Robert Hay
Robert lives in the DC area although some would say he lives in his own little world. He fell passionately in love with soccer during the 2006 World Cup and has been writing for the EPL Talk network of sites since 2010. He can be found on Twitter @roberthayjr.
MLS Landmarks in Canada – Monday Morning Sweeper
Canadian Teams Setting New Milestones, Both Good and Bad Canada is the center of the MLS world this week after the results by Montreal and Toronto on Saturday. The Impact continued to add to the team’s MLS history with their …
A “Scary” Weekend – Monday Morning Sweeper
New York Defense Reaches New Lows After his team’s 4-1 thrashing of the New York Red Bull, Ben Olsen called Chris Pontius’ potential as a forward “scary”. You can’t blame him for his word choice as Pontius, just coming back …
Streaks Continue for Two MLS Teams on Wednesday Night
There were only two Wednesday MLS games this week and they seemingly had little in common. The results, however, were all about streaks that were on the line in the games. Both streaks are amazing in their own way and …
Under Further Review – Monday Morning Sweeper
MLS Review Policy to be Tested this Week Over the past few weeks, MLS players midweek have been issued suspensions or fines by the league for actions that occurred in the past. The league’s new policy of reviewing harsh fouls …
Why Sporting KC-RSL Isn’t This Weekend’s Best Match
All of the hype and eyes of the American soccer community will be on MLS Live Saturday night (yes, someone forgot to negotiate this game into NBC or ESPN’s deal) as Sporting Kansas City host Real Salt Lake in the …
Something’s Boiling in the Cauldron – Monday Morning Sweeper
Sporting Kansas City is for Real… for Now You can reel off the excuses arguing against the early dominance of Sporting Kansas City. Their opponents so far are only 8-13-3. The Galaxy team they faced on Saturday was missing key …
Sporting KC Gets Statement Win Over Galaxy 1-0
The game was called the biggest matchup of the early season by ESPN’s Adrian Healey in the pregame. While this may have been an overstatement, yesterday’s match featured two teams that during the preseason many had as the best in …