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by Paul Kennedy
[MY VIEW] Major League Soccer has a lot to be thankful for in April of 2010. A player strike was averted. One new stadium was recently opened, another will open soon, and three more stadium projects are moving forward. But for a league with its ambitions, MLS's teams continue to ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] With the U.S. domestic transfer window set to close Thursday, teams are scrambling to complete deals in time. While the restrictions only apply to players currently under contract, several teams are trying to sign free agents and one team is apparently after a French star currently playing in Spain. ...
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by Soccer America
"Attempts on goal is like going to a nightclub. You could speak to 50 girls but if you're going home on your own, it's no good, is it? You could only speak to one and go home with her."-- Ipswich coach Roy Keane address his team's finishing problems. (BBC)
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS] In his five USL seasons, Joey Gjertsen, 27, won MVP honors (2006) and two league championships (2006, 2009). The Washington state product signed with San Jose this past winter as a free agent, played the opener against Real Salt Lake as a sub, and went the full 90 last ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[HOUSTON] Anybody who watched the second leg of the Western Conference final between Houston and Seattle at Robertson Stadium last fall knows why the Dynamo needs its own stadium. Sounders midfielder Freddie Ljungberg disdainfully called the field a "sandbox." When asked if the surface was at its worst on that ...
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by Soccer America
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Colorado Rapids got two goals from Wells Thompson and defeated the Kansas City Wizards, 2-1, in the 2010 U.S. Open Cup's first MLS play-in game, played Tuesday at UMKC.
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by Soccer America
[ENGLAND] Chelsea moved closer toward regaining the Premier League title but the 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers wasn't the "easy" game Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insisted it would be. The Blues escaped two possible penalty kick calls against them to extend their lead over Man. United to four points ...
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by Soccer America
[TELEVISION WATCH] Saturday's broadcast of El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona on ESPN Deportes was the highest rated and most watched telecast on Spanish-language cable this year.
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