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With LAFC preparing to make its MLS debut in 2018, the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft took place Tuesday afternoon. The expansion club could’ve selected up to five unprotected players — no more than one from a single team — and opted to use all five picks. Here are the...
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MLS released its annual Best XI for the 2017 season on Thursday. Tim Melia (Sporting KC) earned the nod in net, joined in the back by defenders Kendall Watson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Justin Morrow (Toronto FC) and Ike Opara (Sporting KC). The midfield selections were Miguel Almiron (Atlanta United...
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Las Vegas Lights FC has yet to play a match, but is already causing a stir with some marquee preseason exhibitions lined up for spring 2018. Well, more like the end of winter 2018, but this is the desert we’re talking about, after all. The Sin City-based USL club...
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With the two conference semifinals set for tonight, it’s time to unveil the MLS Cup radial bracket. Columbus Crew SC hosts Toronto FC at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo kicking off at 9:30 in Houston. Follow John on Twitter: @JohnMLTX. Support Soc Takes on...
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Sunil Gulati is considering not running for the office of U.S. Soccer president in February, according to a source close to the situation. Soc Takes could not independently corroborate the information. The Allahabad-born Gulati has served as president of U.S. Soccer since 2006 and currently also serves on the FIFA...
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Any discussion of the NASL vs. USL “soccerwarz” often sets off mad ideological arguments about the the pro soccer leagues and their “independence.” NASL proponents have long conflated the structures of MLS and the USL as one-in-the-same, when in fact they are very different. MLS employs a single-entity model...
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Following the United States’ failure to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, several days of robust discussion took place regarding changes that need to be made to the way the sport of soccer is governed and marketed in the United States. Most of the conversations centered on familiar...
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Congratulations to team @NaturalFootyFan for his gutsy final-week rally that earned him the 2017 Soc Takes MLS Fantasy title. Entering the last week of the season, @NaturalFootyFan trailed team gautam0826 by a score of 3,258 to 3,266. But a stellar 102-point week at the death jettisoned @NaturalFootyFan to the...
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Some argue it’s necessary for the U.S. to achieve its full soccer potential. Others think Major League Soccer might not even be where it’s at in a different model. Whatever your stance is on the issue of promotion and relegation, it remains perhaps the most divisive topic in American...
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The NASL held a conference call Thursday afternoon regarding its federal antitrust lawsuit against the USSF. NASL chairman and New York Cosmos owner Rocco B. Commisso, Winston & Strawn LLP co-executive chairman Jeffrey Kessler and NASL interim commissioner Rishi Sehgal were the speakers. Each made opening remarks before taking...
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Inverted Triangle podcast host and WRAL writer Neil Morris guests on the Soc Takes Pod panel to talk about the NASL’s federal antitrust lawsuit filed against the U.S. Soccer Federation, as well as his background in sports journalism. LISTEN HERE Support Soc Takes on Patreon for access to patron-only...
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The North American Soccer League (NASL) has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF), the league announced Tuesday. In wake of the news, our contributors linked up to share their opinions on the impending litigation. Bob Williams: Seventy-one pages, 215 points of order and one last...
With LAFC preparing to make its MLS debut in 2018, the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft took place Tuesday afternoon. The expansion club could’ve selected up to five unprotected players — no more than one from a single team — and opted to use all five picks. Here are the...
MLS released its annual Best XI for the 2017 season on Thursday. Tim Melia (Sporting KC) earned the nod in net, joined in the back by defenders Kendall Watson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Justin Morrow (Toronto FC) and Ike Opara (Sporting KC). The midfield selections were Miguel Almiron (Atlanta United...
Las Vegas Lights FC has yet to play a match, but is already causing a stir with some marquee preseason exhibitions lined up for spring 2018. Well, more like the end of winter 2018, but this is the desert we’re talking about, after all. The Sin City-based USL club...
With the two conference semifinals set for tonight, it’s time to unveil the MLS Cup radial bracket. Columbus Crew SC hosts Toronto FC at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo kicking off at 9:30 in Houston. Follow John on Twitter: @JohnMLTX. Support Soc Takes on...
Sunil Gulati is considering not running for the office of U.S. Soccer president in February, according to a source close to the situation. Soc Takes could not independently corroborate the information. The Allahabad-born Gulati has served as president of U.S. Soccer since 2006 and currently also serves on the FIFA...
Any discussion of the NASL vs. USL “soccerwarz” often sets off mad ideological arguments about the the pro soccer leagues and their “independence.” NASL proponents have long conflated the structures of MLS and the USL as one-in-the-same, when in fact they are very different. MLS employs a single-entity model...
Following the United States’ failure to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, several days of robust discussion took place regarding changes that need to be made to the way the sport of soccer is governed and marketed in the United States. Most of the conversations centered on familiar...
Congratulations to team @NaturalFootyFan for his gutsy final-week rally that earned him the 2017 Soc Takes MLS Fantasy title. Entering the last week of the season, @NaturalFootyFan trailed team gautam0826 by a score of 3,258 to 3,266. But a stellar 102-point week at the death jettisoned @NaturalFootyFan to the...
Some argue it’s necessary for the U.S. to achieve its full soccer potential. Others think Major League Soccer might not even be where it’s at in a different model. Whatever your stance is on the issue of promotion and relegation, it remains perhaps the most divisive topic in American...
The NASL held a conference call Thursday afternoon regarding its federal antitrust lawsuit against the USSF. NASL chairman and New York Cosmos owner Rocco B. Commisso, Winston & Strawn LLP co-executive chairman Jeffrey Kessler and NASL interim commissioner Rishi Sehgal were the speakers. Each made opening remarks before taking...
Inverted Triangle podcast host and WRAL writer Neil Morris guests on the Soc Takes Pod panel to talk about the NASL’s federal antitrust lawsuit filed against the U.S. Soccer Federation, as well as his background in sports journalism. LISTEN HERE Support Soc Takes on Patreon for access to patron-only...