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Haitian Globetrotters
by Dan Loney (Analysis | CyberSoccerNews - March 15)
There were probably some who really went all-out, and got HDTV just in time for this game. These are probably either the angriest people in the world - or Haitian.... There's a professional wrestling maxim that comes in handy in situations like this - "It wasn't on TV, so it didn't happen." more details | go to article

The Replacements: Chicago face challenges in new season after departure of Bocanegra and Thornton
by Bill Quigley (Article | CyberSoccerNews - March 13)
Compared to the last few years, this offseason for the Fire has been relatively uneventful. Sure, they once again lost key players, but the club kept intact the core that came within a match of achieving a domestic treble last year. Add the news that they will have their own stadium in two years and you have a team heading into the 2004 campaign with a lot of confidence. more details | go to article

It’s business as usual for the Galaxy’s Sigi Schmid
by Llew Llewellyn (Profile/Interview | CyberSoccerNews - March 23)
There was little doubt at the last game of the season that things were in a bad way for the Galaxy. The defending champions had not only achieved the dubious honor of not recording a single win away from home - the first team to do so in all eight years of MLS history - but they had also just crashed out of the playoffs in spectacular fashion by dropping a four-goal aggregate lead to eventual champs San Jose. more details | go to article

Dear George
by Dan Loney (Commentary | CyberSoccerNews - March 22)
To: Jorge Vergara Guadalajara, Mexico From: Dan Loney My computer, California more details | go to article

Not fighting mad
by Dan Loney (Commentary | CyberSoccerNews - March 29)
I'm not fighting mad this week. I'm more of a defeated mad. If anything, I'm fighting mad at myself for leaving off something from the Chivas USA column last week. It sure would have been great if I had remembered to bring up Celtic. A massively popular team whose brand name is famous worldwide, drawing its support, history and symbols from a foreign nation. But their players don't necessarily represent that, do they? more details | go to article

Sweet home, Chicago
by Ivaldo Basso (Result | CyberSoccerNews - March 30)
With a seemingly straightforward task of having to win, draw or lose by less than four goals to advance to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-finals, San Juan Jabloteh looked focused on keeping warm when they took to Soldier Field March 24 for the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals. more details | go to article

A Pan-Galactic View: Winds of change for Galaxy in 2004
by Llew Llewellyn (Preview | CyberSoccerNews - March 30)
At the close of last season, when the Galaxy tumbled out of the MLS playoffs by allowing five unanswered goals by the San Jose Earthquakes after taking a 4-0 aggregate lead, it became painfully obvious the team would have to go through major changes and sign of couple of big-name players to remain competitive in 2004. more details | go to article

USA take a win over Poland
by No Author Listed (Result | CyberSoccerNews - March 31)
In a game played against a very physical opponent, the US men took a 1-0 win over Poland at Kazimierza Gorskiego in Plock - their first victory in Europe since a 3-0 win against Austria in 1998 and the first European win for U.S. head coach Bruce Arena. Chicago Fire midfielder DaMarcus Beasley - who received more than his fair share of tough marking during the game - scored the winning goal in the 26th minute, finishing a series of one-touch passes from Josh Wolff and Casey Conor. more details | go to article

Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
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The Ring of Truth: Q&A with Kylie Bivens
by Merrill Ring (Profile/Interview | CyberSoccerNews - April 1)
Often - perhaps too often -interviews with soccer players, as with players in all sports, focus on personal matters. At the worst what is talked about is, say, favorite movies and songs and such. While those may be filling for some groups of fans, they are not much in substance for others. What is wanted is insight into matters involved in actually playing the game and with that in mind, American Soccer News is starting a series of articles about on-field matters. more details | go to article

Too much Adu? Did middle-America get to see enough?
by Chris Snear (Commentary | CyberSoccerNews - April 9)
Many have called 14-year old Freddy Adu the ‘savior of American soccer.’ I didn’t know it needed to be saved, but it can always use a sustained sugar shot. Adu could have been the Red Bull, Amp and SoBe that MLS was looking for, but they inexcusably let the high come down too quickly. more details | go to article

To Have Wrangled the Ruud Boy: Fans are Gibby to see him in action
by Agence France Presse (Profile/Interview | CyberSoccerNews - April 3)
Some Burn fans might call this the second coming of the defensive savior. Several times in the past Dallas has brought in the next great defender. Guys like Steve Morrow and Lubos Kubik were said to be just that. Morrow and Kubik both had their moments but were gone too soon due to injuries. Some fans may have even thought of Ezra Hendrickson as the missing link in the back, but he’s long gone and didn’t do anything more last season than over-commit in the attack, leaving his fellow defenders high and dry. more details | go to article

DC United Takes its New Act on the Road to Los Angeles
by Steve Long (Preview | CyberSoccerNews - April 8)
With memories of an auspicious 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes fresh in their minds, DC United's mixture of youth and veterans fly to Los Angeles to take on the Galaxy this Saturday, which promises to be a stern test of just how well coach Piotr Nowak's new philosophy will hold up. more details | go to article

Kinnear says Fire has plenty to think about
by Inge Bond (Preview | CyberSoccerNews - April 9)
This weekend, the Earthquakes host what has the potential to be a grudge match; Saturday's 1 p.m. (PST) game at Spartan Stadium against the Chicago Fire, a rematch of the 2003 MLS Cup, in which San Jose topped the Eastern Conference champions, 4-2. more details | go to article

Adu's Ad
by Dan Loney (Commentary | CyberSoccerNews - April 9)
Dema Kovalenko, fined and suspended? What is the world coming to? Well, it took a big, big story to get Freddy Adu off the top of the news, but they don't come any bigger than this. In case you haven't heard, the San Jose Earthquakes have acquired forward Chris Brown from New England. Hell, why bother to play the games now? more details | go to article

Earthquakes, D.C. United Play To 1-1 Stalemate
by Mitch Diamond (Result | CyberSoccerNews - May 1)
Before Saturday's game against D.C. United, the San Jose Earthquakes held an impressive 35-0-4 record when leading at halftime. Now they are 35-0-5. In front of 17,667 fans at Spartan Stadium, the Quakes once again led at the interval, but failed to hold their advantage as United pulled even in the second half to gain a 1-1draw. more details | go to article

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DOK's Prognosis: Bring It On Already
by Danny O. Kadah (Analysis | CyberSoccerNews - October 5)
This week I have decided to use my expansive influence around the league to declare that the MLS regular season is over. It's been a great season but we've had enough -- let's get to the playoffs. Put another way, if it takes you more than 28 games to prove to the American soccer public that you're not the worst team in your conference, well, you probably are the worst team in your conference. more details | go to article

On Fire
by Ivaldo Basso (Analysis | CyberSoccerNews - October 8)
Happy Birthday Chicago Fire! Today marks the Fire’s seventh birthday and they are looking for presents, and who better to rely on than a couple of old friends? The Fire will spend their birthday hangover rooting for Peter Nowak, Dema Kovalenko and D.C. United Saturday night, as United hosts the New England Revolution. more details | go to article