Bradley's Roma shines, Dempsey sits, Guzan pounded

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] The weekend before the holiday break for Americans everywhere but in England and Belgium saw Michael Bradley's Roma pound AC Milan, 4-2, with what was described as "champagne soccer." In England, Clint Dempsey sat out Tottenham's 0-0 tie against Geoff Cameron's Stoke City with a slight groin injury. ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"You can invent the stories you want, but it is a technical decision, nothing more. My opinion counts, and no others. And in my opinion, Adán is better than Iker at the moment." -- Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho on his stunning decision to drop longtime goal and captain Iker ... Read the whole story

Rapids deal Cummings to Houston

by Soccer America

[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The breakup of the Colorado Rapids' frontline continues. After Conor Casey, whose contract renewal was not picked up and who was then picked by the Philadelphia Union, Jamaican Omar Cummings was dealt to the 2012 MLS runner-up Houston Dynamo for defender Nathan Sturgis and allocation money. Read the whole story

Marcus Tracy: 'We want to show the other side'

by Soccer America

[VIDEO PICK: Newtown Tribute] Former Hermann Trophy winner Marcus Tracy, who joined the San Jose Earthquakes this year after starting his pro career in Denmark, hails from Newtown, Conn., and was at home the morning of the shooting that resulted in the deaths of 26 students, teachers and staff. Tracy, ... Read the whole story

Thorns could approach season-ticket record

by Paul Kennedy

[NWSL] What do you when you have a 96 percent renewal rate in your season tickets and 6,500 fans on your waiting list? If you're MLS's Portland Timbers, you extend your brand. Thorns FC, Portland's team in the new NWSL, has already taken more than 2,000 season-ticket deposits for its ... Read the whole story

Struggling Islanders will sit out first half

by Paul Kennedy

[NASL] The North American Soccer League's plan to institute a split season -- spring and fall championships -- was intended to double fan interest. But the unintended consequence is that it has doubled the possibility of a team wanting to sit out one half. After the New York Cosmos, the ... Read the whole story

Elf, Grinch or Goalkeeper -- you decide

by Samuel Charles

[VIDEO PICK: Off the Post] Former UNC Asheville goalkeeper Lassi Hurskainen has become something of a one man gang on the Internet showing off his prowess in and out of net, and now he has a snowbound edition from his native Finland. Read the whole story

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