March 11, 2010 SOCCER BUSINESS
MLS expansion teams gearing up for 2011
The two newest teams in Major League Soccer, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers, are gearing up for their entry into the top flight by hiring experienced sports business executives.
March 11, 2010 STRIKE!
MLS players vote not to play if CBA isn't resolved by season opener
The MLS Players Union Thursday overwhelmingly voted to strike if their Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations aren't resolved by the Major League Soccer season-opener between FC Seattle Sounders and the Philadelphia Union on March 25, according to league sources.
March 11, 2010 A TOUCHING MOMENT
U.S. team cries along with Haiti goalkeeper
ALAJUELA, Costa Rica – The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team opened the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championships with a 9-0 victory against Haiti as forward Lindsey Horan led the team with four goals and two assists.
March 11, 2010 FOUR GOALS, TWO ASSISTS
Horan leads 9-0 U.S. rout of Haiti
ALAJUELA, Costa Rica – Lindsay Horan scored four goals and added two assists for the United States in its 9-0 Group A win over Haiti in the first game of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championships Wednesday night.
March 10, 2010 HANGING THEM UP
Victorine retires for job with KC
CARSON, Calif.– After ten seasons in Major League Soccer, Chivas USA midfielder Sasha Victorine has retired and will join the Kansas City Wizards as a front office executive and television commentator.
March 10, 2010 BLANKED BRUINS
Galindo leads Chivas in 5-0 romp over UCLA
CARSON, Calif. – Chivas USA used a second-half hat trick from forward Maykel Galindo to take a 5-0 win over UCLA in a preseason scrimmage on Field 6 at The Home Depot Center Wednesday. Michael Lahoud and trialist Mario Padilla also scored for Chivas.
March 8, 2010 A POSSIBLE HOMECOMING
Buehler gets called in for WNT camp
CHICAGO ---San Diego native Rachel Buehler was among the 24 players called into the U.S. Women’s National Team camp ahead of a pair of friendless against Mexico taking place on March 28 at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego and March 31 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.
March 8, 2010 MEXICAN LEAGUE CLAUSURA
Match Day 9 roundup
Lowly Jaguares sent shockwaves through the Primera Division on Saturday, winning their first match of the season in a 4-0 romp over powerhouse Chivas, whose record-setting eight-game winning streak came to a crashing halt at Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna.
March 7, 2010 MEMORABLE GOODBYE
Donovan (goal, assist) boosts Everton, 5-1
LIVERPOOL -- Landon Donovan made sure his final game on loan to Everton FC was a memorable one Sunday.
March 5, 2010 UP THE COAST
Chivas to close out pre-season in Santa Barbara
CARSON, Calif. – Chivas USA will face the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. PT at Harder Stadium on the campus of UC Santa Barbara in the final preseason match before their2010 home opener against the Colorado Rapids on March 26.
March 5, 2010 OFFSIDE REMARKS
A red card to ESPN for banishing Dellacamera to the radio for the World Cup
Imagine tuning into the much anticipated encounter between United States and England at the World Cup on June 12 and hearing English accents, but nothing with an American accent. That's what ESPN has planned for the American soccer public on June 12.
March 5, 2010 MEDIATOR CALLED IN
For Talks between MLS, players union
NEW YORK -- A mediator has been called in to help with the stalled Collective Bargaining Agreement talks next week between Major League Soccer and the MLS players union, the league said Friday.
March 5, 2010 THE BEAS IS BACK
Midfielder steps front and center into U.S.'s World Cup picture
AMSTERDAM -- In an obtuse way, DaMarcus Beasley can thank Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong for helping him to get back into the running for a spot on the U.S. World Cup team.
March 4, 2010 HOLD IT, HOLDEN
Broken leg sidelines midfielder 6 weeks
U.S. Men’s international midfielder Stuart Holden suffered a fractured fibula in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Netherlands and will be out approximately six weeks.
March 4, 2010 ECNL EXPANSION
Three So Cal clubs join national girls & women’s circuit
Three Southern California youth clubs, Real So Cal, San Diego Surf and Slammers FC, are among 12 new additions to the Elite Clubs National League, a national circuit designed to provide the highest level of competition for female soccer players and to help develop players for the U.S. National Teams.
