USA soccer is (writers) growing

March 10th, 2010 admin Posted in news |

By ScottX

The United States of America has always been a soccer country. However, it hasn’t been a soccer super power. That has been saved for countries like Brazil, England, German, Argentina, and some others. What has been happening in the USA since 1996 is steady growth in soccer. The soccer news coming out of the USA has been positive. I’ll be talking about some of ways the sport of soccer has been growing and expanding in the USA in the past decade or so.

The United States has always had a lots of young soccer players. Most kids play when they are little. Usually the allure of other sports pulls them away from the sport of soccer. Everyone knows the popularity of football, basketball, baseball and even sometimes hockey, trumps the popularity of soccer in the US. So most teenagers or slightly younger kids learn soccer, then leave the sport to start another. Since the inception of Major Leage Soccer, more kids are actually sticking with soccer and trying to become professionals. MLS doesn’t pay as well as other professional sports usually but if you get discovered and end up going to Europe or somewhere else, you can make millions.

MLS or Major League Soccer as it’s called in the USA, is another reason soccer is growing in America. MLS is the highest tier soccer league in the USA. Many people have said MLS would just fold due to lack of interest, but it’s still going. Fourteen years later to be exact. More and more of the teams in MLS are doing better finacially every year and the future looks bright. Every year more of the teams are closer to making a profit instead of a loss. And like every league, it still needs to grow.

Another example of the United States growing in soccer is the 2002 world cup. The US men’s team went in knowing they had an uphill battle against Portugal in the first game. Portugal were the favorites, with players such as Jorge Costa, Luis Figo and Sergio Conceicao. Portugal was also ranked 5th in the world at the time. What happened during the game made world cup history for the US team. Goals by the usa team in the 4th, an own goal in the 29th and a strike from Briank McBride in the 36th minute gave the US 3 goals and by the end Portugal could only muster a goal from Beto in the 39th minute and an own goal. Riding their momentum from the 3-2 win over Portugal the US men’s team in their white and blue soccer jerseys tied host country South Korea 1-1 in a nailbiter. While losing the last game to Poland 3-1 the USA was still able to advance to knockout phase of the world cup because Korea defeated Portugal 1-0. In the first game the USA faced their arch rivals from south of the border Mexico. Everyone knows how great the games are between the USA and Mexico. This was no exception. Especially with the world cup on the line. The US bested the Mexicans that day 2-0 on goals from Brian McBride and Landon Donovan. The next game the USA was eliminated from play by a determined German team 1-0. The US team gave the Germans all they could handle in this game. It however showed the world the USA could get to the final eight of the world cup and still compete.

One last way to see soccer growing in the USA is in the soccer specific stadiums being built around MLS. There are currently 7 soccer specific stadiums in MLS. Two more are being added for the 2010 season. Also, an older stadium is being renovated in Portland for a MLS play in 2011. These new stadiums have the best soccer equipment, seating, vendors and more. Shops in these stadiums carry items such as soccer shoes, soccer jerseys and more. So if you looking for MLS soccer jerseys, you should get out to a game and explore the stadiums. Overall, these new soccer specific stadiums show that american soccer and MLS is here to stay.

Soccer in america is growing. There’s no doubt about it. It’ll take time before the USA can actually have a chance of winning a world cup. But we are heading in the right direction as shown by the reasons i’ve explained here. Before you know it, you may see American’s holding up the world cup for the first time in history. With the huge population of the USA and the passion for soccer, it’s just a matter of time before we are a soccer power on the global scale.

This article was written by the Webmaster of SMB Information.com- Scott Beshenich
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The New York Redbulls seek to improve

By ScottX

The New York Redbulls seek to improve

The New York Redbulls have lots of ways to improve in 2010. After their last season ending with a record of 5 wins 19 losses and 6 ties, things can hopefully only improve. With their new stadium in Harrison New Jersey finally ready to go it appears good things are on the horizon.

Preseason has yielded a new coach(Hans Backe) who has helped lead the Redbulls to a successful preseason. They just won the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, FL. Beating Toronto FC 4-0. Juan Pablo Angel scored three of the four goals.

Besides a new coach there are some other new faces as well as some that have been let go during preseason. Danny Cepero, Redbull goal keeper is now longer in a NY soccer jersey. Same goes with defender Carlos Johnson and Walter Garcia. The team also did not pick up midfielder Matthew Mbuta’s option. “Unfortunately, the four players were not part of our plans moving forward. We wanted to quickly make our decision on their situations here so they can pursue other options,” Erik Soler said in a statement.
“Danny is a very good professional and person and we appreciate his contributions to the club over the past three years. We wish him nothing but the best of luck in the future.”

Solidifying the team this season are returning veterans Mike Petke, Juan Pablo Angel, Seth Stammler, Carlos Mendes and Dane Richards to name a few. The team has the potential soccer equipment to get the job done. In players of course. As for Jersey design, it’s unknown at this point whether New York will continue to use their soccer jerseys from last year or not. They seem to have a new soccer Jersey design every year or two. The Red Bulls will also more than likely try to find another keeper before the season begins as well, as right now Bouna Coundoul is their only option. There are also rumors that NY is looking for another dynamic striker to work alongside Juan Pablo. Demani Ralph is currently training with the team so he is always an option for them. All these details should be ironed out before the season begins.

In closing the Redbulls have a lot to look forward to this season. A new coach, a new stadium. New players and hopefully a new work ethic will hopefully allow the team to continue to grow and finally compete for a cup to bring home to New York.

This article was written by the Webmaster of SMB Information.com- Scott Beshenich
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Highly regarded tournament the English FA Cup

By Richards7 Jon7

The history of English FA Cup proves it to be a huge spectator sport that has easily dominated the world of ball games. It has become a source of income for many common people as well as some business tycoons who have made it a hobby as well to fix the football betting odds.

The origin of English FA Cup (soccer) can be traced back to the mid 19th century. This competitive sport has been popular in England since late 1840.The FA cup was first organized in the year 1871 after the formation of the football association (FA) in the year 1863. After this game, the soccer history tremendously attracted large number of Britons to the sports. And in the year 1885, the players of the English FA Cup were recognized and accepted legally as professional players. It was the historical moment in the year 1885, when 12 clubs got associated with the football league in England. Thus this led to the creation of modern soccer history that further promoted the football betting odds.

Today the football league has become popular because the revenue it generates sometimes goes through the roof. As a result the football managers are often under pressure to deliver good result from his team. A bad performance by a team may even lead to the manager losing his job. Therefore the soccer club that emerges victorious in the competition enjoys important position in the sport and covers up all the premier league news. They begin to gain the prime position in various media outlets and premiership news covered by the leading online resources.

The English soccer is so popular that it continues to produce the superstars of sports by highlighting the results and the football personalities through the premier league news which is followed by a huge number of soccer lovers.

The premiership news covers all about the football world that includes the week before headlines, top news, image of the day, in the spotlight and many other major events that are highly looked out in the search engines. For comparing the football betting odds whether its a FA Cup, championship or a premiership the best tips, advices and predictions are provided mainly by the online resources. They help to bet on the correct score where other bookies generally make mistakes.

The history of football betting odds in the English soccer cup proves the fact that betting on draw in matches rather than on the winning or losing of the game makes a good chance for getting the revenue.

Many online resources have easy practical ways to earn money through football betting odds without putting the customers money into significant risk. When the betting is implemented through proper tactic; it is not at all dangerous. A great help is also received from the premier league news to decide the team favorable for placing the bet on them.

Jon Richards is the author of this article on Football Betting Odds.

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