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Gold Cup 2015 - Quick Look

The year was 1991.   Not only was this the first ever CONCACAF Gold Cup but also marked the first major title for U.S. soccer.   Triumphing 4-3 in a shootout against Honduras, this now distant but historic final is traceable to as the birth of international football in the United States.   The year is now 2015 and once again the CONCACAF Gold Cup returns to U.S. soil as the host of the 13 th addition of this tournament.   July 7 th will feature two matches from Group A to kick off the field play.   The venue Toyota Stadium will host Panama taking on Haiti in the first match while the USA squares off with Honduras, marking the 25 th year anniversary and rematch of the first ever Gold Cup Final.   Group A contains the USA, Panama, Honduras and Haiti.   The USA enter this tournament off the back of two come from behind victories in Europe, which saw them take down European giants Holland and reigning World Cup Champions Germany.   Althoug...
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Sepp Is Clearing House

Sepp Blatter announced his resignation as FIFA President this afternoon.  Winning last his 5th term as President last week, this announcement comes as a huge yet pleasant shock for most of the soccer world.   Sepp Blatter will be stepping down from his Vito Corleone like perch, as the 3rd longest serving FIFA President has been surrounded by the whirlwind of corruption charges plaguing the governing body of world soccer.  No current charges tie directly to "Mr. Bladder" but tracing the logical line of command, it is not out of the realm of possibility to believe this move foreshadows the potential of new information to appear.
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D.C. United vs. Sporting Kansas City - Match Keys

This Saturday, D.C. United will square off with Sporting Kansas City.  Outside of the first New York derby this the match to watch this weekend.  Here is our Match Keys... D.C. United (5-1-2) vs. Sporting Kansas City (3-2-4) Epsindola Continues to Shine - D.C Since returning from his six match suspension forward Fabian Espindola has be in marvelous form. The statistics speak for themselves: two match, 170 minutes, 1 goal and 1 assist.  Epsindola, United's 2014 co-scoring leader has only bettered the recent run of brilliance of his side.  5-1-2 through the first eight matches of the year has them trailing New England for the Eastern Conference lead.  For D.C. to take away max points, he will need to press the backline of Sporting and provide an outlet for the defense on the counter attack. Kitchen Keeps Cooking - D.C Midfielder Perry Kitchen has taken the league by storm.  His play this season has us asking the question, will he feature this summ...
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Live From Philadelphia It's Saturday Night MLS: Colorado Rapid vs. Philadelphia Union Recap

Colorado Rapids 3 - 3 Philadelphia Union  Tonight's MLS schedule had this match flying under the radar.  However, what at face value seemed a dull fixture ended up being one the best matches of the night.   1st Half This fixture featured MLS veteran Conor Casey playing his old club, which Casey tallied 50 goals for over his 5 year stay.  The match began slow with Colorado forward Deshorn Brown missing a chance in the 6th minute. However, the match picked up in the 16th minute when Casey showed his ability to out wit his ex-club's central defender Shane O'Neill.  A beautifully weighted ball from the right wing found Casey who used his trademark strength to out muscle O'Neill and neatly tuck away his shot to put the Union up 1-0. The action continued with Colorado answering in the 18th minute off the left foot of Dillon Serna. Serna out maneuvered two Union defenders and fired home in world class fashion to equalize at 1-1.   Fast forward ...
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