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By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Jul 14, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Don't get it twisted: the thing most
American soccer fans will remember about the summer of 2009 will be the Confederations Cup. Yes,
the Gold Cup is nice and I hope we win. The soap opera version of Major League Soccer is kinda fun
too. But to me the second event thus far is Oguchi Onyewu's signing with AC Milan.
"All of the critics in America who said we were no good after losing to Italy and Brazil, let's see
what they say now." - Michael Bradley By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Jun 24, 2009) USSoccerPlayers --
Michael Bradley doesn't know who I am, but this Grown Man has been one of those critics that he's
talking about.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Sep 28, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- For years, Major League Soccer
supporters have been asking ourselves when our league will be on par with some of the great leagues
in Europe. We envision the day that MLS is regularly producing World-class players and aspiring
stars from all over ply their trade for teams like DC United or the Houston Dynamo.
MIAMI, FL (Aug 11, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- The Community Shield is referred to as the "curtain
raiser" on the English Premiere League season. In fact they use that term so often I wonder if I
gotta pay royalties on it. But it's also when fans here in the United States start turning their
collective heads towards Europe and South America.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Sep 11, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Time to open up the One Grown
Mailbag. Our first letter comes from a J. Wicks in DC. He asks: "Have I become the new villain in
MLS?" In Seattle, I suppose and maybe in certain parts around the DMV.People might have thought you
were a little nuts after your tussle with Mark Burch at the end of the Chicago game.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Mar 10, 2008) USSoccerPlayers -- I've slept on it.I've given it a few
days.My initial reaction hasn't changed about FC Barcelona not coming to Miami. I'm not
disappointed. That's reserved for what happened to the Dynamo getting obliterated in Mexico. I'm
not sad. That's what I was for Montreal in the Champions League.
This column will observe a moment of silence for those who died in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on
Saturday. Thank you. By Andrew Dixon - MAIMI, FL (Apr 1, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- I've been
cranking a lot of old school hip hop recently. In fact it was the late Professor X (the Overseer)
who summed up what I was thinking as the US gets ready to welcome Trinidad and Tobago to Nashville
tonight.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Apr 16, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- I was recently interviewed by Tony
McClean of the Black Athlete Sports Network for his show "Weekend Sports Rap". The focus of the
interview was mainly about Blacks in the game of soccer domestically and internationally, but the
discussion turned toward soccer's relatively low spot in America's sporting landscape.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (May 29, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- About a year or so ago, I wrote about
the end of the Major League Soccer season and how I was glad that there were several unresolved
questions lingering. The MLS equivalent of a dramatic series cliff hanger. It gave MLS fans things
to ponder during the off season and built up the start of Season 14.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Dec 10th, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Wow look at all this mail in the
mailbag! My man Zeke in DC writes: Aren't you due for a One Grown Man's Opinion? Yeah, I think my
editor was saying the same thing? Davey B sent me something from "Front Row at the Staples Center."
He writes: "What else do I have to do to show that I want to be in MLS?
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Mar 18, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- MLS has attracted-and continues to
attract its fair share of critics and haters, perhaps even more so since a certain London-born
Englishman began his protracted exit strategy out of LA. Some of these have been legitimate
criticisms (e.g. shootouts, loose allocation rules, pay inequities) but there are others have been
based more on wanting the see the league operate along the lines of its.
By Andrew Dixon -- MIAMI, FL (Apr 22, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- We get a little crazy with sports
statistics here in the United States but we're Americans. That's what we do. Last week, Jaime
Moreno became the first Major League Soccer player to score 100 goals and notch 100 assists. No
doubt that some of them were probably the result of that dubious secondary assist, but nonetheless
it's an impressive achievement.
"13 years deep in this marathon I'm runnin'" De La Soul, Trying People By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL
(May 18, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- When Major League Soccer began play in '96, there was a lot of
negative energy thrown its way. Just the thought of maintaining a soccer league in the United
States seemed like a long shot.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Jul 3, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- I was slightly amused a few weeks ago
to see FIFA General Secretary Sepp Blatter aka Grand Poobah renew his call for the MLS to play its
season from fall to spring as the rest of the world does. While I stand by the reasons why he was
ultimately wrong on this issue, I can name 15 people who wouldn't mind so much if.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Jul 22, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Lost amid the discussion surrounding
David Beckham's return to MLS from Europe last week was that United States Under-20 World Cup
standout Danny Szetela has made his way back to Major League Soccer. Though I'm sure it's not the
ending he wanted when he left Columbus a few years ago, it's certainly not the end of the World.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Aug 12, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- My brothers and sisters, that day has
arrived. That day we have both anticipated and feared. That day where our beloved National Team
undertakes the task that some say cannot be done. We approach it with the faith of those that saw a
result in the days before the display against Spain, but tempered by the experiences of dark
results of the past.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Sep 17, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- With the roster freeze, it's time for
Major League Soccer's contenders to get down to business. Teams who have a shot at the playoffs
have made moves to strengthen their squad for the stretch run while others have had to consider
depth for multiple competitions.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Oct 29, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Like it or not, MLS has become parity
central. Unless you entered the League courtesy of expansion and you're not named 'Fire' or
'Sounders,' you have a legit shot at winning MLS Cup. No matter how bad you were the previous year
or how much winning tradition you have, everyone can go into the start of the season thinking they
have a chance at.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Nov 13, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Hey you might not have heard, but
there's an MLS playoff game on tonight. No, Seriously. Houston Dynamo and the LA Galaxy. Yeah,
tonight. ESPN2. 11pm Eastern. I hear that guy David Beckham might even play. Yes, I know. RSL is on
the verge of something real special.
Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Jan 13, 2008) USSoccerPlayers -- The Neven Subotic episode and to a
lesser extent the loss of Edgar Castillo got me thinking about the players who weren't born here
but proudly represented the United States. While other countries have used players born elsewhere
(France, Netherlands, Jamaica, Mexico) the issue is a dual edged sword for American soccer.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Jun 9, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Your favorite Grown Man has been
suffering from some ill health lately. Dizzy spells, throbbing ear pain and alternating periods of
rest, calm and then more pain. I thought all of these symptoms were my body's reaction to the
wildly inconsistent play of my beloved National Team during this latest leg of qualifying, but it
was merely an ear infection.
By Andrew Dixon -- MIAMI, FL (Oct 9, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Whenever critics around the world
want to minimize the accomplishments of the United States National Team, the one refrain they
always come back to is that relative weakness of the CONCACAF region. It's always "The only reason
you qualify for so many World Cups is that you play in a weak confederation.
By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Oct 14, 2009) USSoccerPlayers --1) Pray for Charlie Davies's recovery.
2) Five second half goals, two free kicks, a break out performance by a heretofore marginally
effective striker. A missed penalty. A win on the road against a good Honduras side. The US of A's
sixth-straight World Cup.
