U.S. backups maintain Gold standard
Another United States-Mexico final was far from an inevitability this time around, but the two Concacaf giants will meet at Giants Stadium in New York…
Blend in like Beckham
David Beckham certainly picked the perfect opponent to ease his way back into Major League Soccer on Thursday night. The Red Bulls have specialized in…
Honduras performance positive for U.S.
Honduras is not as poor as Grenada, so as expected, the U.S. encountered a few more difficulties in the 2-0 victory Wednesday night. But overall I tho…
Barcelona leaves Chelsea singing the Blues
It wasn't pretty. It probably wasn't even deserved. But we have our dream Champions League final after Barcelona's incredible escape at Stamford Bridg…
A league of their own
So far, so good for the Women's Professional Soccer league. The quality of play is high and attendance figures have been encouraging roughly a month i…
Americans can't crack Europe's glass ceiling
It was another lost weekend in Europe for the three most talented players the United States has ever produced. With the World Cup just 16 months away …
On further review
The topic of shoddy officiating has come up again in the wake of Adriano's goal for Inter-Milan against AC Milan in this past weekend's derby -- a gam…
Azteca is the next step
The United States' latest victory over Mexico (2-0 in Columbus) was significant only in that never before has a win over El Tri felt so matter-of-fact…