Seattle seeks historic triumph in Mexico

by Ridge Mahoney

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Whether it fails or succeeds in the Concacaf Champions League, all those connected with Seattle Sounders FC will believe they gave the competition their best shot, on and off the field. Seattle flew to Dallas for a training session Tuesday, then continued on to Torreon, Mexico, where ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"The margin of victory does not impress me. I have absolutely no fear that Bayern will score seven goals in one game [against us]."-- Heiko Vogel, coach of Swiss club Basel, on Bayern Munich's 7-1 win over Hoffenheim in German league play four days before the Bayern-Basel Champions League game ... Read the whole story

Galaxy fights fatigue in Toronto showdown

by Ridge Mahoney

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] One day can make all the difference. That's the concept Galaxy coach Bruce Arena espoused about the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal, second leg against Toronto FC to be played Wednesday (10 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer, Galavision) at Home Depot Center. It comes three days after the Galaxy ... Read the whole story

Concacaf Champions League this week ..

by Soccer America

[SCOREBOARD] Chilean Humberto Suazo followed up on his two goals in the first leg with two goals to lead defending champion Monterrey to a 4-1 second-leg victory over Morelia and 7-2 win on aggregate in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League. For all the action ... Read the whole story

Jean-Baptiste scores first goal, Urso gets last laugh

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS ROOKIE WATCH] You don't necessarily need to be a top draft pick to make your mark in MLS. Of the seven rookies to start during First Kick 2012, five went No. 8, 14, 19, 31 and 36 in SuperDraft and Kirk Urso, the former North Carolina captain, went No. ... Read the whole story

Western Conference's dominance almost total

by Soccer America

[MLS REWIND: Week 2] Irish star Robbie Keane had his first two-goal MLS game to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 win over D.C. United. The Colorado Rapids earned a 2-1 win at the Philadelphia Union. Jaime Castrillon and Tony Cascio scored for the Rapids, who finished with ... Read the whole story

Porter confident about U-23 defenders

by Paul Kennedy

[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] The USA heads into the Olympic qualifying tournament in Nashville, Tenn., with lots of attacking options. Does it have enough defensively? U.S. U-23 coach Caleb Porter likes the pairing of Ike Opara and Perry Kitchen in the middle, even though neither played there this past weekend in MLS. Read the whole story

NBC Sports Network debut draws 82,000 viewers

by Soccer America

[TELEVISION WATCH] NBC Sports Network's broadcast of Sunday's FC Dallas-New York, its first MLS broadcast, drew a 0.07 national household rating, or about 82,000 viewers. Read the whole story

Six soccer execs make Forty Under 40

by Paul Kennedy

[MAKING A LIST] Such is the growing recognition of the strides soccer is making that six executives working closely in soccer were cited on Sports Business Journal's annual Forty Under 40 listing of the sports industry's top 40 executives under the age of 40. Read the whole story

Super Mario almost matches Messi

by Soccer America

[VIDEO PICK] Could Bayern Munich overcome its 1-0 deficit against FC Basel? No problem. Mario Gomez almost matched Lionel Messi with four goals, Thomas Mueller scored a sweet side volley and the Bavarian club cruised to a 7-0 win. For video highlights ... Read the whole story

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