Weston's Bedoya Can Thank Dad If He Makes Final U.S. World Cup Roster
by Jeff Rusnak (Profile/Interview | South Florida Sun Sentinel - May 24)
If Weston resident shows 'spark' in friendly Tuesday, has shot to make the cut more details | go to article

Miami FC Moving To Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Stadium
by Jeff Rusnak (Article | South Florida Sun Sentinel - February 27)
D-2 League team also looking to set up headquarters and practice facility more details | go to article

Miami Bid Is Yanked
by Jeff Rusnak (Analysis | South Florida Sun Sentinel - March 4)
What once seemed like a done deal became a dead deal Tuesday as FC Barcelona and businessman Marcelo Claure withdrew their bid for a Major League Soccer expansion team in Miami. more details | go to article

Miami To MLS: Let Us In By 2010
by Jeff Rusnak (Analysis | South Florida Sun Sentinel - October 16)
The bid has been submitted, a stadium deal has been signed with Florida International University, and the first charitable donation has been pledged. Now, the wait begins to learn whether Spanish giant FC Barcelona will field a sister team in Miami as part of Major League Soccer, perhaps as early as 2010. more details | go to article

Fusion's Lockhart Stadium Stint Paved Way For New MLS venues
by Jeff Rusnak (Article | South Florida Sun Sentinel - October 12)
As our own Lockhart Stadium slips into obsolescence as a soccer venue, the seed it planted 10 years ago as the short-lived home of the Miami Fusion continues to bear fruit. more details | go to article

Ho-Hum U.S. Games Won't Keep Fans Tuned In
by Jeff Rusnak (Commentary | South Florida Sun Sentinel - October 5)
The United States will almost certainly beat Cuba on Saturday in Washington, D.C., to clinch a spot in next year's final, six-team qualifying phase for the 2010 World Cup. more details | go to article

Beckham Must Show He's More Than MLS Novelty
by Jeff Rusnak (Result | South Florida Sun Sentinel - March 23)
Major League Soccer begins its 13th season next weekend, and thanks to David Beckham, more Americans than ever may know about it. more details | go to article

At World Cup, New Era Dawns For U.S. Women
by Jeff Rusnak (Profile/Interview | South Florida Sun Sentinel - September 8)
Generation next in the U.S. women's program will find out if it can add to the legacy created by Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers, Julie Foudy et al when it begins play Tuesday in China in the FIFA Women's World Cup. more details | go to article

Adu, Altidore Rise To The Occasion
by Jeff Rusnak (Commentary | South Florida Sun Sentinel - July 8)
Maybe Freddy Adu will live up to the hype after all, or at least come close. And maybe Boca Raton prodigy Josmer Altidore will become the best pure striker the United States has produced. Anyone with a stake in the future of soccer in this country can only hope. Also: Copa fiasco. more details | go to article

World Cup Lives Up To Spectacular Billing
by Jeff Rusnak (Commentary | South Florida Sun Sentinel - June 18)
The first nine days of the 2006 World Cup reaffirmed what previous tournaments have already taught us. Almost no amount of hype can do justice to the reality of the event, and there is no such thing as a small World Cup game. more details | go to article

Zidane Won't Be Forgotten
by Jeff Rusnak (Profile/Interview | South Florida Sun Sentinel - April 30)
Soccer immortality is bestowed upon only a few, and among the current generation of players, no one deserves eternal reverence more than Zinedine Zidane. more details | go to article

The Barcelona Show
by Jeff Rusnak (Analysis | South Florida Sun Sentinel - April 16)
This week's first-leg semifinal matches of the UEFA Champions League offer a number of compelling storylines, but none is as immediate to American soccer interests as whether Barcelona wins the seasonlong tournament. more details | go to article

Argentina Is Rising Again
by Jeff Rusnak (Commentary | South Florida Sun Sentinel - June 12)
Any questions about Argentina's 2006 World Cup bona fides were answered this past Wednesday at Buenos Aires, where coach Jose Pekerman's well-rested side humbled Brazil 3-1. Also: Confederations Cup preview. more details | go to article

It's In The Bank
by Jeff Rusnak (Analysis | South Florida Sun Sentinel - April 24)
Premiership leader Chelsea is about to claim its first league title in 50 years, but rather than winning the affections of English observers, the long-suffering London club instead is the subject of resentment, suspicion and even fear. Also: Beasley scores; Robinho's future; Chivas the new fusion? more details | go to article

Empty Stadiums Are Answer To Growing Fan Violence
by Jeff Rusnak (Commentary | South Florida Sun Sentinel - April 17)
The European season is down to its final six weeks, and the end can't come soon enough. A campaign made ugly by unruly crowds got uglier last Tuesday when Inter Milan fans turned a UEFA Champions League semifinal against AC Milan into a fireworks show that was anything but celebratory. more details | go to article