primer Stories - SB Nation
On Roles within Formations
A few weeks ago Graham wrote the excellent primer On Formations, but that was really just a primer to establish notation, the "bands" in which many teams play, and as well cover the simple states...
On Formations
With a new sport comes a whole new raft of terminology to pick up. Dave thought it'd be nice to get everyone familiar with the formations (i.e. the way players are set up in the field) commonly used i...
More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About The Offside Rule
I'm getting a lot of questions about the offside trap lately, so I thought I'd write a primer. It has to be useful to someone, right? The Offside Rule The offside rule attempts to prevent soccer fro...
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...
Match Day 5 - At Chivas USA
CD Chivas USA Founded: 2004 Home Stadium: The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA Record Since 2000: 41-49-34 All Time Scorer in MLS: Ante Razov (30) All Time Cups/Shields: 0 2008 Record: 12-11-7, 43 pts, 2...
Its Called Football - MLS Season Preview
I'm not linking this because I was featured, it was going to be a part of my weekly listening and reading regardless, but I had the great opportunity to fill in with a brief (15 minutes or so) preview...
New York Red Bull preview
New York Red Bulls Founded: 1995 as New York/New Jersey MetorStars Home Stadium: Giants Stadium (Red Bull Arena to Open in 2010) Record Since 2000: 106-111-62 All Time Scorer in MLS: Giovanni Savares...
Basics of Formation and Tactics - A Q&A
A few readers have indicated that they are interested in following Seattle Sounders FC but do not really understand the beauty of the beautiful game. They still think along the lines of a group of ki...
Sounders FC and MLS Primer
Seattle Sounders FC and our great Puget Sound are joining Major League Soccer. There are some unique rules and regulations that both make MLS uniquiely American, and yet in ways still keeps to its Eu...
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