Adu had some moments.The U.S. Men's National Team opened up 2012 with some very interesting talking points. Certain call ups, certain omissions, scrimmages and of course the obvious questions that accompany such things. First up would be the scrimmage between the full team and the Under 23's.
The senior squad paid a lesson to the U23 Olympic team with a 4-0 dismantling of their younger brothers.

The MLS SuperDraft was held on Thursday and broadcast live on ESPN2. After two hours of televised coverage, the feed switched to ESPN3.com. Adrian Healey manned the desk while Alexi Lalas and Taylor Twellman handled much of the commentary heavy lifting and despite some hiccups, the broadcast was generally well done.

Chicago Fire Rumor Mill: Wilman Conde to New York Red Bulls?

Alexi Lalas is hearing a deal is in the works to bring Wilman Conde to the New York Red Bulls. The Chicago Fire hold his MLS rights so New York would have to trade something to Chicago before being allowed to sign him. What would you ask for?

The New York Red Bull's Thierry Henry came on as a second half substitute to a rapturous reception from the Arsenal fans, and then in pure Hollywood style, scored the winner against Leeds United tonight.

It took Henry less than 10 minutes to show the ineffective Marouane Chamakh how it is done as he took one touch to control Alex Song's clever pass in his favourite inside left position and, before the Leeds defenders could react, he had planted the ball beyond keeper Andy Lonergan and into the far corner.

Photo Credit: John Todd / MLSTo say Eric Wynalda is opinionated does do him justice. The man has opinions about opinions! When we caught up with the former Men's National Team player and current Fox Soccer deskman he had just finished recording his podcast, "Sent Off", with fellow Fox man, Christian Miles.

First, we'd like to wish our own holiday wishes to our readers and new visitors. Thanks for making 2011 a special year at The Yanks Are Coming, and we hope to provide more solid coverage, analysis and unique perspectives on both the USMNT and USWNT in 2012. Soccer has always had a place at Christmas- [.

Changeover at ESPN and Arlo White being hired to be the new voice NBC Sports soccer coverage has raised some interesting discussions on just what exactly makes for a good television announcer in Major League Soccer coverage. Debates over what matters, how credibility is earned and why an accent can make a difference have all been waged.

Changeover at ESPN and Arlo White being hired to be the new voice NBC Sports soccer coverage has raised some interesting discussions on just what exactly makes for a good television announcer in Major League Soccer coverage. Debates over what matters, how credibility is earned and why an accent can make a difference have all been waged.

Loyal Readers, It's that time of year again. Sparing you the cliches about how it seems like we just handed these things out a few weeks ago, it is indeed time to cap a rollercoaster year for US Soccer with our website's awards. First, a few notes about the hardware up for [...]

2011 Philadelphia Union color commentator Taylor Twellman has officially left the team's broadcast team. The former New England Revolution star striker thanked the team's fans for making him "feel like family" during his year with the Union.

Twellman was reported as the next ESPN lead soccer analyst by Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl because John Harkes' ESPN contract was not renewed.

By "The Other 87 Minutes" / Senior Unemployed English Major CorrespondentsCorruption. Injustice. Obscene profits. In this week's list, we're assembling a crew of famous footballing names to Occupy FIFA. They won't rest until they bring down the soccer juggernaut (and Sharpie a moustache on Blatter while he's sleeping).

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

Do you work on Monday? Me too.

Feel like joining me in offering a salute to the bigwigs at Major League Soccer for playing their most important game of the season at 9pm Eastern Standard Time (on ESPN) on a freaking SUNDAY? A time at which 90 percent of the owners of tiny Beckham jerseys up and down the Eastern seaboard will be unable to watch because it's a school night?

Alexi Lalas MLS blog: Beckham's USA stay could be branded a failure if he fails to lift the Cup

Welcome to MirrorFootball's MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. In his last blog of the season, USA legend Alexi Lalas breaks down this weekend's MLS Cup final.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

Via Needs More Kittens, MLS decided that its annual MLS Cup arrival photo-op should include a couple of scantily clad women at the side of the cup.

I'm a little confused as to why the women are even there. Because when they did the MLS Cup arrival photo op in Seattle two years ago, it was just myself, Chris Henderson, and some politician.

In Santa Monica to be precise, where former Galaxy players Mauricio Cienfuegos and Alexi Lalas were on hand to welcome the Tiffany-designed piece of silverware to the region. MLS Cup 2011 is scheduled for Nov. 20 at Home Depot Center in Carson where the Galaxy will face the Houston Dynamo (AP Photo).

*With 12 days top go until MLS Cup 2011 in Carson, the trophy arrives in Southern California at 11 a.m. today at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier with a police escort accompanied by former Galaxy players Alexi Lalas and Mauricio Cienfuegos in a VW convertible.

*Meanwhile, Dynamo fans have gobbled up their allotment of tickets for a game the club insists it can win without star player Brad Davis - just as it has won big games without big names in the past.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

Ginge returns with a USMNT roster to discuss that has some US fans upset about certain names that keep appearing and some that can't get a call-up to save their lives. Ginge also covers Alexi Lalas' blog post on Mirror Football defending Rafa Marquez and explains why he thinks Alexi is wrong and didn't really even defend Marquez.

Their Words We will train the same way we will play in games, with high intensity and awareness. With every camp, they know exactly what to expect. US National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Other Sources Why madman Marquez would still have a place in my team - from The Mirror's Alexi Lalas: But I'm here to defend Marquez.

Alexi Lalas MLS blog: Why madman Marquez would still have a place in my team

Welcome to MirrorFootball's new MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every week USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the States, and you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.

LA Lads: Former local Fox Sports commentator Max Bretos, former Galaxy GM Alexi Lalas and Chivas USA's Alejandro Moreno are the in-studio team for the 7 p.m. Seattle Sounders-Real Salt Lake match as the MLS Playoffs resume on ESPN tonight.

It appears fans are responding to the MLS playoffs this year, games that have traditionally struggled to draw decent crowds on relatively short notice.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

With Colorado's victory over Columbus last night the MLS semifinals are set.

I'm jumping on a conference call with Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena (and others) at 9 a.m. so I'll keep this brief.

But I wanted to note that Chivas USA fans won't be let entirely out in the cold when it comes to the MLS playoffs: Alejandro Moreno will appear as an analyst for ESPN2 with host Max Bretos and analyst Alexi Lalas in their Bristol studio for two doubleheader playoffs telecasts that begin at noon Sunday with the New York Red Bulls-Galaxy first leg followed by the 3 p.

STARTERS
Here we go! MLS playoffs begin tonight!
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
Wild Card Round
Matches & Scores:
(Seed included)
-Wed Oct 26
FC Dallas(1) v New York Red Bulls(4) - 8:00PM CT on Fox Soccer
-Thu Oct 27
Colorado Rapids(2) v Columbus Crew(3) - 9:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Quarterfinals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Sat Oct 29
Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Higher seeded WC winner v Sporting Kansas City - 6pm CT on Fox Soccer
-Sun Oct 30
Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo - 3pm CT on ESPN2
Lowest seeded WC winner v LA Galaxy - 7pm CT - TV TBA
2nd Leg
-Wed Nov 2
Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake - 7pm CT on ESPN2
-Thu Nov 3
Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union - 7:30pm CT on ESPN2
-TBA
LA Galaxy v Lowest seeded WC winner
Sporting Kansas City v Higher seeded WC winner
dN
Seedings
WEST
W1 67 LA Galaxy
W2 63 Seattle Sounders
W3 53 Real Salt Lake
EAST
E1 51 Sporting Kansas City
E2 49 Houston Dynamo
E3 48 Philadelphia Union
WILD CARD
WC1 52 FC Dallas
WC2 49 Colorado Rapids
WC3 47 Columbus Crew
WC4 46 New York Red Bulls
dN
General Playoff News
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN previews the Wild Card games.

Tonight MLS shifts from the regular season to the postseason as two teams that could have entries in the DSM-IV face off on Fox Soccer Channel at 9 PM ET. The New York Red Bulls will try to advance to face ...
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Alexi Lalas MLS blog: Everything you wanted to know about the playoff Wild Cards... but were afraid to ask

Welcome to MirrorFootball's new MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every week USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the States, and you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

Alexi Lalas MLS blog: How a moment of Thierry arrogance may have wrecked Red Bulls season

Welcome to MirrorFootball's new MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every week USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the States, and you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

Proving that you can never have too much ginger and that two gingers can do a show without causing a rift in space/time, Zach is joined by Alexi Lalas to discuss all the news surrounding MLS and the Men's National Team. We discuss Thierry Henry's red card, the massive crowd in Seattle and Alexi shares a story about Kasey Keller.

Their Words The reality is that when people don't work together well, you tend to miss out on certain things. Things fall through cracks. Colorado coach Gary Smith, speaking to The Denver Post about his relationship with technical director Paul Bravo. Other Sources Why LA Galaxy deserve more than just the Supporters Shield and a playoff crapshoot - from The Mirror's Alexi Lalas: So, in essence, when the regular season ends, the playoffs come along.

MLS guest blog: Why LA Galaxy deserve more than just the Supporters Shield and a playoff crapshoot

Welcome to MirrorFootball's MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every week USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the States, and you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.

We continue our new series on the Free Beer Movement. It's called "Brews and Views" and we pose a question or topic to various prominent soccer persons and, well, they give us their view on it.
We've got loads of get people that have already responded to our call for essay submissions and each week we'll feature a unique perspective on the current topic/question at hand.

Orange Slices! USA vs. Ecuador

Orange Slices is our game day, catch-all post that we update during the day before the match

This ain't your adolescent Honduras.

The USA welcomes Ecuador to the cement confines of Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ. Game five of the Jurgen Klinsmann era.

Alexi Lalas MLS blog: Can Theirry Henry or Landon Donovan stop DDR grabbing the Golden Boot?

Welcome to MirrorFootball's new MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every week USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the States, and you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.