

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Mar 1, 2023) US Soccer Players - For 27 of the 29 MLS teams, the opening weekend that extended into Monday was just the first of 34 games that will determine the playoff field, and, ultimately, the 18 clubs that will compete for a championship this season. One of 34, and there’s plenty of room for optimism for some of the clubs that came out on the wrong end of the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2023 mls season, austin fc, houston dynamo, sporting kansas city

The San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo make changes in 2023

February 10, 2023 by Jason Davis

The San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo make changes in 2023

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 10, 2023) US Soccer Players - In two weeks, MLS begins again. Some clubs will be looking to maintain a high standard carried over from last year. Others are hoping to re-establish themselves as contenders after years of struggle. As MLS adds new teams, increases its spending power, and chases the windfalls of professional player development, a handful of . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2023 mls season, houston dynamo, san jose earthquakes

Reflection, Revamping, and Rebuilding for the Dynamo and DC United

October 31, 2022 by Clemente Lisi

Reflection, Revamping, and Rebuilding for the Dynamo and DC United

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Oct 31, 2022) US Soccer Players – All eyes over the past few weeks have been on the MLS Cup playoffs. Meanwhile, for the 14 teams that did not make the postseason, this is a time for reflection, revamping, and rebuilding. It’s these three Rs that highlight the offseason for half the teams in MLS that came up short during the regular season. In a league known for . . .

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Previewing USMNT players in the 2022-23 Champions League group stage, Championship win for Middlesbrough

September 6, 2022 by US Soccer Players

Previewing USMNT players in the 2022-23 Champions League group stage, Championship win for Middlesbrough

Tuesday's soccer news starts with the Champions League group stage beginning later today with games on Paramount+ and TUDN. With the attention usually on the biggest clubs in Europe, it's convenient that some of them have USMNT players on their rosters. That starts with James Sands and Malik Tillman's Rangers in group A, alongside Ajax, Liverpool, and Napoli. It's easy to see this as a difficult . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Soccer News Update, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: 2022 mls season, houston dynamo, uefa champions league

First year coaches in MLS at the midway point

July 8, 2022 by Jason Davis

First year coaches in MLS at the midway point

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 8, 2022) US Soccer Players - While there's a semantic argument about how many suggest a trend, Major League Soccer's 2022 season arrived with several coaches getting their first chance in charge of a topflight team. Whether or not this is a turn in who clubs consider for their open coaching jobs, the opportunities were clearly there. Taking them were long-time . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, chicago fire, fc cincinnati, houston dynamo

Houston’s rebuild starts with the decision makers

January 7, 2022 by Jason Davis

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 7, 2022) US Soccer Players - It's not actually possible to start over in Major League Soccer. While rebuilding is part of the lifecycle of any professional sports operation, it's always a process. That might be a loaded term in pro sports, but it's the situation clubs find themselves in even when the intent is a massive overhaul across the board. Timing . . .

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New coaches for LAFC and Houston

January 4, 2022 by US Soccer Players

New coaches for LAFC and Houston

Tuesday's soccer news starts with two MLS coaching hires. Former USMNT player Steve Cherundolo is the new coach at LAFC. Cherundolo spent last season coaching their affiliate team, the Las Vegas Lights. He previously worked as an assistant in the Bundesliga. "I am ecstatic to be named the head coach of LAFC," Cherundolo said in a press statement. "Having been a part of the club for the past . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Soccer News Update, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: 2022 mls season, houston dynamo, lafc

A big year goes south for MLS in Texas

October 22, 2021 by Charles Boehm

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 22, 2021) US Soccer Players - Under Major League Soccer's forgiving postseason structure, every instance of elimination from playoff contention is a sobering milestone. Still, it feels quite different when confirmation of that status is certain well before Decision Day. Such was the case for FC Dallas on Wednesday night. In a playoff-race six-pointer, they . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, austin fc, fc dallas, houston dynamo

The issues for Major League Soccer’s Texas trio

September 1, 2021 by Jason Davis

The issues for Major League Soccer’s Texas trio

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 1, 2021) US Soccer Players - As tourism efforts like to remind us, "Everything is bigger in Texas." The phrase is likely rooted in the state's sheer size, but it applies to many areas of life for Texans. Nobody does it bigger than Texas, with "it" standing in for food, football, and much more. Soccer, however, probably doesn't belong on the list. At least . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, austin fc, fc dallas, houston dynamo

New investor / operators in Orlando and Houston

May 21, 2021 by Jason Davis

New investor / operators in Orlando and Houston

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2021) US Soccer Players - On the list of differences between Major League Soccer and pretty much all other leagues is how they define club ownership. Though the term has fallen out of casual use, MLS has investor/operators rather than traditional owners. That's one of the hallmarks of a single-entity league put in place to limit financial competition for . . .

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Advancing, options, and offense for the USMNT in March

Advancing, options, and offense for the USMNT in March

By Clemente Lisi

Clemente Lisi on the priorities for the USMNT as they begin to navigate an interesting competitive schedule against Concacaf opponents.

Auston Trusty is part of the USMNT center back picture in March

Auston Trusty is part of the USMNT center back picture in March

By Jason Davis

Jason Davis profiles USMNT center back Auston Trusty who has become a regular with Birmingham City in the Championship on loan from Arsenal.

Five topics to watch for heading into the USMNT March 2023 window

Five topics to watch for heading into the USMNT March 2023 window

By Charles Boehm

Charles Boehm picks five topics to watch during the USMNT March 2023 window including the importance of the Nations League and the wide players.

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