MLS Newsstand – Dec. 10-12, 2005

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World Cup 2006

Arena Finds Reasons to Be Optimistic About Difficult Draw for U.S. Team (New York Times)

U.S. Faces Hard Road In the Cup (Washington Post)

It Comes Full Circle for Arena (Los Angeles Times)

World Cup unveils official ball (Associated Press)

World Cup ad inventory selling well in U.S. (Sports Business Journal)

World Cup draw no so kind to USA (USA Today)

Ghana plan Adu swoop (BBC Sport)

Tough group awaits U.S. in World Cup (Dallas Morning News)

U.S. faces battle to get out of group play in World Cup (Kansas City Star)

World Cup should offer a progress report for U.S. soccer (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)

U.S. team's luck takes a header (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Arena not worried about U.S. draw (Washington Times)

U.S. Gets a Tough Draw (Los Angeles Times)

U.S. in World of trouble (New York Daily News)

A simple task for U.S.: Get results (Boston Herald)

Yes, it's a Group of Death (SI.com)

Italy, Czechs on tap for U.S. (The Patriot-Ledger)

Italians should be worried about Cup matchup with U.S. (Associated Press)

U.S. gaining momentum in soccer, but will America notice (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Plenty of reasons for U.S. optimism at 2006 Cup (Chicago Tribune)

Brazil looms, to boot (New York Daily News)

Plenty of kick in U.S. draw (Boston Herald)

U.S. in familiar territory (Newsday)

U.S. team gets wish; Mexico set for success (Orange County Register)

Just their luck of the draw (Chicago Tribune)

It's World Cup ticket time - act now (Sun-Sentinel)

Germany-England match could loom at Cup (Associated Press)

Opportunity to erase the doubters (ESPN.com)

Global View: 2006 World Cup (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

The best and wurst of soccer (Edmonton Journal, Canada)

History criterion mars FIFA's seeding system (Miami Herald)

U.S. in a World of hurt (Associated Press)

NCAA College Cup

Terrapins Finally Play the Title Role (Washington Post)

Goalkeeper's Keen Eye Helps the Terrapins Break Through (Associated Press)

'A Dream Matchup'No. 1 Maryland's flash meets No. 2 UNM's strength today for title (Associated Press)

Major League Soccer and other articles

It's All About the Pitch for United (Washington Post)

Funding pleases soccer boosters (Deseret Morning News)

To be a world-class city, S.J. needs a worthy soccer stadium (San Jose Mercury News)

Quakes proposal taken off agenda (San Jose Mercury News)

Turf fields proposed for soccer (Tri-Valley Herald)

Saprissa beats Sydney FC in Japan (Associated Press)

Are the kids okay? (Associated Press)

Women's sports still fighting for respect on small screen (The Journal News)

HBO salutes memorable soccer team (Washington Times)

He captures the big moment (Newark Star-Ledger)

Women's sports have uphill fight for TV audience (Daily Record)

Fab Five Step Off the Field and Onto the TV Screen (Associated Press)

Soccer pioneer can't shake past (Dallas Morning News)