by Steve Birrer | Oct 24, 2023 | Soccer
Last year the storyline heading to the playoffs was all the firsts that had occurred with the biggest being that for their first time in club history the Seattle Sounders failed to make the playoffs. Apparently putting all their eggs into winning the CONCACAF...
by Steve Birrer | Apr 11, 2022 | Soccer
Well here we are closing in on mid-April and thus far every team has played 6 or 7 matches with the exception of DC United and NYCFC. This season teams are scheduled to play 34 matches so nominally teams have played 20% of their season. So are you a glass half full or...
by Steve Birrer | Feb 23, 2022 | Soccer
How far soccer has come as a major sport in this country. MLS started play clear back in 1996 with 10 teams. Here we are 26 years later and the season is about to kick off with 28 teams including the expansion Charlotte FC. Look at that locker room! What you’d...
by Steve Birrer | Oct 7, 2021 | Soccer
With all the tremendous soccer that’s been played the last several months (Euros, CONCACAF Nations League, Gold Cup, and WC qualifying) its not hard to look past our domestic league. But doing so would have cause fans to miss out on some good soccer. The quality...
by Ian Quillen | Aug 17, 2021 | Soccer
Of all the soccer players to come from the Baltimore area, few have had a more accomplished career than Zach Thornton. After growing up in Edgewood, Md., and playing high school soccer at John Carroll and college ball at Loyola University of Maryland, Thornton...