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by Ridge Mahoney
[U.S. MEN] The recall of Freddy Adu and fresh starts for Robbie Rogers and Sacha Kljestan provided the major surprises of Coach Bob Bradley's 23-man Gold Cup roster. When it came to explaining some of his more curious choices to face Spain and Concacaf opposition in the Gold Cup, Bradley ...
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by Soccer America
[GOLD CUP ROSTERS] Every team but Cuba and Panama has at least one player from MLS represented on its roster for the Gold Cup. The New York Red Bulls lead all teams with five players bound for the Concacaf championship. Concacaf Champions League runner-up Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas ...
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by Soccer America
"I have no intention of paying the fine. I don't know what the league is thinking."-- Dan Borislow, owner of the WPS's magicJack, on being fined $10,000 by league for public statements that are derogatory and not in the best interests of the league. Earlier this month, the league deducted ...
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by Ridge Mahoney
[MLS POWER RANKINGS] The top eight teams from last week either won or tied, so there wasn't much movement in the top half of the rankings, where Western Conference teams dominate. Columbus, a 3-0 loser at San Jose a week ago, fell again to Western opposition when it became the ...
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by Mike Woitalla
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Season-high crowds at Chivas USA and Houston helped Week 10's attendance average hit the highest mark for a week of games since the season's opening week. Also, Portland recorded its fifth straight sellout, Seattle drew another huge crowd, and Philadelphia had a sellout. For MLS attendance rankings ...
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by Soccer America
[SCOREBOARD] Kyle Porter scored two goals to give FC Edmonton a 2-1 win over the NSC Minnesota Stars and move it into second place in the NASL. For all the action ...
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by Soccer America
[VIDEO PICK] UNAM Pumas clinched its seventh Mexican league title in grand fashion -- with a golazo from 21-year-old forward Javier Cortes, who broke the tie with Morelia by dancing through a crowded defense before stroking the ball past keeper Federico Vilar.
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