Way back in March, I wrote a post with links to the preseason predictions of some of the most widely read soccer pundits. Among the prognosticators that went so far as to designate playoff teams were Ives, a consolidation of ESPNSoccernet writers, Martin Rogers of Yahoo Sports and seven others.

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The Beardy Boy Wonder talks to Marvelous Martin Rogers about taking a title with a third team. It's part one of a three part series over at Yahoo! Sports. Part 2 is here and part 3 is here; get 'em while it's hot i.e. before the next match when this all becomes completely dated. Click to continue reading...

Martin Rogers, the senior World Soccer writer for Yahoo! Sports joins Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss the epic clash that defines English Football: Liverpool-Man United. This Sunday's game however is different than so many in the past as Liverpool comes in having lost four on the trot while United sits atop the table.

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US U-20 defensive standout, Gale joins us on the podcast to discuss:

• The upcoming U-20 World Cup in Egypt
• His childhood in Togo and Benin
• His move to the US, his youth soccer career
• His time at Bradenton and his current club Miami FC.
• His long term goals including a move to Europe and the USMNT
• Who his favorite players are in the English Premier League.

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Russia's Mens National team made it through the international break unscathed. Now the stage is set for October 10th's battle with Germany in Moscow. On third episode of Russian Football Now's podcast, hosts Chris Riordan and Richard Farley discuss Russia's qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Wales as well as all the latest rumors surrounding the likes to Luciano Spalletti and Adrian Mutu's moves to the Premier League.

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The following rumor comes courtesy of Martin Rogers from Yahoo! Sports:

Get ready to say goodbye to ...

Amadou Sanyang. Toronto FC's 18-year-old Gambian midfielder has impressed in recent weeks and is already starting to generate attention in Europe.

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Brazil & Ghana are the next two teams to have qualified for the World Cup.
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Edgar Castillo of UANL Tigres got his clearance from FIFA on Friday to swap from the Mexican national team to the USA.
TEAM USA
Official Team Blog
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World Cup Qualifying Match & Score:
-Sat Sep 5
USA 2-1 El Salvador - USA goals by Clint Dempsey & Jozy Altidore. Click to continue reading...

Kartik Krishnaiyer and Chris Riordan co-located for this show discuss the US-El Salvador match and the choices Bob Bradley must make for next year's World Cup. Clint Dempsey as a #10, should Brian Ching start ahead of Jozy Altidore, will Edgar Castillo feature at left back and whether or not Eddie Johnson should get another look are among the big picture items discussed.

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Peter Vermes, Technical Director and Head Coach of the Kansas City Wizards talks with Kartik Krishnaiyer about the following subjects:

-Â The 1990 World Cup, where Vermes was among the top US players
-Â Playing in Europe and how it has shaped his experiences in the sport every since.

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Good evening folks. I have made it back to the United States and am ready to get back on the grind on Friday, but first I wanted to go over a few things (including a big thank you to SBI correspondent Travis Clark for holding things down on SBI while I traveled back from Mexico City).

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Good evening folks. I have made it back to the United States and am ready to get back on the grind on Friday, but first I wanted to go over a few things (including a big thank you to SBI correspondent Travis Clark for holding things down on SBI while I traveled back from Mexico City).

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After Mexico's 2-1 win over the US yesterday in World Cup qualifying, the Yanks are third in the six-team CONCACAF final hexagonal (though they're tied on points with Honduras...despite having beaten Honduras, soccer, unlike most logical constructs in the free world, goes with overall goal differential as the first tiebreaker, not head-to-head) with four matches left.

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I Tweeted this morning about Martin Rogers' follow-up column at Yahoo! suggesting that World Cup qualifying for the USA is not a sure thing.
A few folks at Twitter (you know who you are) responded with a bit of name-calling.
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PDL side Ventura County Fusion hosts Burnley in a friendly tonight. The manager of the club, Graham Smith joins us to discuss Anton Peterlin who was sold to Everton earlier this month as well as the PDL and his thoughts on the USMNT. This interview features different content from the Smith interview released last week on EPL Talk.

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At Major League Soccer Talk we pride ourselves on the having the most comprehensive coverage of the US Men's National Teams. For over two years we've covered the National Team more closely than just about any other website around. Below are the links to our extensive written and audio coverage of Wednesday's "Miracle on Grass," and Sunday's heartbreaking championship loss to Brazil.

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Martin Rogers from Yahoo! Sports joins us top give his take on today's Confederations Cup final and the US Team. Then in our second segment, Chris Webb from United Mania.com, Brian Zygo from 1560 the Game in Houston and Bruce McGuire from DuNord join us to discuss today's game and put a wrap on the USMNT performance in the Confederations Cup.

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The United States National Team made history on Wednesday by defeating World #1 Spain 2-0 in South Africa to reach the first final in a FIFA event in the nations history. Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports and Bruce McGuire of DuNord Futbol join host Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss Bob Bradley's tactics, where this victory ranks all time in US history, what this win means for US Soccer, and which Americans have elevated themselves in the European Tranfer Market.

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Bora Milutinovic couldn't do it. Steve Sampson couldn't do it. Bruce Arena couldn't do it. But Bob Bradley has accomplished it: consecutive games against Brazil where the US allowed three or more goals. Prior to the September 2007 friendly in Chicago the US had held Brazil to two or fewer goals in ten straight matchups, although the US lost nine of those games.

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The United States bombed out of the Confederations Cup with a 3-0 loss to Brazil. Phil Schoen of GOL TV and Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports join us to discuss the game and the current state of the US National Team. Among the topics discussed are Bob Bradley's tactics, Dunga's embrace of anti-football, the US player selection, and comparing this US team to past World Cup sides the US has fielded.

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Episode 89 features three reports. First off we talk with Miami FC President Aaron Davidson about the state of the team and the potential of defender Facundo Erpen being sold to a club in Europe or Latin America. Next up Brian Zygo catches up with several Dyanmo players after their 3-1 victory over FC Dallas in Frisco, Finally Robert Jonas brings us up to speed on the new look Quakes, which according to Robert are the same as the old Quakes!

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• We will be releasing episode 89 of the MLS Talk Podcast tomorrow with MLS, USL and Open Cup news. Look for it early tomorrow afternoon.
• I will be at Tropical Park Stadium tonight for the Open Cup game between Miami FC and last year's runner up Charleston. You can look for my tweets on the game if you have a twitter account @kkfla737
• Episode 90 of MLS Talk Podcast/Brazil-US post game will feature Phil Schoen from GOL TV and Martin Rogers from Yahoo!

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TODAY vs Italy:

Adam Beasley, Miami Herald

Hannah Lee, Forza Football

Jamie Trecker, Fox Sports

Thursday vs Brazil

Martin Rogers, Yahoo! Sports

another guest to be named later

Sunday vs Egypt

Show details to be announced later.

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One of the most frustrating games in recent US National Team History took place Wednesday night at Saprissa Stadium. Jamie Trecker of Fox Sports, Dave Denholm of 710 ESPN Radio, Chris Webb of United Mania and our own Mario Valdez discuss the match and the current state of the US National Team from every possible angle.

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Here's a sampling of today's (English language) media coverage of the match.
From San Jose, Costa Rica:
Steve Goff / Washington Post
- A game preview focusing on Saprissa Stadium
- The front page of Sports today
- Steve Goff's blog: Soccer Insider
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We preview the 2009 UEFA Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United. Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports, Chris Oakley of Some People on the Pitch, Phil Schoen who calls LaLiga matches for GOL TV and South Florida Sun Sentinel Soccer writer Jeff Rusnak joins us.

Hear each of our guests feelings about the matchup in Roma as well as their feelings about the seasons both sides have had and some general thoughts about European Football.

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Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports a regular guest on the show stops by to discuss the latest happening with the US National Team and in CONCACAF.

Afterward, we discuss the National Premier Soccer League with NPSL Director of Public Relations Ryan Knapp.

Related posts:

1. Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, Episode One Episode One of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast is.

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Peter Vermes chatted with Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports last week, and the article came out late last night. Rogers used the chat as a platform for discussing some of the big-money investors to join the League in the last couple of years such as Neal Patterson, Cliff Illig and the rest of OnGoal. Rogers also calls PV the most wanted man in MLS and references job offers from LA and Seattle. Click to continue reading...

What was going on in Dallas last night that the Pizza Hut Park looked next to empty. From the TV view there were only a couple hundred people in the stands. Add in the side you can't see and you had maybe a couple thousand. What is going on down there? It was the big Thursday night game fer cryin out loud! Click to continue reading...

Borussia Moenchengladbach signed United States midfielder Michael Bradley from Dutch club SC Heerenveen to a four-year contract on Monday.
Martin Rogers:
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Call it change. Call it luck. Call it redemption. Call it bravery. Call it what you will - it's gold and it's real and it stays! The USWNT defeated Brazil 1-0 yesterday in extra time after putting on a gritty performance on the pitch on a wet, humid, Beijing night. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Congratulations to the Golden USWNT . Click to continue reading...

I want to go back over some things I wrote yesterday about the dismissal of Alexi Lalas by Los Angeles. I said only negative things. But he deserves a ton of credit for being one of the biggest supporters of soccer in American and MLS in particular. He has a voice and knows how to use it. The Press love to talk to him, and he never lets us down. Click to continue reading...

It was not pretty, but they got the job done as the USA beat Japan 1-0 to get the Men's Olympic tournament started right. Details in USA Olympic section below
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The speculation has ended for one of the biggest non-stories of the year - Cristiano Ronaldo is playing at Manchester United this season. Click to continue reading...

Martin Rogers, World Soccer writer for Yahoo! Sports joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer on Episode 51. We review how the Euro 2008  tournament was received in England, preview tonight's Superliga final between Houston and New England as well as look ahead to the Olympic Football tournament which Martin will cover in person from China. Click to continue reading...

According to Martin Rogers' latest MLS expansion update from Yahoo! sports, Montreal and Vancouver seem to be two of the frontrunner's for 2011 MLS expansion, with a lot of focus on the City of Saints.
According to the piece, "Joey Saputo, owner of United Soccer League side Montreal Impact, is determined to secure an MLS license and already has some infrastructure in place. Click to continue reading...

Martin Rogers: With two more teams to join in 2011, the groups behind Montreal and Vancouver are both tipped to present a formidable case. Even previously unmentioned Ottawa was included in the league's eight-city shortlist. Click to continue reading...