U.S. Soccer Conference Call Regarding 2010 Division 2 Soccer League
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | USSF - January 7)
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati, CEO/Secretary General Dan Flynn, USL CEO Alec Papadakis and NASL Acting Commissioner Jeff Cooper spoke to media today to announce the creation of a combined USL/NASL Division 2 professional soccer league in 2010 more details | go to article

Athletica's Demise Another Blow To St. Louis Soccer
by Paul Kennedy (Article | Soccer America - May 28)
The Saint Louis Athletica became the second Women’s Professional Soccer team to fold in four months when its owners closed shop on Thursday. Athletica players, including such U.S. national team stars as Hope Solo, Shannon Boxx and Lori Chalupny, will be available as free agents to other WPS teams as of Tuesday. For now, AC St. Louis, the D-2 Pro League club operated by the same ownership group, remains in business. more details | go to article

MISL Faces Future
by L.E. Eisenmenger (Article | US National Soccer Players Association - December 2)
Peter Wilt likes challenges and it’s not hard to see the challenge in making a professional indoor soccer into a viable business. more details | go to article

Sorry Freddy
by J Hutcherson (Profile/Interview | US National Soccer Players Association - July 6)
To steal a line from Jon Landau, I just saw the future of American soccer, and his name is Freddy Adu. more details | go to article

2008 MLS Eastern Conference In Brief
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Soccer America - March 26)
Rosters, schedules and stats for MLS Eastern Conference teams. more details | go to article

In U.S., Mexican professional soccer enjoys huge crowds
by Martha Mendoza (Article | US National Soccer Players Association - March 26)
As two of the world's most famous sports teams took the field here, more than 20,000 fans screamed, jumped, danced and rocked the stands. Of course, probably only those who follow Spanish television, radio or newspapers (or live within screaming distance of the stadium), knew about the match between the Guadalajara Chivas and the Morelia Monarcas, let alone the 50 other professional Mexican soccer games scheduled north of the United States-Mexico border this year. more details | go to article

MLS Academies Look To Set The Standard
by J.R. Eskilson (Analysis | Goal.com - February 9)
Three years ago, U.S. Soccer began an initiative called the Development Academy. At the forefront of the progressive youth soccer adjustment was the introduction of MLS academies to the scene. more details | go to article

How To Weight The Value Of An American DP?
by Ridge Mahoney (Analysis | Soccer America - March 2)
Is 2009 the season that an MLS team takes the plunge and hangs the Designated Player label on a U.S. player who hasn’t been to Europe in some shape or form? more details | go to article

Where Next For MLS? 1. Miami
by Tom Dunmore (Analysis | Pitch Invasion - March 14)
Standing still, it seems, would be as foolish for MLS as reintroducing shootouts to decide drawn games. Expansion will be coming again, and soon. The success of Toronto and the excitement in Seattle, San Jose and Philadelphia over their teams — all awarded in the last year — has wetted appetites elsewhere. more details | go to article

SBI MLS Draft Big Board (Version 1.0)
by Ives Galarcep (Analysis | Soccer By Ives - December 11)
The 2010 MLS Draft is still five weeks away, and while some of the best prospects expected to be available in the draft are still completing their college seasons, fans have already started to consider what their teams might be doing when the draft arrives. more details | go to article

Give & Go: Chivas USA's Lawson vaughn
by Marc Connolly (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - September 14)
Goal.com USA caught up with the Chivas USA right back to discuss his team's rivalry with the L.A. Galaxy, his preferred position on the field and his lack of a goal celebration. more details | go to article

10 Questions With... Eric Wynalda
by Clemente Lisi (Profile/Interview | US National Soccer Players Association - May 20)
In the pantheon of all-time United States National Team greats, Eric Wynalda holds a special place. I recently spoke with Wynalda, where the former star discussed his TV career, his experiences as a player and the US’s chances of getting past the group stage at next month’s World Cup. more details | go to article

Soccer Has Become A Big Hit In U.S.– If Mexico Is Playing
by Tom Timmermann (Analysis | St. Louis Post Dispatch - May 11)
Ricardo Ruiz came to America from Guadalajara, Mexico, 20 years ago and is an American citizen. "I love this country," he said. "I support this country. I would go to war for this country." But when it comes to soccer? "My heart is always in Mexico," he said. more details | go to article

World Cup A 1-Month Ad In US For 'Beautiful Game'
by Nancy Armour (Analysis | USA Today - May 20)
From California to the Carolinas, from soccer aficionados to those who can just about pick David Beckham out in a tabloid photo, the World Cup is generating some serious buzz in the United States. more details | go to article

World Cup Bid An Investment In Atlanta Sports Future
by Leon Stafford and Doug Roberson (Analysis | Atlanta Journal-Constitution - May 20)
Now comes the hard part. In the quest to bring the World Cup to Atlanta in 2018 or 2022, city, sports and hospitality officials have made their arguments to FIFA -- the Cup's organizing body -- loud and clear. more details | go to article