All Entries Tagged With: "Andy Najar"
2011 Gold Cup Preview: Breaking Down the Forgotten Group B
By Puck Alright soccer fans, if you are anything like me, you must be foaming at the mouth for the Gold Cup to finally get underway. After months speculating about the roster, we finally know what squad the US will be taking out onto the pitch. While “The greatest blog in the history of [...]
MLS Intriguing Subplot Number Four: More MLS Homegrown Talent and the USMNT
By Neil W. Blackmon This is the fourth piece of a seven-part series highlighting the most intriguing subplots of the 2011 MLS campaign. Our other MLS preview pieces are linked below: Number 7: Omar Bravo: Next Designated Player to Fail, or is Sporting KC the place for a revival? MLS Eastern Conference Preview: Five Most [...]
MLS Preview: Intriguing Subplot Number Six: Charlie Davies: The Comeback, The Player, The Human Being?
By Neil W. Blackmon This is the second of seven pieces highlighting the most intriguing subplots of the upcoming MLS season. Our first two preview pieces are linked below: Number 7: Omar Bravo: Next Designated Player to Fail, or is Sporting KC the place for a revival? MLS Eastern Conference Preview: Five Most Intriguing Sides [...]
The Dark Underbelly of Andy Najar’s Choice Is How Many Kids Can’t Make their Own
By Neil W. Blackmon “CAPITANO” It’s a crisp, cold and clear, winter half-moon early February night, the kind where the stars are in full regalia, and I’m early for the first of my early spring Men’s League games at a soccer park in Atlanta’s Edgewood neighborhood . A few of my new teammates are introducing [...]
The Kids Are Alright: US Rising Midfielders for 2014
Six US Midfielders on the Radar For 2014 Alejandro Bedoya, Orebro–The Boston College product had such a promising season in Sweden, endearing himself to Orebro fans and USMNT fans alike– that he received a surprise call-up to the final USMNT World Cup camp and had a legitimate shot of making the roster for South Africa. [...]
