Lessons from the CCC & the weekend ahead | Thursday Round-Up
The usual midweek pain and missed opportunities tell the story of MLS teams in ConcaChampions
Matthew Doyle
MLS Power Rankings, 1-30 | Matchday 6
Big CCC tests for three teams at the very top, and one that's rapidly moving from "nosedive" to "tailspin" because they concede the same damn goal every single week...
Seattle's Bilbao-style pipeline, Miami's identity crisis & more | Matchday 6
Three MLS teams march into CCC play this week with a chance, and one marches to the slaughter. Plus RBNY's 18-year-old goalscorer who's wise beyond his years
A camp of struggle and uncertainty for the USMNT | Thursday Round-UP
There were *some* things to like from the US, but by-and-large the past two games were pretty damn humbling
Three Things: The good vibes are gone as USMNT catch a beating from Portugal
Poch messed around with the tactics and formation, and nothing good came out of it as the US were outclassed once again
Three Things: After a half of optimism, USMNT get a painful lesson from Belgium
Mauricio Pochettino tossed the dice on a new (old) tactical approach and, after a halftime adjustment, Belgium forced the US to pay the price
Charlotte aim to be Sounders-East & more | Thursday Round-Up
CSO Zoran Krneta sat down with Backheeled's Joe Lowery and plotted a course, plus some reading recs from around US (and Canadian) soccer