Editor's Note: Following in the first in what will hopefully be a series of book reviews on the site. Along with our extensive coverage of the competitive end of the game, Top Drawer Soccer...

Soccerhead: An Accidental Journey into the Heart of the American Game - By Jim HanerNorth Point Press $24 - 275 pagesIf Jim Haner had only written about his personal transformation from soccer...

Response to the article on a suggested response to the U.S. exit from the World Cup has been heavy. The article (http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/index.aspx?article=1816), which ran in late June,...

At Home on the Field, By Paul Caudros - HarperCollins, 2006 $22.95Soccer fans love good stories, full of ironic details and surprising comebacks. Paul Cuadros has written a great soccer story in At...

Set in late 1970s New Jersey Gracie, directed by Davis Guggenheim, follows Gracie Bowen’s struggle to overcome great loss and inequality in sports.The Bowen family’s pride came from their...

Written in Summer, 2006 (Editor's Note: Longtime readers of the site will recognize some of the material in this lengthy article - but much of it is new and more pointed. It is hoped the spirit...

American soccer faces a series of flaws top to bottom that, if not dealt with decisively, will greatly hinder our ability to develop top players and fulfill our potential to be a world soccer...

The American soccer community today mourns the passing of Major League Soccer founding investor Lamar Hunt, who has done more for the re-establishment of professional soccer in this country than just...

This proposal is meant to accompany an article on How We Develop Players in the U.S. You will likely want to read that article first.A Proposal for Reconstituting the National Competitive Structure...

I am often asked about how parents of players 10 to 13 should choose the right soccer club for their child, so I thought I'd pen a summary of my thoughts on the subject. I don't pretend that...