league-structure Stories - Sounder At Heart
MLS Playoffs vs Other Playoffs
Is it too easy to get into the MLS playoffs? At the moment, over half the league makes the post season, so by definition, some pretty average teams will be competing for the MLS Cup. This has led so...
The Eras of MLS
I often talk of MLS 1.0, MLS 2.0 and MLS 3.0. There have been some questions, and I have overheard some call the current era MLS 2.0. But let's review the league, it has some clear breaking points a...
LaPorta+Saputo=Garber's 20?
Now, most of my readers might know that I am a fan of the Montreal Impact joining MLS, if not, you are now. The third Canadian club just makes sense. Montreal is a large market, with a built in fanb...
A few notes - Sounder and otherwise
Ljungberg is out. So is Evans. My 4-1-4-1 likely won't work now. 4-2-3-1 might be a good plan with Alonso and Vagenas in the 2 CDM role. Zakuani-Montero-Le Toux for the attacking mids. Bora is unq...
Platini wants to break UEFA so he can fix it
Photo from Wikipedia Michel Platini, the UEFA President, wants some dramatic changes in the rules governing club competitions in Europe (which ...
Mapping MLS for deficiency in international signings
First, there is a wicked cool website out there that has a map of MLS, USL-1 and USL-2 on it. It does a great job of showing where the teams are, and where they aren't. Secondly, there is this handy ...
Dreams of a Single Table are Really a Nightmare
So many euro footie fans express desires for the mythical single table (Setting the Table shows the league as if it were). They like how the standings would look, they would be simple and remind ever...
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