South Florida is a magnet for Soccer news and will continue to make headlines as Major League Soccer teams get ready for preseason training in our area.
D.C. United
The first team to pay a visit to our area will be D.C. United as they announced the club's preseason schedule this week.

A busy soccer weekend just passed and it's leading into more football goodness all week with the start of the Gold Cup.
But first off, some of the American Outlaws decided to meet up at Fox & Hound close to Lockhart Stadium stadium to watch the USA vs Spain game. this was a pinful game to watch as the American's were schooled by a much better Spanish side.

Time for another former Sporting KC update. The Mexican league has kicked back off, so Herculez Gomez is back in action. Will John's time with the Missouri Comets also appears to be over now as well. Nelson Pizarro is still out there, he's been brought on to the San Diego Sockers from the San Diego Fusion.

Time for another former Sporting KC update. The Mexican league has kicked back off, so Herculez Gomez is back in action. Will John's time with the Missouri Comets also appears to be over now as well. Nelson Pizarro is still out there, he's been brought on to the San Diego Sockers from the San Diego Fusion.

Time for a week of former SKC Wizards updates. First some congrats to two goalkeepers, Kevin Hartman for recording his 100th MLS shutout over the weekend, and to Neal Kitson for scoring a goal in Rochester's 2-2 draw. Herculez Gomez has a new club as he has moved to play with Tecos in the Mexican first division.

Another week of former Sporting KC Wizards updates. The international season has basically wound down, but the US is in full swing with lots of former Wizards playing. Here's this week's update.
Still looking for:
Vicente Arze
Nick Cardenas
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Michael Kraus
Ryan McMahen
Ivan Trujillo
MLS
Jimmy Conrad - Chivas USA - Did not dress in Chivas' 2-1 loss to Houston.

Another week of former Sporting KC Wizards updates. The international season has basically wound down, but the US is in full swing with lots of former Wizards playing. Here's this week's update.
Still looking for:
Vicente Arze
Nick Cardenas
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Michael Kraus
Ryan McMahen
Ivan Trujillo
MLS
Jimmy Conrad - Chivas USA - Did not dress in Chivas' 2-1 loss to Houston.

All eight NASL teams were in action on Week 11 of the NASL season. On Saturday afternoon. the Montreal Impact and Fort Lauderdale Strikers played to a scoreless draw at Saputo Stadium. In Cary, NC the unbeatable Carolina RailHawks continued their remarkable run with a 3-1 victory over FC Tampa Bay.

NASL Week 14 consisted of two reversals of fortune, as NSC Minnesota beat the Carolina RailHawks 1-0 Saturday to break Carolina's 13 game unbeaten streak, while the Atlanta Silverbacks got only their second win of the season, holding on for a 3-2 victory in Fort Lauderdale over the Strikers.

All eight NASL teams were in action Saturday night. The two Florida franchises had big nights, as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers pinned a rare loss on the Carolina RailHawks at Lockhart Stadium while FC Tampa Bay won 4-0 in Atlanta over the Silverbacks. Saturday's other two matches were also won by the visiting team, as the NSC Minnesota Stars hung another loss on the Montreal Impact at Saputo Stadium and the Puerto Rico Islanders rebounded from their CONCACAF Champions League elimination by eking out a 1-0 victory in Edmonton.

Another week of former SKC Wizards updates. Nick Cardenas is still getting looks from the Sporting KC coaching staff and I'd expect him to be invited to preseason this coming year. Two other former Wizards have taken coaching jobs under Jesse Marsch with the Montreal Impact. Preston Burpo has been named the team's goalkeeper coach, while Mike Sorber has joined as an assistant coach.

Strikers Billboard is up! If you are headed Northbound on I-95 be on the look out for this new Fort Lauderdale Strikers sign pictures captured by Miami Ultra Pabony Rivera and Flight 19 member Derek Reese. It's between Sunrise and Oakland Park.
The good news we hear is that the Strikers front office is selling season tickets like hotcakes!

Here's another Former SKC Wizards update for you this week. The MLS season kicked off last night, which means that it's a new "season" for former SKC Wizards players. This year one player led most of the categories. Yura Movsisyan had the most appearances (41), most starts (35), most minutes (3,136), and goals (21) last season.

Here's another Former SKC Wizards update for you this week. The MLS season kicked off last night, which means that it's a new "season" for former SKC Wizards players. This year one player led most of the categories. Yura Movsisyan had the most appearances (41), most starts (35), most minutes (3,136), and goals (21) last season.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers #9 Abe Thompson was generous with his time and talked to Miami Ultras Alive on our 9th show. Number 9 on MUA#9, coincidence...?
Abe scored his first Strikers goal this past weekend and celebrated with the fans in the stadium and now on our internet radio show. Abe now has some good mojo coming his way.

Nic De Santis back at the helm for Montreal. Photo -Pépé/Impact

On Wednesday evening, the long-awaited first installment of the new NASL Florida derby kicked off, as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers hosted FC Tampa Bay. Both teams came away with a point in a 1-1 tie. In Montreal, interim Coach Nick De Santis, replacing Marc Dos Santos after his resignation earlier this week, guided the Impact to a scoreless draw with the 2010 D2 champion Puerto Rico Islanders.

Nic De Santis back at the helm for Montreal. Photo -Pépé/Impact

On Wednesday evening, the long-awaited first installment of the new NASL Florida derby kicked off, as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers hosted FC Tampa Bay. Both teams came away with a point in a 1-1 tie. In Montreal, interim Coach Nick De Santis, replacing Marc Dos Santos after his resignation earlier this week, guided the Impact to a scoreless draw with the 2010 D2 champion Puerto Rico Islanders.

Here is this week's former Wizards updates. Sunil Chhetri is back on the list, scoring a goal in a friendly against Maldives as they prepare for their World Cup qualifier against UAE.
Still looking for:
Nick Cardenas
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Michael Kraus
Ryan McMahen
Ivan Trujillo
MLS
Jimmy Conrad - Chivas USA - Did not dress in Chivas' 1-1 draw with KC.

Two NASL matches were played Wednesday evening, with both matches between Montreal Fort Lauderdale and FC Edmonton -Carolina RailHawks ending in 1-1 draws.

Montreal 1-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Photo courtesy of the Montreal Impact/Pépé

This season certainly isn't going as scripted for the Montreal Impact.

Two NASL matches were played Wednesday evening, with both matches, Montreal Fort Lauderdale and FC Edmonton Carolina RailHawks, ending in 1-1 draws.

Montreal Impact 1-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Photo courtesy of the Montreal Impact/Pépé

This season certainly isn't going as scripted for the Montreal Impact.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

The Carolina Railhawks will have to wait another week to wrap up their playoff spot.

After a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Railhawks, Carolina needed only for Montreal to lose or draw against the Puerto Rico Islanders to assure themselves a postseason berth, but the Impact came out with a surprising 1-0 victory of their own.

Here is this week's Sporting KC Wizards update. Lots of European teams seasons are starting to kick off. In other news, Eddie Johnson is still looking for a club, but he's in the news as part of a domestic dispute with his wife. It appears his wife may have caught the former Wizard and Fulham forward cheating on her.

All eight NASL teams were in action Saturday night. The two Florida franchises had big nights, as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers pinned a rare loss on the Carolina RailHawks at Lockhart Stadium while FC Tampa Bay won 4-0 in Atlanta over the Silverbacks. Saturday's other two matches were also won by the visiting team, as the NSC Minnesota Stars hung another loss on the Montreal Impact at Saputo Stadium and the Puerto Rico Islanders rebounded from their CONCACAF Champions League elimination by eking out a 1-0 victory in Edmonton.

Here's this week's former SKC Wizards update. Not many matches this week as lots of teams were off for the international break. Here's the rest of the update.
Active without a club or unknown
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Eddie Johnson
Nikos Kounenakis
Michael Kraus
Ryan McMahen
Michal Mravec
JT Murray
Anthony Noriega
Ofori Sarkodie
Sam Scales
Ryan Smith
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Stephane Auvray - New York - No game this week.

What a great night at Lockhart Stadium this Saturday when the Strikers defeated FC Edmonton 5-0 thanks to a hat trick by Abe Thompson and a brace by Brian Shriver. The team played inspired football and gave South Florida a true show that we hope we can see again next week as the playoffs continue.
The Strikers will face the Puerto Rico Islanders this coming Saturday in the first of 2 games to determine who advances to the NASL Finals.

What a great night at Lockhart Stadium this Saturday when the Strikers defeated FC Edmonton 5-0 thanks to a hat trick by Abe Thompson and a brace by Brian Shriver. The team played inspired football and gave South Florida a true show that we hope we can see again next week as the playoffs continue.
The Strikers will face the Puerto Rico Islanders this coming Saturday in the first of 2 games to determine who advances to the NASL Finals.

For the six months, the NASL marveled at FC Edmonton's discipline, maturity and ability to grind out results.

Well so much for that.

The expansion side showed their youth and inexperience in a 5-0 loss to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers during the quarterfinals of the NASL playoffs.

A week of very little action for former SKC Wizards due to the international break this week, but there were some games this past week involving former players. Here is this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Eddie Johnson
Nikos Kounenakis
Michael Kraus
Ryan McMahen
Michal Mravec
JT Murray
Anthony Noriega
Ofori Sarkodie
Sam Scales
Ryan Smith
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Stephane Auvray - New York - No game this week.

The MLS season is winding down. Here's this week's former SKC Wizards update.
Active without a club or unknown
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Eddie Johnson
Michael Kraus
Ryan McMahen
Michal Mravec
JT Murray
Anthony Noriega
Ofori Sarkodie
Sam Scales
Ryan Smith
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Stephane Auvray - New York - Came off the bench and played 74 minutes in New York's 2-1 loss to LA.

This week's former SKC Wizards is up for you. A couple former Wizards could be on the move. Sunil Chhetri is apparently getting ready to go on trial with Scottish club Rangers. Chhetri's had trials in England previously, but had been unable to earn a work permit. Not sure how that will change this time.

Here's your former SKC Wizards update for this week. Lots of news, including 6 new former Wizards. Jeferson, Scott Lorenz, Craig Rocastle, Seth Sinovic, Ryan Smith, and Milos Stojcev are all now classified officially as former Wizards. Also in the news is the movement of Tyson Wahl, who was traded from Seattle to Montreal for allocation money.

Another week of former SKC Wizards updates. The MLS season is over, but there's been a lot of busy stuff going on this week. Today the league announced the players entered into the Re-entry draft, plenty of former players are available, including Adam, Cristman, Taylor Graham, Frankie Hejduk, Jonathan Leathers, Rauwshan McKenzie, Kurt Morsink, Ryan Pore, and Scott Sealy.

Here is this week's former SKC Wizards update for you. No really big news this week when it comes to former Wizards, so here's the update.
Active without a club or unknown
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Eddie Johnson
Michael Kraus
Ryan McMahen
Michal Mravec
JT Murray
Anthony Noriega
Ofori Sarkodie
Sam Scales
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Season is over.

Another former SKC Wizards Update, plenty of player movement this week. Jonathan Leathers, Rauwshan McKenzie, and Ryan Pore are now without clubs after not being selected in the second stage of the re-entry draft. They're joined by Shavar Thomas who also wasn't selected. Also looking for a new club, is Stephane Auvray whose was let go by the Red Bulls.

A day late on the former SKC Wizards update, but being a day late has given me a little extra news to post. Word on the Twitter account for Mexican club, Puebla FC is that they are signing former Wizards player, Eddie Johnson. Johnson would join the brother of another Wizard, as DaMarcus Beasley also plays for Puebla FC.

An incredibly quiet week in former SKC Wizards news with the Christmas season in full affect. But here is your update for this week.
Active without a club or unknown
Stephane Auvray
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Michael Kraus
Jonathan Leathers
Scott Lorenz
Rauwshan McKenzie
Ryan McMahen
Michal Mravec
Anthony Noriega
Ryan Pore
Craig Rocastle
Ofori Sarkodie
Sam Scales
Milos Stojcev
Shavar Thomas
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Season is over.