Twitter has brought us plenty of breaking news since it's become one of the quickest ways to spread news, and the Wizards have done their fair share of it. Wizards President Robb Heineman has given fans some news today as he announced "verbal agreement on assistant coach. hopefully announe soon, after contract signed". Click to continue reading...

According to the DC United news source the Soccer Insider Ben Olsen is now considering the option of retirement. As the SI said, the idea was thrown around after last season with his 1 appearance last season.

Olsen is DC United. When you say DC United you think Ben Olsen. One would hope that when Olsen does decide retirement is necessary, he will stay with the club in some capacity.

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Jones is described as an owner, advisor and promoter in the company by Socal Soccer City Holdings President Kevin Gilmore, a partner in the proposed indoor Futsal facility on Maple Avenue that will occupy a former shipping facility.

Jones, now an assistant coach with the Galaxy after a glittering 12-season career with the MLS club, grew up in Westlake Village.

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Big Apple Soccer, home of everything New York Soccer, reports speaking to "El Professor" Juan Carlos Osorio about his move to Once Caldas. His reply?

"The offer is a very good offer," he said. "The club is a very good club. I am considering the offer. However, I would like to stay in the United States.

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There's very little in this rumor right now, so take that for what you will. In a post by Ives Galarcep earlier today about the MLS coaching carousel, he makes a passing mention of Octavio Zambrano, who used to coach in MLS but has most recently been coaching in Hungary. Ives mentions Zambrano as a potential new head coach for Chivas USA, but also mentions that Zambrano is "believed to be in the frame for an assistant coaching position within MLS (with Kansas City a possibility). Click to continue reading...

I will have a piece up at ESPN Soccernet later today looking back at the pair of weekend conference finals and gazing ahead at this weekend's MLS championship. Here's a little sneak peak at the most interesting note:

It involved Landon Donovan and his ability to convert penalty kicks. And it involves RealSaltLake goalkeeper Nick Rimando, whose heroic performance in Saturday's penalty kick tiebreaker against Chicago is a big reason why the men of Utah remain alive today.

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Singapore v Thailand 1-3 (Mustafic Fahruddin; Sutee Suksomkit 2, Therdsak Chaiman) 22,183
First 20 minutes the Thais showed why they are best side in ASEAN as their slick passing and intelligent moving tore the Singapore rearguard to shreds.
Prompted by the impressive Datsakorn Thonglao at the heart of the midfield the Thais spread the play and often had the Singaporeans chasing shadows. Click to continue reading...

Their last appearance was in the 1982 World Cup. This time they beat Bahrain, 1-0 with Plymouth's Rory Fallon scoring a goal just before half time.

The All Whites had to go through some very anxious moments in the second half as Abdulla Omar was brought down in the box by Toney Lochhead for a penalty.

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In a move that was long expected, Preki has left Chivas USA after three seasons as head coach.

Preki took over as head coach for Bob Bradley before the 2007 season and guided the team to the playoffs all three seasons.

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Preki is leaving Chivas USA...so where will he go next? (Getty Images)

Some news that I'd like to say we've been calling here for the last couple weeks has finally come down. Chivas USA and Preki have decided to go their own ways as they mutually agree to Preki stepping down as the club's manager, this according to a press release just sent out by the club.

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The announcement today came after several days of rumors and speculation that Preki could be fired and just days after he had failed to guide the club past the first round of the MLS playoffs for the third consecutive year.

Despite assurances earlier this season that the club didn't want to disrupt the team's slow "building" process under Preki, many fans believed the club was stagnating and change was needed.

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The Philadelphia Union will be selecting its first players in just two weeks when Major League Soccer holds the Expansion Draft and Union head coach Peter Nowak will have his lead assistant coach in place for the draft.

The Union will announce the hire of former U.

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The Philadelphia Union will be selecting its first players in just two weeks when Major League Soccer holds the Expansion Draft and Union head coach Peter Nowak will have his lead assistant coach in place for the draft.

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Sunday's men's soccer match at Mountain Lion Stadium in Colorado Springs made a lot of sense.

On the field, Robert Kinsey had a hat trick and added an assist to lift Colorado State-Pueblo to a 5-3 victory over Colorado-Colorado Springs.

But what made sense is that there was a match at all.

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Benni McCarthy is Back in the Bafana Bafana Squad

When Carlos Alberto Parreira returned as head coach, the writing was on the wall, Benni Mc Carthy would be asked to come back. The door to the Bafana Bafana team would once again be opened to the man who has scored 31 goals in 76 caps for his country.

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We'll soon officially announce that United's six-year relationship with Tom Soehn has ended. United's one-time Assistant Coach (2004-2006) and its Head Coach for the last three seasons (2007-2009) has removed his name from consideration for the club's head coaching position ahead of the expiration of his three-year contract at the end of the calendar year.

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Last night, the Chicago Fire made their latest induction into the club's Ring of Fire, which acknowledges heroes of the team's history. Added last night was Chris Armas, joining Bob Bradley, Piotr Nowak, Lubos Kubik, Frank Klopas and Pitch Invasion's own Peter Wilt in the Ring. Despite the pouring rain all night, Fire supporters, including myself, stayed in the stands to recognise Chris at an excellent half-time ceremony, midway through a critical game that eventually saw the Fire reach the MLS playoffs after a 1-0 win over Chivas USA.

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The 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea in the CL group stage was the last straw. With Atletico almost out of the CL and only one win in the Liga, it has been a horrible start to the new season. Goals have been hard to come by given that the club boasts the likes of "Kun" Aguero and Diego Forlan.

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Quarter final first legs tonight. Favourites Selangor take on Terengganu at the Shah Alam Stadium and in my humble opinion could be in for a hard night. And that piece of wisdom is based on 90 minutes watching the team known as the Turtles beat Johor 4-2 earlier in the month. Their assistant coach Mohamad Nik is warning them against losing concentration. Click to continue reading...

Major League Soccer lost one of its most respected assistant coaches to Europe this past weekend with Paul Mariner's departure from the New England Revolution to join English side Plymouth. As tough as that departure is on the Revs, it is also a big blow for MLS, which is facing an off-season where several head coaching jobs are expected to open up.

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Major League Soccer lost one of its most respected assistant coaches to Europe this past weekend with Paul Mariner's departure from the New England Revolution to join English side Plymouth. As tough as that departure is on the Revs, it is also a big blow for MLS, which is facing an off-season where several head coaching jobs are expected to open up.

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Big Story

The Montreal Impact defeated the defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 at Stade Saputo yesterday to win the USL-1 Final 6-3 on aggregate. First half goals from Tony Donatelli, Joey Gjertsen and Roberto Brown were all Montreal needed to win, although Vancouver defender Shaun Pejic's controversial red card in the 29th minute for hauling down the last man in the area probably helped a mite.

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With the club in a playoff race with two games left in the regular season, New England assistant coach Paul Mariner has resigned from the club. Mariner is expected to be named the new manager of English club Plymouth Argyle. "I wish to thank everyone that I've worked with at the Revolution who have been so supportive, including the Kraft family and Steve Nicol," Mariner said. Click to continue reading...

Mike Sorber, SLU and US MNT Assistant Coach

Annually one of the best get-togethers in the state, Coach Eddie Horn is regularly able to lure some of the best teams from both St Louis and Kansas City to his home field. There are 3 games today and 3 on Saturday that we'll be tracking. By the way, that's US Men's National team assistant coach, and volunteer SLU Coach, Mike Sorber scouting games at a previous Firley event. Click to continue reading...

Mike Sorber, SLU and US MNT Assistant Coach

Annually one of the best get-togethers in the state, Coach Eddie Horn is regularly able to lure some of the best teams from both St Louis and Kansas City to his home field. There are 3 games today and 3 on Saturday that we'll be tracking. By the way, that's US Men's National team assistant coach, and volunteer SLU Coach, Mike Sorber scouting games at a previous Firley event. Click to continue reading...

Today's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Todd Wawrousek. Todd is the assistant coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL1. This Saturday Todd will try to lead his Whitecaps to their 2nd straight USL1 Championship when they take on the Montreal Impact in Montreal at 2:30pm eastern time.

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This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Todd Wawrousek. Todd is the assistant coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL1. This Saturday the Whitecaps take on the Montreal Impact for the 2nd and final leg of the 2009 USL1 Championship series in Montreal. Having lost the first leg 3-2 in a last minute goal at home this is obviously a massive game and Todd is really going to have to make sure his team are up for the challenge.

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USAÂ 2-2Â Costa Rica

It took 95 minuets but the US Mens Soccer team seemed to will themselves into finishing atop their CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying group.

Bryan Ruiz scored a brace within minutes of each other for Costa Rica. Those goals in the 21st and 24th minute of play capitalized on the few chances the Ticos had been allowed up until that point.

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USAÂ 2-2Â Costa Rica

It took 95 minutes but the US Men's Soccer team seemed to will themselves into finishing atop their CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying group.

Bryan Ruiz scored a brace within minutes of each other for Costa Rica. Those goals in the 21st and 24th minute of play capitalized on the few chances the Ticos had been allowed up until that point.

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Aaaaand our hermanos have made it into the finals of the U-20 World Cup! Forget Jesus Luz, the only name you should be screaming today is Alan Kardec! He scored winner against Costa Rica to earn Brazil a spot in the finals against Ghana on Friday.

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One of the cool things about coaching youth soccer is sharing in special moments with players I coach. Thankfully a lot of my players and their parents email me and send me great pictures like these and I can only help but share them with you! Great job ladies on the Championship!! Keep up the great work!

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Goal.com reported a story which featured in Daily Mirror about a possible exchange deal involving Kompany and Robinho for Yaya Toure and Puyol. This definitely has to be a joke or an imagination of some disturbed mind. Howelse you can explain the exchange of one of the best defensive midfielder and defender for two players who are struggling to find a regular place in the Manchester City side. Click to continue reading...

New England Revolution assistant coach Paul Mariner will depart his longtime role alongside Steve Nicol to become the assistant head coach at Plymouth Argyle, according to reports out of the U.K. The Daily Mail reported early Oct. 9 that the 56-year old Mariner had been in talks with the Football League club, with his appointment to be rubber-stamped next week. Click to continue reading...

Cheer Up Alan Shearer's Top 10 TV Football Moments
3. Ilunga Mwepu
No disrespect to the intelligent, knowledgeable CUAS readership here, but I bet there's hardly any of you who know who Ilunga Mwepu is.
In the 1970s he played his club football for TP Mazembe and he now lives in Malta, where he is an assistant coach in the Adelaide Cini Championship with Girgenti Athletic. Click to continue reading...

The Denver Dynamite's second year in the Professional Arena Soccer League will be marked by change.

The team bounced between venues last year but will play the upcoming season at the Bladium Sports Club.

Joe SaPereira and Mac Howell return as owners but will be joined by Chuck Estrada.

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