I blog mostly about soccer and legal issues. I graduated from the University of Richmond (1997) with degrees in Political Science, Journalism and Spanish (lapsed, alas).
I later graduated from California Western School of Law (2001) with a J.D., and after a break, have been practicing law in the State of Washington since 2003.
I'm a Seattle Sounders season ticket holder, and I enjoy traveling to away games. I have a munchkin who is almost 7; where does the time go?
The already-nasty lawsuit involving Real Salt Lake and their former coach Mike Petke–fired in a controversial manner after a two week suspension, has taken yet another turn, with Petke turning […]
I had a busy week churning out the soccer content, so here are some recent stories/podcasts that I’ve put out over the last couple of days. Lawsuits: A big move […]
Inter Miami is in the process of building a stadium on the former site of Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, for their entry into MLS for the 2020 season. Based […]
Check out my most recent discussion with Bob Foose as we talk about the ongoing CBA negotiations with MLS. https://megaphone.link/VMP1685264276
The Emerald City Supporters staged a walkout after one of their members was forced to leave after displaying the Iron Front symbol. After the match, the Seattle Sounders made Taylor […]
[UPDATE] The board has approved (5-0) the resolution authorizing the finalization and entry of a lease between the Chicago Fire and Chicago Parks to have Fire games played at Soldier […]
I’m on a plane! For the next week, I’ll be on the East coast, doing all of the soccer things you can imagine. I’m very excited to get back on […]
MLS has expanded at an impressive rate in the modern era (David Beckham AD-Present), going from 13 teams in 2007 to 26 in 2020. The League will further expand to […]
I’ve been tracking my progress on Instagram (@ketoesq), with daily stuff. Since this is my sports law website, I try not to clutter it up with daily ramblings and pictures on […]
The Columbus Crew were officially saved back in December 2018, when the new ownership group was announced, but there are still a few loose ends to tie up. Mainly, construction […]
We got a bit of a bombshell from FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber. Crossfire Premier, the youth development team chasing solidarity payments for the transfer of DeAndre Yedlin, thought they had […]
The World Cup is under way. While many pundits have called this the deepest and potentially most entertaining WWC in history, there are still many issues bubbling just beneath the surface. Equal […]
Fun conversation with my colleague at The Athletic, Meg Linehan. She is on her way to cover the Women’s World Cup in France. We talk about the USWNT, the WWC […]
I’m also tracking my progress on Instagram (@ketoesq), with more daily stuff. Since this is my sports law website, I try not to clutter it up too much with my daily […]
It must feel like Hope Solo is far more involved with U.S. Soccer now than she ever was as a player. Though she featured in over 200 games for the […]
As some of you know, I’ve been doing the “Keto” diet since mid-November 2018. I’ve seen great results thus far; in fact I’m now below my initial goal weight of […]
Some news: I’ve moved my podcast over to the Sounder at Heart podcast network. Won’t really affect anything (except your subscriptions), and I’ll still be podcasting on my independent site […]
One of the lessons of being a reporter (which I wasn’t in any official capacity until last year, even if I have a journalism degree) is that not all of […]
Just when things look like they are quieting down… Tuesday morning started off quietly enough, and then the floodgates opened, as we got news on no less than three cases/lawsuits […]
So I feel this story has been under the radar from a national perspective (if only a little), but we’ve got a big court hearing with major implications for MLS […]
