World Cup At San Francisco's City Hall
by No Author Listed (Article | Soccer America - May 28)
If the choice is city workers heading home or off to a local bar to watch World Cup or have them view the games in their front yard, the city of San Francisco would prefer the latter. It will be showing games on a 13-by-18-foot video screen at Civic Center Plaza. more details | go to article

How Will Expansion Philly Fare Off-Field?
by Ridge Mahoney (Analysis | Soccer America - February 19)
While it’s true that expanding into Philadelphia in 2010 will mark the fourth straight season, and fifth occasion in the last six years, that MLS has added at least one new team, this move might be the most important. more details | go to article

End To End: The El Salvador Edition
by Noah Davis (Analysis | Goal.com - February 9)
United States Men's National Team coach Bob Bradley announced the 23 players he plans to call into camp before the American's friendly against El Salvador. With European leagues in the midst of their seasons, the roster consists entirely of domestic-based talents and offers a bit of insight into the thoughts of the manager. It's time for Goal.com's weekly run-through which players are improving their positions and who is falling down the pecking order. more details | go to article

Score One For San Jose Soccer Players, Fans
by Elliott Almond and Tracy Seipel (Commentary | San Jose Mercury News - February 8)
Ten years after San Jose taxpayers approved funding to build a regional soccer complex, the end may be in sight. more details | go to article

Earthquakes To Break Ground On Practice Field Near Planned San Jose Stadium Site
by Elliott Almond (Article | San Jose Mercury News - January 27)
The Earthquakes plan to break ground today on a training field at the proposed site of a soccer stadium, the most tangible evidence yet that ownership is serious about building a pitch across from Mineta San Jose International Airport. more details | go to article

Ultimate XI: 2009 M.L.S. All-Ugly Team
by Shep Messing (Blog Entry | New York Times - July 8)
The challenge in selecting this team was simply settling on a (generally) inoffensive definition of ugly. To be fair to the numerous candidates and also to be politically correct, consider this from Webster’s: “The history, development and origin of the word Ugly: Middle English, from Old Norse uggligr, from uggr fear; akin to Old Norse ugga to fear … 13th century.” more details | go to article

Love Him Or Hate Him, At Least Sports Fans Know The Name Landon Donovan
by Paul Oberjuerge (Profile/Interview | New York Times - March 28)
But Donovan’s most noteworthy accomplishment might be that he has achieved enough recognition as an American player for a wide swath of sports fans in the United States to have formed an opinion on him. more details | go to article

Don Garber: 'We're A Long-Term Play.'
by Ridge Mahoney (Profile/Interview | Soccer America - March 24)
Not for a few years will it be known if aggressive expansion by MLS owners in the five-year period from 2007 to 2011 is brazen or brilliant, or both. more details | go to article

MLS Week 1: Galaxy To Take Down D.C.
by Ridge Mahoney (Preview | Soccer America - March 20)
The MLS moves into full swing with six games on tap for the weekend. We like the Galaxy to beat D.C. United in a goalfest -- neither defense looks ready -- and Houston and Columbus to play to a stalemate in a battle of the last two MLS champions. For all of the picks… more details | go to article

MLS Award Predictions
by Kyle McCarthy (Commentary | Goal.com - March 18)
Goal.com's Kyle McCarthy wraps up his MLS preview with a look at who could take down the major individual awards at the end of the 2009 campaign. more details | go to article

Playing The MLS Guessing Game
by Martin Rogers (Analysis | Yahoo - March 18)
Major League Soccer is upon us again and the most fraught prediction game in the sport can begin once more. Trying to guess the outcome of one the world’s most evenly matched leagues is a fast track to madness, but that doesn’t stop us from having a go year after year. more details | go to article

Quakes Sign Zaher, Near Deal With Elliott
by Paul Kennedy (Profile/Interview | Soccer America - March 17)
Former D.C. United defender Mike Zaher, who scored a stunning goal for UCLA at Buck Shaw Stadium during the NCAA playoffs two years ago, will be playing his home games on the Santa Clara campus this season. more details | go to article

The Beckham Saga
by No Author Listed (1st Person | Goal.com - March 17)
San Jose Earthquakes defender Kelly Gray checks in with his first Goal.com column of the 2009 season, offering his thoughts on David Beckham and why Los Angeles Galaxy fans should not hold a grudge against the star player. more details | go to article

Major League Soccer's Top 25 Players
by No Author Listed (Preview | Goal.com - March 14)
The 2009 MLS season is quickly approaching, and promises more key performances from its stars. Goal.com runs down the top 25 players in the league. more details | go to article

MLS Team Capsules For The 2009 Season
by Associated Press (Preview | Yahoo - March 13)
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