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Columbus Dispatch
After missing the Major League Soccer playoffs for three consecutive seasons, the Columbus Crew is happy to be on the receiving end of scathing attacks from opposition coaches. It means that it's finally being taken seriously again. After last weekend's scoreless tie at Toronto FC, the TFC coach John ...
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Boston Herald
Almost every MLS team has exploited the new rule allowing an increased number of senior international players on rosters by quickly signing up numerous seasoned South and Central Americans. So far the results have been mixed. Meanwhile, the New England Revolution bucked the trend by taking in two young Gambians, ...
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NYTimes.com
It's not just last year's league MVP Luciano Emilio who's struggling to recapture the form of his MLS debut season. New York's Juan Pablo Angel, who ran Emilio close for the MVP award, has also tallied just one goal in 2008, while fighting off injuries and coping with a change ...
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BBC Sport
On Thursday, Glasgow Celtic won the Scottish Premier League title for the third successive year, and as usual its only serious competitor was Glasgow Rangers. Third-place Motherwell was 26 points adrift of the top two, and no team besides Celtic or Rangers has lifted the Scottish title since 1985. ...
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Reuters
Asian champion Iraqs face suspension from FIFA after the Iraqi government dissolved the country's soccer federation. The Asian Football Confederation demanded the body's immediate reinstatement, while AFC president Mohamed bin Hamman said Iraq's government had no right to dismiss democratically elected officials, and that the AFC would recognize no other ...
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