Bolton Offers US Midfielder Holden New Deal
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 26)
Bolton wants U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden to sign a new deal despite a leg injury restricting him to just three appearances for the Premier League club. more details | go to article
World Cup Opening Ceremony Singer Dies
by (Article | Yahoo - May 26)
World Cup organizers say a singer who had been scheduled to perform at the opening ceremony has died after a short illness. more details | go to article
UEFA Signs McDonald's As Sponsor Through 2017
by (Article | Yahoo - May 26)
McDonald’s has signed a deal to sponsor all of Europe’s top-tier international soccer competitions through 2017. more details | go to article
FIFA To Crack Down On Dangerous Tackles
by (Article | Yahoo - May 26)
FIFA medical chief Michel D’Hooghe wants referees at the World Cup in South Africa to crack down on players who commit career-threatening tackles during matches. more details | go to article
Algeria Midfielder Meghni To Miss WCup With Injury
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 25)
Algeria midfielder Mourad Meghni will miss the World Cup after failing to recover from a left knee injury. more details | go to article
S Africa Readies Airports Ahead Of Team Arrivals
by (Article | Yahoo - May 25)
South Africa’s network of airports that has been years in the making will be tested this week as the first teams arrive for the World Cup. more details | go to article
Onyewu Makes Return From Surgery
by (Preview | Yahoo - May 25)
Oguchi Onyewu made his first appearance in a game since knee surgery last October, and Edson Buddle played his first game for the U.S. national team in seven years. more details | go to article
Reyna Outlines Plans For US Youth Football
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 25)
U.S. Soccer youth technical director Claudio Reyna has outlined a national curriculum for developing players through all levels of American football. more details | go to article
Champions League Final Gets 1.1 Overnight
by (Article | Yahoo - May 24)
The first U.S. over-the-air network telecast of a European Champions League final got a 1.1 overnight rating and 3 share on Fox from major markets. more details | go to article
Bill Russell Attends US World Cup Team Practice
by (Article | Yahoo - May 24)
A special guest stood out at U.S. World Cup practice — former NBA great Bill Russell. more details | go to article
Wambach Scores Twice To Lift US Over Germany
by (Result | Yahoo - May 22)
Abby Wambach scored two goals and assisted on another to guide the United States to a 4-0 victory over Germany in an international friendly Saturday. more details | go to article
Pachuca Signs American Forward Herculez Gomez
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 22)
The club said on its website Friday that it had added the 28-year-old from Las Vegas, who scored 10 goals this year for Puebla to become the first American to win or share the Mexican league’s regular-season scoring title. more details | go to article
FIFA Official: Bribery Claims Probably Not True
by (Preview | Yahoo - May 20)
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke says he doesn’t think there is any truth to the comments made by David Triesman alleging a conspiracy to bribe referees in South Africa. more details | go to article
Brazil: We Must Spend $20 Billion On World Cup
by (Preview | Yahoo - May 19)
Brazilian sports minister Orlando Silva says the country must invest $20 billion in infrastructure projects and public transportation to prepare for hosting the 2014 World Cup. more details | go to article
Donovan: U.S. Has An Advantage At World Cup
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 18)
U.S. midfielder Landon Donovan said Tuesday the Americans will benefit from having played in the Confederations Cup in South Africa last year. That nation hosts soccer's biggest event in June. (2:22 video interview) more details | go to article
Ac St. Louis No. 2: Tim velten; U.S. Women's Games Announced
by (Blog Entry | St. Louis Post Dispatch - February 9)
Tim Velten, who went from Webster Groves High to SIUE to Louisville and then on to USL, is the second player announced by AC St. Louis. more details | go to article
Meola Joins Ironmen
by (Profile/Interview | North Jersey Herald News - August 15)
Former U.S. national goalkeeper Tony Meola has agreed to a contract with the expansion New Jersey Ironmen of the Major Indoor Soccer League. more details | go to article
Champions League Final Gets 1.1 Overnight
by (Article | Yahoo - May 24)
The first U.S. over-the-air network telecast of a European Champions League final got a 1.1 overnight rating and 3 share on Fox from major markets. more details | go to article
Most viewers For US Soccer On ESPN Outside WCup
by (Article | Yahoo - June 30)
The United States’ 3-2 loss to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final was seen by 3.9 million people on ESPN, the most-viewed non-World Cup game for the American team on the cable network. more details | go to article
Argentina Plans US Exhibition This Year
by (Preview | Yahoo - February 22)
Argentina’s national soccer team plans to play an exhibition game in the United States this year after the World Cup. more details | go to article
UEFA Signs McDonald's As Sponsor Through 2017
by (Article | Yahoo - May 26)
McDonald’s has signed a deal to sponsor all of Europe’s top-tier international soccer competitions through 2017. more details | go to article