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Diversity Carries “Captain Jack” to Stability in MLS

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Anyone who saw Jack Jewsbury score goals during his high school and collegiate career would have laughed at the idea of the prolific finisher having a decade-plus long career in Major League Soccer as a defender. But that’s exactly what has developed for the versatile Springfield Kickapoo (’99) and St. Louis University (’99-’02) product. During [...]

St Louis Players in MLS, An Update

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We are one-fourth of the way through the Major League Soccer season and our intrepid writer Kevin Smith tore himself away from the ultrasounds (38 weeks, yikes!) to give us an update on who’s representing. Who is your favorite? Game information this weekend included so players are listed in the order of the games. If [...]

Major League Soccer: The Model to the World?

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By Kevin Smith, KC correspondent – Eighteen years ago when Eric Wynalda scored the first goal in the history of the MLS giving his San Jose Clash a dramatic win over DC United in front of a raucous crowd at Spartan Stadium on the campus of San Jose State University American soccer fans had finally [...]

NWSL Announces TV Package with Fox Sports

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The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) announced today a one-year agreement to televise nine games this year, the NWSL’s inaugural season. As part of the agreement, FSMG will air six regular-season matches and all three playoff matches, which include the two semifinal games on August 24 and 25, and [...]

Sporting KC at Red Bull NY Wednesday

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Sporting Kansas City meets the New York Red Bulls for a mid-week match-up at Red Bull Arena at 6:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday. The Eastern Conference showdown will be broadcast live locally on KSMO with additional coverage in Wichita, Topeka and the Columbia/Jefferson City area. The game will also be aired live on Sports Radio [...]

NWSL Opens Season Saturday – Live Stream

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The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) will officially kickoff the 2013 NWSL season this weekend with all eight founding clubs in action. All games will be available via live-streaming video and can be found on the NWSL website. Becky Sauerbrunn (Virginia/Ladue) is representing FC Kansas City and is a US WNT allocation player. Lori Chalupny [...]

U17 MNT Opens CONCACAF Championships Sunday

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The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team opens the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship against Haiti on Sunday, April 7, at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City, Panama. The game kicks off at 5:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on FOX Soccer. U17 MNT on Fox Soccer April 7, 5:30 pm – Haiti April 11, [...]

WPSL: Fire and Ice Schedule Released

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WPSL schedules have been finalized and Fire & Ice SC have their schedule for their inaugural season. All home games will be played at Columbia High School in Columbia, IL. May 25th, 7 pm at Kansas City Shock May 26th, TBA at St Louis Defenders June 1st, TBA at Ohio Galaxies June 2nd, TBA at [...]

Sporting KC in Scoreless Draw

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Sporting Kansas City drew 0-0 with the Chicago Fire in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday afternoon at Sporting Park. Despite controlling nearly 75% of the game’s possession and outshooting the Fire 20-7, Sporting Kansas City settled with a scoreless draw in their 2013 home opener. Read more on Chicago Fire Earn Draw at [...]

Catch MLS Rivalry Day on NBC Saturday

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Plenty of action this weekend in Major League Soccer. We are also being treated to full-press coverage by NBC with what’s being marketed as Rivalry Week. Lots to enjoy including Sporting KC vs Chicago today at 2:00 pm on NBC Sports. We open with Brandon Barklage and the NY Red Bulls on NBC (that’s right, [...]