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Soccer Made Simple (An American's Guide to Soccer)

Soccer is the world's sport, but there are many people who are still on the outside looking in. This newsletter is made for the soccer clueless or curious. Follow me on twitter @danielofdc and visit my website at www.danielofdc.com.

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Meet Major League Soccer: Soccer's Best Hope in America Since 1993

Daniel Wise

There was a time when soccer was poised to become the next great American sport. The North American Soccer League was that platform for teams and players to enter the pantheon of athletic greatness. But something happened. Maybe a fervor of anti-communist rhetoric had kept the sport born of the working class from taking a foothold. Perhaps a cabal of capitalist pig millionaires had conspired to quash incoming competition. Maybe America just had too many sports for people to care about. When the NASL died shortly after its founding, America was devoid of professional soccer on a major level. That was until 1993 when the US Soccer Federation won a bid for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and established Major League Soccer. The league kicked off last week, so now is a good time to...

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categories Soccer Culture
tags Major League Soccer, Soccer, Football, MLS, DC United, Seattle Sounders FC, Atlanta United FC, US Soccer, MLS Season, MLS Schedule, MLS Format

The Wolves of FIFA Street

Daniel Wise

Maybe you didn't feel a draft, figuratively speaking, but a metaphorical window was just closed ending a wild, month-long spending spree for soccer clubs around the world. I'm talking about the winter transfer window, which is one of two opportunities for billionaires to buy, sell, or trade millionaires on an open market of soccer talent. Being that soccer is a worldwide sport and off-seasons vary by continents, there is a winter transfer window and a summer transfer window. In less cynical terms, this is a time when clubs that are halfway through their league competitions can bolster their roster, loan out younger, inexperienced talent, and fill in position gaps plagued by injuries. This week's article is going to be a short look at the business side of soccer. Let's have a look at...

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categories Soccer Business
tags Transfer Window, Transfer Deadline Day, Neymar, Killian M'Bappe, Luciano Acosta, DC United, Manchester City, Chelsea FC, Mancester United, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, Wayne Rooney, Deadline Day