It is fair to say that current Italy national team boss Antonio Conte is not a big fan of Major League Soccer. Conte decided not to include Sebastian Giovinco or Andrea Pirlo in Italy’s provisional 30-man Euro 2016 squad because of where they play. The former Juventus coach admitting that their decision to play in […]
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Don Garber and Major League Soccer have a fascination with former England internationals. From David Beckham to Jermain Defoe, Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard there has been a steady parade of former Three Lion stars who have moved to the U.S. Some like Beckham have been stars in MLS, but many like Defoe […]
Some players like David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Robbie Keane embrace the experience that is Major League Soccer. Others like Steven Gerrard do not. They cannot wait to get back to their homeland. I thought that Gerrard could be a star in MLS like Beckham was. The former England captain arrived in LA with a […]
The New England Revolution and the Orlando City SC drew 2-2 draw in front of a season high crowd of 25,203 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night. Diego Fagundez opened the scoring for New England in the 7th minute, but Orlando City’s Kevin Molino equalized in the 30th minute. Juan Agudelo put the Revolution back […]
Antonio Conte will be forced to get creative this summer as he will head to the Euro’s without the services of one of Italy’s key players. Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio, capped 54 times by Italy, was stretchered off the pitch in the Bianconeri’s 4-0 victory over Palermo on Sunday and it has been confirmed that […]
The draw specialists the New England Revolution were at it again on Saturday as they tied Toronto FC 1-1 at Gillette Stadium. The draw was the Revs fourth in their six games this, a remarkable number. Kelyn Rowe put New England ahead in the 14th minute, finishing off a 18-pass buildup, when he headed home […]
It was a brilliant opening weekend for Major League Soccer with 36 goals across the 10 games giving fans plenty to cheer about. The action on the field translated into fans in the stands as MLS averaged 26,152 fans for 10 games on Sunday. That put MLS sixth in the world in average attendance over […]
He has only been in the job for four months but new York City FC manager Patrick Vieira already knows one things. Coaching in Major League Soccer more difficult than in Europe. Former Arsenal star Vieira, who was appointed NYCFC manager in November, said learning about the league’s structure has been “fascinating” ahead of his […]
The Eastern Conference in MLS is about to become even more competitive with the news that Paris St-Germain’s owners Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) are interested in buying a stake in David Beckham ‘s MLS franchise in Miami. The Eastern Conference already includes New York City FC and their middle eastern owners the Abu Dhabi United Group and it […]