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Carlos Vela is feeling good and in a glorious state as a footballer. Vela’s present is bright like the beginning of LAFC‘s 2019 season. The team from Los Angeles is undefeated and leads the MLS Western Conference. They average three goals per match and concede one every 108 minutes....
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Here’s a six-way Venn diagram of every professional soccer city in the U.S. — from MLS, the USL Championship and USL League One — plus all the pro sports towns from the other four major American sports: the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. Follow Colton on Twitter: @cjcoreschi. Support Soc...
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John, R.P. and Ian discuss how the Chicago Fire moving back to Soldier Field and rebranding will affect soccer in that market. Then, they talk about the recent failure of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and why certain startup leagues fail while others, such as where MLS and...
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CINCINNATI — Just a few days after Sporting KC suffered a 5-0 trouncing in Concacaf Champions League play at Monterrey, Peter Vermes’ side was tasked with heading to Nippert Stadium to take on expansion FC Cincinnati. An early Darren Mattocks penalty conversion by the hosts was canceled out by...
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Innumerable times through history, black athletes have suffered attacks from multiple fronts. The press, fans, referees, team owners, commissioners/presidents and even teammates have questioned, insulted and oppressed them because of their skin color. Football usually falls for the player that feels the badge, that fights for every ball, and...
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March just flew by. It’s been admittedly quiet on these pages from Old Bhoys HQ, but the work has continued behind the scenes. With several player signings already announced, as well as the addition to our coaching staff from 2018, the pitch side of the product is coming along....
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Gerardo Martino left a good feeling in his first two games as manager of El Tri. The Mexican men’s national team won both of their matches against Chile and Paraguay with Tata on the bench. Every time there has been a new foreign coach in charge of El Tri,...
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CINCINNATI — The Philadelphia Union outplayed and ultimately topped FC Cincinnati 2-0 at Nippert Stadium on Saturday in downright dreadful conditions. A clean sheet from Andre Blake and two strikes early in the second half, the first by Marco Fabian and the second by David Accam, who also assisted...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday was the first home game of the season for the Indy Eleven, playing against the Hartford Athletic. Although a rainy day, it wasn’t enough to deter the record-breaking crowd that attended the match. A total of 20,251 tickets were sold for the game, the most in...
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INDIANAPOLIS — On a night the Indy Eleven upped their franchise attendance record to 20,215 at Lucas Oil Stadium, they also took out the Hartford Athletic 1-0 to grab three points in their home opener. Indy struck the woodwork numerous times in the match, but an own goal by...
Carlos Vela is feeling good and in a glorious state as a footballer. Vela’s present is bright like the beginning of LAFC‘s 2019 season. The team from Los Angeles is undefeated and leads the MLS Western Conference. They average three goals per match and concede one every 108 minutes....
Here’s a six-way Venn diagram of every professional soccer city in the U.S. — from MLS, the USL Championship and USL League One — plus all the pro sports towns from the other four major American sports: the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. Follow Colton on Twitter: @cjcoreschi. Support Soc...
John, R.P. and Ian discuss how the Chicago Fire moving back to Soldier Field and rebranding will affect soccer in that market. Then, they talk about the recent failure of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and why certain startup leagues fail while others, such as where MLS and...
CINCINNATI — Just a few days after Sporting KC suffered a 5-0 trouncing in Concacaf Champions League play at Monterrey, Peter Vermes’ side was tasked with heading to Nippert Stadium to take on expansion FC Cincinnati. An early Darren Mattocks penalty conversion by the hosts was canceled out by...
Innumerable times through history, black athletes have suffered attacks from multiple fronts. The press, fans, referees, team owners, commissioners/presidents and even teammates have questioned, insulted and oppressed them because of their skin color. Football usually falls for the player that feels the badge, that fights for every ball, and...
March just flew by. It’s been admittedly quiet on these pages from Old Bhoys HQ, but the work has continued behind the scenes. With several player signings already announced, as well as the addition to our coaching staff from 2018, the pitch side of the product is coming along....
Gerardo Martino left a good feeling in his first two games as manager of El Tri. The Mexican men’s national team won both of their matches against Chile and Paraguay with Tata on the bench. Every time there has been a new foreign coach in charge of El Tri,...
CINCINNATI — The Philadelphia Union outplayed and ultimately topped FC Cincinnati 2-0 at Nippert Stadium on Saturday in downright dreadful conditions. A clean sheet from Andre Blake and two strikes early in the second half, the first by Marco Fabian and the second by David Accam, who also assisted...
INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday was the first home game of the season for the Indy Eleven, playing against the Hartford Athletic. Although a rainy day, it wasn’t enough to deter the record-breaking crowd that attended the match. A total of 20,251 tickets were sold for the game, the most in...
INDIANAPOLIS — On a night the Indy Eleven upped their franchise attendance record to 20,215 at Lucas Oil Stadium, they also took out the Hartford Athletic 1-0 to grab three points in their home opener. Indy struck the woodwork numerous times in the match, but an own goal by...