Lepore Presents Development Academy At First-Ever Meeting Of CONCACAF Technical Directors
by No Author Listed (Press Release | USSF - May 18)
In late April, Development Academy Technical Advisor and Director of Scouting Tony Lepore represented U.S. Soccer at the first-ever Meeting of CONCACAF Technical Directors in the Cayman Islands. The joint venture between FIFA and CONCACAF brought together technical advisors and directors from the United States, Canada and all of the Caribbean nations to share ideas, goals and challenges. Mexico and the Central American nations held a similar conference in Spanish the week prior. more details | go to article

New CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Format Helps Big Boys
by Noah Davis (Analysis | Goal.com - May 8)
CONCACAF officials met Thursday and Friday to discuss a new World Cup qualifying plan for the region. The format, which will be submitted to FIFA for approval, is designed to give more teams a chance to compete. more details | go to article

St. Louis To Host UN Soccer Game For Haiti
by Associated Press (Preview | Yahoo - February 25)
St. Louis will host an international soccer game to benefit sports and education programs in the city and in Haiti. more details | go to article

Here, There And Back Again
by Luis Bueno, Andrea Canales, Noah Davis, Shane Evans, Allen Ramsey and Zac Lee Rigg (Commentary | Goal.com - February 23)
The North American editors discuss the upcoming USA match, the MLS labor dispute, and the race for fourth place in the Premier League. more details | go to article

Congratulations To Christine And The CBA Conundrum
by Jason de Vos (Blog Entry | CBC - February 22)
Canadian women’s national team star Christine Sinclair set not one, but two remarkable milestones this week. She is now the most capped player in Canadian soccer, with 133 games to her credit, and she also reached the 100-goal mark for the national team. Also: Still no deal between MLS, union. more details | go to article

Scouting Report: El Salvador
by Clemente Lisi (Preview | US National Soccer Players Association - February 22)
United States National Team coach Bob Bradley continues his quest to finalize his 23-player roster for the World Cup when the Americans take on El Salvador on Wednesday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. more details | go to article

Sepp Blatter Braced For A World Cup That Will Define His FIFA Legacy
by Owen Gibson (Profile/Interview | Guardian - February 19)
Nestling in the snowy hills above Zurich, Fifa's opulent HQ is a long way from the promised atmosphere at a World Cup in South Africa that will go a long way to deciding the future of Sepp Blatter, the governing body's president, and therefore the shape of the global game. more details | go to article

Domestic Yanks Get Last Chance To Impress
by Ives Galarcep (Preview | Fox Sports World - February 18)
What is the point? That was a common question asked when the U.S. national team first scheduled its February friendly against El Salvador. more details | go to article

Haiti's Devastated Football Community Begin The Rebuilding Mission
by Amy Lawrence (Commentary | Guardian - February 4)
One of the few survivors, the federation president, Yves Jean Bart, escaped the rubble and has been endeavouring to hold together the shattered Haitian football community by organising what he can on his BlackBerry. "It is the only piece of equipment which remains from the federation," he said. more details | go to article

CONCACAF To Rebuild In Haiti
by Associated Press (Article | Yahoo - February 2)
The football president of North and Central America and the Caribbean has pledged to help Haiti rebuild the offices of its governing body following last month’s earthquake. more details | go to article

MLS To Be Back In Business Soon?
by Andrew Hush (Blog Entry | ESPN - January 27)
What will the players of Major League Soccer be up to at the start of next week? Although a number of teams have already convened for the beginning of preseason training, there remains the chance that, come Feb. 1, tools will be downed until a new collective bargaining agreement is reached. Also: Charlie Davies & Oguchi Onyewu recovery thoughts; US vs. Honduras notes. more details | go to article

Revisiting Project 2010
by Michael Lewis (Analysis | US National Soccer Players Association - January 27)
Like it or not, there are no quick cures or fixes in international soccer. You can't make a trade with another country, sending two top-flight defenders for an attacking midfielder. You can't pick up a high-scoring forward on the free-agent market. more details | go to article

U.S. Backup Plan: Get Healthy
by Martin Rogers (Commentary | Yahoo - January 25)
For those American soccer fans lucky enough to be heading to the World Cup finals in South Africa, there’s no need to start ripping up tickets and canceling those astronomically priced hotel bookings just yet. more details | go to article

U.S. Second-Stringers Soundly Beaten
by Leander Schaerlaeckens (Analysis | ESPN - January 24)
What a shame. An opportunity to learn more about several U.S. players on the bubble for a place in the World Cup squad was squandered Saturday night in a 3-1 loss to Honduras. more details | go to article

Honduras Defeats U.S. National Team, 3-1
by Grahame L. Jones (Result | Los Angeles Times - January 24)
Goals by Carlos Pavon, Jerry Palacios and Roger Espinoza earn the Catrachos their first victory over the Americans in more than eight years. Substitute Clarence Goodson scores the lone U.S. goal. more details | go to article