Crew strikes at critical moments

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS CUP 2008] Sunday at Home Depot Center met two of the three original MLS teams never to play for the league title, and Columbus prevailed over the stubborn NewYork Red Bulls, 3-1, to end a five-year run of Supporters' Shield failures in the final. Guillermo Barros Schelotto set an ... Read the whole story

REPORT CARD: Columbus Crew-New York Red Bulls

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS CUP 2008] Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the players' performance in the Columbus Crew's 3-1 win over the New York Red Bulls' in MLS Cup 2008 on Sunday ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"We haven't heard anything from Bayern Munich about Landon [Donovan] going on loan to that team." -- MLS Commissioner Don Garber at a press conference last Friday. On Thursday, Bayern Munich's official Web site reported that Landon Donovan had gotten the oral go-ahead from MLS to go on loan to ... Read the whole story

Alejandro Moreno: Three titles with three teams

by Mike Woitalla

[MLS CUP 2008] Alejandro Moreno, who scored Columbus' crucial opening goal, has now won three MLS titles with three different teams. The Venezuelan's American soccer adventure began at a youth tournament in Texas. Read the whole story

Friedel ties EPL record

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Brad Friedel tied an English Premier League record when he made his 166th straight appearance in a stellar effort to hold Manchester United in a 0-0 tie. Youngster Preston Zimmerman scored his first league goal, and reports continue that Oguchi Onyewu could be headed to France during the ... Read the whole story

Big four fail to score

by Ian Plenderleith

[ENGLAND] Manchester City beat Arsenal, 3-0, on a low-scoring weekend as all of the Premier League's top five clubs failed to find the net. Read the whole story

Hoffenheim pulls clear as Leverkusen loses

by Ian Plenderleith

[GERMANY] It was another high-scoring weekend in the Bundesliga as Hoffenheim took advantage of a Bayer Leverkusen loss to move three points clear at the top. Read the whole story

Barca held at home, Real ekes out a win

by Ian Plenderleith

[SPAIN] Real Madrid closed the gap on Barcelona to three points at the top of La Liga after the Catalan club could only tie at home to Getafe. Read the whole story

Strange Muntari goal gives Inter win over Juve (VIDEO)

by Ian Plenderleith

[ITALY] Inter topped Juventus in the weekend's big game on a bizarre goal from Sulley Muntari, while Milan could only tie in Torino. Read the whole story

Yanks cruise into U-20 quarterfinals

by Soccer America

[UNDER-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] The USA moved into the quarterfinals of the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Chile with a 3-0 win over Argentina in Saturday. Read the whole story

USA opens against Mexico in February

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] Like it did in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, the USA opens at home against archrival Mexico in the final round of World Cup 2010 qualifying. Read the whole story

Americans face tough task in South Africa

by Soccer America

[2009 CONFEDERATIONS CUP] The USA received no favors when it was drawn with reigning World Cup champion Italy, South American champion Brazil and African champion Egypt in Group B the 2009 Confederations Cup June 14-28 in South Africa. Euro '08 champion Spain's opposition in Group A will be Iraq, New ... Read the whole story

No Bulls on Best XI

by Soccer America

[MLS HONORS] Three members of the Columbus Crew made MLS's 2008 Best XI team while the other MLS Cup 2008 finalist New York Red Bulls were not represented. Read the whole story

Kenny Cooper gets 'Comeback' Award

by Soccer America

[MLS HONORS] FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper, who scored 18 goals in 2008 after recovering from a broken shinbone suffered in 2007, was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year. Read the whole story

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