Fabiano farewells Melbourne Victory

The mostly misfiring nature of Melbourne Victory's attempts to add Brazilian flair have again been shown up with the sudden exit of striker Ney Fabiano.

U.S. team hopes for favorable draw

A favorable opening-round group is key for any team's hopes of advancement. With this in mind, Jeff Carlisle breaks down the possible scenarios for the U.S. team in Friday's World Cup draw.

Goals keep flowing for Fulham's Dempsey

Fulham's Clint Dempsey just can't seem to stop scoring at the moment, Ravi Ubha takes a brief look at recent notable performances by U.S. players in Europe.

Philly poised to replicate Seattle's success

Following the success of expansion franchise Seattle, the expectations are similarly high for Philadelphia in 2010, writes Ives Galarcep.

2010 World Cup draw and qualifiers

As the draw for the finals on December 4 gets close, we look at the shape of the pots and assess each of the 32 qualifying nations.

All Whites could be blanked

New Zealand could go winless in South Africa, as it did in 1982. Mark Young weighs in.

Ghana aiming high on home continent

Ghana is aiming high while playing on its home continent, but it will be tough to make an impression. Mark Young weighs in.

How about Klopas coaching the Fire?

...Soccer League in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006. After that, he certainly wanted to move into the MLS coaching realm. It's not the type of position that should be handed out, but after a...

Kyle Beckerman (5) celebrates after Real Salt Lake won in a penalty kick shootout in the MLS Cup championship soccer match at Qwest Field in Seattle, on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin...

A vision for the future of Major League Soccer

In his self-imposed literary exile, Jimmy Conrad stumbled upon an epiphany and a blueprint for how to develop soccer in the U.S.

Myrie pick a best-case scenario

...veterans out there on the board, and the Union did not even select a player from 2009 MLS champion Real Salt Lake's available players. The Fire must feel fortunate that the Union went with...

Cooke signs short deal with Fury

Former English Premier League midfielder Terry Cooke has signed for Australian A-League outfit North Queensland Fury on a short-term contract, the club said.

Job unfinished for Brown, McBride

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- After the 2009 MLS season, Chicago Fire defender C.J. Brown was commenting about how appropriate it would be to start...

...14: Brian McBride #20 of the Chicago Fire controls the ball against Real Salt Lake during the MLS Eastern Conference Championship at Toyota Park on November 14, 2009 in Bridgeview, Illinois. Real Salt Lake defeated...

Fire keep Brown, McBride

Fire to pick up options on Brown and McBride.