[AMERICANS ABROAD] Dallas product Marco Vidal made his Mexican First Division debut when he started for Juarez Indios Juarez in its 1-0 loss to … Read the whole story

"People have opinions, and you must respect those, but mine is to give him another chance and back him. There are a lot of things he needs to put right -- but I think he can do it. ... He's served his sentence, he's been punished for what he did wrong."

-- Newcastle United coach Kevin Keegan on midfielder Joey Barton, who is due to be released from prison next week after serving a six-month sentence for punching a man to the ground and pummeling him up to 20 times with his fists. Barton's criminal past also includes sticking a lit cigar into the face of a Manchester City teammate's face at a Christmas party and Barton was convicted for a training ground attack on another teammate, Ousmane Dabo, that left Dabo unconscious and bleeding. (AFP)

[NATIONAL CHAMPIONS-BOYS] North Texas teams swept the boys championships in the U-16 to U-19 age groups at the US Youth Soccer National Championships in … Read the whole story

[NATIONAL CHAMPIONS-GIRLS] The Dallas Texans Red made history when they won three girls titles at the US Youth Soccer National Championships in North Little … Read the whole story

[YOUTH] The USA raced out to a 4-0 lead and held on to beat Costa Rica, 4-1, and win the first Concacaf Under-17 Girls … Read the whole story

[BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP] Brazil won its third straight FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with a 5-3 win over Italy in which Bruno and … Read the whole story

Only one home team managed a win in the four MLS clashes following the All-Star Game. For all the weekends MLS results, scoring leaders … Read the whole story

The Puerto Rico Islanders moved to within one point of the Charleston Battery at the top of the USL First Division when they came … Read the whole story

Former U.S. international Christie Welsh had a goal and an assist to lead the Washington Freedom to a 2-1 overtime win over the host … Read the whole story

Led by two goals from rising U.S. U-20 star Felix Garcia, the defending champion Laredo Heat beat the Austin Aztex 3-1, to reach the … Read the whole story