Real Salt Lake did what no other team could on Wednesday night and knocked off the LA Galaxy in controversial fashion.
RSL’s Javier Morales redeemed himself after missing MLS Cup 2009 due to an early injury in the title match. He scored the hotly debated 80th minute goal that clinched the 1-0 victory.
It was an eventful night at Rio Tinto Stadium between a weather delay and a David Cook concert.
The late night fireworks in Chicago were reserved for the Colorado Rapids, who equalized 2-2 on Wednesday evening at Toyota Park. The Fire come away feeling they deserved more.
Two matches wrap up the MLS league schedule before the start of the World Cup. First there is the Philadelphia Union hosting the Kansas City Wizards. KC manager Peter Vermes is a Union admirer. The Wizards look forward to having their heart and soul back in the lineup tonight.
Tonight’s final nationally televised MLS match before the two-week World Cup hiatus features D.C. United traveling to take on the resurgent Seattle Sounders. Stephen King has been a fine addition for United and will look to stick it to his former club.
With the World Cup kicking off on Friday, the Seattle Sounders will have a special rooting interest.
The Houston Dynamo will be keeping very busy during the two-week World Cup break, including looking at a few trialists. That might also include the beginning of the search for a new president.
But could the biggest offseason move be made by the Los Angeles Galaxy and a possible acquisition of Brazilian legend Ronaldinho of AC Milan?
There’s little left to say about the US vs. England match, except that it is being billed as the most important game in American soccer history.
The head of US Soccer says his hope is that the US can continue to gain respect on the international stage.
Landon Donovan says that he feels ready this time around to take on the enormous challenge confronting the Americans. Here’s an English writer’s view on Donovan.
Clint Dempsey is considered by many to be the biggest star on the US squad and the Boston Globe looks back at how the Revolution outsmarted other MLS teams to take him in the MLS SuperDraft years ago.
Another new angle on an American World Cup striker is provided by the New York Daily News, who look at the New York coach who refused to select a 15-year-old Edson Buddle to his squad.
South Africa kicks off the World Cup in Friday's inaugural match against Mexico. The match will overshadow the homelessness in the country as shown in this NPR report by MLSsoccer.com's own Anders Kelto.
The World Cup is about to consume people’s lives beginning Friday. So much so that there are relationship survival guides available for those who still don’t get it.
