Soccer America Daily

[USL-2] The USL Second Division, United Soccer Leagues’ original professional league, will operate with only six teams in 2010 at the Division III,reducing the number of pro teams below MLS to only 18, the lowest number since its launch in 1996. The Charleston Battery joined USL-2 from the USL First Division in the offseason, whilethe […]

[U.S. SOCCER DIVISION 2] The 12 teams are divided into two conferences – the USL Conference and the NASL Conference. The USL Conference includes AustinAztex, NSC Minnesota, Portland Timbers, Puerto Rico Islanders, Rochester Rhinos and Tampa Bay Rowdies. The NASL Conference will consist of Crystal Palace Baltimore, Carolina RailHawks, Miami FC,Montreal Impact, AC St. Louis […]

[MLS] Sergio Herrera became the latest Colombian to join MLS when he signed with the Columbus Crew from Deportivo Cali.For the MLS offseason moves … IN: Aziz Ansah, Ghana (HeartlandFC, Nigeria to FC Dallas) Stephane Auvray, Guadeloupe (Nimes, France to Kansas City Wizards) DannyCaliff, USA (FC Midtjylland, Denmark to Philadelphia Union) Joey Gjertsen,USA (Montreal Impact, […]

[U.S. SOCCER] Sunil Gulati was unanimously re-elected to a second four-yearterm as U.S. Soccer president on Saturday at the organization’s Annual General Meeting.   Gulati, who rose from the ranks as a youth team administrator to run the U.S. national team program when it took off in the late 1980s,became a key figure in the […]

[DRAW] The draw for the 2010 European Championship to be co-hosted byPoland Ukraine was held Sunday in Warsaw. The toughest group is Group C in which three World Cup 2010 finalists — Italy, Serbia and U.S. opponent Slovenia — will meet.   The winners of the nine groups and the toprunner-up qualify for the finals. […]

[MLS] Five MLS teams were in preseason action on Saturday, and all five won by comfortablemargins. FC Dallas had the closest call, pulling away from Memphis University on Peri Marosevic‘s free kick in the 74th minute to defeat the visiting Tigers, 3-1. For all Saturday’sresults and this week’s preseason schedule …   Feb. 6 FC […]

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Herculez Gomez scored his first goal since joining MexicanFirst Division club Puebla in its 1-1 tie at Atlante on Sunday.   Gomez, who joined Puebla from the Kansas City Wizards after six seasons in MLS, scored shortly after halftime on a header off a pass from Luis MiguelNoriega.   Atlantelooked set to fall […]

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Goalkeeper Brad Friedel made keys saves in Aston Villa’s scoreless tie with Tottenham and striker Kenny Cooperdebuted for Plymouth Argyle after recovering from a knee injury and leaving 1860 Munich on loan. ENGLAND, PREMIER LEAGUEJozyAltidore (Hull City) 66 minutes, 2-1 win over Manchester City.Altidore scored his first EPL goal in 18 games since […]

[AMERICANS ABROAD] It took 18 games, but 20-year-old Jozy Altidore finally got his first English Premier League goal, and what a goal it was.Altidore teamed up with George Boateng and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for a well-taken opening goal in Hull City’s 2-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday that movedthe Tigers out of the […]