[MLS PLAYOFF WATCH] The urgency of accumulating points is intensifying as most teams move into the final third of their schedules, despite a busy … Read the whole story

[U.S. UNDER-18 MEN] The USA opened the defense of its Milk Cup title with a 2-0 win over Israel thanks to goals by the … Read the whole story

"Players are going to get themselves into trouble over Twitter, I can tell. I can't ban it and I'm not going to try. But they have to be careful what they say on it about the club and its policies. If they put a team selection up, which I'm sure some disgruntled numpty will at some stage, they will be in trouble. Then I think they can get fined. … We are in the process of educating them, having a media law firm come in and speak to the players about it. Having pictures of yourself misbehaving as a 16-year-old is OK until you become a famous footballer and that picture is still there and is there forever."

-- Tweet at your own risk, says Mick McCarthy, coach of English club Wolverhampton Wanderers. (The Guardian)

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Former UCLA and Carolina RailHawks defender Brad Rusin made his debut for Danish club Koge in its 3-2 loss to visiting FC … Read the whole story

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] For the second year in a row, the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC will look to qualify for the group stage … Read the whole story

[PDL] For the eighth year in a row, there won't be back-to-back champions in the Premier Development League as the 2010 champion Portland Timbers … Read the whole story

[DATEBOOK] MLS clubs will close out their summer schedule of international friendlies when the Columbus Crew welcomes Newcastle United and the Portland Timbers host … Read the whole story

[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] The 2011 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships kick off Wednesday in Phoenix, where 60 teams will competing in six boys and … Read the whole story

[REF WATCH] The latest edition of Copa America, the South American championship that is the world's oldest continental national team competition, came to conclusion … Read the whole story

[VIDEO PICK] Alex Morgan, the 22-year-old Californian who scored for the USA in the semifinals and final of the summer's Women's World Cup, scored … Read the whole story