Inside Soccer USA

[...] One of the unique qualities of Major League Soccer is that, unlike many European leagues, there are no teams that continue to dominate year [...]

[...] its completion. Since I last wrote, there have been several interesting developments in Major League Soccer. Minor changes have included a customary team name change; Kansas City Wizards are no more, [...]

[...] for Colorado Rapids from 2001-04 before some media work with Chelsea TV. He came back to Major League Soccer with Houston in 2006, and noticed huge developments in the short time he had been away. He [...]

[...] you would have five or 10 years ago”. Moffat’s story, like many of the Scots in Major League Soccer, has taken him from lower league British football to top level in the US. And the [...]

[...] start with the team – Real Salt Lake. Just like their NBA basketball team neighbours (the Utah Jazz) the name suggests a kind of [...]

[...] most looking forward to visiting in the United States. And not just because it meant leaving Salt Lake City.... The hostel experience of Salt Lake had me contemplating new and exciting forms of [...]

[...] to be difficult for them to create an atmosphere anywhere close to that. Their game against Real Salt Lake was no exception, aside from the area just above the tunnel where Section 101’s ‘Empire [...]

[...] , the ex-Mormon / ex-marine / ex-convict I had the pleasure of sharing a hostel room with in Salt Lake, to the man whose arsenal of weapons I saw in a car boot in Kansas, to another ex-con on the bus [...]

[...] groaned and cheered at the various screens around the bar. With MLS side Chicago Fire facing DC United away that night, I was surprised to see the US mens national team were also in World Cup [...]

[...] in the sport during the USA ‘94 World Cup. Two years later, when Major League Soccer and DC United came along, Devon realised there might be an opportunity to make a career out of the sport. “It ( [...]

[...] then an early season game against Salt Lake may not hold the lure of, say, a derby against DC United – an event the ESC members told me made for a pretty special atmosphere. “Sometimes we get [...]

[...] time, my credit card will be charged for an extra night, and police may be called. Welcome to Salt Lake City.... Anyway, as far as the soccer goes, it should be an interesting stop-off – much like [...]

[...] your local soccer team after Real Madrid, you give yourself a lot to live up to. Yet Salt Lake City (both the place and its soccer team) more than lived up to its variety of expectations. [...]

[...] most looking forward to visiting in the United States. And not just because it meant leaving Salt Lake City.... The hostel experience of Salt Lake had me contemplating new and exciting forms of [...]

[...] the Chivas, John Sandate. John has already told me, in no uncertain terms, what he thinks of David Beckham & the Galaxy - but I will save that for next time. [...]

[...] Sadly, as you know, David Beckham left the USA when he heard that I was arranging a trip around the States to look at the soccer [...]

[...] of coverage despite several British players leaving the league. This may be in part due to David Beckham's return from his loan spell at AC Milan, together with the very public criticism of him by [...]

[...] last season, and fellow Scot John Spencer is an iconic figure at the club. They also include David Beckham's former room-mate and understudy at Man Utd, Terry Cooke, in midfield. And their head coach, [...]

[...] to be difficult for them to create an atmosphere anywhere close to that. Their game against Real Salt Lake was no exception, aside from the area just above the tunnel where Section 101’s ‘Empire [...]

[...] Mormon state and that former Gretna striker Kenny Deuchar was playing up front for Real Salt Lake last season – that's about it! It is shaping up to be an interesting stay already, though. [...]

[...] of my journey will see me visit New York, where I will watch the Red Bulls in action against Real Salt Lake. [...]

[...] , during my brief stay in Portland I didn't taste a bad local beer. It made me wonder why the soccer team isn't called the Portland Beermen or something .... Actually, they're the Portland Timbers - [...]

[...] When you name your local soccer team after Real Madrid, you give yourself a lot to live up to. Yet Salt Lake City (both the place [...]

[...] away with just a biro now… Having said that, I can at least tell you a little about their soccer team. And it ain’t half bad. Champions of their division last season, they went on to become [...]

[...] since 2005, with the primary target of helping the Whitecaps secure a 15,000 all-seater, soccer specific stadium in Vancouver's downtown waterfront. As yet, the process has not been given the green [...]

[...] of an institution in college sport. The one thing the city so far lacks, though, is a soccer specific stadium. The plans are in place, though, and look pretty impressive. The site is a giant, [...]

[...] of course, as is the requirement for MLS membership franchises these days, they built a soccer specific stadium. The Rio Tinto stadium is incredible. Not too far from downtown (15mins in car), there [...]

[...] didn't realise San Jose (almost 1M pop.) is bigger, and that may explain why they get an MLS soccer team and San Fran itself doesn't. The San Jose Earthquakes are one of only two MLS teams (along [...]