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Monday Morning Centerback: Why did the U.S. Under-20s fail?

Soccer By Ives 05 October @ 09:36 AM EST


Whose fault is it?

That is the question some U.S. national team fans are asking after the U.S. Under-20 national team's early exit from the Under-20 World Cup. Who is to blame for the failings of a collection of what is supposed to be the best Under-20 players this country can produce?

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Monday Morning Centerback: Why did the U.S. Under-20s fail?

Soccer By Ives 05 October @ 09:36 AM EST


Whose fault is it?

That is the question some U.S. national team fans are asking after the U.S. Under-20 national team's early exit from the Under-20 World Cup. Who is to blame for the failings of a collection of what is supposed to be the best Under-20 players this country can produce?

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Monday Morning Centerback: On the US Under-20s, SBI's MLS MVP vote and more

Soccer By Ives 28 September @ 09:22 AM EST

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It was an ugly loss, but one you came away feeling didn't have to happen.

The U.

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Monday Morning Centerback: On the US Under-20s, SBI's MLS MVP vote and more

Soccer By Ives 28 September @ 09:22 AM EST

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It was an ugly loss, but one you came away feeling didn't have to happen.

The U.

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Monday Morning Centerback: On MLS referees

Soccer By Ives 21 September @ 09:35 AM EST
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Are there any good MLS referees in MLS? Any?

It is a question worth asking after another weekend of questionable decisions and matches decided by the incorrect or missed calls of the men whose jobs it is to get calls right.

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Monday Morning Centerback: The Day After

Soccer By Ives 22 June @ 08:20 AM EST

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It is the day after one of the U.S. national team's most dramatic victories of the past decade and although a stiff test awaits on Wednesday in World No.

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Monday Morning Centerback: The Day After

Soccer By Ives 22 June @ 08:20 AM EST

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It is the day after one of the U.S. national team's most dramatic victories of the past decade and although a stiff test awaits on Wednesday in World No.

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MMCB: Discovering the Pacific Northwest and why it's perfect for MLS

Soccer By Ives 23 March @ 12:02 PM EST
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MMCB: Discovering the Pacific Northwest and why it's perfect for MLS

Soccer By Ives 23 March @ 12:02 PM EST

 

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I am an East Coast guy. There is no denying that and I have never made a secret of it.

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MMCB: Donovan's best and last chance to impress Bayern

Soccer By Ives 16 February @ 01:43 PM EST

 

The stage is set for Landon Donovan and only he can deliver.

The U.S. national team star won't find a better opportunity than the one that now stands before him. He is on loan with Bayern Munich, trying to convince the club's board that they should side with Juergen Klinsmann and buy him from the LA Galaxy.

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Monday Morning Centerback: Enough about what the College Cup wasn't and what college soccer isn't

Soccer By Ives 15 December @ 11:04 AM EST

 

Maybe it was all the hype coming into the Final Four about Wake Forest and its loaded quad. Perhaps it was the talk about how deep the upcoming MLS Draft is and how well represented this Final Four would be in that draft next month. Whatever the reason, this year's NCAA College Cup had more buzz than past years and the event essentially failed to live up to the hype.

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Monday Morning Centerback: Enough about what the College Cup wasn't and what college soccer isn't

Soccer By Ives 15 December @ 11:04 AM EST

 

Maybe it was all the hype coming into the Final Four about Wake Forest and its loaded quad. Perhaps it was the talk about how deep the upcoming MLS Draft is and how well represented this Final Four would be in that draft next month. Whatever the reason, this year's NCAA College Cup had more buzz than past years and the event essentially failed to live up to the hype.

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Monday Morning Center Back: Can an MLS team suceed with two DP slots?

Soccer By Ives 08 December @ 10:37 AM EST

(Good morning all. It has been a long time coming, but the weekly SBI series Monday Morning Center Back is and I will be looking to keep it as permanent weekly fixture in the post rotation. The MMCB will be a weekly piece on pressing topics of the day as I give my take on issues relating to MLS, the U.

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