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by Paul Kennedy
[PAN-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP] There wasn't much "sexy soccer" so dear to Ruud Gullit to be found on display from his Los Angeles Galaxy for a small crowd on hand on Day 1 of the Pan-Pacific Championship in Honolulu. Indeed, the new collection of Galaxy players supporting David Beckham -- who went ...
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by Soccer America
"Ajax is my club and it hurts me when the club is doing badly, when it is not competing in the Champions League. I am going to help it get better." -- Legendary Johan Cruyff, who will be given the task of reviving Amsterdam club Ajax, where he began his ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] Toronto FC wrapped up its match schedule in Florida by tying the Chicago Fire, 1-1, with a Jarrod Smith equalizer in the 78th minute, yet more intriguing to the TFC tale is a potential trialist who is apparently not on trial.
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by Soccer America
[MLS] Gambian Kenny Mansally only turned 19 three weeks ago, but he made quite an impression for the New England Revolution on its trip to Bermuda. Three days after he scored a hat trick in a 6-1 win over the Bermuda national team, Mansally added another goal in the Revs' ...
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by Soccer America
[MLS] FC Dallas fell to Tigres of Mexico, 2-1, in the first leg of the third annual Rio Grande Plate on Wednesday night at the Estadio Universitario in Monterrey.
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by Soccer America
[U.S. WOMEN] Following a 17-day training camp at The Home Depot Center, U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage named her 20-player roster for the 2008 Algarve Cup March 5-12 in Portugal. Sundhage selected four players who have never traveled to the prestigious Portuguese tournament -- uncapped Rachel Buehler and ...
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by Soccer America
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Of Barcelona's 100 wins in European Cup play, few were as quite as exciting as its 3-2 win at Celtic on Wednesday. In a game that featured sensational goals by both teams, Barca twice rallied from one goal down to beat the Scottish champion.
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by Soccer America
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Californian Jesus Padilla came on as a substitute for Mexican club Guadalajara in its 2-0 win over San Jose of Bolivia in Libertadores Cup action on Wednesday.
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