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For MLS News -- You Should Always Check Here

Soccer City FC 22 June @ 04:20 AM EST
MLS Daily really has a diligent crew working over there. Each day a wonderful list of links dealing with individual clubs, general MLS discussion, and the USMNT can be found at the site.
Soccer City FC's MLS Jersey Sponsorship article made today's edition -- Around The League - 06.22.2009
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2009 MLS Jersey Sponsorship

Soccer City FC 21 June @ 09:54 PM EST
By: Michael Paar -- Owner of The Business of US Soccer
Ever since the fall of 2006, when Major League Soccer first announced the new initiative, teams in the young league have been allowed to put advertisers' brands on the front of their jerseys. While this was a new thing in the world of major sport in the United States, it brought MLS more in line with the rest of the world, especially the older, more established leagues. Click to continue reading...

Kansas City Wizards: Matt Besler Joins The Blogosphere

Soccer City FC 09 June @ 05:21 AM EST
Rookie defender Matt Besler, the Kansas City Wizards first pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, is penning a weekly blog post at MLS Daily. Great work by the site editor to bring Matt in to offer up the "inside look" at the MLS experience.
Read on -- Across The Midwest Pitch - #1 Click to continue reading...

Match Fit USA -- A Chat On USMNT And MLS

Soccer City FC 29 May @ 10:33 AM EST
Logo via Match Fit USA
Jason Davis of Match Fit USA kindly took some time to talk about the U.S. men's national team and the state of MLS. We also spoke about his site, which Soccer City FC highly recommends if you are looking for insightful pieces on the state of U.S. soccer.
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L.A. Galaxy - Weekly Update - 5/11

Soccer City FC 11 May @ 11:18 PM EST
Los Angeles with the weekly update -- Read On -- Weekly Update: Galaxy return home
Five of note from the update:
1. L.A. scored three and conceded three in the two games played.
2. Three players accounted for the three goals -- of course, Landon Donovan was involved.
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MLS Rookie Watch: Raphael Cox

Soccer City FC 10 May @ 10:46 PM EST
Photo Credit: University of Washington Athletic Communications
On Saturday, midfielder Raphael Cox, starting for the first time this season, played 67 minutes against Chivas USA at the Home Depot Center.
Cox made his way into the lineup mainly due to RSL's decision to switch up formations. Click to continue reading...

March for United Video and Photos

Soccer City FC 10 May @ 12:46 AM EST
Via D.C. United/Behind The Badge -- Here are video and photos from today's March (May 9, 2009), in which nearly 1,000 United supporters gathered at Lincoln Park in D.C. and marched a mile to RFK Stadium as a sign of support for the club and its desire for a new stadium.
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MLS Stay Stateside

Soccer City FC 07 May @ 11:31 AM EST
Kartik Krishnaiyer at MLS Talk with an excellent piece on the need for MLS to refocus on domestic priorities -- Read On -- MLS Needs to Refocus on the Domestic Game Click to continue reading...

MLS Team Of The Week at Goal.com

Soccer City FC 03 May @ 11:18 PM EST
Read about Goal.com's team -- Goal.com's MLS Team Of The Week: Round 7
I really have enjoyed watching and reading about Chivas USA this season. Also, happy to see Colorado doing well. But when will FC Dallas turn the season around? Is the team really this poor? Click to continue reading...

Worldwide Results On 23 April

Soccer City FC 24 April @ 05:47 PM EST
On Wednesday 23rd April, Espanyol asserted their intention of survival in the Spanish Primera Division by overcoming fellow relegation-threatened Sporting Gijon to rise within one point of the safe haven which is 17th position. Across the Atlantic, Toronto FC defeated New York Red Bulls to secure their second victory of the Major League Soccer season. Click to continue reading...

D.C. United rookie pranks raise awareness

Soccer City FC 09 April @ 11:09 PM EST
Received this via Behind the Badge - D.C. United's Official Blog.
Ben Olsen, Bryan Namoff, Santino Quaranta, Chris Pontius and Rodney Wallace helped create a video showcasing the history of D.C. United rookie pranks. Click to continue reading...

A look back at the TFC victory over the Kansas City Wizards

Soccer City FC 23 March @ 01:15 PM EST
Let's not forget that Soccer City FC's team of writers enjoy reading about the beautiful game up in Toronto. Well the a href="http://www.24thminute.com/"The 24th Minute/a, an upper echelon Toronto FC/MLS blog, has put together a rather nice review of the match... a href="http://www.24thminute.com/2009/03/sober-second-thoughts-result-to. Click to continue reading...

MLS African Report: Week 1

Soccer City FC 23 March @ 11:56 AM EST
With Major League Soccer's talent evaluators increasingly looking to Africa for players, Soccer City FC provides a look at the week's top performers from the African continent.br /br /strongChicago Fire/strongbr /br /- Defender Bakary Soumare (Mali): 90 minutes in win at FC Dallasbr /br /- Forward Patrick Nyarko (Ghana): 73 minutes, one assist, in victory at FC Dallasbr /br /strongColorado Rapids/strongbr /br /- Defender Ugo Ihemelu (US, of Nigerian descent): 90 minutes, one shot on goal, at Chivas USAbr /br /strongColumbus Crew/strongbr /br /- Midfielder Emmanuel Ekpo (Nigeria): 90 minutes played in tie at Houstonbr /br /strongD. Click to continue reading...

MLS Daily talking with the pros

Soccer City FC 23 March @ 10:06 AM EST
Some great recent interviews out at a href="http://www.mls-daily.com/"MLS Daily/a.br /br /Last Friday there was the a href="http://www.mls-daily.com/2009/03/q-herculez-gomez.html"Qamp;A: Herculez Gomez/a and each week RSL's Will Johnson has a post known as em"Growing up on the KOP"/embr /br /Check out the latest edition. Click to continue reading...

Snow Shoes and Soccer Balls

Soccer City FC 05 February @ 11:34 PM EST
RSL's Behind the Shield is one of the many "official" MLS blogs. A recent post at the blog has a great photo of the team up in the hinterlands enjoying a snowshoeing adventure.
Check the post out - More Arrivals Click to continue reading...

MLS Rookie Outlook

Soccer City FC 01 February @ 01:52 AM EST
I took a look at roster security for several of the players interviewed prior to the draft over at SI.com's FanNation. Have a look: Reality Check Click to continue reading...

Post SuperDraft Interviews

Soccer City FC 15 January @ 06:52 PM EST
We will have some up in the next 72 hours or so... Drop back in for the fun. Click to continue reading...

2009 MLS SuperDraft -- 5 Predictions

Soccer City FC 15 January @ 08:36 AM EST
Here are five from the crystal ball. Let's check back next fall and see how right or wrong we were.
1. Wake Forest's Lyle Adams will be a finalist for Rookie of the Year
2. Six first rounders will appear in at least 20 games. Last season there were two - Sean Franklin and Roger Espinoza. Click to continue reading...

2009 MLS SuperDraft -- Final Notes

Soccer City FC 14 January @ 11:02 PM EST
Some last minute articles and posts from around the web...
  • 2009 Final MLS SuperDraft Forward Rankings - 3rd Degree
  • 2009 Final MLS SuperDraft Midfield Rankings - 3rd Degree
  • 2009 Final MLS SuperDraft Defender Rankings - 3rd Degree
  • 2009 Final Goalkeeping Prospects Rankings - 3rd Degree
  • MLS Combine Wrap Up - 3rd Degree
  • 2009 MLS Final Draft Rankings - Pro Player Pipeline
  • The Spirit in St.
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Midfielder Brad Ring Speaks Before MLS SuperDraft

Soccer City FC 14 January @ 12:16 PM EST
Indiana University midfielder Brad Ring is one of top prospects available for tomorrow's 2009 MLS SuperDraft. Analyst Buzz Carrick has the holding mid listed as his number 11 prospect in the entire player pool. Soccer City FC recently spoke with the player prior to the MLS Combine which he was unable to attend due to injury. Click to continue reading...

MLS Network: What Would You Watch?

Soccer City FC 05 January @ 10:39 AM EST
Here is my write up at The Touchline. Is it time to start thinking MLS Network?
  • MLS Network
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2009 MLS Combine

Soccer City FC 05 January @ 08:54 AM EST
Soccer City FC as interviewed several of the players competing at this year's MLS Combine which begins on January 9th. We will post the interviews as they become available here or elsewhere. Stay tuned.
  • Collegiate Corner: Tosaint Ricketts (2/22/2008)
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