We need to invent a nickname for her that is half-cutesy and half-vicious. Like... The Bambi Assassin or something. You ladies and gents can work on that after you watch this from last night's USWNT friendly with New Zealand.- Greg Seltzer

The MLSS editors asked Travis Clark and myself to take a stab at selecting a U.S. Olympic squad as if we were the coach, and this presentation went up yesterday. Space was limited for comment there, so I'll take advantage here to expand a bit on my selections.First off, let's just talk about the players I refrained from choosing with the mindset that the reality would be they're somehow

Yes, but some things never change. Like how MLS players still come to the Prem for a vacation laugh. And chicken pies.S1-2A door fasthighlights- Greg Seltzer

I am going to assume the Prem will have no choice but to change the scoring on Fulham's winner today, giving Clint Dempsey another dazzling goal to count. His shot is clearly tipped onto the bar by the keeper, which makes it a shot on goal, which makes it a scorer's goal. If that's an own goal, my name is Lord Rupus Schmendrake IV.

Unfortunately, not fun items...I've been told, for now, Ricardo Clark's Danish interest seems to have dissapated. His salary seems to be an issue at times, with this being one of them. I'm not sure what's next for him. Just when it appeared ex-Crew free agent midfielder Kevin Burns was set to be signed by Danish second flight side Blokhuis, there has come a annoying snag we'll talk about a little

Not going to waste too much time on expository dialogue when we can hop right into this one with guns blazing.One note. I like Montreal's offseason. A lot. But I'm excluding them from this discussion because our frame of reference is skewed without the perspective of an actual season played together.

How sad to hear Harry Keough had passed away. I was lucky enough to interview him along with another legend Tom Finney in the run-up to the 2006 World Cup and I never forgot his warmth and generosity.I probably took up more of his time than I should have done, and the interview only ended when his wife Alma reminded him that he needed to get his cleats on and referee a girls' school match, at the

On a night when AZ starter Charlison Benschop bagged a hat trick, late sub Jozy Altidore has come on to hit a brace of his own, capping a 6-0 win at ADO Den Haag. They were both simple finishes, coming less than two minutes apart on assists by Brett Holman and Maarten Martens.Jozy had been without a goal since December 4th, but now his league total stands at seven and his haul across all

I meant to get this up last night, but had some technical difficulties with Blogger. A day later, there's still a lot swirling around in my head after hearing the news that Harry Keough had passed away. Many of those swirling things are memories, which is funny because for a long time I didn't actually realize who he was.

You may not get every Photoshopped reference contained within (I didn't), but I think we all get the Guardian readers' general gist concerning Clint Dempsey's star status in England.- Greg Seltzer

So yes, I'm a uniform nerd. I love things like this. And this. When adidas extended its MLS deal through 2018 two years ago, I was silently doing fist pumps. Some aren't fans, but I generally dig their designs and the iconic shoulder stripes, and the uniformity of the number and lettering scheme is right up my alley.

So the soon-to-be MLS season is, believe it or not, fast approaching. Seems like just yesterday we were watching Landon and Becks engage in an epic bro-embrace. Wistful days, those. But upon is the longest MLS season ever undertaken, a startling five weeks hence. As somebody who still considers soccer a cold-weather sport, there's not a lot about 100+ degree mid-July games that entices me, but

Anderlecht midfielder Sacha Kljestan fired home the second via free kick in their 4-2 victory over Belgian holders Genk (not to be confused with Mix Diskerud's Gent, as can easily occur).The clip may take a while, but it'll surface sooner or later.- Greg Seltzer

You didn't actually think I'd shut my yap just because some windows closed, did you?I can report that Ryan Nelsen was considering a return to D.C. United when Tottenham swopped in at the last minute. I can also tell you he still plans to come back to the Red-and-Black. There should be a full report up at MLSS before long.

In a strange turn of events, Tottenham have withdrawn from this year's NextGen Series after breaking 'competition regulation'.Spurs played out a hard-fought victory over Liverpool at White Hart Lane on Wednesday before discovering afterward that they had done so illegally. Shaquile Coulthirst scored the (non-)winner, scrambling home a parried shot from close range.