No. 1 pick Salgado: MLS was the right choice

by Mike Woitalla

[MLS SUPERDRAFT] Omar Salgado, at 17 the youngest player available in Thursday's SuperDraft, was picked No. 1, by expansion club Vancouver Whitecaps. A year ago, the native of El Paso, Texas, looked headed toward a career in Mexico. Read the whole story

Zips go quick in first round

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS SUPERDRAFT] Five players from 2010 national champion Akron -- all underclassmen signed to Generation adidas contracts -- went with the first eight picks in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. For all the SuperDraft picks ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"Very surprised and absolutely ecstatic."-- Portland Timbers coach John Spencer on landing Hermann Trophy winner Darlington Nagbe of Akron with the second overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft. Vancouver had used its No. 1 pick on 17-year-old Omar Salgado. Read the whole story

South American pipeline expands

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS SUPERDRAFT] Ecuadoran Victor Estupinan (Chivas USA) and Uruguayan Paolo Cardozo (Los Angeles Galaxy), two foreigners with no previous connection to U.S. soccer, were taken in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft, part of the league's concerted initiative to make South American talent available to its clubs. Read the whole story

Garber: D.C. United must find stadium solution

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS] With Baltimore -- and the NSCAA Convention -- as the backdrop of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and fans chanting "Baltimore United," MLS Commissioner Don Garber said a solution to the D.C. United stadium situation was needed soon. Read the whole story

USA will host Argentina and Paraguay in March

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] The USA will face Argentina on March 26 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and Paraguay three days later at LP Field in Nashville. Read the whole story

Leroux and Klingenberg gets call-ups for China trip

by Paul Kennedy

[U.S. WOMEN] Two collegians -- UCLA junior Sydney Leroux and North Carolina senior Meghan Klingenberg -- will make their first tournament appearance for the U.S. women's national team. They are among the 23 players named to the roster for the 2011 Four Nations Tournament Jan. 21-25 in Chongqing, China, where ... Read the whole story

Round-by-round order

by Soccer America

[WPS] The 2011 Women's Professional Soccer draft, which will be held Friday in Baltimore, will consist of four rounds. The expansion Western New York Flash will have the first pick and an extra selection at the end of the first round. Read the whole story

Surprise Jordan eliminates Saudis

by Paul Kennedy

[ASIAN CUP] A change in coaches didn't help Saudi Arabia this time. Just three days after Jose Peseiro was fired following an opening 2-1 loss to Syria, the Saudis fell to surprise Jordan, 1-0, and were eliminated from the Asian Cup. Jordan and Japan, a 2-1 winner over Syria despite ... Read the whole story

Concacaf to stream Copa Centroamericana

by Soccer America

[ONLINE WATCH] The 2011 Copa Centroamericana -- Central America's Gold Cup qualifying competition -- will be available live on CONCACAF TV at www.concacaf.com, beginning with Friday's tripleheader at Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama City, Panama. Read the whole story

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