U.S. Soccer (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team head coach Peter Nowak has named the 22 players who will participate in the Toulon International Tournament in Toulon, France. The team will arrive in Toulon on Thursday, May 15, and will have five days of training before their opening match against Turkey on May 21 at 3:30 p.m. local (9:30 a.m. ET).
Foul Balls (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's a relatively slow news day in the sports world, especially in Chicago where the hot rumor is that the Cubs are interested in the recently released Jim Edmonds. Oh boy! Why the Cubs would want an aging outfielder who's bat and glove have been deteriorating at an alarming rate, I don't know, but whatever. I don't much care either. Anyway, I've had to do some reading this morning to find
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The middle of May is an interesting time in Major League Soccer. The summer transfer window is just weeks away, teams are starting to break away from one another and some clubs are finding out what they did or didn't do right in the offseason. This time of the year is also a big time for [...]
U.S. Soccer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former U.S. Women's National Team forward Cindy Parlow and U.S. Soccer Women's National Staff Coach Jeff Pill head to El Salvador on Monday, May 12, as International Sports Envoys. Parlow and Pill will conduct clinics, reaching out to as many as 800 children in rural and urban areas.
Yellow Chair Sports (Free subscription) | yesterday
MLS washout and SI.com's resident soccer blowhard Greg Lalas praises the virtues of the Columbus Crew, a perennial MLS doormat who at the 1/4 pole of the MLS season has the best record in the league. He doesn't really attribute it to anything other than using an excessive amount of "blue-collar" adjectives to describe their play. I suppose it's easy given their Village People-esque badge. Greg...
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... has done so far this year. In all seriousness, it truly was a weekend of first in Major League Soccer. First goals of the season for some heavyweight scorers: Bring Ching, Dwayne de Rosario, Taylor Twellman, and Juan Pablo Angel. First career goals for: Rookies Danleigh Boreman (NY) and Justin Braun (Chivas) and for second year player Brad Evans (Columbus) First goal of the season for RSL's...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
The ChiSox’ slump-busting (?) Love Doll furor continues to rage across the heartland, as Foul Balls’ Panger takes on Carol Slezak of the Chicago Sun-Times. What other place of business in America grants reporters unfettered access to its employees, much less the right to watch as its workers drop trou and shower? Hell, I’d love to [...]
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Under pressure by a neighborhood group, the Chicago Park District is poised to drop a controversial plan that allowed the Latin School to build a soccer field in Lincoln Park in exchange for prime playing time.
Major League Soccer Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
This is from an article about Real Salt Lake attendance and American fans adopting MLS. L.A.’s Landon Donovan, Chicago’s Cuauhtemoc Blanco and defensive shot-blocker Jon Busch are among the best soccer players in the world. I guess if I were standing in a room with some of the best soccer players in the world, you could say [...]
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... I will start out in the Windy City. It looks as though things are as rosy as we though between the Chicago Fire and defender Wilham Conde. Last night during MLS PrimeTime Thursday, ESPN2 reporter Pedro Gomez (I love that he is doing soccer these days, so much better than Alan Hopkins) talked about how Conde is still unhappy in Chicago. Apparently he still isn't happy with the...
BLCKDGRD (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... lack of effort. Maybe the team United put on the field last night doesn't have the athleticism and soccer skills to get to most balls and do anything productive with the balls they get to. My working theory is United doesn't have particularly good soccer players. When their best player on the field is great-grandfather in soccer years playing out of position - and, sincerely,...
Soccer y Fútbol (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Calling all high school soccer experts! In case you hadn't notice, the Chronicle just put out its annual list of All-Greater Houston honorees. Well, I need you to share with us just how good these student-athletes are, beginning with the...
Sideline Views (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Ya'll ready for some soccer? Here's my score call, before the game starts. 2-1 Fire, Goals by Blanco and Rolfe, DC goal by Moreno. Predictions welcome and accepted up to kickoff. The pregame is covering all the basics of the MLS season so far. Not earthshattering, but a good review. Crew surprising, DC and Houston disappointing. Foudy brings up a point I think is too often overlooked - teams...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... the win, the Diamondbacks gained a split of the four-game series before they depart for Chicago to take on the Cubs, who are 4-9 in their past 13 games. The Phillies scored first off of Webb in the first inning, but the Diamondbacks answered when Young drilled a 1-0 fastball into the left field stands for his eighth home run of the season and second in as many days.They tacked on another...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... Game 1, Dallas at Detroit (7:30 p.m., ET). Let's see them do a reality show about the Stars. []• Soccer: MLS, Chicago at D.C. United (7:30 p.m., ET). This soccer thing just might catch on. []
