Camp Closure Dashes Boys' Dreams
by Nick Green (Profile/Interview | Carson Daily Breeze - February 10)
An April vacation in Southern California, highlighted by a three-day camp at the David Beckham Academy in Carson, was supposed to be a dream trip for the boys on a Canadian Under-12 soccer team. more details | go to article

Beckham Soccer Academy Shut Down
by Nick Green (Article | Carson Daily Breeze - February 8)
When the Carson-based David Beckham Academy opened in 2005, the soccer superstar himself made the announcement flanked by "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller as paparazzi from around the world looked on. more details | go to article

Vasquez Appears To Be A Good Fit As New Coach
by Nick Green (Profile/Interview | LA Daily News - December 14)
In newly hired coach Martin Vasquez, Chivas USA found a leader who embodies the values of the club, understands its Mexican heritage and has roots in Southern California, yet has cultivated a wider appreciation for the game in Europe and Latin America. more details | go to article

Planning Key To Trip Of Lifetime
by Nick Green (Article | Carson Daily Breeze - December 8)
By now, soccer fans have heard all the horror stories. Soaring crime rates that make it unwise to stroll the streets after dark. Expensive accommodations. A climate that in winter can be cold, wet and windy. And a crummy public transportation system that makes it difficult to get around without a car. more details | go to article

U.S. Has Come A Long Way, Right?
by Nick Green (Commentary | Carson Daily Breeze - March 30)
Let's start with a little trivia. Name the national team that sits in sole possession of first place in its group in World Cup qualifying, has just one loss in 10 qualifiers and is undefeated at home in its region over an astonishing 50-game span. more details | go to article

Unlike Its Intrastadium Rival, Chivas USA Quietly Sticking To Status Quo
by Nick Green (Article | LA Daily News - February 24)
With the Galaxy stuck in a seemingly perpetual cycle of speculation over the presence - or absence - of David Beckham, low-profile intra-stadium rival Chivas USA is similarly rehashing old concerns the club had hoped would clear up in the offseason. more details | go to article

Chivas USA Limp Through Pre-Season (& More)
by Nick Green (Blog Entry | LA Daily News - February 24)
Chivas USA faces the Premier Development League's Ventura County Fusion at 5 p.m. Sunday at Cougar Stadium at the College of the Canyons in Valencia, in what is becoming an annual benefit for the non-profit Michael Hoefflin Foundation, which provides financial and emotional support to children with cancer and their families. (Tickets are $20 or $40 for a family pack of two adult tickets and two for kids - call 661-250-4100 for info). more details | go to article

Latino Influx Could Help U.S.
by Nick Green (Commentary | Carson Daily Breeze - October 14)
Too white. Too middle-class. Too much emphasis placed on plucking good athletes from collegiate ranks rather than good soccer players whose development is stunted by not turning professional earlier. And too much internal politics that places significant obstacles in front of players who don't fit that mold - to the detriment of American soccer. more details | go to article

MLS Needs A Lesson In Scheduling
by Nick Green (Blog Entry | Carson Daily Breeze - September 10)
This was the week the scheduling blunders that the MLS suits made came back to bite them in humiliating fashion. more details | go to article

Chivas USA Is Plodding Along
by Nick Green (Preview | Carson Daily Breeze - March 18)
If the Galaxy resemble the hare of Major League Soccer - all celebrity, bravado and swagger - unassuming intra-stadium rival Chivas USA evokes the tortoise - betting sure and steady wins the race. more details | go to article

Gullit Could Change Galaxy
by Nick Green (Profile/Interview | LA Daily News - February 11)
If a coach can define a team, then the Galaxy under Ruud Gullit have taken a leap calculated to confer the credibility American soccer has long lacked internationally. more details | go to article

Time Is Not On Galaxy's Side
by Nick Green (Result | LA Daily News - August 6)
The Galaxy's first Major League Soccer game in more than a month proved no different from the 0-0 season opener against FC Dallas in April - no goals, no win and no David Beckham. more details | go to article

Donovan Earning His 'Million'
by Nick Green (Profile/Interview | US National Soccer Players Association - May 11)
David Beckham will provide the crowds, charisma and cash for the Galaxy when he arrives in Los Angeles in July. more details | go to article

Rapids Owner Deals Should Benefit MLS
by Nick Green (Article | Carson Daily Breeze - April 17)
American soccer fans like their sugar daddies. more details | go to article

All The World's A Party During The World Cup
by Nick Green (Commentary | Carson Daily Breeze - June 19)
LONDON -- The day after the U.S. game in Kaiserslautern, I ended up in Mannheim, a city on the Rhine about an hour to the east on Germany's incredibly efficient train system. more details | go to article