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MLS Week 1 breakdown

Galaxy, Houston, and Seattle impress in Goalazo-filled Week 1

The first week of MLS took place at a time when the world was astonished about what was happening in Europe. But ASN's Brian Sciaretta is here with his thoughts on the first round of games - whiich were better than most previous opening weekends.

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Op/Ed

ASN OP/ED: Against the European Super League

By now you've read about the European Super League and the 12 teams looking to get it off the ground. ASN's position on this is that it is bad for the sport across the globe. Here is why

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Americans abroad analysis

Dest, Siebatcheu win silverware, Richards, Adams, & Cannon star in Weekend abroad

It's not an easy weekend to breakdown for Americans abroad given the elephant in the room (aka the European Super League) but for now, we'll ignore it. This weekend saw two Americans in Sergino Dest and Jordan Siebatcheu win a title. It also saw a lot of strong performances and ASN's Brian Sciaretta breaks it all down.

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Midweek musings

Pulisic heads to elite stage, MLS strong in CCL, Morris injured

This past week gave us American-flavored action in two different Champions League tournament - UEFA and CONCACAF. There was plenty of good news for U.S. players, including Christian Pulisic's terrific rise to top form, all 5 MLS teams advancing with Americans playing key roles. The one bit of bad news was the serious injury to a top U.S. U-20 player.

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MLS Youth Report

Heading into 2021, what's next in MLS for the Play Your Kids movement?

The 2019 and 2020 seasons were very strong in terms of playing young players, winning with young players, and selling young players. But some MLS clubs have embraced the overall youthful turn more than others. ASN's Jamie Hill examines the direction many of the league's teams are taking heading into 2021

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MLS Western Conference Preview

MLS Western Conference Preview: LAFC, Minnesota lead the pack while familiar faces follow

The MLS Western Conference is a bit more stable in the East and we feel very confident we know who the better teams are. LAFC should be the favorite but do not discount a very impressive Minnesota team. ASN's Brian Sciaretta gives his thoughts and predictions.

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MLS Eastern Conference Preview

MLS Eastern Conference Preview: Crew & Revs lead pack of mass rebuilds

The Eastern Conference is tough to predict this year as a bunch of team are in transition. Philadelphia lost two Best XI players, the Red Bulls brought in a slew of additions, while Atlanta and DC United each have new coaching staffs. ASN's Justin Sousa is here to break down each team ahead of the season openers and predict where they will finish.

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Americans abroad analysis

Pulisic, Dike, Mckennie, & de la Torre star in big weekend for Yanks in Europe

The positives far outweighed the negatives this weekend for Americans abroad and ASN's Brian Sciaretta walks you through all of it with goals from Christian Pulisic, Daryl Dike, and Weston McKennie topping the headlines.

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Midweek analysis

Pulisic & Chelsea near UCL semis, Boyd shines in Turkey, good week for MLS in CCL

It is a fun time for American soccer as the European seasons enter their stretch runs, MLS nears its opener, and the Concacaf Champions League heats up. This past midweek saw Americans have big wins across the globe - including Christian Pulisic who nears the Champions League semifinals and Tyler Boyd is rising again at the right time.

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