If the USA didn't take a step forward Tuesday in its fourth friendly of year, at least it stopped a backward slide.

What kind of impact did MLS's decision to play through the March international calendar have this weekend?

In the aftermath of a dispiriting 3-2 loss to Denmark, the performance of Jozy Altdiore, with a goal and an assist, didn;t impress everyone.

Last week was a pretty good week for San Jose Earthquakes rookie midfielder Fatai Alashe.

The USA national team took a pair of one-goal leads but still lost, 3-2, to Denmark Wednesday in Aarhus. Well, apparently a 4-4-2 formation isn't the solution for the U.S. national team. Nor is it the problem.

The unveiling of Avaya Stadium on Sunday carried special meaning for ex-USA international Jeff Agoos.

Week 3 of the MLS season ended on a positive note with the opening of Avaya Stadium -- San Jose's impressive new soccer stadium -- but it can't take away from the fact that it was a ugly weekend for soccer.

In an age dominated by gargantuan goalkeepers, shorties like Jon Busch stand tall despite their stature.

This can hardly be construed as a major misstep, but expanding the MLS playoffs to 12 teams at this juncture is a bad idea.

Jake Edwards is no different than many of us when he describes himself. "I've always been obsessed with football," the new USL president says. "That's not unusual coming from England."

News broke late last week that MLS very close to approving Minnesota United as its next addition and that's not good news for Miami.

All the controversy surrounding Frank Lampard's status with New York City FC overshadowed the fact that a bigger international star, David Villa, already settled with his family in Manhattan late last summer and was raring to go.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Pele coming to the USA to play in the original NASL. The man responsible for bringing O Rei to the Cosmos and changing the course of American soccer history was Clive Toye.

Brazilian star Kaka has launched his MLS career in spectacular fashion, on and off the field.

Just off the basis of a few games played on the opening weekend of the 2015 MLS season, the rate of exchange is looking good.