MLS opens with Sigi vs. Bruce

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] The 2011 MLS season kicks off with a rare Tuesday night game (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN Deportes) at Qwest Field between Seattle and Los Angeles. Each team will have 33 more league games to play at the final whistle, yet there's a lot riding on this one. Of many ... Read the whole story

Preseason results and schedules

by Soccer America

[MLS] Charlie Davies scored for D.C. United, which won the Carolina Challenge Cup with a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC. The Columbus Crew won the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge with wins over New England and Houston. The expansion Portland Timbers ended their preseason campaign unbeaten at 2-0-6 when they tied ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"Who would have thought this, eh? Certainly not my friends from the media."-- Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal after Bayern beat Hamburg SV, 6-0, in the first game since the club told the Dutchman it was terminating his contract after this season. Van Gaal blames the media for his ... Read the whole story

MLS this week

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] Major League Soccer kicks off its 16th season on Tuesday when the Seattle Sounders host the Los Angeles Galaxy in a rematch of their 2010 Western Conference semifinal series. They will also be in action over the weekend when all 18 teams -- including the expansion Portland Timbers and ... Read the whole story

Acuna scores third goal in last month

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] American-born Isaac Acuna, who has been named to Mexico's preliminary roster for the Copa America, scored his third goal for Mexico First Division club Queretaro in the last month when he scored in its 2-1 win with Queretaro. For video of his goal ... Read the whole story

Holden headed to Wembley

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. national team midfielder Stuart Holden is headed to Wembley. He helped Bolton Wanderers win, 3-2, at Birmingham City in the FA Cup quarterfinals and reach the final four for the first time in 11 years. Ricardo Clark returned to the starting lineup at Eintracht Frankfurt after being ... Read the whole story

Messi leads young team picked for U.S. friendly

by Paul Kennedy

[ARGENTINA] Barcelona star Lionel Messi headlines the Argentina roster for its match against the United States March 26 at the New Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Read the whole story

'It seemed impossible to miss, but ...'

by Soccer America

[VIDEO PICK] Underdog Cesena may have done even better than a 2-2 tie with Juventus had Emanuele Giaccherini not missed on the easiest of chances. Read the whole story

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