Author Archives: Soccer America

“We are calm and under control and we on the board have the highest regard for Mark. I am personally committed to him as I am committed to the partnership between executive chairman Garry Cook, Mark and myself. This is a winning team that is going through a learning curve right now.” Manchester City Chairman […]

“I’d like to see us fill this place on Thursday night. I’d really like to see it packed. As far as I know, there are not a lot of pro sports in Columbus. It has been a long time since there has been a [Columbus] professional sports team on the verge of winning a title. […]

“I think he set the tone for the game when I saw how he approached our player before the game, their player before the game. I thought it was embarrassing. He’s having an argument with Kei [Kamara] before the game, then goes and practically hugs Juan Pablo Angel, almost sprints across the field to shake […]

“It’s pretty painful. We felt like we were always going uphill this year. You get the goal you need tonight [Saturday] and you just give it right back and you’re pushing that boulder up the hill again. It is a microcosm of our year.” Chivas USA striker Ante Razov reflects upon the his team’s season […]

“Every weekend… brings a frustrating, sometimes maddening level of sub par refereeing. The increasingly swell and swank grounds of MLS are fraught with lenient refereeing. When parlayed with routinely ineffective game management, it all serves to drag down the overall quality of the product.” Steve Davis calls for MLS to seriously address the standard of […]

The businessman behind the bold bid to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Miami in collaboration with Spanish giant Barcelona “has an uncanny knack for pouncing on opportunities at just the right time and the ingenuity to carry out his ideas,” writes Michelle Kaufman, citing “those who know him best.” Bolivian native and South […]

Real Salt Lake playmaker Javier Morales has done everything for his team this year, writes Michael Lewis: “Spearheaded the attack. Led the team in assists. Set up some of the biggest goals in franchise history.” On Saturday at Chivas USA it was logical that he would deliver the goal that sealed the team’s berth in […]

The Kansas City Wizards were gracious in defeat after falling 2-0 to the Columbus Crew Saturday and 3-1 overall in the Eastern Conference semifinal. “They’re a good team,” admitted Wizards’ goalkeeper Kevin Hartman. “There’s no bones about it. Maybe if we were able to come in with the goal advantage that we coughed up at […]

“The home-field edge, regular-season stats and vast playoff experience were rendered meaningless,” for the Houston Dynamo Sunday, writes Bernardo Fallas. All that was left for them to do was rue their bad luck. “I feel sick to my stomach,” said Dynamo Coach Dominic Kinnear. “I think it’s the most lopsided 3-0 loss I’ve ever seen […]

The U.S. soccer world continues to digest RB New York’s 3-0 playoff win in Houston that caught out pundits from Anchorage to Miami, but it seems less surprising when you read how New York striker Juan Pablo Angel summarized the game. “We were physical,” said Angel. “We scored on the chances we created. We defended […]