Labor peace: who's the winner?

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS] Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union reached an agreement in principle Saturday on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, averting a strike scheduled for the start of the 2010 season. Here's a quick look at what the two sides get ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"Thirty or 40 years ago, almost no one in the country played the game, and it takes time. Also, it's a question of tradition. So it takes time to get used to, to compete with the best teams in world, which you are doing now." -- Former German great Franz ... Read the whole story

Donovan: 'Both sides of the table are very relieved' [VIDEO]

by Soccer America

[MLS] Landon Donovan was one of 25 MLS players representing 16 teams who gathered in Washington, D.C., to attend talks on a new collective bargaining agreement. They spent long hours in talks with league representatives, among themselves and with teammates back home with their clubs. With only the NCAA basketball ... Read the whole story

Red Bulls romp in stadium opener

by Soccer America

[MLS] These weren't the hapless Red Bulls of years past. New York celebrated the opening of Red Bull Arena with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 win over Santos of Brazil Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 25,000 fans and finished undefeated in preseason with a 7-0-3 record. Read the whole story

Promising start lost on the screen

by Paul Kennedy

[TELEVISION WATCH] On a day that offered so much promise about soccer's future -- the announcement of a new five-year collective bargaining agreement and the opening of Red Bull Arena -- viewers tuning into the  Red Bulls' game against Santos on Fox Soccer Channel were reminded of soccer's sorrowful past ... Read the whole story

Moreno leads D.C. United to Carolina Cup title

by Soccer America

[MLS] Jaime Moreno, MLS's all-time leading goal scorer, scored two more goals to give him all five goals in three victories and lead D.C. United to a 2-0 win over host Charleston Battery that gave it the Carolina Challenge Cup championship for the first time in five appearances on Saturday ... Read the whole story

Preseason Scoreboard

by Soccer America

[MLS] FC Dallas beat the Columbus Crew, 2-1, on goals by Atiba Harris and David Ferreira to win the Pioneer Cup played in a rare snowstorm at Pizza Hut Park. In the another preseason match involving MLS teams, the Houston Dynamo beat Chivas USA, 3-1, in Santa Barbara, Calif., on ... Read the whole story

U.S. national team weekend

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Carlos Bocanegra was again in the starting lineup as Rennes beat Toulouse, 4-1, for its third straight win and move into seventh place in France's Ligue 1. Here's how U.S. national team players did in Friday and Saturday action abroad ... Read the whole story

Dempsey: 'It's good to be back' [VIDEO]

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Clint Dempsey says his goal that clinched Fulham's Europa League series with Juventus on Thursday showed that he's back after suffering a knee injury in January. For more from Dempsey and his Fulham teammates ... Read the whole story

USA settles for third despite 38-0 goal margin

by Soccer America

[CONCACAF UNDER-17 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA defeated host Costa Rica, 6-0, to finish the 2010 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship with a goal difference of 38-0, but that earned the Americans no better than third place. Read the whole story

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