Soccer America Daily

[OFF THE POST] Players aren’t supposed to scalp tickets they’re given by their teams for friends and family, yet 18-year-old Aston Villa defender NathanBaker tried to sell his allotment of five English League Carling Cup final tickets on his Facebook page at $300 apiece. The not so difficult to make discovery prompted Aston Villa to […]

[MLS] The third time around for Clint Mathis in a Galaxy uniform has been put on hold. Mathis, 33, underwent surgery last Friday to repair atorn meniscus in his left knee he suffered in training, according to a team press release. The procedure, performed at Surgery Center of the Pacific in Santa Monica, will sideline […]

[JAMAICA] Four MLS players were summoned by the Jamaican soccer federation to play for Jamaica in a friendly Wednesday against Argentina in Mar del Plata. Omar Cummings (Colorado), Ryan Johnson (San Jose), Dane Richards (New York) and Shavar Thomas (Philadelphia) were named to thesquad by Coach Theodore Whitmore, whose team beat Canada, 1-0, Jan. 31 […]

[U.S. SOCCER] WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci and newly elected USASA President Richard Groff were elected as new members of U.S. Soccer’s Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting in New Orleans. RichardGroff and Tonya Antonucci were elected as new members of U.S. Soccer’s Board of Directors. Antonucci replaced D.C. United PresidentKevin Payne, while Groff […]

[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 […]