AMONGST THE FURY of zLAtan deservedly gripping Major League Soccer, a few storylines went unnoticed…
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Emperor Cuauhtémoc Blanco
THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST FEATURED IN THE MEXICO ISSUE OF TFT MAGAZINE COMBATIVE, FIERY, controversial…
How a culture of producing athletes and accepting mediocrity turned me off the US game
WHEN THE US lost to Trinidad and Tobago last October a classic debate about football…
Major League Soccer and the lasting legacy of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair
IN 1893, the World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition was held in the city of Chicago to…
Welcome to the manufactured but appealing world of Los Angeles FC
WHEN YOU THINK of Los Angeles, what do you think of? Most would probably name…
US Soccer and the re-imagining of an elitist culture
WHEN I WAS 15 I moved from my wealthy suburban club to play for a…
Why Major League Soccer is looking to Sweden for a boom in quality
DURING THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY, 1.3 million Swedes set off for the…
Spencer Owen and Hashtag United: the revolution will not be televised
SPENCER OWEN’S ‘SPENCER FC’ YouTube channel boasts almost two million subscribers. That’s a lot of…
Columbus Crew, Major League Soccer and relocating the idea of the community football club
IN ACT 1 OF SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT, we’re introduced to the character of Orsino, and…
Meet Paul Lapointe, the man aiming to shake up the American game as USSF president
Paul Lapointe is a candidate for USSF president, looking to making widespread changes for a…
Deconstructing the American game and the problems so many thought never existed
FOR THE AMERICAN GAME AT-LARGE – from every conceivable angle – nothing is what it…
James and George Brown: the men who changed the face of US soccer
WHO IS THE ONLY SCOTSMAN TO SCORE IN A WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL? It wasn’t Kenny Dalglish,…
Terry Cooke: the Class of ‘92’s long lost graduate
ON THE DAY that legendary Manchester United youth coach Eric Harrison was formally honoured for his…
The endless evolution of David Villa
CONFINED TO HIS HOSPITAL BED, all he could do was stare helplessly at the television.…
Johan Cruyff: the American diaries
JOHAN CRUYFF’S impact on football was far-reaching to say the least. His influence on the…
Tim Howard and the rise beyond being just a “disabled goalkeeper”
In July 2014, goalkeeper Tim Howard became a worldwide sensation overnight after more than 10…
The New York Cosmos and the best and worst of American soccer
In 2007, David Beckham left Real Madrid. He had regained his place in Fabio Capello’s…
Why US Soccer is standing in the way of national team progress
Host Jim Hart holds a discussion with former US national team player and former under-17…