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By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 9, 2011) US Soccer Players -- The Super Bowl Experience™
(possibly trademarked, I can't be sure, so better safe then sorry), is not an undertaking of small
expense. It costs money to fly to the predetermined Super Bowl city, spend a few nights, and, most
importantly, purchase a ticket for the game.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 9, 2011) US Soccer Players -- The Super Bowl Experience™
(possibly trademarked, I can't be sure, so better safe then sorry), is not an undertaking of small
expense. It costs money to fly to the predetermined Super Bowl city, spend a few nights, and, most
importantly, purchase a ticket for the game.
If you're a fan of American soccer and have ears then you need to be listening to "The Best Soccer
Show" with Jason Davis and Jared DuBois on the North American Soccer Network.
Each Monday and Wednesday (a live show) the pair ruminate on the American game, players, news,
views, and get some great interviews with personalities in and around the sport.
If you're a fan of American soccer and have ears then you need to be listening to "The Best Soccer
Show" with Jason Davis and Jared DuBois on the North American Soccer Network.
Each Monday and Wednesday (a live show) the pair ruminate on the American game, players, news,
views, and get some great interviews with personalities in and around the sport.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Kris Boyd, born August 18th,
1983 in Irvine, Scotland, late of Eskişehirspor of the Turkish Süper Lig, formerly of Nottingham
Forest, Middlesbrough FC, and - most famously - Glasgow Rangers, current record-holder for most
goals scored in the Scottish Premier League and a name well known in international soccer circles,
is Major League Soccer's newest Designated Player.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Kris Boyd, born August 18th,
1983 in Irvine, Scotland, late of Eskişehirspor of the Turkish Süper Lig, formerly of Nottingham
Forest, Middlesbrough FC, and - most famously - Glasgow Rangers, current record-holder for most
goals scored in the Scottish Premier League and a name well known in international soccer circles,
is Major League Soccer's newest Designated Player.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Fox, the national broadcast
network that counts iconic properties like The Simpsons and the National Football League among its
assets, blazed a new trail by airing a live English Premier League soccer match on Sunday. Soccer
getting the full televised sports treatment on a network that isn't an opt-in premium purchase, but
a basic part of most Americans' television rotation, cannot be.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Fox, the national broadcast
network that counts iconic properties like The Simpsons and the National Football League among its
assets, blazed a new trail by airing a live English Premier League soccer match on Sunday. Soccer
getting the full televised sports treatment on a network that isn't an opt-in premium purchase, but
a basic part of most Americans' television rotation, cannot be.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- With the longest season ever in
the offing, Major League Soccer's preseason is here earlier than ever before. There's much to do
and little time to do it, especially for those clubs preparing to play in the poorly timed (from an
MLS perspective, anyway) continental tournament known as the CONCACAF Champions League.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- With the longest season ever in
the offing, Major League Soccer's preseason is here earlier than ever before. There's much to do
and little time to do it, especially for those clubs preparing to play in the poorly timed (from an
MLS perspective, anyway) continental tournament known as the CONCACAF Champions League.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 12, 2011) US Soccer Players -- After a grueling
invitation-only three-day combine in Florida, young players with professional dreams will be chosen
by needy teams anxious to find the next Taylor Twellman, Steve Zakuani, or Geoff Cameron. It's
Major League Soccer's SuperDraft, a reprieve for those that can't abide a couple of months without
MLS soccer.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 12, 2011) US Soccer Players -- After a grueling
invitation-only three-day combine in Florida, young players with professional dreams will be chosen
by needy teams anxious to find the next Taylor Twellman, Steve Zakuani, or Geoff Cameron. It's
Major League Soccer's SuperDraft, a reprieve for those that can't abide a couple of months without
MLS soccer.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 6, 2011) US Soccer Players -- A funny thing happened to Major
League Soccer on the way to international relevancy. With so much going for it - apparent unlimited
potential for growth, new stadiums providing verifiable soccer atmospheres, the high standard of
living in the US and Canada, a willingness to spend when appropriate, a dash of anonymity some
players might find attractive - MLS sat perched atop.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 6, 2011) US Soccer Players -- A funny thing happened to Major
League Soccer on the way to international relevancy. With so much going for it - apparent unlimited
potential for growth, new stadiums providing verifiable soccer atmospheres, the high standard of
living in the US and Canada, a willingness to spend when appropriate, a dash of anonymity some
players might find attractive - MLS sat perched atop.
At long last, Matchfit USA is un-dead. Unfortunately, Jason Davis will be hacking it out
elsewhere:
So that's it. Find me doing things at KCKRS, writing for US Soccer Players, podcasting
on The Best Soccer Show, and just generally bouncing around the world of America soccer internet
tomfoolery.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Dec 15, 2011) US Soccer Players -- For the foreseeable future
-meaning for as long as Jurgen Klinsmann is in charge of the US National Team - American
internationals playing in MLS won't be getting much of an off-season. The number of players
spending time training with teams in Europe is staggering, especially considering how few did so
prior to Klinsmann taking the job.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Dec 15, 2011) US Soccer Players -- For the foreseeable future
-meaning for as long as Jurgen Klinsmann is in charge of the US National Team - American
internationals playing in MLS won't be getting much of an off-season. The number of players
spending time training with teams in Europe is staggering, especially considering how few did so
prior to Klinsmann taking the job.
- Jason Davis
There's a piece of accepted truth in the blogging world, one of those bits of conventional wisdom
impossible to verify, that the average blog's lifespan is three years. I'm not sure if this is
meant to apply to all blogs, sports blogs, or specifically to soccer blogs, but it's a "fact" I've
heard repeated more than a few times during the span of Match Fit USA's existence, and by
extension, the time I have been penning my overwrought missives on the state of American soccer.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 30, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Let's just go ahead and
overstate this a bit and say that Sharlie Joseph has pulled off the impossible. A domestically
developed, MLS veteran who probably isn't a household name outside of his home market has just
signed a new contract that bestows upon him the coveted "Designated Player" tag.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 30, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Let's just go ahead and
overstate this a bit and say that Sharlie Joseph has pulled off the impossible. A domestically
developed, MLS veteran who probably isn't a household name outside of his home market has just
signed a new contract that bestows upon him the coveted "Designated Player" tag.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 30, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Should David Beckham move to
another league this winter, all involved in Major League Soccer would probably expect your last
memory of his time in MLS to be him walking off the field with the MLS Cup trophy. That shining
moment would serve as the natural exclamation mark on Beckham's MLS resume.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 30, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Should David Beckham move to
another league this winter, all involved in Major League Soccer would probably expect your last
memory of his time in MLS to be him walking off the field with the MLS Cup trophy. That shining
moment would serve as the natural exclamation mark on Beckham's MLS resume.
The internet is a scary place. You never know what lurks just around the next corner. One click
and, bam, you get rick-rolled or spammed some life insurance. Still with the proper guidance, you
can find some marvelous sites. Here are a few of them....
The first two sites are admittedly not sport-specific.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 23, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Apologies if you haven't quite
processed the Los Angeles Galaxy's coronation as MLS Cup champions yet, but MLS needs your
attention. Sorry if you're still pondering what the future of a League where teams with Designated
Players can actually win championships might look like, but it's already time to move on.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 23, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Apologies if you haven't quite
processed the Los Angeles Galaxy's coronation as MLS Cup champions yet, but MLS needs your
attention. Sorry if you're still pondering what the future of a League where teams with Designated
Players can actually win championships might look like, but it's already time to move on.
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.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 17, 2011) US Soccer Players -- There is little originality
when it comes to breeding success on the soccer field. That's a truth that applies even in a young
league like Major League Soccer. Enough has already happened, even midway through the second decade
of the League's existence, to have created a set of blueprints for others to follow.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 17, 2011) US Soccer Players -- There is little originality
when it comes to breeding success on the soccer field. That's a truth that applies even in a young
league like Major League Soccer. Enough has already happened, even midway through the second decade
of the League's existence, to have created a set of blueprints for others to follow.
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.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 9, 2011) US Soccer Players -- As if predetermined as a way
bring into focus the ever-evolving nature of Major League Soccer as a competition, the big
spending, superstar-laden LA Galaxy will face off against the more typically frugal blue collar
Houston Dynamo in the 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.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 2, 2011) US Soccer Players -- This MLS playoff season has a
theme. Folded in along with the narratives of LA's dominance, RSL's return to form, Seattle's
annual playoff failure, Sporting's surprising favorite status and Houston's Kinnear-inspired
grittiness, is the obvious truth that the playoffs have an edge.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 2, 2011) US Soccer Players -- This MLS playoff season has a
theme. Folded in along with the narratives of LA's dominance, RSL's return to form, Seattle's
annual playoff failure, Sporting's surprising favorite status and Houston's Kinnear-inspired
grittiness, is the obvious truth that the playoffs have an edge.
- Jason Davis
I don't know whether to laugh or cry over the news that MLS sent out surveys looking for
information on the strength of Baltimore as an MLS market. On the surface, which is the way 99.9%
of the interested parties are viewing it, it looks like a clear sign that United is not long for
DC.
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.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 26, 2011) US Soccer Players -- A scan of Major League Soccer's
wildcard qualifiers reveals a collection of teams with significant problems. Over the course of the
season, by virtue of inconsistency, injury, or simply not being good enough to challenge the
League's best, New York, FC Dallas, Columbus and Colorado mostly bumbled their way into the
playoffs.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 26, 2011) US Soccer Players -- A scan of Major League Soccer's
wildcard qualifiers reveals a collection of teams with significant problems. Over the course of the
season, by virtue of inconsistency, injury, or simply not being good enough to challenge the
League's best, New York, FC Dallas, Columbus and Colorado mostly bumbled their way into the
playoffs.
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.
