Brek Shea News

Howdy folks! FC Dallas heads to the Pacific Northwest this weekend and we've also got a ton of USMNT news to get to today.

Stoke City will embark on another pre-season summer US tour. The Potters will travel across the pond for the second consecutive season and have announced a 10 day schedule.

Sometimes the road in Major League Soccer can be an unkind character to deal with each season.

"How the West will be Won" is a great headline for any sport with a Western Conference, especially when there is only one division, not an American and a National.

The league website took a look at the controversial plays from the weekend recently, and the Sounders-Union game Saturday featured heavily in the clip.

The 2013 salaries have been revealed by the MLS Players Union today. As you might expect there are some surprises for FC Dallas and some that aren't so surprising.

American winger Brek Shea will have to wait until next season to try to make his mark at Stoke City, according to boss Tony Pulis.

S O the PFA awards could have gone better then. The players' union booked Reginald D Hunter, pictured above, a comedian well known for his material on race, then apparently demanded their money back when he delivered some material about, erm, race.

England's transfer window opens on June 9 and applying for the rest of Europe starts on July 1. Though there isn't a proven star like Clint Dempsey available, several impact American players will be on the market.

BREK Shea is desperate to prove himself at the Britannia Stadium and hasn't given up hope of being picked again this season.

Delivering on a handshake agreement they made when U.S. national team defender Geoff Cameron moved on a transfer to Stoke City last summer, the Dynamo will face the Potters of the English Premier League on July 24 at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Geoff Cameron was in Major League Soccer with the Houston Dynamo prior to making the move to Stoke City.

While defending Eastern Conference champion Sporting KC is back on top, FC Dallas is a huge surprise atop the Western Conference.

Manager Tony Pulis watched Stoke's 2-1 defeat to Manchester City at Nantwich Town and was evidently keeping a close eye on Shea's progress.

Stoke City will be coming to the US once again this summer and will be making their first trip to Texas to face FC Dallas in late July .

A columnist makes the argument that Brek Shea's move to England has allowed the team to improve .

Q: With the Whitecaps and FC Dallas jockeying for that final play-off spot last season, is it safe to say there is a bit of a rivalry here? A: There may be a little something brewing between the two clubs.