For the 25th season of the league and team, MSG will show at max. 20 games out of the 34 game season. MSG has been the regional broadcasters since inception, they are doing pre and post game programming covering each home game they show and pregame for all away ones. Steve Cangialosi is back for lucky #13 season and has recieved an Emmy will continue with his play-by-play as our friend and Long Islander Shep Messing, the maverick US GK now in his 20th, he gave me my first job in soccer, 37 years ago and is back as game analyst as is hostess and touch line reporter Michelle Gingras.
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February 25, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
The expanded field will now yield half a dozen national champions, July 9-12. Allstate is presenting these games where those named top club will be the Boys U-15, 16, 17 & 18/19's along with the girls side for U-15,16 &17's. The top quartet at each age group will vie for the national titles with this being the end to their Academy seasons.
read February 25, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
Vancouve re-upped with fwd. Tosaint Ricketts, a NT player with Canada via a contract extension and now the 12 year pro is with the team through next year. As they enter the final run up to the new season getting one of their most tenured players back was a key as he is in the locker room.
Axel Schuster team SD informed "We are building a roster here in Vancouver that includes a number of young professionals and it is important to have some experienced players who set the right tone and help guide the next generation. We are very pleased to have Tosaint at out club."
read February 25, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
Even without the #1 pick in the NWSL draft, Sophia Smith seeing a second of playing time, this team looks to be a lock to run the table in group play as it is over Wed., the 6p.m. ET kick with Honduras will tell the tale. With a 9-0 drubbing of Cuba and a lopsided 4-0 win over the Dominican Republic yesterday, they are well poised to take the top spot as the next opponent has been outscored 13-1 thus far. The US is already through to the knockout stage, so look for many new faces on the field tomorrow, a win tomorrow gives them the highest finish in the group.
read February 25, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
The highest honor in any sport is getting into the Hall of Fame, the team accolades of division titles, championships are of course amanzing but those in such Halls autogaph things with HOF, not Super Bowl, etc. even if they have won multipe titles. Over a bakers dozen players have been put on this list and the Builders Ballots are to be set in the near future, voting begins March 18, good thing as the 17th is a national holiday, for me at least.
The 14 players out of the World Cup alums, MLS MVPs, NLS Best XI, & WPS:
-Brad Davis
-Whitney Engen
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