Homegrown route: panacea or black hole?

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Jose Villarreal's assist on the Los Angeles Galaxy's winning goal against FC Dallas in Sunday's nationally televised match, highlighted the benefits of MLS's homegrown program. In his first year with the Galaxy, the 18-year-old Villarreal is little by little receiving increased playing time on an established MLS team. ... Read the whole story

MLS's homegrown products

by Soccer America

[MAKING A LIST] Of the 57 players MLS clubs have signed to homegrown contracts, only 22 have played this season. Of those 22, only six could be classified as regulars. Of the rest, 26 have not seen any playing time yet this season. And nine others have already been cut ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"We wanted him to stop puking on the field. He'd ruin the surface." -- Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena on subbing out David Beckham, who played 78 minutes of a 2-0 win over FC Dallas despite suffering from a stomach virus that kept him up most of the previous ... Read the whole story

My Fresh Perspective Blog

by Christen Press

[THE PITCH] With the benefit of perspective -- if that's what five weeks for the London Olympics are -- Christen Press is back in Sweden for the second half of the Damallsvenskan. Two new teammates, U.S. international Yael Averbuch and former Stanford teammate Camille Levin, have helped her see the ... Read the whole story

Bunbury out 6-8 months with torn ACL

by Soccer America

[MLS INJURY REPORT] Sporting Kansas City forward Teal Bunbury is out for the season after suffering a torn ACL and damaged LCL in his left knee during Sunday's 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls. Bunbury will undergo surgery and is expected to miss six to eight months. Read the whole story

Montreal sells out third straight; No. 30 for Portland

by Mike Woitalla

[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three teams announced crowds of 20,000-plus as Week 25's 11 games averaged a modest -- by this season's standards -- 15,920. For MLS team attendance rankings ... Read the whole story

Concacaf Champions League schedule

by Soccer America

[WEEK 3] Four of MLS's five entrants play this week in the Concacaf Champions League. The Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC all won their first games. Real Salt Lake is idle after splitting its first two games. In action on Tuesday: Toronto FC, which hosts ... Read the whole story

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