Liviu Bird
Liviu Bird is a journalism student and goalkeeper at Seattle Pacific University. He grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska. He currently writes for The Falcon (www.thefalcononline.com) and plans on giving the professional soccer scene a shot before settling into a full-time writing gig somewhere. Follow him on Twitter @lbird90.
Jürgen Klinsmann trying too hard to Europeanize U.S. team
Thursday was the five-month anniversary of Jürgen Klinsmann’s appointment as head coach of the United States men’s national team. In that short time, he...
Jurgen Klinsmann opens U.S. career in entertaining fashion
On Wednesday night, the U.S. National Team ushered in the Jurgen Klinsmann era with a 1-1 tie against Mexico in Philadelphia. The new U.S....
MLS: Friendlies against foreign teams still don’t work
Major League Soccer is not doing American soccer any favors by having its all-stars play against top foreign teams year after year. The entertainment...
U.S. releases its roster for Gold Cup, Spain friendly
After delaying the release of the U.S. national team roster, head coach Bob Bradley finally came out with his list of the 23 men...
MLS: Sounders-Timbers not as progressive as some hope
SEATTLE – Since the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers inaugurated Major League Soccer’s Cascadia Cup rivalry on Saturday night, fans and journalists alike have...
Goalkeepers and Technology in Football
With professional goalkeepers complaining about the new EURO 2008 ball, I feel like, as a member of the greatest union in football, I need...
Does Football really need the 6 plus 5 rule?
This week, the 58th FIFA Congress is taking place in Sydney, presided over by Mr. FIFA President Sepp Blatter. As part of the agenda,...
Mediocre US side disappoints at Wembley
This article refers to a previous USA-England matchup. Follow the latest England v USA match here.
One word can describe the United States Men's National...
US National Team 2008 Summer Preview
The European domestic leagues are coming to a close, but the US Men's National Team players based on the continent are just getting warmed...
MLS Roundup: Champions Cup teams struggling at bottom, table shifts after exciting weekend, and...
This is the moment North American soccer fans have been waiting for; the CONCACAF Champions Cup Final is here. However, with more exciting MLS...
MLS Roundup: Chivas USA, New England, New York, and DC United all lose; troubles...
Although there are two teams (San Jose and New York) that have only played two matches, this will be the first review in which...
I hate Arsenal (I think…)
This article was partly inspired by this incredible piece from the Guardian.
As anybody who has heard me talk about the Premier League, and even...