[MLS: 2013] Those making a case for Caleb Porter for MLS Coach of the Year can point to the Portland Timbers' year-to-year increase of … Read the whole story

[MLS PLAYOFFS: Schedule] The MLS playoffs kick off Wednesday when the Seattle Sounders host the Colorado Rapids in a play-in. The six games scheduled … Read the whole story

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Christen Press, who led the Swedish Damallsvenskan in scoring with 23 goals in 20 games, says she'll probably play in NWSL next … Read the whole story

[FIFA AWARDS] Four-time winner Lionel Messi heads the shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which is awarded to the best men's player in the … Read the whole story

[PANAMA] Panama, which was within two minutes of advancing to the World Cup intercontinental playoffs and knocking Mexico out of the World Cup, has … Read the whole story

[PDL] The San Jose Earthquakes became the fourth MLS club to form a PDL team when they announced they'll field a team in the … Read the whole story

[OFF THE POST: Golazo] Jose Otoniel Salinas of Salvadoran club Atletico Marte took the ball at the halfway line and scored after slaloming through … Read the whole story

"I had never heard of Sheriff Tiraspol before -- I thought they were from Northern Ireland. I only found out 20 minutes before we landed. I got told it was a country within Moldova. That was a new one for me, but it has improved my geography. I am very pleased to be here. I can tell my grandchildren that I played in a part of Moldova that isn't Moldova."

-- Tottenham's German midfielder Lewis Holtby on playing Sheriff Tiraspol in a Europa League game that Hotspur won, 2-0, last week. Tiraspol is a self-proclaimed sovereign state within Moldova's borders. (FIFA.com)

[OFF THE POST] Bertie Bee, the mascot of English League Championship leader, was sent off early in the Clarets' 2-0 win over second-place QPR … Read the whole story