March 11, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Miller already is on thin ice
Out of all of the post-season moves that the Red Bulls did, the most disappointing one was one they did not pull the trigger on. Left back Roy Miller survived the post-season purge, but there is little doubt that he has to go.
March 4, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Dissecting the Red Bulls' 3-3 draw
Some thoughts about the Red Bulls' 3-3 draw with Portland, which includes the lack of leadership in the second half, Luis Robles shaky reboun that led to the Timber's second goal, Olave's Jekyll-Hyde performance and MLS's policy of restricting teams charter flights.
February 15, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Mr. Rogers takes men's soccer into a new neighborhood
The twitterverse was abuzz on Friday afternoon that Robbie Rogers, the former Columbus Crew, Leeds United and Stevenage midfielder, had come out, saying he was gay and that he was stepping away from the sport.
February 6, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
For openers, it was an utterly forgettable performance
Time to panic? No -- at least not yet. Time to be worry? Perhaps. Time to be concerned. Well, yes. The U.S. did not exactly have its best performance in its 2-1 CONCACAF hexagonal loss to Honduras on Wednesday. And that's being kind.
February 5, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Mexico, Panama should win; USA, Honduras should draw
Match Day One of the CONCACAF hexagonal is here. In my many years of covering CONCACAF and international soccer, I cannot recall seeing much a competitive six-team final group. Yes, Mexico is — and should be — head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. But being and saying a team is the best means nothing. It has to prove it on the field.
February 5, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Some thoughts about Cooper, Espindola
Here's one writer's thoughts about the Red Bulls dealing away Kenny Cooper to FC Dallas and trading for Fabian Espindola from Real Salt Lake.
January 30, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Two sides of the scoreless tie
After watching Tuesday night's disappointing scoreless draw between the United States and Canada, I have two streams of thought about the National Team: long range and short term.
January 24, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Mike Petke: As authentic as you can get
Mike Petke always has been authentic New York. From his New York accent to his New York attitude to his New York outspokenness to his New York work ethic, he has epitomized what a New Yorker should be and what a soccer player from this area should be all about.
January 23, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Red Bulls coaching fiasco: disappointing, confounding, ridiculous
For better or worse, I have covered the Red Bulls/MetroStars since their inception and quite frankly I have never encountered anything like this. They are coach-less entering pre-season training and with no solution in sight.
January 21, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
The sad case of Freddy Adu
Over the past few decades, U.S. soccer (yes, that's a small s) has played out a familiar scenario whenever a young, promising male player emerges on the scene.
January 15, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Repost: Belmont Park would be a perfect site for an MLS team to play, but I am biased
This is a repost of a story that BigAppleSoccer.com editor Michael Lewis wrote, extolling virtues the Belmont Park as a potential site for an MLS team. In wake of the Cosmos' plans on building a stadium on the site, this story was appropriate. This story originally was posted on Nov. 18, 2011.
January 9, 2012 OFFSIDE REMARKS
MLS schedule forgets about WCQ
The longest Major League Soccer schedule was unveiled on Wednesday. It begins on March 2 -- a little more than two weeks after Valentine's Day -- and mercifully ends before the first snowfall, climaxing with MLS Cup on Dec. 7 or 8 -- a little more than two weeks before Christmas.
January 9, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
For once, it was all about Abby
Abby Wambach likes to tell people that it is never about her. It is always about the team. On Monday, it was all about Abby Wambach as she became the first American since Mia Hamm in 2002 who earned the FIFA women's world player of the year. And rightfully so.
