After years of involvement in U.S. soccer, French-born Jerome de Bontin takes over at Monaco.
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MLS: Second Wave of Argentines
A fresh influx of South American players includes numerous Argentines who have taken spots on league rosters as MLS tries to upgrade its quality and intensity.
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U.S. Soccer: Another Option at Outside Back
A heavy schedule of games in 2007 opened the door for several hopefuls to make their mark with the national team, and one of the players to emerge was left back.
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Americans Abroad: Exciting Season for U.S. Exports
Several Americans abroad suffered the indignity of relegation, but others helped their teams avoid the drop and four lifted trophies.
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MLS: The Saving of Santino Quaranta
By his own admission, Santino Quaranta should have been dead from all the drugs he took. He was a “full-blown addict” until he hit bottom last fall and sought treatment. With the help from friends, Quaranta is again playing in MLS.
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Youth Beat: Will MLS Youth Investment Pay Off?
MLS clubs are buying into the notion that they can produce homegrown stars.
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Backline: U.S. Soccer’s rock ‘n’ roll doc
Scott Powell of Sha Na Na fame heals and entertains national team players.
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Youth Beat: How the screaming hurts
What makes the epidemic of sideline shouting particularly egregious is that the instructions are usually misguided.
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Euro 2008: Europe takes center stage
The 2008 European Championship will be held this June in eight cities. Co-hosts Austria and Switzerland are decided underdogs in a 16-team field that includes Italy, France, Germany and Portugal, the top four teams from the 2006 World Cup. Along with Spain and the Netherlands, they are the favorites in a tournament that has a history of producing surprises.
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Backline: Martin Vasquez’s great adventure
Following up on a unique playing career with a historic coaching appointment.
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Beijing 2008: Pia passes first test
Swede Pia Sundhage was hired to shake up a boring and predictable U.S. women’s national team, and she has certainly done that. The USA rolled through its first three tournaments and has qualified for the Olympic finals.
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Yanks in Mexico: Pros and cons of the southward pipeline
What will the effect be on U.S. soccer as young Mexican-Americans continue to find opportunities south of the border?
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Houston Dynamo: Onstad still on top
The oldest MLS player is also one of its best goalkeeers. Houston owes much of the credit for its 2006 and 2007 championships to veteran Pat Onstad.
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FC Dallas: The real Toja
Juan Carlos Toja burst upon MLS with a rock-star image, but as teammates and opponents quickly discovered, he’s a quintessential mix of work rate and wonderful skills.
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Youth Beat: U.S. mix better than ever
Soccer shed its reputation as a foreign sport thanks to the youth participation boom that started in the 1970s, but new waves of immigrants continue to enrich the game.
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MLS: Can Gullit revive the Galaxy?
Since 2004, Los Angeles has burned through Sigi Schmid, Steve Sampson and Frank Yallop as head coaches. For 2008, it has gone international with the hiring of former Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit.
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JP takes the lead in MLS TV booth
Longtime play-by-play man JP Dellacamera goes full-time with MLS and U.S. Soccer
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Major League Soccer Gets a Kick
A steady stream of encouraging developments marked the latest MLS offseason.
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Measuring Youth Development Progress
MLS expansion challenges American youth soccer to produce exceptional players at a higher rate.