Nike "Play like an American from The Final Third on Vimeo.

Check out the newest Nike soccer commercial to aired during the US vs. Brazil friendly tomorrow.

Play Like An American
Every time you take the pitch they watch and study your moves.
Every match they dream of being in your boots.

The US game against England a 1-1 tie, as everyone knows was real entertainment and also, for me, a moment of revelation.

After an early goal, when it seemed like it would all be out of reach very soon, star-studded England seemed troubled by the innocent, sincere play of the Americans, who were able to pull even later in the first half and keep it at that for the rest of the game.

Boy, Steve Davis hits it on the head with this one. I know I've harped over MLS broadcasts before and Davis made several points I'd said in the past. Quality read for those (like me) who get annoyed easy while listening to a MLS game.

I always say the best cure for it is to do what Seattle is doing, a single broadcaster calling the game.

As I mentioned when we discussed what constituted an American-style of play here a couple of weeks ago, outsiders like to form a stereotypical view of how a national team plays based all-too roughly on certain past performances. It helps us organise stories in our heads about each team when the World Cup rolls around every four years.

The first six seasons in the MLS' existence, the All Star game was mostly played in typical American style of the East verses the West with the exception of one season in which they played MLS USA VS the MLS World. But in 2003 the MLS began its shift towards playing a foreign squad every season and the first league team to ever play the All Stars was Mexican league's Guadalajara.

The MBA Soccer website is now up and running at www.mbasoccer.org. This site belongs to the MBA soccer club community to discuss the business of soccer with professors and sports business professionals, link the four annual MBA soccer tournaments through a point system, and promote the good work of effective non-profits.

Consider the following some leftover/half-baked ideas in the wake of Bob Bradley copping Sunil Gulati's four-year re-up.* * *Club v. Country, American style:The Revolutionary War began in 1776. This much we know.Over time, the British influence grew less-and-less pronounced over the "Colonies."Yet one area the crown still seems to whole a decent amount of sway is in how Americans digest and

After months of rumors, the now ex- Kansas City Wizards have shed the title which they wore so proudly since 1996, emerging anew as Sporting Kansas City. The new club, which President Robb Heineman has stated, "will be more than just a soccer team" looks to forge a new relationship between fan and franchise, where, as Heinman said,"there are no more fans now, we are all members of the club".