New York Times  

• Brazil's Santos Decide to Let Neymar Go
  Brazil's Neymar is on the verge of choosing one of two offers from un-named clubs, reported to be Spanish suitors Barcelona and Real Madrid, after Santos agreed on Friday to transfer him.    

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• Goal: Rogers Returning to M.L.S. With Galaxy
  Robbie Rogers is expected to join the Los Angeles Galaxy ion Saturday, becoming the first openly gay player on a major men’s professional team in North America.    

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• Robbie Rogers, Gay Soccer Player, Set to Join Galaxy
  Robbie Rogers, who announced in February that he was gay and that he was retiring from soccer, is expected to be introduced by Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles franchise on Saturday.    

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• Brazil's Santos Decide to Let Neymar Go
  Brazil's Neymar is on the verge of choosing one of two offers from un-named clubs, likely to be Spanish suitors Barcelona and Real Madrid, after Santos agreed on Friday to transfer him.    

  about 3 hours ago
   
• Rogers to Return to Game With L.A. Galaxy-Report
  Former U.S. soccer international Robbie Rogers, who came out as gay and retired from the game in February, is to join Major League Soccer's L.A. Galaxy, USA Today reported on Friday.    

  about 4 hours ago
   

USA Today  

• Rogers coming back as first openly gay player in MLS
  Robbie Rogers, who announced he was gay in February, will play for Los Angeles Galaxy.

  yesterday
   
• Report: FIFA task force seeks five-game racism ban
  FIFA currently only bans players in international competition five games for racism.

  yesterday
   
• Footgolf is a thing and it's awesome
  Soccer and golf together. Could you ask for more?

  yesterday
   
• Bayern calm, Dortmund excited ahead of CL final
  Bayern is making its third final appearance in four years. Dortmund is the underdog.

  yesterday
   
• Neymar set to become latest soccer attraction in Europe
  Brazilian youngster was recently named the most marketable athlete in the world.

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LA Times  

• Up next for Chivas USA: Saturday at Colorado
  Chivas is winless in MLS play since March 30 and is last in the league in goals allowed with 22.Chivas USA AT COLORADO

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• Chivas USA loses to Real Salt Lake, extends winless streak to six
  Ned Grabavoy scores twice, in the fourth and 91st minutes, in Real Salt Lake's 4-1 victory. Jorge Villafana knocks a header past Nick Rimando for Chivas' only goal.

  about 5 days ago
   
• Red Bulls score in stoppage time to beat Galaxy
  Tim Cahill heads home a free kick to give New York a 1-0 victory.— Tim Cahill scored on a header in stoppage time, lifting the New York Red Bulls to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sund…

  about 5 days ago
   
• David Beckham's legacy: his game vs. his celebrity
  The English and Galaxy soccer star who won titles in four countries and enjoyed rubbing elbows in L.A. isn't likely to see his stardom fade, but he may not get his wish about how he will be remembered…

  about 6 days ago
   
• Up next for Chivas USA: Real Salt Lake on Sunday night
  Chivas USA has fallen into last place with five-game winless streak.VS. REAL SALT LAKE

  about 6 days ago
   

ESPN US Soccer Show  

• Please re-subscribe to the ESP…
  about 7 months ago
   

Two Footed Tackle  

• TFT 101: Euro 2012, review of…
  It’s a packed final podcast as Chris Nee, Gary Andrews, Ryan Keaney and James Appell are joined by Terry Duffelen, Chris Oakley and Graham Sibley to review the season and preview Euro 2012. The podc…

  last year
   

Winning Ugly  

• Winning ugly Episode 143
  about a year ago
   

All things Footy  

ESPN  

• Beckerman gives RSL 1-0 win vs. San Jose
  Beckerman gives RSL 1-0 win vs. San Jose

  a long time ago...
   
• Galaxy 1-1 New England: Juninho nets again
  Galaxy 1-1 New England: Juninho nets again

  a long time ago...
   
• MLS: Champions Rapids off to a winning start
  The Colorado Rapids began their title defence with a 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday.

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• Bravo scores twice, Sporting KC beats Chivas 3-2
  Bravo scores twice, Sporting KC beats Chivas 3-2

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• Davies scores twice as United beats Crew, 3-1
  Davies scores twice as United beats Crew, 3-1

  a long time ago...
   

Goal  

• Reyna: New York City wants to name first manager by early 2014
  The expansion club's director of football wants to bring in a head coach more than a year before the team begins play.

  about 8 hours ago
   
• Friday MLS Forecast: Week 13: Weighing the ramification of international duties
  The prospect of losing players for friendlies created its usual consternation as MLS coaches grappled with the impact of yet another set of ill-advised friendlies.

  yesterday
   
• Cech on Mourinho: 'It will be great to see him back'
  The Chelsea goalkeeper held outgoing manager Rafa Benitez in high esteem but is already talking up Jose Mourinho's return to London, despite no official word of his hiring.

  yesterday
   
• Manchester City, Chelsea give added meaning to friendly with support for Oklahoma victims
  The first of two friendlies between Manchester City and Chelsea took on greater significance with the entertaining clash aiding in Oklahoma disaster relief.

  yesterday
   
• MLS Preview: D.C. United - Portland Timbers
  The Portland Timbers have the fewest losses in MLS this season, while D.C United has the most.

  yesterday
   

American Soccer News  

• Rick Morrison photos from Sounders big win over Dallas FC
  These photos were taken by Rick Morrison in the stunning Sounders 4-2 victory over Dallas FC May 18, 2013.

  about 2 days ago
   
• Grabavoy Brace lifts Real Salt Lake over Chivas USA
  The good times have apparently evaporated for Chivas USA. The team’s 3-1-1 start back in March seems to be a distant memory, and Real Salt Lake further rammed that point home on Sunday night at the…

  about 5 days ago
   
• Red Hot Sounders Win Big Against Top Ranked Dallas FC
  Seattle Sounders looked to keep the winning streak alive by making it 3 in a row versus FC Dallas on a mild night in Seattle. Dallas had been red hot riding a 9 game unbeaten streak (6-0-3) and are 1s…

  about 5 days ago
   
• Driver steers Houston to Victory against LA
  The Houston Dynamo’s recent experience at the Home Depot Center, particularly when they have faced the Los Angeles Galaxy, have not been a pleasant experiences for the Dynamo. Houston had not beaten…

  about 3 weeks ago
   
• Honors Even for Chivas USA and San Jose Earthquakes
  It wasn’t officially the California Clasico (Galaxy vs. Earthquakes) or the Honda Superclasico (Galaxy vs. Chivas USA) for that matter. Yet the drama displayed by Chivas and the Quakes at the Home D…

  last month
   

100 Percent Soccer  

• Thursday Kicks: Sounders, Keane & Gonzalez
  *The Seattle Sounders face a challenging few days that includes their trip to Southern California Sunday to face the Galaxy. *Fair is fair: Here’s why Robbie Keane will miss MLS games with the Galax…

  about 1 days ago
   
• LA Galaxy, Chivas USA learn U.S. Open Cup opponents
  The Galaxy will play the Carolina Railhawks for the second consecutive season after the NASL club beat the Carolina Dynamo Tuesday night to reach the third round if the U.S. Open Cup. Kickoff is at 4:…

  about 3 days ago
   
• Weekly Soccer Column: Landon Donovan, USMNT, UEFA Champions League & more
  You can read the weekly soccer column here. Noted: I received an email today from U.S. Soccer observing that the Gold Cup is not precisely “utterly superfluous” as I wrote in today’s column give…

  about 3 days ago
   
• Monday Kicks: Reaction to Sunday’s Galaxy, Chivas USA losses
  [View the story Weekend Rewind: Galaxy, Chivas USA lose on Storify]

  about 4 days ago
   
• LA Galaxy react to David Beckham’s retirement
  Today’s not unexpected news that former Galaxy midfielder David Beckham will retire at the end of the European season, elicited these responses today from the Galaxy: “The LA Galaxy would like to…

  about a week ago
   

Yanks Are Coming  

• US-Mexico Gameday: Final Pre-Match Thoughts and Links
  Neil W. Blackmon I love the smell of Mexico City in the morning. Smells of crisp spring air, flatas and baked breads, a touch or two of smog and today, of desperation. It’s a strange, brutally small…

  about 2 months ago
   
• Showdown at the Azteca: The US-Mexico Preview
  Jon Levy This week provides a perfect example of why I love international soccer so much. The sheer magnitude of every little event is staggering. Just a few days ago the US was in grave danger; one s…

  about 2 months ago
   
• USA-Costa Rica Preview: Part II – Three Points, Any Which Way
  Jon Levy The United States Men’s National Team faces a number of crises ahead of crucial World Cup Qualifiers against Costa Rica in Denver, and away to Mexico at the Azteca. The team lost its first…

  about 2 months ago
   
• USA-Costa Rica Preview, Part One: As Pressure Swirls, A Proposed Plan of Attack for Klinsmann (Again)
  Garrett McInnis and Neil W. Blackmon on the US Roster and What They’d Like to See Friday Night in Denver Well, so much for having that steady presence in the back four. As I mentioned earlier this w…

  about 2 months ago
   
• A Genuine Call of Support for Our Editor-In-Chief, Dan Seco
  Neil W. Blackmon and the Yanks Are Coming Writers A couple of weeks ago, I received a series of phone calls from Dan Seco, one of the mainstays of this website and for a long while, its Editor-In-Chie…

  about 3 months ago
   

This is American Soccer  

• brand new
  A BEHIND THE SCENES ORAL HISTORY OF SOCCER IN KANSAS CITY On November 18, 2010, a Major League Soccer team changed its name. One minute they were the Kansas City Wizards. The next, they were Sporting…

  a long time ago...
   
• life in the box
  Briana Scurry & Tony Meola: Two of the best goalkeepers in U.S. history interview each other. —- As a kid I wanted to do anything but play in goal. But I was the tallest kid on the team, and the…

  a long time ago...
   
• Xolos Rising
  an iconic resort, a maybe murderer, & the birth of top-flight football in Tijuana by Eben Lehman It took decades, but in the end it was just a short journey to find something seemingly so far away…

  a long time ago...
   
• calcutta consciousness
  from the outside, in — one man’s journey to the heart of India by Ashwin Warrior I came to Calcutta on a whim. Time off from school, traveling and volunteering in India—one version of the Americ…

  a long time ago...
   
• the year in photos
  in 2010, photos change, words not so much. MLS Superdraft breakdown - you know you’re not getting that here. But every year the draft marks the beginning of a new soccer season. Beyond the MLS hot s…

  a long time ago...
   

Du Nord  

• The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 47
  Episode 47 of the du Nord Futbol Show podcast is here.dNIn this episode Bruce and Wes review the end of another season across much of Europe, examine a high scoring weekend in MLS, relive a pain loss…

  about 4 days ago
   
• The History of Minnesota in the US Open Cup
  26 Games Played: 14 Wins - 12 LossesHOME: 11 Wins - 10 LossesAWAY: 3 Wins - 2 Losses-Minnesota Thunder1999 - lost to Mid-Michigan Bucks 1-2 in 2nd Rd2000 - beat Mexico SC 7-0 in 2nd Rd, lost to Dallas…

  about a week ago
   
• The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 46
  Episode 46 of the du Nord Futbol Show podcast is here.dNIn this episode Bruce and Wes mourn the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, rave about the Dark Clouds on the cover of City pages, whimper over Min…

  about a week ago
   
• The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 45
  Episode 45 of the du Nord Futbol Show podcast is here.dNIn this episode Bruce and Wes examine how hot the chairs are getting under some MLS coaches, review another week of MLS, applaud two more big Eu…

  about 3 weeks ago
   
• du Nord MLS Hot List for the Month of April 2013
  Welcome to the du Nord MLS Hot List.Which teams are playing great, and which teams are not, over the past month! It's that simple.The system we are using bases the ranking strictly on current form, lo…

  about 3 weeks ago
   

Soccer by Ives  

• Castillo out for both USMNT qualifiers, Johnson to join team in KC
  Photo by Tony Quinn/ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO U.S. Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann must be feeling a bit of deja vu right now. As was the case in the United States' first World Cu…

  about 8 months ago
   
• A mature, focused Eddie Johnson set for USMNT return
  BY DAVE MARTINEZ It has been a long and winding road back to the National team for Eddie Johnson. Once considered the next great American forward, the 28-year-old striker has since seen his career com…

  about 8 months ago
   
• Johnson's flu adds to mounting USMNT woes
  Photo by ISIphotos.com Add Fabian Johnson to the list of players who could be sidelined for the U.S. Men's National Team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Johnson is currently suffering from a flu infe…

  about 8 months ago
   
• SBI Men's College Soccer Top 25 (Oct. 10th)
  If anyone still had questions about Marquette's legitimacy as a national power this year, those questions were answered over the weekend, when the Golden Panthers toppled unbeaten UConn, the No. 1 tea…

  about 8 months ago
   
• Mid-day Ticker: Rapids' Pickens out for the season; Fellaini sidelined; and more
  Photo by isiphotos.com By JOSE M. ROMERO Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Matt Pickens will see his 75-match appearance streak end due to a groin injury that will force him out of the club's final two match…

  about 8 months ago
   

The Offside Rules  

• Hello Cargo
  TheOffsideRules.blogspot.com is over. As of today TOR will move exclusively to TheOffsideRules.com. I'll keep this address as an archive of good times-past and as a parachute in case both you and I ag…

  a long time ago...
   
• Goodbye Blogspot
  Things are going to get real weird around here in a little while & you may well hate me for it.

  a long time ago...
   
• Seven Minutes in (Timbers) Heaven
  Portland’s debut MLS season may have come to a halt but the misty-eyed memories and goosebump-inducing flashbacks live on in Portland Timbers, We Adore You. A no-narration documentary chronicling JE…

  a long time ago...
   
• Marsch's Montreal Have Anelka on the Brain
  How’s your French? Merde? Better ask for Rosetta Stone for Christmas then because if you really want to know what’s what with the Impact you’re going to need to read and listen to a lot of it. B…

  a long time ago...
   
• Section 8: Not The Best at Suicide Prevention
  Wrong. Just wrong.

  a long time ago...
   

The Original Winger  

• Video :: Will & Jaden Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Alfonso Ribeiro Rap! – The Graham Norton Show for BBC One
  Greatest 6 minutes ever!

  about 2 hours ago
   
• Video :: Bayern Munich Fans getting Beer’d-up before Champions League Final
  Bayern Fans x Beer Bus

  about 5 hours ago
   
• Breaking News :: Robbie Rogers agrees to terms with the LA Galaxy…
  Robbie Rogers to LA Galaxy

  about 5 hours ago
   
• Bumpy Pitch Chicago Spurs x “A WessideStory Gun Show”
  Wesley Szabo Irritated

  about 5 hours ago
   
• The Houston Dynamo and BBVA Compass are helping to Build a Better Houston
  Build a better Houston

  about 6 hours ago
   

MLS Rumours  

• OUTGOING: Landon Donovan to Everton on Two-Month Loan
  Here is the official announcement from LA Galaxy CARSON, Calif. (Thursday, December 15, 2011) – The LA Galaxy announced today the club has reached an agreement to send midfielder Landon Donovan to…

  about a year ago
   
• OFFICIAL: “Nguyen Win!” Vancouver Whitecaps FC Claim Former PSV Eindhoven Winger in MLS Weighted Lottery
  The following is an official press release from WhitecapsFC.com the official web site of the Vancouver Whitecaps: Whitecaps FC acquire Lee Nguyen via Major League Soccer weighted Lottery process ‘Ca…

  about a year ago
   
• OFFICIAL: Portland Timbers Signs Colombian Striker Jose Adolfo “El Trencito” Valencia as a Designated Player
  MLSR readers may remember we had the talented Colombian striker rumored to be coming to Portland on this post INCOMING: Colombian Striker José Adolfo Valencia “El Trencito” to Portland Timbers? b…

  about a year ago
   
• OFFICIAL: Columbus Crew Signs Goalkeeper Matt Lampson as Homegrown Player
  Here is the official announcement from the Columbus Crew. The Columbus Crew today announced that it has signed Ohio State goalkeeper and Crew Soccer Academy product Matt Lampson to a multi-year contra…

  about a year ago
   
• REPORT: Premier League Interest in Osvaldo “Honeybadger” Alonso?
  Here is a Spanish to English translation of excerpts from an article on elnuevoherald.com Osvaldo Alonso is one of those examples that demonstrate that greatness is not measured by height but by the s…

  about a year ago
   

Footie Business  

• Whatever Ever Happened To?
  It has been quite some time since we did this interview with Concave Sports about their new soccer cleat.  Was the product a success? From the 2009 Footiebusiness Vault: Dave Frederick of Concave Spo…

  yesterday
   
• More on NYCFC
  The introduction of Major League Soccer to the Big Apple isn’t a one day story.  The press conference parade continued on day 2, with the introduction of Claudio Reyna as the first member of the te…

  about 2 days ago
   
• Start Spreading the News
  Major League Soccer made a huge announcement on Tuesday with the unveiling of the much awaited MLS franchise.  That the league was determined to locate a franchise within the 5 Boroughs is no surpris…

  about 3 days ago
   
• Monday After
  The big business story a the end of last week involved the final retirement of David Beckham.  Beckham had been playing for PSG in the French league, but it was only last year that he retired from th…

  about 5 days ago
   
• Is Soccer on Television on Boring?
  Television ratings for Major League Soccer are stagnant and have been for years.  Despite improved numbers since the switch from Fox to NBC, (which can largely be explained by the number of additiona…

  about a week ago
   

24th Minute  

• 気になるiPhoneのLTEの通信速度について
  私はソフトバンクのiPhoneを利用しているのですが、使い心地には大満足しています。 これまでも何台かiPhoneを利用してきたのですが、新しいモデル�…

  about 3 months ago
   
• ソフトバンクWi-Fiルーターを使用した感想
  現在、私はソフトバンクのモバイルWi-Fiルーターを使用しています。 では、なぜこのモバイルWi-Fiルーターにしたのでしょうか。 そもそも、私は、�…

  about 5 months ago
   
• 携帯端末でいろんなことができます。
  ソフトバンクの携帯電話の機種といえば、iPhoneシリーズが一番はじめに頭に浮かび上がってくる人が多いと思いますが、何気にそれ以外の機種も豊�…

  about 8 months ago
   
• iPhoneでWiFi接続をしよう！
  iPhone（スマートフォンもそうだけど）を使うならWi-Fi環境と連動させてみることをオススメします。設定も非常に簡単で、「設定」＞「Wi-Fi」内のリ�…

  about 8 months ago
   
• 機種変更をしてもiPhone同士ならアプリの引継ぎができる
  ガラケーを利用していた頃、アプリや音楽データをほとんどインストールすることはしなかった。 私にとってインストールを躊躇った最大の障害！…

  about 8 months ago
   

Covering the Crew  

NY Times Goal Blog  

• Rogers Returning to M.L.S. With Galaxy
  Robbie Rogers is expected to join the Los Angeles Galaxy ion Saturday, becoming the first openly gay player on a major men’s professional team in North America.

  about 3 hours ago
   
• Champions League Preview: Dortmund Resilience Will Be Tested Without Götze
  Dortmund's strength all season -- teamwork that has lifted its individual performances to an even higher level -- will be tested in the Champions League final with the loss of midfielder Mario Gotze.

  yesterday
   
• Champions League Preview: History and Redemption on Line for Bayern
  Beaten in two of the past three UEFA Champions League finals, Bayern Munich will have its heart set on victory -- and redemption -- when it faces Dortmund on Saturday in London.

  yesterday
   
• Why Time May Be Running Out for Brazil’s State Championships
  Brazil's state championships clutter the schedule and bore everyone from fans to players, but they are still worth saving.

  about 2 days ago
   
• In Mexico, Finals Are a Capital Affair
  Club América and Cruz Azul face off in a two-game series for the Mexican league Clausura title in an all-capital city series beginning on Thursday.

  about 2 days ago
   

Washington Post Soccer Insider  

• D.C. United news and notes
  *D.C. United defender Dejan Jakovic has a strained groin and will be a game-time decision Saturday night against the Portland Timbers at RFK Stadium, Coach Ben Olsen said on Friday. Jakovic did some w…

  about 14 hours ago
   
• Weekend TV and online listings: UEFA Champions League, 41 other matches
  Before we turn to the formal listings, here are Fox’s plans for UEFA Champions League final coverage Saturday….. Pregame programming: 1 p.m. ET on Fox Soccer. Pregame show: 2 p.m. on Fox’s main…

  about 1 days ago
   
• Flores at Wembley to watch future club
  Virginia teenager Junior Flores is in London to witness the UEFA Champions League final Saturday between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. He is not, by any means, an impartial observer. The U.S. u…

  about 2 days ago
   
• 2013 U.S. summer soccer schedule
  The annual summer influx of friendlies and tournaments involving foreign teams has begun. We will update the list as additional matches are finalized. If we have missed any, please post them in the co…

  about 3 days ago
   
• Why you should care about U.S. Open Cup
  You should care about the U.S. Open Cup because, although it remains far from perfect….. *On a day when Manchester City and the New York Yankees committed to spend hundreds of millions on MLS, fourt…

  about 3 days ago
   

Boston Globe - Corner Kicks  

• Heaps backing Jerry Bengston
  Jay Heaps is patiently waiting for Jerry Bengston to find his scoring boots, though he's not afraid to bench him and look for goals and victories in other ways.

  about 1 days ago
   
• Motivated players lead Revolution
  The Revolution's players are all motivated by different things, but all of that came together to beat Houston 2-0 last Saturday.

  about 5 days ago
   
• No Agudelo or Donovan on latest US roster
  It's no surprise that the Revolution's freshly-signed forward Juan Agudelo wasn't called up to US national team for June World Cup Qualifiers and two friendlies against Belgium and Germany. The young…

  about a week ago
   
• Bilello talks Revolution, stadium, and Krafts
  Revolution President Brian Bilello comments on the state of the Revs on the field, plus the stadium search and the club being backed by the Kraft Family.

  about 2 weeks ago
   
• Fagundez shines in disappointing tie to New York
  Diego Fagundez' second goal of the season against New York is proof that he's in form and deserves all the playing time he can get

  about 2 weeks ago