Five stars likely to light up London

by Alec Mishra

[OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN] Despite its reputation as a second-rate tournament, the Olympics have long provided a proving ground for young players as well as an opportunity for older players to take their careers to the next level. Argentina dominated the past two Olympics with Carlos Tevez and Lionel Messi exploding onto ... Read the whole story

Olympic men's soccer television schedule

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] The men's soccer competition begins on Thursday at the London Olympics with eight games. Opening-day matches of note include Spain-Japan and Brazil-Egypt. For all the complete schedule and viewing information ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"Various material breaches of League Rules (including the League's Collective Bargaining Agreement), including physical confrontations with players and officials during a Team game resulting in a fine and multi-game suspension, interfering with the rights of Team players to contact the players' union with concerns, subjecting Team players to inappropriate hazing ... Read the whole story

Olympic women's soccer television schedule

by Soccer America

[DATEBOOK] Women's soccer kicks off play at the London Olympics on Wednesday. Six matches -- including the much-anticipated USA-France showdown in Glasgow -- will take place. NBCSN will carry the USA-France game live at noon ET. For all the complete schedule and viewing information ... Read the whole story

Michael Farfan last-minute addition

by Soccer America

[MLS ALL-STAR GAME] MLS has agreed with Chelsea's request to allow 10 substitutes instead of seven for Wednesday's AT&T MLS All-Star Game at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. (TV: ESPN2, TeleFutura, TSN2, 8:30 p.m ET). As a result, Philadelphia Union midfielder Michael Farfan has been added to the All-Star roster ... Read the whole story

MacDonald in, Puppo out in Chicago

by Soccer America

[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The Chicago Fire has signed a new Designated Player and shipped another out. It acquired Dutch forward Sherjill MacDonald from Belgian club Beerschot and sent Federico Puppo on loan to Uruguay's Defensor Sporting Club.< Read the whole story

MLS clubs hold their own

by Soccer America

[SUMMER OF SOCCER] Summer friendlies are no indicator of the absolute strength of the competing teams, but for one night at least MLS clubs showed they could play with some top-flight European opposition. The Columbus Crew beat Stoke City, 2-1, on late goals from homegrown players Aaron Horton and Ben ... Read the whole story

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