Kick From The Spot

USMNT Friendly with Bosnia and Herzegovina match review. Close your eyes and block your ears, the guys are still depressed over the USMNT bounce from World Cup contention. John takes pride letting everyone know he nailed the Wigan upset over West Ham United in FA Cup play. Jay regrets watching Chelsea walk all over New Castle like they were training cones. The guys share their transfer news research and opinion. Helping you sift through the fake news. The menage a trois transfer between Dortmund, Arsenal, and Chelsea is featured. Great news for the rest of the league, Manchester City fills their only hole. There is a ton of soccer on television in the next week and a half. The guys preview the best matches to watch on television and may even share some gems available online only. Tottenham earn their nickname Hot Spurs with their schedule over the next two weeks with 5 matches in that time. Three of them against potential top four EPL clubs, and finishing with a Champions ...

In the past few years I have found a new love in my life.  This love is powerful and consuming as it has determined my weekly schedule and wiped out life-long sporting relationships.  I have fallen in love with soccer.  As a boy and young adult I consistently took a passing interest in soccer.  I appreciated the game and the skill of the players.  This interest was less than acquaintanceship, more like a friendly face that looks familiar with no concrete reason or attachment.  I wonder why it took me so long to embrace the sport.   Now that I have broken through the invisible barrier that kept me from soccer for all those years, let's take a closer look at why there is resistance to soccer in America and the natural obstacles that stand in its way. Americans have a tendency to dismiss sports that are foreign.  We are proud of our national sports.  Too often we come up with excuses that diminish foreign sports instead of pronouncing the real...