Tab Ramos: 'We've come a long way'

by Mike Woitalla

[INTERVIEW] Tab Ramos, one of the USA's greatest players, played in three World Cups in the 1990s and starred in Spain, the Mexican league and MLS. Now president and coach of youth club New Jersey SA 04 and a member of the U.S. Soccer Federation's Technical Committe, Ramos comments on ... Read the whole story

All-Star Game is a winner but ...

by Paul Kennedy

[MY VIEW] Major League Soccer has a winner with its all-star format. What other sport can tout an all-star event played with the intensity of the 2010 game in Houston? An event that unfortunately was diminished by the elephant in the room, the Galaxy's 4-1 loss to the Puerto Rico ... Read the whole story

American Soccer Scoreboard: Thursday

by Soccer America

Americans Michael Parkhurst (Danish club FC Nordsjaelland) and Daniel Antunez (Finnish club FC Inter) both lost at home in their third-round Europa League matches on Thursday. For all Thursday action ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"We hope to be able to have good news with Rafa, sometime in the near future, hopefully we will be able to present him to the public. (There is) no news yet, but if we can bring in Marquez, the captain of the Mexican national team, a guy who had ... Read the whole story

Lots of competition to top defender award

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] The solid play of Chad Marshall has earned him the MLS Defender of the Year Award the past two seasons; the Crew All-Star has a lot of competition this year with many teams boasting excellent defensive records. Here's Soccer America's midseason look at the top MLS defenders ... Read the whole story

Backe not only coach worth backing

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] A revival of the Red Bulls propels Hans Backe squarely into the Coach of the Year picture, yet other candidates make this more than a one-horse race. Here's Soccer America's midseason look at the top MLS coaches ... Read the whole story

Seattle adds versatile Uruguayan as third DP

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] Seattle filled its allotment of three Designated Players Thursday by announcing it has signed Uruguayan World Cup midfielder Alvaro Fernandez, though the status of its first DP has yet to be resolved. Read the whole story

Germany has plenty of Popp to its attack

by Paul Kennedy

[UNDER-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] Once again, host Germany ran rampant, crushing South Korea, 5-1, to advance to Sunday's Under-20 Women's World Cup final against Nigeria, a 1-0 winner over Colombia in Thursday's other semifinal. Alexandra Popp added another two goals -- the second on a penalty kick after a bizarre ... Read the whole story

Full steam ahead in Brazil

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2014] There's been lots of talk about how Brazil's preparations for the 2014 World Cup have fallen behind schedule, but Brazilian Sports Minister Orlando Silva insisted that FIFA will be "surprised" about the work underway when it turns its attention to the tournament in the fall. Read the whole story

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