Monthly Archives: September 2008

It seems that every U.S. victory is immediately followed by the statement, “It wasn’t pretty but they still won,” writes Jeff Carlisle.  But when they take on Trinidad & Tobago in Chicago Wednesday in their third semifinal round World Cup qualifying game, the U.S. team might be hoping for a little extra on top of […]

Although there is plenty of intrigue in European and African World Cup qualifying, writes Luis Bueno, Concacaf has become utterly predictable. Already three of the region’s four qualifiers from the past World Cup — Mexico, Costa Rica and the U.S. — have won their opening two semifinal round games, and are dead certs for the […]

After sitting out most of England’s miserable 2-0 win in Andorra on the bench Saturday, L.A. Galaxy’s right-sided midfielder David Beckham says the team needs “experience” for Wednesday’s game in Croatia. Teenager Theo Walcott had started the game in Beckham’s place.

Home fans threw plastic bottles on to the field after the United Arab Emirates went 2-1 down to North Korea in a World Cup qualifier in Abu Dhabi at the weekend. FIFA, the UAE Football Association and the Asian Football Confederation will all be investigating the matter. North Korea went on to win the game.

The U.S. did “just enough to win” against Cuba at the weekend, writes Doug McIntyre and “if it wasn’t an overly impressive performance from the Yanks, it was a thoroughly professional and effective one.”

Part-owner of the Houston Dynamo, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, watched the team’s 3-1 win over the Kansas City Wizards Sunday. His thoughts on a stadium deal for the team: “It’s getting closer and closer. Will we have a stadium? Absolutely. That’s the goal.”

Vancouver Whitecaps’ fans are keen to bring Major League Soccer to their city, reports Marc Weber.

Toronto FC coach John Carver has been vocal these past few months about the obstacles he has faced as an MLS coach, but this does not mean the Englishman is ready to give up on the league. Even after losing at home to Chivas USA at the weekend when missing nine players on international duty, […]

It was bound to happen sometime — a player getting injured while indulging in an elaborate goal celebration. Even worse for Real Salt Lake’s striker Fabian Espindola was that while he was injuring his ankle with a somersault to celebrate what he thought was his team’s go-ahead goal against L.A., the officials were busy consulting […]

The Revs, meanwhile, have now been outscored 8-0 in their last two matches, and are 1-3-2 in MLS play since August 5.   New England coach Steve Nicol said he is “not concerned about the confidence of his experienced players during this challenging stretch [to the end of the season],” reports Monique Walker, but he […]

Considering that the top two teams in Major League Soccer were matching up, Saturday’s contest between the Columbus Crew and the New England Revolution was somewhat one-sided. As the Crew won 4-0, writes Michael Arace, it “toyed with” its opponent and finally laid to rest the curse of the October 2004 playoff game that had […]

David Beckham only played the final 10 minutes of his country’s World Cup qualifying game in Andorra at the weekend, and his international career isn’t the only thing on the slide. Compared with last season, ticket sales for his appearance with the L.A. Galaxy at the Kansas City Wizards this Saturday are down too, writes […]