What the rookies make

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS SUPERDRAFT] Contracts offered to rookies entering the MLS SuperDraft are hardly the lucrative deals offered to players entering drafts in other American sports, but salaries for first-round picks are steadily increasing. As recently as four years ago, two first-round picks made only $17,700 in guaranteed compensation in their first ... Read the whole story

Chesapeake the Dolphin picks ...

by Soccer America

[MLS SUPERDRAFT] Talking a page from the book of Paul the Octopus, Chesapeake the Dolphin was called into action on Wednesday afternoon at Baltimore's National Aquarium to select the top pick in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft. Chesapeake the Dolphin's selection was ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"Every team that has ever been successful has needed luck and at the moment that is going against us. But the longer we stick in and stop feeling sorry for ourselves, the quicker that will change. We have a lot of work to do." -- Kenny Dalglish, who returned as ... Read the whole story

Round-by-round order

by Soccer America

[MLS SUPERDRAFT] The Vancouver Whitecaps are well positioned to stock themselves with players for their expansion MLS season. On the eve of the SuperDraft, they held the No. 1 pick and were the only team to have two selections in the first round, having acquired the eighth overall pick from ... Read the whole story

Injuries sideline Braun and Ihemelu

by Soccer America

[U.S. MEN] Injuries have forced Chivas USA forward Justin Braun and FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu to leave the U.S. men's national team training camp in Carson, Calif. Read the whole story

Teen Gatt lands at Norway's Molde

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] After just six months in Austria, 19-year-old Josh Gatt is on the move, joining Norwegian first division club Molde FK. Read the whole story

Noyola switches allegiances

by Paul Kennedy

[MEXICO] Saying the U.S. national team program had no place for a player with her talents, All-American midfielder Teresa Noyola, considered one of the country's most skillful young players, has become the second Stanford star to join the Mexican women's national team. Read the whole story

Qatar handed lifeline

by Paul Kennedy

[ASIAN CUP] Facing elimination in case of a loss, host Qatar got two goals from Yusef Ahmed to beat China, 2-0, Wednesday and stay alive at the Asian Cup. Read the whole story

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