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MLS Gets Good News at Crucial Time

Even though we've had a first division league for nearly 14 years and a national team that's on the verge of qualifying for its sixth straight World Cup, soccer still occupies a pretty peripheral spot on the American sports landscape.For that reason, every bit of good news matters. Even if they're not headline worthy and...

Landin Signing Significant for MLS

The player who scored the goal above is now a member of the Houston Dynamo.His name, Luis Angel Landin, won't ring a bell to those who criticize MLS for lacking the aging European players they equate with legitimate pro soccer. But for those who understand the game and the league's growth process, Thursday's announcement...

MLS Faces CONCACAF Conundrum

I half-jokingly asked D.C. United's veteran midfielder and sage Ben Olsen on Monday afternoon whether he had "Champions League fever." He said "yes", and that he was excited about the buzz created during a summer that so far has featured the U.S. national team's amazing run to the Confederations Cup final and a slew of...

Dwayne DeRosario Has the Most Lethal Face in North America

The MLS-Mexican League showdown dubbed the Superliga is winding down; in yesterday's semifinal between the Houston Dynamo and Pachucha, Dwayne DeRosario showed off all his lethal body parts (clip is six minutes; goal in question comes right away): That's probably the first goal scored with someone tonsils since the Great...

MLS Preview: Five Title Threats

In approximate order of threatyness.1. DC United. This is admittedly a reach. United has undergone a radical makeover in the offseason, offloading attacking midfielder Freddie Adu and forward Alecko Eskandarian to bring in a bevy of offshore attacking talent. Brazilians Luciano Emilio and... uh... Fred -- not the "Fred"...