US Soccer News

Less then an hour stands between a battle of the two highest paid clubs in Major League Soccer, the New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Galaxy on May 19, 2013.

I was one of the lucky few for whom the drugs kicked in; presented with another 4-4-2 featuring Wells Thompson Naive DefenderTM, and Double Pivot and the Pinched-In Twins ... well, there is a time and a place for mescaline, and a slightly out-of-phase hypercolor for this stuff here on this dissolving bit of gelatin paper ... today was the time, I ... (more)

Eddie Johnson scored twice, including the winner early in the 62nd minute, and the Seattle Sounders ended FC Dallas' nine-game unbeaten streak in MLS play with a 4-2 victory Saturday night.

There's really no debate about it given the 1-8-1 opening salvo by coach Ben Olsen's squad, which has a league-worst four points and scored a league-worst five goals through 10 games.

Jack McInerney scored his league-leading eighth goal of the season on Saturday to lift the Philadelphia Union to a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire on a rainy night at PPL Park.

"David Beckham is Britain's finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent, but because he practices with a relentless application that the vast majority of less-gifted players wouldn't contemplate" There's obviously the money -- approximately $46 million earned by the midfielder in 2012 alone, according to Forbes -- and the celebrity ... (more)

Toronto FC's Darren O'Dea does his best to keep the ball in play against Columbus' Tony Tchani during MLS action Saturday at BMO Field.

Shalrie Joseph and Seattle Sounders FC are unbeaten in the last five games. Seattle hosts FC Dallas today.

Despite the 'Caps riding a bit of an upswing lately, the focus, and much of the deserved criticism, has fallen at the boots of young striker Darren Mattocks .

Back with the Los Angeles Galaxy following a four-month sabbatical, Donovan was bypassed for the American roster for three World Cup qualifiers next month.

Philadelphia Union midfielder Leo Fernandes poses for a photo with 7-year-old Keith Baldosaro during Mantua Soccer Association's Fun Day at Chestnut Branch Park, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

The preliminary design for a special state license plate bearing the logo of an MLS soccer team, the Seattle Sounders FC, is displayed on a vehicle parked Friday, May 17, 2013, in Renton, Wash.

Omar Gonzalez will be sporting a new pair of cleats on Sunday, ray green adidas Predator LZ II's. It's the old pitch debut of adidas' latest Predator.

The Philadelphia Union go in search of a bounce-back performance on Saturday when the club hosts the Chicago Fire at PPL Park.

Coach Caleb Porter's Timbers are 4-1-6 and riding a nine-match unbeaten streak, but Porter would just as soon have the attention and accolades on his players, not himself.

It's a little like Annie Savoy telling Nuke LaLoosh to breathe through his eyelids in "Bull Durham." Rapids coach Oscar Pareja was waiting, patiently, for his team to finally know without thinking.

Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche had two goals and two assists, and Nashville's Craig Smith added five assists to help the United States rout Russia, 8-3, Thursday in the world hockey quarterfinals in Helsinki, Finland.

International soccer player David Beckham poses with his PSG Football shirt after his PSG signature at Parc des Princes on January 31, 2013 in Paris.

Landon Donovan was left off the 29-man U.S. roster for a training camp ahead of a trio of World Cup qualifiers next month, but American coach Jurgen Klinsmann anticipates he will rejoin the team at some unspecified point.

Toronto FC announced Thursday that the club has acquired midfielder Bobby Convey from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft.