Ching and Orozco recalled for training camp

by Paul Kennedy

[USA] U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley called up 23 players for a training camp beginning Wednesday at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The group is comprised entirely of domestic-based players and will form the core of players for the friendly against El Salvador on Feb. 24 at ... Read the whole story

And now 'Gringo' Torres is sidelined ...

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] And the U.S. injury list keeps on growing. Midfielder Jose Francisco Torres became the seventh U.S. national team player based abroad to be sidelined since Christmas when he injured his right hamstring playing for Pachuca in Mexico's First Division. Pachuca coach Guillermo Rivarola says the Texas-born Torres could ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"It was always our intention to work together with Lens to reach this end, and both clubs have strengthened their relationship as a result of resolving this case to everyone's satisfaction." -- Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck after the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted the transfer ban on Chelsea after ... Read the whole story

Boxx and Marta go 1-3 in dispersal draft

by Paul Kennedy

[WPS] Saint Louis Athletica, which traded several players to the Atlanta Beat to gain the first pick in Women's Professional Soccer's dispersal draft of Sol players, used its selection to draft U.S. international Shannon Boxx. With the second selection, the Philadelphia Independence picked goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc, while FIFA Player of ... Read the whole story

Italy's Lippi has core players picked

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Marcello Lippi, coach of World Cup defending champion Italy, has picked 16 of the 23 players he will take to South Africa. Amazingly, not one of the probable or possible players is from runaway Serie A leader Inter Milan. Among those still looking to nail down a ... Read the whole story

World's most valuable team brands

by Soccer America

[MAKING A LIST] Manchester United beat out the New York Yankees as the world's most valuable team brand in Forbes' annual ranking of the world's most valuable sports brands (individuals, teams, events and businesses). Perhaps the biggest surprise on the Forbes' team list is that six soccer teams ranked in ... Read the whole story

Knee surgery lengthens Reis's absence

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] The New England Revs' concern over their goalkeeping situation came into clearer focus Thursday when the team announced Matt Reis had undergone knee surgery. Read the whole story

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