Stories By Steve Davis
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Jurgen Klinsmann
/ 9 years agoKlinsmann has changed US philosophy for away friendlies
There’s an interesting, subtle change at work within the U.S. National Team’s way of doing things. And we didn’t even need...
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FIFA
/ 9 years agoMLS should not play through FIFA dates; By Steve Davis
A lot of us in soccer media have said this already. For years, in fact. But we keep saying it because...
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Leagues: MLS
/ 9 years agoDays of caution in MLS expansion are gone; By Steve Davis
We know two things about the general policies of expansion in Major League Soccer: First, caution has always framed the exercise....
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LA Galaxy
/ 9 years agoWhy L.A. Galaxy should pass on a Robbie Keane contract extension
All due respect to Landon Donovan, no man in an L.A. Galaxy uniform has been more responsible in forging a Major...
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Leagues: MLS
/ 9 years agoAfter a feel good MLS opening weekend, get ready for a Yankee Stadium downer this Sunday
The MLS labor crisis was mercifully averted. Overall quality remains on the rise. Officials are cracking down on persistent infringement, an...
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Leagues: MLS
/ 9 years agoMLS players should take free agency deal that’s on the table
It may not feel like it, but the players have already “won” in the ongoing labor negotiations, which remain stalled (as...
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Leagues: MLS
/ 9 years agoMLS labor impasse beginning to look more like a real crisis
As labor negotiations go, the current impasse in Major League Soccer has been kitten play to this point. No one could...
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CONCACAF Champions League
/ 9 years agoMLS rosters not good enough in CONCACAF Champions League
MLS dreams of Champions League glory are about to go kablooey. Again. Montreal remains alive in the ongoing CONCACAF Champions League...
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CONCACAF Champions League
/ 9 years agoMLS success in Champions League would not be a game-changer
Wouldn’t it be just swell if D.C. United or Montreal, now halfway through their respective CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series, could...
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FIFA
/ 9 years agoConcerns about switching World Cup 2022 to winter are overblown
I don’t like the idea of a World Cup in Qatar any more than … well, any more than about 99...