The Adidas Nitrocharge is beginning to appear on pitches all over the world, but the question of how well it will be represented in MLS remains to be seen. However, MLS has a large Adidas footprint and quite a few players who might fit the “engine” mold. This article speculates as to which MLS players…Read More
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The Adidas Nitrocharge is beginning to appear on pitches all over the world, but the question of how well it will be represented in MLS remains to be seen. However, MLS has a large Adidas footprint and quite a few players who might fit the “engine” mold. This article speculates as to which MLS players… Continue ReadingMLS Weekly: 13th May
This week MLS Weekly, Portland goes to Texas in our In-Depth look. MLS also tries to make up for time lost in the CCL, as multiple MLS teams play both a midweek and weekend game. Even with the large number of games this week, the Red Bulls' Thierry Henry turns in an amazing performance against… Continue ReadingMLS Live Free Preview
This weekend, you can watch MLS games live and for free with a free trial from MLS.com. Though the free trial only lasts the weekend, it is a good opportunity to check out a game of a team that you might not otherwise be able to see much of. In order to keep up with… Continue ReadingMLS Player Rights
With the quality of play within MLS being recognized by Jurgen Klinsmann, many American soccer players with international ambition have come to reconsider MLS as a potential destination. Herculez Gomez, Alejandro Bedoya and Robbie Rogers are just three players who despite having an interest in MLS, may not sign because of a lack of interest… Continue ReadingMLS Weekly: May 6th
Now with the weather getting warmer in the United States, it is unlikely that the Colorado Rapids will face anything like the snow that the United States and Costa-Rica faced in the World Cup qualifier. However, the weather is not the only thing heating up, with both Colorado and Toronto seeing big improvements in their… Continue ReadingTimbers Grant a Special Wish
The Make-A-Wish foundation is a non-profit organization that attempts to give kids with grave illnesses special days by fulfilling a "wish" of theirs. Oftentimes, with young men, these wishes involve meeting athletes. However, for an eight year old boy named Atticus, the Portland Timbers went above and beyond. Atticus' soccer team, the Green Machine, took… Continue ReadingMLS Power Rankings: May
With the end of April, I bring the second edition of monthly Power Rankings for MLS. There are some big movers, Chivas USA has fallen as the winning streak they have carried through March ended in April with some exceptionally disappointing results. Conversely Portland’s very impressive April has made for a huge move up as… Continue ReadingMLS Weekly: 29th April
This week, MLS Weekly takes an in-depth look a big matchup out west, when the LA Galaxy go to Rio Tinto Stadium to face a stern test from Real Salt Lake. Both of these teams have undergone major changes in the offseason and despite a bit of success in the early season, still face unanswered… Continue ReadingMLS Weekly: 13th May
This week MLS Weekly, Portland goes to Texas in our In-Depth look. MLS also tries to make up for time lost in the CCL, as multiple MLS teams play both a midweek and weekend game. Even with the large number of games this week, the Red Bulls’ Thierry Henry turns in an amazing performance against…Read More
MLS Live Free Preview
This weekend, you can watch MLS games live and for free with a free trial from MLS.com. Though the free trial only lasts the weekend, it is a good opportunity to check out a game of a team that you might not otherwise be able to see much of. In order to keep up with…Read More
MLS Player Rights
With the quality of play within MLS being recognized by Jurgen Klinsmann, many American soccer players with international ambition have come to reconsider MLS as a potential destination. Herculez Gomez, Alejandro Bedoya and Robbie Rogers are just three players who despite having an interest in MLS, may not sign because of a lack of interest…Read More
MLS Weekly: May 6th
Now with the weather getting warmer in the United States, it is unlikely that the Colorado Rapids will face anything like the snow that the United States and Costa-Rica faced in the World Cup qualifier. However, the weather is not the only thing heating up, with both Colorado and Toronto seeing big improvements in their…Read More
Timbers Grant a Special Wish
The Make-A-Wish foundation is a non-profit organization that attempts to give kids with grave illnesses special days by fulfilling a “wish” of theirs. Oftentimes, with young men, these wishes involve meeting athletes. However, for an eight year old boy named Atticus, the Portland Timbers went above and beyond. Atticus’ soccer team, the Green Machine, took…Read More
MLS Power Rankings: May
With the end of April, I bring the second edition of monthly Power Rankings for MLS. There are some big movers, Chivas USA has fallen as the winning streak they have carried through March ended in April with some exceptionally disappointing results. Conversely Portland’s very impressive April has made for a huge move up as…Read More
MLS Weekly: 29th April
This week, MLS Weekly takes an in-depth look a big matchup out west, when the LA Galaxy go to Rio Tinto Stadium to face a stern test from Real Salt Lake. Both of these teams have undergone major changes in the offseason and despite a bit of success in the early season, still face unanswered…Read More
MLS To Announce 20th Team
Expansion has been a common theme in MLS, and it looks like the league will be getting a twentieth team sooner than later. Based on recent interviews, MLS commissioner Don Garber has made clear that the league will be making an announcement on the location of the 20th team sometime within the next two months.…Read More
MLS Weekly: 22nd April
This week in MLS Weekly, we take an in-depth look at the matchup between the New York Red Bulls and Sporting Kansas City. Two teams that had been expected by many to be in contention in the Eastern Conference, both sides have gone through periods this year where they have struggled to put the ball…Read More
MLS Weekly: 15th April
This week, MLS Weekly checks in for an in depth look in Seattle, where MLS’s lone winless team, the Seattle Sounders, look to get tier first win against the visiting New England Revolution. Meanwhile Chicago tries to sustain their newly found momentum on the road at Houston and Portland tries to do the same at…Read More
Underrated Players in MLS
In any league, there are always going to be some players who are underappreciated. Whether it is the team they play for, the position they play, bigger names around them or just plain old rotten luck, not all players get credit they deserve. Fortunately, here at Soccer Reviews, we look at five players within MLS…Read More
The MLS U-23s
This has been a good year so far for young talent in MLS. As a way of highlighting many of the talented young players who have stepped up for MLS teams this year, I present my choices for an all MLS team, using only players under the age of 23. MLS is putting an increasing…Read More
MLS Weekly: 8th April
JELD-WEN Field will play host to this week’s In-Depth look between the Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers, while DC United visit Sporting Park, Montreal go out west again to the Home Depot Center and the Rocky Mountain Cup is battled for at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Will the home teams win this week in MLS?…Read More
CMNT Gets No Respect
Even if a Canadian soccer fan had no love lost for Huey Lewis and the News or had never seen the Rodney Dangerfield classic comedy Back to School, they would likely still have fond memories of 1986. 1986 was the last time that the Canadian Men’s National Team qualified for a World Cup final. As…Read More

































