Jones' winning debut highlights Yanks' big weekend

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jermaine Jones enjoyed a winning debut with surging Blackburn Rovers and earned praise from his manager after a man-of-the-match performance, Brad Friedel picked up a crucial shutout win for Aston Villa against EPL title-challenger Manchester City, and U.S. 2010 World Cup players Clint Dempsey (twice), Jonathan Spector and ... Read the whole story

Chivas USA sports new look as camp opens

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] After opening training camp at Home Depot Center late last week, Chivas USA has moved north for nine days of training near San Luis Obispo with a squad already radically different than the one with which it finished the 2010 season. Forward Maykel Galindo, winger Rodolfo Espinoza and defender ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"We had a discussion with the owner of the box and made it clear there cannot be dances during the matches. There can be performances after the matches, there can be dances, but they must not end up nude. If they dance just once naked, they will be out of ... Read the whole story

Findlay named chief marketing officer

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS] Major League Soccer's hiring of former PepsiCo marketing executive J. Russell Findlay as chief marketing officer for the league and commercial subsidiary Soccer United Marketing (SUM) represents the first time it has hired someone to oversee their marketing and branding programs in this position. Read the whole story

Changes pay off with win

by Paul Kennedy

[USA-CANADA WOMEN] U.S. women's national team coach Pia Sundhage switched seven starters from the team that lost to Sweden on Friday and got the desired effect as it beat Concacaf rival Canada, 2-1, on second-half goals by Lauren Cheney and Lindsay Tarpley at the Four Nations Tournament in Chongqing, China. Read the whole story

Catrachos are Central American champions

by Soccer America

[COPA CENTROAMERICANA] Honduras won the Copa Centroamericana for the first time since 1995 when it beat Costa Rica, 2-1, on goals by Walter Martinez and Emil Martinez. Read the whole story

He likes that 'Boon-boo-ree'

by Soccer America

[VIDEO PICK] After Teal Bunbury scored his first goal for the USA -- a penalty kick that earned the Americans a 1-1 tie with Chile on Saturday -- Telefutura commentator Pablo Ramirez responded with a goal call inspired by the Black Eyed Peas hit "Boom Boom Pow." Read the whole story

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