What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"If I lose control of these multimillionaires in the Manchester United [locker] room then I'm dead. So I never lose control." -- Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson. (BBC) Read the whole story

Landon Donovan scores his first EPL goal

by Mike Woitalla

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Landon Donovan, making his third English Premier League start since joining Everton on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy, scored in the 19th minute of a 2-0 win over Sunderland on Wednesday. It was Donovan's first goal in a foreign pro league. Read the whole story

Friedel gets help from woodwork

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Aston Villa keeper Brad Friedel got help from the woodwork and held Arsenal to a 0-0 tie in English Premier League action on Wednesday. Read the whole story

Seattle will shatter own attendance record

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS] In Year 1, the Seattle Sounders set an MLS record with an average attendance of 30,943 fans per match. They are basically assured of topping that in Year 2, announcing that they will cap season ticket sales at 32,000 for the 2010 season and less than 1,000 season-ticket packages ... Read the whole story

Chicago signs young Polish left back

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] The Fire has addressed one of its offseason needs by acquiring Polish defender Krzysztof Krol on loan from Jagiellonia Bialystok. Krol, who turns 23 next month, will be given a shot at the left-back spot vacated by Costa Rican international Gonzalo Segares, whose MLS contract expired in December. Read the whole story

Bulls' Backe looks over large cast

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] When Red Bulls coach Hans Backe said at the MLS SuperDraft he was going to take a big squad to Spain for its friendlies in La Manga, he meant it. The club lists 27 players on its roster and is using its three La Manga matches to test guest ... Read the whole story

U.S. entrants all finish last

by Soccer America

[COPA CHIVAS] The three U.S. entrants at the Copa Chivas all lost their final group games to finish with one win and two ties in 15 games. The U.S. under-19 national team, Chivas USA and the Houston Dynamo each finished last in its group at the 18-team tournament being held ... Read the whole story

ESPN announces World Cup schedule

by Soccer America

[TV GUIDE] ESPN announced plans for its coverage of the 2010 World Cup June 11-July 11 in South Africa.  All 64 matches will be aired live and in high definition on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC with additional live coverage on ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV. Read the whole story

Setanta Sports set to fold in USA

by Soccer America

[TELEVISION WATCH] Setanta Sports confirmed on Wednesday that it plans to cease broadcasting in the United States at the end of February and sell select programming rights, including those to many premium soccer and rugby events, to Fox Soccer Channel. Read the whole story

Will fans avoid South Africa?

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2010] FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke appealed to fans around the world that the 2010 World Cup will be safe and slammed reports of poor ticket sales. Read the whole story

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