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“Didn’t we just do it?” — D.C. United captain Ben Olsen, after a 1-1 tie with Chivas Guadalajara at Washington’s RFK Stadium, upon being asked to imagine what it will be like playing in front of a Mexican audience. (Washington Post)

By Ridge Mahoney The MLS team that will train for more than a week in Mexico prior to the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup semifinal second legs won’t have the edge that its league counterpart does. D.C. United will leave for Guadalajara next week deadlocked with Chivas Guadalajara, 1-1, following their first leg at RFK Stadium, giving […]

For the first time since becoming interim coach of the USA, Bob Bradley will welcome a large contingent of foreign-based players into training camp. Bradley has included 13 European-based players, including his 19-year-old son, Michael Bradley, in the 24-man roster for friendlies against Ecuador (March 25 in Tampa) and Guatemala (March 28 in Frisco, Texas). […]

The U.S. U-17 boys national team tied the Municipal reserves, 2-2, Wednesday in Guatemala City, Guatemala. After Manuel Leon gave Municipal the lead, the USA responded with goals by Mykell Bates and Billy Schuler to take a 2-1 lead, but Diego Chicas responded for Municipal seven minutes after Schuler’s go-ahead goal. The USA will face […]

Schalke 04, which has never won the German Bundesliga title, is on the verge of collapse after managing just two points in its last four games, but it received good news this week with the return of three players to training this week. Christian Pander, Gerald Asamoah and Gustavo Varela could all play in Saturday […]

Manchester United’s lead over Chelsea is down to six points, following the Blues’ 1-0 win at Manchester City in their Premier League makeup game, and both face the prospect of playing league games on Saturday and FA Cup replays on Monday. Manchester United hosts northwest England rival Bolton Wanderers on Saturday (TV: Setanta Sports USA, […]

Recreativo Huelva, this season’s La Liga surprise, will be out to ambush Barcelona when the Spanish league co-leaders travel to on Saturday (TV: GolTV, live, 2:30 pm ET). Recre has already beaten such big teams as Real Madrid, Valencia and Atletico Madrid, and has won praise for its combination of possession soccer and lightning counterattacks. […]

In Houston, Texas, they postponed a game because they couldn’t turn the lights on. In Chile, it was little insects that forced First Division club O’Higgins to postpone its game on Wednesday against Universidad Chile. It happens that termites chewed so determinedly into the stands of Estadio El Teniente – a 1962 World Cup venue […]

By Ridge Mahoney A blown transformer and subsequent power failure at Robertson Stadium in Houston forced a postponement of the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup semifinal first leg between the Dynamo and Pachuca originally scheduled for Wednesday night. Instead, the game will be played at Robertson at 6 pm (ET) on Thursday, setting up a Fox Soccer […]

By Ridge MahoneyDiscussions were held last night to resolve the situation of Brazilian midfielder Fred, who is poised to join D.C. United though his contract with Australian club Melbourne doesn’t expire until June 30. Under FIFA rules, players under contract are free to negotiate with other clubs during the last six months of their contract’s […]

The Italian press has reported that photographer Fabrizio Corona has been arrested for taking pictures of celebrities, including four top soccer players, in potentially embarrassing situations and demanding payments by threatening to sell the photos to newspapers. Three soccer stars admitted paying Corona after he took shots of them at nightclubs with female companions.