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Simon Allen

Major League Soccer correspondent

email: SimonAllenSoccer@Yahoo.com

website: http://www.SimonAllenSoccer.com

twitter: DalaiLamaSoccer

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David Beckham and The USA

How can I not write an article about David Beckham's retirement? It's a damn shame DB23 is retiring. The man was class! A Soccer icon. A super good human being and overall awesome guy. It actually makes me feel old now that he's retired. And sad...
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Battle For Los Angeles: Los Angeles Strikers

Los Angeles has three women's soccer teams that some consider top tier...
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The Battle For Los Angeles: Santa Clarita Blue Heat

Santa Clarita California. Located 30 miles from Down Town Los Angeles, it's known more for Six Flags Magic Mountain than soccer. In the early 2000's, Santa Clarita boasted one of the best (and least known) Amateur Men's Leagues in California...
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The Battle For Los Angeles: Pali Blues

One thing that The National Women's Soccer League has failed to capitalize on, at least for now, is the massive amounts of folks in Los Angeles that are fans of the beautiful game...
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Hard Men vs Crazy Men

From the Official Liverpool website. Managing director Ian Ayre said: "The charges against Luis (Suarez) were his to consider and we have to respect his decision to not appeal the 10-game ban...
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George John Should File Assault Charges

It's like the 1980's all over again. Margaret Thatcher is in the news, Adam Ant has a new Album out and Hooliganism is front and center in the world of Soccer...
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NWSL Needs National TV Coverage

Without Television You're Nothing. Okay! that's a bit harsh! so let me say it in a kinder way...
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Chivas USA Vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Coach Chelis started the Post match conference saying “Surprise or no surprise.. Chivas exists!” and when asked if he was the best coach in MLS, responded humbly “I am a very bad coach.....
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Rivalry Day in MLS

It's always a pleasure getting emails from around the globe from people who listen to the podcast...
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Chivas USA Low Attendance Problem

Chivas USA's home opener against the Columbus Crew sent shockwaves of fake outrage all over the Internet. Not because of the 3-0 loss but because of the abysmal home attendance...
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Simon Allen - The Dalai Lama of Soccer

Simon Allen grew up in the shadows of Stamford Bridge, Craven Cottage and Plough Lane. As a young boy in South West London, he experienced the various footballing cultures and fell in love with the beautiful game and everything it encompassed.

In the late Eighties, Allen moved to the baron soccer wasteland of the United States. In Los Angeles, he discovered the ultimate melting pot of soccer where he embraced every international flavor that soccer had to offer. Allen worked briefly for the Glendale NewsPress as a beat writer where he learned how to write properly and fast. Something he promises to do at Football.com.

After years of being a spectator, Allen and his brother formed Elephant & Castle Football Club in 1999. There he honed his skills as a General Manager and Assistant Coach. In 2003, Simon formed Elephant & Castle FC Ladies and became the head coach. It was while coaching the women's team that Simon discovered the true beauty of the beautiful game.

In 2005, after seeing a lack of quality soccer programs anywhere in the United States, Allen decided to buck the system and create a show that spoke intelligently and honestly about soccer. The first-ever soccer show for the people. The new medium of podcasting afforded that opportunity and after a trial run of “Soccer Bros,” he created “World Soccer Wrap.” The original American soccer show took on a grass roots following that spread to five continents. The show garnered many admirers in the soccer business, created a new found respect for American soccer punditry and spawned many imitators.

The listeners of the show dubbed Simon Allen “the Dalai Lama of Soccer” due to his positive messages and universal outlook on the subject matter. A name he embraced whole heartedly.

In 2011, after surveying the soccer landscape once again, Allen saw that soccer podcasts had littered cyberspace with eurosnobs, sycophants and airheads. He decided to go solo and raise the bar on honest soccer talk. With The World Wide Soccer Podcast, Allen upped the ante.

Allen has supported The Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer since day one. He is also a life-long Liverpool fan and has supported the USA National team since 1990.

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