Sep
28

Chivas USA Finally On The Move? To Santa Ana?


We all have known for some time that Chivas USA would eventually move out of the Home Depot Center. It turns out the club has been actively searching for a new home to build their own stadium for some time here and now they are getting closer. Here is a little report on the matter…[continue reading]

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Sep

28

UEFA Champions League Previews


By Geoff Reid Group E Valencia vs Chelsea from the Estadi de Mestalla, Valencia The talking point in this one will be the return of former Valencia midfielder Juan Mata to the Mediterranean coast with his current side, Chelsea. Both of these sides are favored to qualify for the knockout phase of the tournament, so…[continue reading]

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Sep
28

“I think the league will want to make an announcement about the 20th franchise by the end of the year.” “We’re doing everything we possibly can to secure that franchise.”
~ Terry Byrne

Have to say this is the first I’ve heard of the league wanting to announce anything on the 20th club by the end of the year. Hopeful much on the part of the Cosmos group? Absolutely, but I still believe this is the main group the league is looking at in New York. MLS Commissioner…[continue reading]

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Sep

27

How Each MLS Development Academy Ranked


US Soccer has released their evaluations of the US Soccer Development Academy clubs for the 2010-2011 season and one MLS club was rated as the top club in the country out of the 78 clubs that participated. My pal Daniel over at BigDSoccer pulled this all together earlier and found out that FC Dallas had…[continue reading]

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Sep

27

UEFA Champions League Previews


By Geoff Reid Group A Bayern Munich vs Manchester City from the Allianz Arena, Munich No question, this is the match of the day with the Bavarian giants, who have had a fantastic start to this season both domestically and on the continent, against the blue half of Manchester. In what is the toughest group…[continue reading]

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Sep

27

San Jose Nears Stadium Ground Breaking


Hey, hey, hey. Another Major League Soccer club is close to putting shovels in the ground and building a brand new facility to call their own. CenterLineSoccer is reporting that the San Jose Earthquakes’ proposed new stadium has gone through the neighborhood scrutiny and could be on their way to getting this facility built. In…[continue reading]

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Sep

27

MLS Power Rankings: Week 28


We are getting towards the end of the season here in Major League Soccer. The power rankings are getting towards the end of the year as well as we’ll probably only do one or two more weeks of these. Not too many big changes in the rankings here. FC Dallas continues to fall while Houston…[continue reading]

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Sep

27

MLS Cup Playoff Race: Dallas Next In, Galaxy Near Shield


One more team can clinch a MLS Cup Playoff berth this week while a couple others are on the brink of elimination. The LA Galaxy are also on the verge of winning their second straight Supporter’s Shield as well. FC Dallas will qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs IF: FC Dallas defeat Colorado this week…[continue reading]

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Sep

26

College Soccer: Weekend Recap


Conference play is heating up around the country but we still had a few big out of conference games that were fun to take note this past weekend in college soccer. Below are a few of the bigger results from a jam-packed weekend. No. 1 Maryland 2 – 0 Virginia. Maryland is still holding serve as…[continue reading]

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Sep
26

MLS Week 28: What We Learned


Week 28 is in the books in Major League Soccer. Just as always my weekly recap is over at SBNation.com. After this week we have a new leader in the Golden Boot and MVP race (Dwayne De Rosario) and a new leader in the Eastern Conference (Houston). The Eastern Conference has a bit of a…[continue reading]

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