Jason Kreis and RSL are the most frustrating duo in MLS. Former listeners to the American Soccer Show on CSRN will know that I have a soft spot for the club, not because of any geographic tie, but because of the presence of former Miami Fusion players up and down the organization, starting with GM Garth Lagerway.

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Back in 2001, when the Afusionados (Fan Club of the Miami Fusion) were around; those vatos awarded Burrito the title of Afusionado Fan of the year. Burrito deserved it because Burrito is one cool dawg! Though no trophy was given, Burrito received a Taco Bell Bean Burrito as an award as you can see in the picture to the right. Click to continue reading...

Hola amigos y amigas! Burrito here with the latest Miami Soccer news!
We still no know in what league Miami FC will play next years. Will it be USL? Will it be MLS-2? We don't know, pero the team has made a commitment that they will play next year and Burrito has found out from drunken sources in the last tailgate at Lockhearts stadium that Miami FC plans to build a superdupper teams consisting of young and veteran players ! Click to continue reading...

An open letter to Andrew Hauptman, Chairman and Owner of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, by Tom Dunmore, Vice-Chairman of Section 8 Chicago and member of the WB05 supporters' group.

Dear Andrew,

Twelve years ago today, as you know, a soccer club was born in Chicago.

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As we mentioned in a previous post MiamiSoccerFan.com finally released the letter that was sent to David Beckham.
It reads as follows:

Dear Mr. Beckham,
We want to tell you about our dream.
We dream of a Major League Soccer team in South Florida.
We ask you to consider Miami / Ft Lauderdale for expansion as the 20th team of Major League Soccer.

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Background: Diego Serna spent six years in MLS. When he first arrived here from Colombia, he did quite well and was even named to the 2001 MLS Best XI. But, his last few years were marred by injury and unproductive. In 2000, prior to the decline of his career, Serna did set one infamous MLS record though.

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A few sources have stated that the TOA (Team Owners Association) is meeting with MLS this week and both groups are trying to make some deal that might create every promotion/relegation lovers wet dream... MLS2. I must point out that no one has come forward and confirmed this news yet. I bring it to you only for the sake of argument and will leave the breaking story (if in fact this meeting took place) to the actual journalists. Click to continue reading...

To follow up last week's post about the teams who had been seen by the largest percentage of fans, I ran the numbers to determine which teams had been seen by the smallest percentage of fans.
There have been 35 teams that were seen by less than 15% of the fans attending games that season. The only year no team fell below this threshold was 2002. Click to continue reading...

Background: I'm ready for the backlash, and I hold no remorse for putting beloved American player Pablo Mastroeni on this list. While I love me somes Pablo, both as an MLS star and a US MNT warrior, one cannot deny he is one of the dirtiest MLS players in league history.

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Burrito loves all the Futbol yesterdays especially wheres Burrito's Mexico lindo win! Ahuevo!
But Burrito bring you footage of the greatest game everwhever in the history of futbol! You no believe? Here is great game recaps of Greece vs Germany! It important to see how well thought of all the plays are made. Click to continue reading...

There's an assumption that expansion teams dramatically help league-wide attendance in their first year. While it's true that these team usually draw above the league average at home, their overall impact is actually a lot less than I expected. The reason is that these teams don't draw especially well on the road. Click to continue reading...

It's getting old folks, the losing is getting old. First the Portland game on Saturday where the Blues lost 3-1 and then it seemed we would bring back a point from Vancouver but with only 10 minutes left Miami conceded a goal followed by another a few minutes later that sealed our fate and might keep us away from the playoffs for yet another season. Click to continue reading...

Javier Aguirre took a chance on Miguel Sabah. Former Coaches Sven Goran Eriksson, Ricardo LaVolpe and Hugo Sanchez all hardly rated him lightly- it paid off big time today with a game winning goal.

Charlie Davies early goal gave the US an un-expected lead, but after that the American shape collapsed and defending was at times shambolic.

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It's a mouthful folks but we are happy to have him, Gale Agbossoumonde, standout defender for the U.S. Under-20 National Team is a Miami FC player. Cry all you want Rev Fans he's not going to MLS, nope.
Many might say: 'Why did he pick USL?' Well, I don't know the details except that it is a 3 1/2 year deal which will see Gale spend some time here in Miami and then move on to Brazil. Click to continue reading...

South Florida Soccer Fans have been kicked around by critics, Major League Soccer and timid investors, So miamisoccerfan.com has decided to let their voices be heard.
They have launched a campaign to acquire as many "season ticket dedications" as possible for a potential Major League Soccer team in Miami. Click to continue reading...

The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal in Miami featured a rematch of a Confederations Cup group game from a month earlier. Brazil and the United States had varying approaches to this tournament: The USA wanted to win the event and again qualify for the Confederations Cup while Brazil was bloodletting a promising group of youngsters who have since become household names.

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Matchday two is in the books from the CONCACAF Champions League. While the region is always improving, the three nations that have clinched passage to the knock out stages already were all semifinalists in 2007: Canada, Guadeloupe and the United States.

Mexico's continued unsporting play took a radical and disturbing turn on Thursday night with Javier Aguirre's bizarre behavior in trying to trip Ricardo Phillips of Panama.

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Whether it is players, stadiums or officials, the CONCACAF Gold Cup is truly a showcase for MLS. The league has placed the most players on this tournament spread among the 12 qualified nations and MLS players ( and MLS bound players) have made a huge impact already on the tournament.

MLS players, Stuart Holden, Robbie Rogers, as well as incoming (and former) MLSer Ali Gerba have all scored goals in this tournament.

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It's now possible for football supporters to watch most of the major foreign and domestic leagues either on television or on the Internet. As a result, the number of clubs that a supporter follows has presumably grown from one to many.

So, what clubs do you support from the different leagues around the world, why, and how did you become a supporter of that club?

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There's something beautiful about a football shirt. It's not just the fabric, how it looks on you or what it represents. To me, it means so much more. It's all about memories.

When you wear a new one for the first time, such as any of the new football shirts for the 2009-2010 Premier League season, it's all about the material and the identity of your club.

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In 1997, FIFA confirmed the Confederations Cup as the second biggest event on the organizations calendar. But the Confederations Cup has had an identity crisis thanks to shifting from every two years to every four years and the lack of interest in the English language media because England has never qualified.

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Miami FC was able to overcome a 1-0 deficit at half time and defeated Lynch's FC by scoring 2 goals in 1 minute.
Lynch's drew first blood at the 35th minute off of a penalty that left the crowd gathered at Tropical Park silent. As half time came and went things looked bleak for the Blues until a confusing play that looked like a penalty in favor of Miami FC led to the first goal by Paulo Araujo at the 64th minute. Click to continue reading...

Come join the Minnesota Thunder in the teams first 2009 US Open Cup game.

The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the oldest standing sports tournament in the United States. It's similar to other countries domestic tournaments, like England's FA Cup, where an amateur team could end up playing a top tier team.

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Come join the Minnesota Thunder in the teams first 2009 US Open Cup game.

The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is the oldest standing sports tournament in the United States. It's similar to other countries domestic tournaments, like England's FA Cup, where an amateur team could end up playing a top tier team.

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The United States participated in two Confederations Cups under Bruce Arena. The 1999 tournament saw the United States reach the semifinals with a mixture of young experimental squad featuring the likes of Benny Olsen and CJ Brown and some veterans Arena reached back to call up such as John Harkes and Marcelo Balboa to provide leadership.

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Robert Scorca is a member of the Miami Ultras and has missed maybe one or two Miami FC games since the team started. He was also a devote Miami Fusion fan and was broken hearted when the Barcelona Miami bid for MLS fell apart. But one thing that many might not know about him is his love of the Honduran National team. Click to continue reading...

It was announced today by US Soccer that the Minnesota Thunder will play the Nebraska team that has no name but only goes by the name, "Nebraska".

Just last week IMS learned that the star of the Nebraska team that whooped the Minnesota Hawks several weeks ago 10-1 in a game played at the National Sports Center, features a common name to Thunder fans as well as fans of MLS.

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It was announced today by US Soccer that the Minnesota Thunder will play the Nebraska team that has no name but only goes by the name, "Nebraska".

Just last week IMS learned that the star of the Nebraska team that whooped the Minnesota Hawks several weeks ago 10-1 in a game played at the National Sports Center, features a common name to Thunder fans as well as fans of MLS.

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Columbus Crew Stadium is turning ten this year - they're a little early with the birthday, but what the hey. The link leads to one writer's opinions on the top ten soccer moments in CCS history. The original 2-0 US-Mexico game is there, of course, the cold one. A Women's World Cup game is there, too, probably because it was Mia Hamm - it's not a game I remember, and I almost certainly watched it on TV. Click to continue reading...

Hola Miami Fans, and especially all the hot mamacitas out there! Burrito here reportings all things Miami FC to the worlds. (Click on highlighted words if you don't know the meaning of the word)
Today Burritos report is brought to you by Star Trek ! (Not really) But the new movie is coming out this Fridays so go see it with your carnales or a hot chula con chasis aerodynamico! Click to continue reading...

Hola Miami Fans, and especially all the hot mamacitas out there! Burrito here reportings all things Miami FC to the worlds. (Click on highlighted words if you don't know the meaning of the word)
Today Burritos report is brought to you by Star Trek ! (Not really) But the new movie is coming out this Fridays so go see it with your carnales or a hot chula con chasis aerodynamico! Click to continue reading...

In the past two weeks Miami FC has been the revelation of USL. A team that came out of the starting blocks with only weeks of preparation yet their showing so far has been impressive. The one man that stands out the most in this team is Diego Serna. This player, at the twilight of his career has shown that he still has what it takes to play at a high level and I was lucky he granted me a few moments of his time. Click to continue reading...

Hola South Florida futbol fans! (Click on highlighted words if you don't know the meaning of the word) Burritos mami come from Toluca this week and it a good thing cause with that Cochino Flu ting going it dangerous to be in Mexico now! Todays Burrito half mucho to talk about. Primero, Burrito happy Miami FC beat them Canadian Putos by 2-1. Click to continue reading...

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League News

USL named their First Division Team of the Week:
Former Miami Fusion star Diego Serna, having last played a total of 13 minutes with the Colorado Rapids in 2005, had disappeared from the American soccer landscape playing in Ecuador with Macara and Brazil with Fast.

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League News

USL named their First Division Team of the Week:
Former Miami Fusion star Diego Serna, having last played a total of 13 minutes with the Colorado Rapids in 2005, had disappeared from the American soccer landscape playing in Ecuador with Macara and Brazil with Fast.

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