The rapid rise of the MLS

There are three major sports in the United States. Football, Hockey and Baseball. And then there’s soccer. When Ellis Island took football, as we know it in the UK, across the pond to the U.S. the sport was laughed at by many native Americans. Yet in the modern era where European football is at its… Continue reading The rapid rise of the MLS

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Scout Report: USA

Sporting Kansas City lift the 2013 MLS Cup after an enthralling penalty shootout victory over Real Salt Lake

Background Major League Soccer (MLS) is the highest level for professional football teams in the United States and Canada. The MLS concept was created in 1993 after FIFA requested that the United States establish a professional football league in order to host the 1994 World Cup, with the first season taking place in 1996. At… Continue reading Scout Report: USA

WAG of the Week: Claudine Palmer – Wife of MLS Star Robbie Keane

Claudine Palmer, wife of Robbie Keane, shows why she's worthy of being our WAG of the Week.

Her husband has made a sizeable splash in the MLS with the LA Galaxy and I now feel that it is her time to receive some (more) attention. Palmer’s claim to fame initially was being a former Miss Ireland contestant before hooking up with Keane while he was then at Tottenham Hotspur. They have been together… Continue reading WAG of the Week: Claudine Palmer – Wife of MLS Star Robbie Keane