[MLS] To shore up one of the weakest rosters in MLS, TFC head coach Aron Winter, technical director Paul Mariner and consultant Juergen Klinsmann … Read the whole story

[MLS] Many MLS coaches use non-league competitions to groom backups and younger players, but that attitude is not shared by Canadian teams when it … Read the whole story

"I think Germany has shown that they were one of the top teams in the first stage. They won all three games and scored a lot of goals (11). In this case, we know that they’re going to be very offensive, very good. We respect them, but the best way to respect them is attacking when we have the ball and when we don’t have the ball, defending well. We know how to do it, now it’s up to the players to have that concentration during the 90 minutes."

-- U.S. coach Wilmer Cabrera ahead of his team's round of 16 game against Germany in the U-17 World Cup on Thursday (4 pm ET, ESPNU/ESPN3.com). (USSoccer.com)

[DATEBOOK] Eight games will be played over the July 4 weekend -- including four televised on ESPN2 and one each on Fox Soccer and … Read the whole story

[UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] The USA, which won only one knockout game in its 13 previous appearances at the Under-17 World Cup, faces a tall … Read the whole story

[WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SPOTLIGHT] The hottest striker at the Women's World Cup isn't Brazilian Marta (held scoreless Wednesday by 16-year-old Aussie Caitlin Foord), German … Read the whole story

[SCOREBOARD] Wednesday's Group D matches ended in 1-0 victories for Brazil and Norway, dropping the goals per game average at the Women's World Cup … Read the whole story

[SCOREBOARD] Japan continued its impressive play at the Under-17 World Cup with a 6-0 win over New Zealand. Brazil, Uruguay and Uzbekistan also moved … Read the whole story

[SCOREBOARD] The Montreal Impact's troubles in the NASL continued as it could do no better than tie the Puerto Rico Islanders, 0-0, at home … Read the whole story

[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Illinois clubs won eight of the 14 titles up for grabs Wednesday at the 2011 U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Championships … Read the whole story