The commitment issue [VIDEO]

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS] David Beckham is set make his return to MLS, but much of the questioning at Wednesday's press conference in Hoboken was not about Thursday's important clash the Los Angeles Galaxy has with the New York Red Bulls at Giants Stadium (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, 8 pm ET), but about ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"I'm a very honest person. If I didn't want to be here, I wouldn't be here. I've always been committed to every contract I've ever had, and that hasn't changed. I'm a very committed person. If people want to question my commitment and my professionalism, the fact that I'm willing ... Read the whole story

Matt Lauer, Beckham and 'Langdon' [VIDEO]

by Soccer America

[TELEVISION WATCH] On Wednesday morning, David Beckham stopped by NBC's "Today Show" and talked with host Matt Lauer about a range of subjects. "At the end of the day, I'm a soccer player," said Beckham, but you have hardly known by the questioning, which concentrated on topics such as movies, ... Read the whole story

First stop on comeback tour

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS PREDICTION] Asking if anything can stop the New York Red Bulls' slide into oblivion is akin to Yogi Berra's favorite comment about if fans don't want to go to the ballpark, there's no way to stop them. This team is a walking double negative. There's always hope with Juan ... Read the whole story

Blanco slays luckless Revs

by Paul Kennedy

[SUPERLIGA] Cuauhtemoc Blanco's goal on a 25-yard free kick in the second half gave the visiting Chicago Fire a 2-1 victory over the defending champion New England Revolution and moved it into the final of the 2009 SuperLiga against Tigres, a 3-2 winner over Santos in Wednesday's other semifinal at ... Read the whole story

Perfect conditions found in Ireland

by Paul Kennedy

[REAL MADRID] Real Madrid, which will head to North America next month to face Toronto FC and D.C. United in preseason exhibitions, chose a remote Irish estate dating back to the 1100s as the site of its first week of summer training with new signing Cristiano Ronaldo. Golf is a ... Read the whole story

Like father, like son

by Soccer America

[LIBERTADORES CUP] Juan Sebastian Veron -- who backed out of a deal at the last minute to join MLS's D.C. United for the 2008 season -- won the Libertadores Cup Wednesday when his Argentine club, Estudiantes, beat Cruzeiro of Brazil, 2-1, to win the final by the same score on ... Read the whole story

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