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Category Archives: Monday Morning Centerback
MMCB: Red Bulls draw closer to coaching hire and another American striker emerges
The New York Red Bulls will move one step closer to trying to organize the mess that is the club's front office when it formally introduces Erik Soler today as the team's new general manager. Soler will step in and … Continue reading
Monday Morning Centerback: On the Red Bulls and Fire coaching searches and a potential Union signing
Good morning and Happy Cyber Monday all (okay, so maybe it's not a holiday). Apologies for the late start to the day, but the changeover from West Coast time to East Coast time has officially ruined my sleep patterns, which … Continue reading
Monday Morning Centerback: Why did the U.S. Under-20s fail?
Whose fault is it? That is the question some U.S. national team fans are asking after the U.S. Under-20 national team's early exit from the Under-20 World Cup. Who is to blame for the failings of a collection of what is supposed … Continue reading
Monday Morning Centerback: On the US Under-20s, SBI’s MLS MVP vote and more
Photo by ISIphotos.com It was an ugly loss, but one you came away feeling didn't have to happen. The U.S. Under-20 national team's 3-0 loss to Germany was never really competitive, at least in the sense that the Americans … Continue reading
Monday Morning Centerback: On MLS referees
Photo by ISIphotos.com Are there any good MLS referees in MLS? Any? It is a question worth asking after another weekend of questionable decisions and matches decided by the incorrect or missed calls of the men whose jobs it … Continue reading
Monday Morning Centerback: The Day After
Photo by ISIphotos.com It is the day after one of the U.S. national team's most dramatic victories of the past decade and although a stiff test awaits on Wednesday in World No. 1 Spain, the Americans have earned the … Continue reading
MMCB: The improbable case of Anton Peterlin
You know the script all too well. American soccer player with foreign roots gets a chance of a lifetime and signs with a big English club. It is the basic premise behind the movie "Goal", but it is also the … Continue reading
Posted in Americans Abroad, Monday Morning Centerback
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MMCB: Discovering the Pacific Northwest and why it’s perfect for MLS
Photo by ISIphotos.com I am an East Coast guy. There is no denying that and I have never made a secret of it. You can call me on my "East Coast Bias" and I probably won't argue … Continue reading
MMCB: Donovan’s best and last chance to impress Bayern
The stage is set for Landon Donovan and only he can deliver. The U.S. national team star won't find a better opportunity than the one that now stands before him. He is on loan with Bayern Munich, trying to … Continue reading
Monday Morning Centerback: Enough about what the College Cup wasn’t and what college soccer isn’t
Maybe it was all the hype coming into the Final Four about Wake Forest and its loaded quad. Perhaps it was the talk about how deep the upcoming MLS Draft is and how well represented this Final Four would … Continue reading
Posted in College Soccer, Monday Morning Centerback
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