Champions Soccer Radio Network, America's premier soccer radio network, announces the relaunch of "The American Soccer Show" featuring hosts Jason Davis and Zach Woosley. Created to serve the American soccer fan in the United States, "The American Soccer Show" will cover the American game from an American perspective.

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The American soccer blogosphere has been getting very hot and bothered in the past week, prompted by Jason Davis at Match Fit USA's tongue-in-cheek post questioning Columbus' suitability for remaining in MLS, following poor attendance in their last playoff game: a mere 10,109 showed up at Crew Stadium last week to see the defending champions crash out to Real Salt Lake.

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I'll be honest, I can't seem to get much done today because of this news about the TOA group starting their own league. We knew this news would probably come down eventually in one form or another but I honestly didn't expect it to consume me as much as it is.

If you aren't reading a couple sites like The Kartik Report or Inside Minnesota Soccer for news on this matter then you are certainly missing out.

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Yesterday the first news from the MLS collective bargaining negotiations leaked out, courtesy of Tripp Mickle. Sport Business Journal put the news behind the paywall, but thankfully Jason Davis scaled it so I don't have to:

Though the league has proposed a salary cap increase, the players have labelled it a "joke".

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The playoff numbers look like this...

5 year comparison Conference Semifinals 1st Leg  Avg +/- Home Teams  2005  12,147 NA  Chicago  NY  Colorado  Los Angeles  2006  9,533  -21.52%  Chicago  NY  Colorado  Chivas USA  2007  14,245  49. Click to continue reading...

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So, Remembrance Sunday has come and gone, and so have the weekend fixtures in the Premier League. Did you notice your club donning silkscreen poppies on the centre of their shirts? And did the gesture move you like a Last Post and Reveille to remember the horror of war?

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Perhaps not remembering what happened to Duane the last time someone wanted to move the Columbus Crew, Jason Davis over at MatchFit USA decides he wants to take a crack at getting rid of the team everyone loves to hate now that they win a lot.

Last night, only 10,109 could be bothered to watch the men in yellow go down to Real Salt Lake.

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Wanna know some inside information on some of the best soccer bloggers out there? Ben Berger at Footiebusiness posted the business of soccer blogging yesterday and he interviewed some names you may know of like SBI, Steve Goff and Jason Davis over at MatchFit USA.

This is definitely word a read though if you want to hear the ins and outs of soccer blogging.

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Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of contributing to Jason Davis' excellent MatchfitUSA podcast, as well as the SoccerLens podcast. Tonight I join The MLS Show as the Red Bull New York correspondent. I'll post a link to the lucky 13th episode of this terrific series when it goes live. Click to continue reading...

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Well today has been a long day for most US Soccer fans. We all know that US striker Charlie Davies was involved in a car accident early this morning with two other people, one unfortunately died in the incident. The AP is reporting that Davies is listed in serious condition after emerging from surgery. Click to continue reading...

US Men's National Team forward Charlie Davies was involved in an early morning fatality accident outside of Washington, DC. Davies injuries are not considered life threatening.
22-year old Ashley J. Roberta was killed in the accident.
My MFUSA sidekick Jason Davis has a timeline of the events and links to various stories about the accident. Click to continue reading...

Jason Davis is watching the game at a bar on some kind of beautiful television, but Match Fit USA is still here to cover the United States and Honduras's crucial World Cup Qualifying match. Didn't...

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On episode 18 of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by Pitch Invasion's Tom Dunmore and Jason Davis from MatchFitUSA to discuss US soccer consumption.

The show will be looking specifically at how soccer fans in the States receive their domestic and European/Worldwide soccer fix and there's also a discussion on whether David Beckham really is on a different galaxy with his desire to play in Europe.

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The CONCACAF Champions League, it's now obvious, is little more than the lab experiment that proves just how dysfunctional CONCACAF has become under the reign of Jack Warner.
In a wonderful discussion over at Match Fit USA, Jason Davis points out that the "CONCAJOKE Champions League" brings up this question:

Why should the US, and by extension MLS, want to remain in a confederation that allows environments that condone criminal behavior (at least I hope throwing bodily fluids at someone is a crime elsewhere in the region), officiating that is so poor it makes a mockery of the game, and a general disregard for order and properly conducted sporting events?

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A full evening of soccer is upon us. Tonight we have one MLS game and three CONCACAF Champions League games with MLS clubs involved. I've already discussed the lone MLS game tonight so let's take a gander at the three CCL matches real quick before we get into some links.

Toluca at DC United (8pm, FSC)

United returns home looking for their first-ever win in the CONCACAF Champions League.

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Meet the participants in Mr. Wilco's 2009/10 EPL Prediction Challenge who will battle to outwit America's Favorite Furry Footy Prognosticator!
Mr. Wilco.
Ginge's Cat & America's Favorite Furry Footy Prognosticator
Sandra Franz
The Lovely and Talented First Lady of Winning Ugly
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Aug 21:
Sandra, MJ from Pitt (in Studio), Sarah
Aug 28:
Sandra, Sarah, Hank
Sept 4:
Jason Davis (in Studio), Brian, Sarah featuring Ginge as the Studio Audience
Sept 11:
Sandra, Sarah, TBD
Sept 18:
Zach, Sandra, Hank
Sept 22:
Zach, Sandra, Bryan Zygo
Oct 2:
Sarah, Sandra, Erin Dutka First All-Lady Panel! Click to continue reading...

Episode 39: "That Is the Definition of Stupid"
Host: Scott
Panel: Zach, Sandra and Graham Bell
Listen on the CSRN Media Player
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Available on iTunes, just search Winning Ugly
For the first time CSRN "Big Boss" Graham Bell comes to Winning Ugly Radio to test his mettle against battle tested veteran panelist Ginge and Sandra. Click to continue reading...

Episode 39: "That Is the Definition of Stupid"
Host: Scott
Panel: Zach, Sandra and Graham Bell
Listen on the CSRN Media Player
DOWNLOAD Episode 39
32-Bit (Small File)
96-Bit (Large File)
Available on iTunes, just search Winning Ugly
For the first time CSRN "Big Boss" Graham Bell comes to Winning Ugly Radio to test his mettle against battle tested veteran panelist Ginge and Sandra. Click to continue reading...

It's the podcast of the live post-game edition of Match Fit USA. Jason Davis and various callers discuss the fallout, breakdown the game, and just generally lament another loss in the den of...

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by Jason Davis - Match Fit USA
The Seattle Sounders, in their first year as a top-flight club, will take on defending trophy holder DC United in the final of the US Open Cup on September 2nd. If Seattle manages a victory, they will be the first expansion club to win the Cup since the Chicago Fire in 1998; if DC United can complete their run, they'll be the first team to repeat since 1983. Click to continue reading...

by Jason Davis - Match Fit USA
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2009 LA Galaxy.
Finally.
The return of David Beckham, hype or not, hurt feelings or not, professional or not, has at last made America's glamor team whole. After a long build up, full of intrigue and infighting, Beckham and his teammates took to the field together last night in New Jersey. Click to continue reading...

If you haven't heard yet, the United States' World Cup qualifier in Mexico next month won't be broadcast in English on a major network. This is not right. Credit to Jason Davis of MatchFitUSA.com for rousing up the troops on...

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Lost my interwebs for much of the day, so you may well already be on top of all this...#1 - U.S. midfielder Danny Szetela has returned to MLS from Racing Santander, joining D.C. United. The club were kind enough to get us a glimpse of the new man in training today...#2 - Match Fit USA's Jason Davis wants us all to get active in compelling NBC to hook up some USMNT @ Mexico broadcast coverage. Click to continue reading...

DON'T DO THIS TO YOUR TV ON AUGUST 12th!
Head over to Match Fit USA and read Jason Davis' post about the nonsense surrounding the English language broadcast on the US v. Mexico World Cup Qualififer...and sign the petition* as well!
Jason has been kind enough to explain the situation, tell you who you can contact to voice your concern about this situation and even created a easy to use form email that you can send out. Click to continue reading...

As most of you probably heard sometime between yesterday afternoon and this morning, there will be no ESPN broadcast for the US-Mexico World Cup qualifier next month. Sad times I know.

Apparently the game in English will be shown on a channel most either have never heard of or even have on their TVs.

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That's right, if you've not heard yet, Steven Goff of the Washington Post announced yesterday a fairly confusing situation that ends up meaning that the US vs Mexico CONCACAF qualifier on August 12, at Azteca Stadium will only be carried by a smaller Spanish channel called mun2 which is broadcast in English.

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That's right, if you've not heard yet, Steven Goff of the Washington Post announced yesterday a fairly confusing situation that ends up meaning that the US vs Mexico CONCACAF qualifier on August 12, at Azteca Stadium will only be carried by a smaller Spanish channel called mun2 which is broadcast in English.

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Jason Davis of Match Fit USA is leading a collective effort of those of us in the blogosphere who cover and support the USMNT to take action to help ensure maximum exposure for the US-Mexico qualifying match at Azteca on August 12th. I'll be back with some thoughts later in the day on television rights for the USMNT and soccer in the US in general and how important this situation may be historically.

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Remember that report from SI.com courtesy of Goal.com that said Jozy Altidore was on his way to Greek champs Olympiakos? Not so fast on that, according to Jason Davis from MatchfitUSA apparently. Not only did a Spanish paper report that Jozy has Mexican interest on Friday, new reports today have Jozy linked to La Liga side Málaga.

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by Jason Davis - Match Fit USA
Toronto FC has sauntered up to the vault, inserted their key, opened the door, wheeled in a cart, loaded it up with gobs of cash, and slammed it right into the available arms of one Julian de Guzman.
The Canadian international is the team's first Designated Player target, a hometown boy with European experience, quality to spare, and a marketable name to sell to TFC's football mad fan base. Click to continue reading...

After earning my first 'Picking the Winners' victory last week, I was unable to turn it into a winning streak in Week 16, as I needed my no-brainer to save me from going down to defeat at the hands of Match Fit USA's Jason Davis.
TJ's record on the year: 1-2-2
Week 12: lost 5-2 to George Tanner (Colorado Soccer Now)
Week 13: lost 6-5 to Greg Seltzer (No Short Corners)
Week 14: tied 2-2 with Ben Knight (Onward)
Week 15: won 5-4 against Buzz Carrick (3rd Degree)
Week 16: tied 3-3 with Jason Davis (Match Fit USA)
Here's a rundown of this past week's results; correct predictions are listed in green, while incorrect ones are shown in red. Click to continue reading...

by Jason Davis - Match Fit USA
Major League Soccer has a full slate of games taking place this weekend. All around the country, teams will do battle for precious points that come at such a premium in the parity-rich league. Many of the matches are appealing face-offs of solid squads, games that would normally provide the type of intense, all-out soccer for which MLS is known. Click to continue reading...

Still reveling in my first-ever Picking The Winners victory, the time has come to turn an eye to this weekend's games in hopes of turning it into a winning streak. My opponent this week is no stranger to regular readers of MLS Daily; Jason Davis contributes to this site with an excellent column every Friday. Click to continue reading...

by Jason Davis - Match Fit USA
Despite a rather rocky relationship at times, Major League Soccer's success is inextricably tied to that of the United States Men's National Team's. When the Americans are good, when they show up on ESPN in a positive light with feature stories and recaps of compelling victories, it naturally follows that the county's top professional league should reap some of the benefits. Click to continue reading...