MLS playoff race enters deciding weekend
After the Chicago Fire clinched a postseason berth with a 1-0 victory over Chivas USA on Thursday night, two spots remain in this season's playoffs an…
Bradley has key lineup decisions to make
It will be interesting to see the lineup that U.S. coach Bob Bradley will send into battle in Honduras on Saturday. The inclusions of Jimmy Conrad and…
Prelude to the MLS Cup matchup?
This weekend sees two regular-season matches that could easily be dress rehearsals for MLS Cup. First, Chicago takes on Los Angeles (Friday, ESPN2/ES…
Can conference leaders Crew, Dynamo hang on?
Who will be stretched by the stretch run? With one month remaining in the regular season, only the Red Bulls are mathematically out of contention for…
U.S. secures a critical pair of wins
Heading into this round of qualifiers, the priority for the U.S. was to secure six points from the easiest two of its remaining four matches. In that …
Room for improvement for U.S. team
In his postgame comments on Saturday, U.S. coach Bob Bradley spoke of how pleased he was with the way his team fought back from falling a goal behind …
Things suddenly looking up for the Goats
Kljestan can inspire Chivas' big week Even after Chivas USA opened the season with seven wins in nine games, many observers remained unconvinced tha…
Seattle stepping up at the right time
Seattle conquers its road woes In preparing for this week's blog, I had expected to be writing about how Seattle's excellent first season in MLS wa…
Is Freddy Adu ready to step up?
He may have hoped to have been in Mexico City today but, instead, it seems that Freddy Adu is poised to make the journey from Portugal to Denmark, whe…
Altidore headed to Hull to prove himself
After a summer of debate and discourse over where he would end up, Jozy Altidore finally has a new home: Hull. For next season at least, the 19-year-o…