What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"There are 46 games in the season and we've played just eight of them so far. There are still 30 left so we are not worried." -- Tranmere defender Shaleum Logan, no math whiz, is still confident his team won't be relegated to the English fourth division. (BBC) Read the whole story

South Korea stands between USA and second-round berth

by Paul Kennedy

[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Which U.S. team will show up Friday in Suez? The team that had a nightmare against Germany in its opening game? Or the team that ran all over Cameroon on Tuesday? Here's what's at stake when the USA closes out group play at the Under-20 World Cup ... Read the whole story

Bradley recalls Cooper and Conrad for U.S. qualifiers

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley has called up 22 players who will begin training for the final Hexagonal qualifiers against Honduras Oct. 10 and Costa Rica Oct. 14. Read the whole story

Howard and Dempsey victorious in Europa League

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. national team starters Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey both played the entire game in winning efforts Thursday for Everton and Fulham, respectively, in the new Europa League. For all the results on Day 2 of the group stage ... Read the whole story

Fireworks start on Friday

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS PREDICTIONS] A big Friday night matchup on ESPN2 between kicks off the weekend schedule when Los Angeles hosts Chicago. On Saturday, former Crew coach Sigi Schmid returns to Columbus with Seattle, and teams bunched closely in the standings square off when D.C. United hosts Chivas USA and New England ... Read the whole story

Canadian underdogs take leads in semifinals

by Paul Kennedy

[USL-1] The two Canadian teams, Vancouver and Montreal, won their home games in the first leg of the USL First Division semifinal series. Read the whole story

Clubs make initial offseason moves

by Soccer America

[WPS] All nine WPS clubs have made their initial offseason moves, picking up options on players or otherwise waiving or letting become free agents all players not signed to multi-year deals. The first big trade sent U.S. Olympic gold-medalist Amy Rodriguez from Boston to expansion Philadelphia. Notable U.S. internationals who ... Read the whole story

Michael who?

by Soccer America

[OFF THE POST] Pele, in a speech on behalf of Rio de Janeiro's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, tried to chide the competing bid from Chicago by pointing out that its big sports hero was absent from the Windy City's delegation. But Pele said "Michael Jackson," the dead ... Read the whole story

Bolivian players skip practice

by Soccer America

[WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING] None of the 22 players called into to training for Bolivia's upcoming World Cup qualifying games showed up for practice in a boycott by the players' union. Read the whole story

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