[QATAR 2022] Air-conditioning all or part of Qatar for the 2022 World Cup may not be necessary as FIFA seems to be seriously considering ... Read the whole story

"We've got an American guy Edson Buddle in and he's trained with us this week and he's done fine. I'm not sure when he goes back. I think he's here for next week as well because we'd like a longer look at him. He's been scoring goals in the MLS and had a good season and he's available. ... I'm not sure of the facts, but I know it's not going to cost us and arm and a leg if we do it [sign Buddle]."

-- Alex McLeish, coach of 16th-place English Premier League club Birmingham City on the Los Angeles Galaxy's Edson Buddle, MLS's second leading scorer in 2010 with 17 goals. (Birmingham City Official Site)

[TELEVISION WATCH] Monday's Manchester United-Arsenal game was watched by 570,000 viewers on ESPN2, making it the most-watched English Premier League telecast on U.S. cable ... Read the whole story

[EUROPA LEAGUE] Americans Jozy Altidore (Villarreal), Maurice Edu (Rangers) and Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht) are headed to the knockout stage of the Europa League, whose ... Read the whole story

[GOLD CUP] The 2011 Gold Cup final will be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., a site for the inaugural tournament 20 ... Read the whole story

[MLS] Rather than take a stab at Stage 2 of the new Re-Entry Draft when the Galaxy declined to exercise his option for the ... Read the whole story

[VIDEO PICK] Andres Iniesta, who scored the winner for Spain against the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final, befriends a bear in this ... Read the whole story