Goooaaalll! K.C. Wizards Score A Home
by Maura Webber Sadovi (Analysis | Wall Street Journal - February 3)
Even as a stadium building boom is tapering off, some local governments are using creative financing to stay in the game. Among the most recent to write a big check: Kansas City, Kan. more details | go to article

Big Drop In Transfer Market
by Gabriele Marcotti (Analysis | Wall Street Journal - January 31)
Top Clubs Slow Spending as Debt, U.K. Tax Changes Ripple Through Sport more details | go to article

Twitter Your Team To Victory
by Jonathan Clegg (Analysis | Wall Street Journal - January 13)
Football's World Cup Sponsors Will Spend Billions on Multimedia to Involve the Fans more details | go to article

The Luck Of The World Cup Draw
by Matthew Futterman (Analysis | Wall Street Journal - December 5)
In a celebratory, star-studded World Cup draw here Friday, the U.S. earned a high-profile opening test against England. more details | go to article

Soccer Diary: Costa Rica 3, U.S. 1
by Adam Najberg (Commentary | Wall Street Journal - June 3)
The Journal provides minute-by-minute analysis of tonight’s World Cup qualifying match as the U.S. national men’s soccer team lost on the road to Costa Rica 3-1. Journal editor Adam Najberg offers commentary on the match and the ESPN telecast. more details | go to article

Fans Say Espn's World Cup Coverage Deserves Penalty
by Stefan Fatsis (Commentary | Wall Street Journal - July 5)
The World Cup is generating record television audiences for soccer in the U.S. But some die-hard fans think the coverage deserves a red card. more details | go to article

Waiting for Adu
by Stephen Barbara (Analysis | Wall Street Journal - April 7)
At 11 on the morning of Freddy Adu's professional soccer debut this past Saturday, RFK Stadium is deserted. It is a chilly day, and an overcast sky looms above the city. A scalper who plans to hawk his $16 tickets for $45 walks up and down the strip outside the stadium, gloomily waiting for fans. Five hours before the game, the omens do not seem to favor Freddy. more details | go to article

Much Adu
by Stefan Fatsis (Preview | Wall Street Journal - March 26)
A 14-year-old boy rolls around in the grass, laughing way too hard as his coach mimics the running style of another player. It's what 14-year-old boys do. They consider the modestly funny uproarious. They treat life like a perpetual recess period. more details | go to article