Will USA end 2009 with a bang or a whimper?

by Mike Woitalla

[DENMARK-USA] It's been a long and mostly successful year for the U.S. national team, which plays its 24th and final game of 2009 on Wednesday, a friendly at fellow World Cup qualifier Denmark -- four days after a disappointing 1-0 U.S. loss at Slovakia. Coach Bob Bradley will be testing ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"Any discussion about a strike or a work stoppage at this point is totally premature. It's way too early for anybody to be coming to that conclusion." -- MLS Commissioner Don Garber on "difficult" negotiations between the league and the players union to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement ... Read the whole story

Denmark-USA television update

by Soccer America

[TELEVISION WATCH] For fans trying to plan their viewing of   Wednesday's Denmark-USA game, it should be noted that the game will  air in its entirety on ESPN Classic, beginning at 2:25 pm ET. ESPN2 will join the game in progress following the conclusion of the Ukraine-Greece playoff game, which kicks ... Read the whole story

Reis leads a very strong pack of keepers

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS POSITONAL RANKINGS] Separating the top keepers in 2009 required splitting very fine hairs, as five finished with goals-allowed averages of less than a goal per game, and several hit double-digits in shutouts and wins. Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney ranks the top MLS keepers. ... Read the whole story

Long grind wears down Dynamo, again

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] It topped 40 games played, just as it did last year, and once again the Houston Dynamo also fell short of MLS Cup. Read the whole story

2009 Best XI selections

by Soccer America

[MLS] Five first-time recipients -- Geoff Cameron and Stuart Holden of Houston, Chicago defender Wilman Conde, Swedish star Freddie Ljungberg of Seattle and Colorado's Conor Casey -- are among the players named to 2009 Best XI. Read the whole story

Playoff fever ... catch it

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS] Boosted by seven 20,000-plus crowds for the 10 games, 2009 MLS attendance averaged 21,314 fans a game through the conference stages, an increase of 38 percent over the 2008 MLS playoffs for the first 10 games. Read the whole story

SOCCER AMERICA POLL: Who will win MLS Cup '09?

by Soccer America

The Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake will meet Sunday in MLS Cup '09. Who do you like in the final? Read the whole story

NCAA Division I Men's Draw

by Soccer America

[COLLEGE] Unbeaten and untied Akron is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament. Virginia, Wake Forest and Ohio State followed at 2-4. Play begins Thursday with first-round action. For the complete draw ... Read the whole story

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