The Chicago Red Stars, led by Lori Chalupny, host the Boston Breakers today in a match between a pair of undefeated WPSL Elite squads. The Breakers include US WNT midfielder Heather O'Reilly and Kristine Lilly is an Assistant Coach.

Gametime is 5pm and the Red Stars are offering a live Webcast of the match.

BY DAVE MARTINEZ

An impressive start to the US Open Cup has set the tone desired for the New York Red Bulls, and with the team slowly working their way back to health, it is a vibe they hope continues.

The Harrisburg City Islanders will be playing host to the Red Bulls this Tuesday at the Skyline Sports Complex.

Last week the University of Minnesota announced the surprise resignation of women's head soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright after 14 years with the Gophers and a 53-19-8 record. The timing and suddenness of the move surprised everyone, including assistant coach Krystle (Kallman) Seidel. "It was definitely not something any of us were anticipating," said Seidel [.

Peter Nowak's job security may have plenty of questions surrounding it, but his second in command doesn't have much to worry about in that regard.

The Brotherly Game has learned that the Union have planned for John Hackworth, the Philadelphia Union's assistant coach since the beginning of its existence, to take over as head coach in the event that Nowak will be let go.

The Mutiny announced on Tuesday that head coach Tony Horta has taken a leave of absence and will be replaced by assistant coach Chris Legates.

According to a statement issued by the team, Horta has decided to leave for "personal reasons." He guided the club from 2007-09 (25-11-3 overall) before returning to the team prior to the 2012 season.

The New England Revolution might seem to have been the dominant team in Saturday's contest at RFK, but the score line said otherwise at 3-2. Despite being outperformed marginally on the statistics sheet, DC United only seemed uncomfortable for the first ten minutes of the second half. One need only look at Coach Ben Olsen's excellent personnel decisions to see the reason why.

By JEFFREY KRAUSE

COLUMBUS, OH.--The Chicago Fire continued a trend on Saturday night as they faced the Columbus Crew for the first time this season. A late push was not enough for the Fire to walk away with any points, as the Crew prevailed, 2-1, behind first half goals from Eddie Gavin and Emilio Renteria.

After the Torres story broke soon after Chelsea won the Champions League, it's been good to hear an update from Nando as it was clear he needed to speak with the club. I wrote a post straight after the story broke and made it clear that he has never said he wanted to leave and what's wrong with wanting to confirm the clubs plans for him and the future!

Photo: Glenn Riegel, courtesy of Reading United AC

(Editor's Note: Over the next three months, PSP will give readers an unprecedented look inside one of the nation's top minor league soccer clubs, Reading United AC, which plays in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of American soccer, and draws its players from colleges around the country.

U.S. Men's National Team defender Edgar Castillo is one of two players who can say he's played for both the Mexico and U.S. National Teams, along with MNT assistant coach Martin Vasquez. American-born Castillo switched associations and was granted eligibility to play for the United States, before he made his debut vs.

Class 3 District 12 Champions - Central Bulldogs, 2012

Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs of Central High School who captured their first District soccer championship last week, winning 3-2 against the top-seed Willard Tigers.

The win came in the second overtime of play as the Bulldogs battled back from an 0-2 deficit.

Flexibility wins games and the best way to get it is to blend energy with savvy. DC United Coach Ben Olsen put out a nicely blended squad against Toronto and its savvy members made the exact right adjustments to a hard working opposing side which had clogged the middle and kept the game mostly in United's end.

Flexibility wins games and the best way to get it is to blend energy with savvy. DC United Coach Ben Olsen put out a nicely blended squad against Toronto and its savvy members made the exact right adjustments to a hard working opposing side which had clogged the middle and kept the game mostly in United's end.

Flexibility wins games and the best way to get it is to blend energy with savvy. DC United Coach Ben Olsen put out a nicely blended squad against Toronto and its savvy members made the exact right adjustments to a hard working opposing side which had clogged the middle and kept the game mostly in United's end.

BC Place: actual attendance pictured
THE BUZZ:
Could this be the end to TFC's Canadian reign?Will Aron Winter "park the bus" at BC Place?Will he let Ryan Johnson know beforehand?Who has to wash BC Place's giant curtains?Has the Whitecaps schedule left them tired?Are Granola Buttys a thing?

England manager Roy Hodgson has hired former Manchester United captain Gary Neville as an assistant coach.
The 37-year-old former England defender has worked as a TV commentator since retiring in 2011 but holds UEFA coaching qualifications and has signed a four-year contract with the Football Association.

Toronto FC is off to an 0-8 start to the Major League Soccer season, and rather than seeing anybody lose their job, the club's response to that awful start has been to change some people's job titles.

TFC announced on Monday that assistant coach Bob de Klerk has been moved to a role as Technical Manager, while former TFC player and recent Toronto FC Junior Academy coach Jim Brennan takes over as the team's lead assistant.

The proverbial hipster Cheshire CatAfter a long and gruelling FIFTEEN MONTHS coaching Toronto FC's fledgling U-17 team, Newmarket's soccer royalty was gifted the job of TFC Assistant Coach today. Yes, the hipster-hairdo'd/soul patch aficionado Jim Brennan has replaced the bombastic Dutchman Bob de Klerk as Aron Winter's number two.

D.C. United will be looking to buck an MLS trend while having the dubious honor of being the first visiting team at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Visiting teams are 1-5-2 over the last three seasons as the opponent in either the first game of a new stadium or an expansion team's home opener, with D.

During halftime of last night's 0-0 draw against Real Salt Lake, Chicago Fire legend and current RSL assistant coach CJ Brown was the seventh member inducted into the Ring of Fire. Holder of the club record for all-time appearances and minutes played, CJ Brown and the Chicago Fire are practically synonymous.

As part of Wednesday night's Chicago - Real Salt Lake game, Chicago and US National Team alum CJ Brown was inducted into the club's Ring of Fire. Brown retired at the end of the 2010 season with 296 appearances for Chicago. He is now an assistant coach with Real Salt Lake. "As a player I only know the Chicago Fire," Brown said.

For those of you that are a fan of our weekly 3 questions exchange, you are in for a treat this week. We have not one, but two 3 Questions Exchanges due to our busy game week. For the first exchange, I talked with Denzel Eslinger over at RSL Soapbox ahead of the Fire/RSL matchup tomorrow night. This will of course be an extra special event as Fire legend and favorite CJ Brown will be inducted into the Ring of Fire.

Lansbury Seeking Answers on His Future

Arsenal youngster Henri Lansbury is expected to hold a face-to-face meeting with manager Arsene Wenger before deciding whether to ask for a permanent transfer or ink a new deal with the Gunners.

Whatever the result at tomorrows crucial game against Norwich, no doubt there will be a lap of appreciation from the players to their supporters after the game has ended. One man deserves to have his name sung loud and proud as he walks around the Emirates pitch for the last time. It is expected that Pat Rice, Arsene's right hand man, will be hanging up his track suit following many years as an excellent servant to the club.

Whatever the result at tomorrows crucial game against Norwich, no doubt there will be a lap of appreciation from the players to their supporters after the game has ended. One man deserves to have his name sung loud and proud as he walks around the Emirates pitch for the last time. It is expected that Pat Rice, Arsene's right hand man, will be hanging up his track suit following many years as an excellent servant to the club.

By JOEY SAMUEL

After suffering a gutting 2-1 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, the Philadelphia Union will look to get back to winning when they travel to Seattle to face the Sounders this weekend.

Philadelphia had been on a two-game winning streak heading into the game against San Jose, even winning an away game on the West Coast when they beat Chivas USA 1-0.

(Editor's Note: This article is a follow-up to two articles written in December 2011 and this past January about St. Louis' struggles to land an MLS franchise. If you haven't read those yet, it is highly recommended. This is Part 3 of the ongoing Soccer in St. Louis series. Part One of this article appeared on the website yesterday.

Interest High In Arsenal Target Dragovic

FC Basel defender Aleksandar Dragovic has claimed that a number of big European clubs, including Arsenal FC, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Olympique de Marseille want to sign him in the summer transfer window.

From the team: "The Chicago Fire learned after Saturday's match against Seattle Sounders FC - via the referee's standard game report - that Fire head coach Frank Klopas was dismissed and defender Jalil Anibaba was red carded for his challenge in the seventh minute of second half stoppage time. They will both be suspended for the next game, at Chivas USA on Friday, May 4.

Now that Barca coach Pep Guardiola has announced he'll be leaving at the end of the season, he can expect to find photographers and spies of Abramovich hiding in the bushes outside his home for the next three months. After their Champions League elimination in Chelsea's hands on Tuesday, the Blaugranas set things right again with their 7-0 mauling of Rayo Vallecano last night.

To say that it's been an exciting week in football on the European stage would be quite an understatement. Anyone who would have envisaged Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid crashing out of the Champions League after failing to win their home games and Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola announcing his temporary retirement at the end of this season could have been accused of witchcraft, but it all happened, adding belief to the idea that nothing is a surprise in football.

Paul Yonga has been named one of 3 players that will serve as captains of this coming years 2012 University of Wisconsin Men's Soccer Team. Head coach John Trask who is also an assistant coach for the US U-23 National Team , announced that Chris Prince, Kyle McCrudden and Yonga have been selected lead the [.

Ask Philadelphia Fever head coach Stuart Gore what it's been like since he was named head coach of the Philadelphia Fever and his answer is quick and honest.

"It's been a bit of a whirlwind."

Which is understandable when you realize that since being named coach of the new WPSL Elite team in early February, Gore and assistant coach Jamie Scott have been combining their regular work as coaches for Atlantic Soccer Factory with trying to build a competitive team from scratch, all of which means a lot of 18 hour days .

TweetPep Guardiola has announced that he will step down as Barcelona coach at the end of the season after four glorious seasons in the dugout with assistant coach Tito Vilanova ready to take over. Speaking at an official press conference with club President Sandro Rosell, Guardiola annouced his decision to stand down as Barca coach [.

Sometimes adversity brings out the best in us. Going into Wednesday's match with the undefeated Puerto Rico Islanders, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers were without their head coach, Daryl Shore, forward/assistant coach Abe Thompson and dependable defender Toni Stahl due to suspension following Saturday's match with the San Antonio Scorpions.

Sometimes adversity brings out the best in us. Going into Wednesday's match with the undefeated Puerto Rico Islanders, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers were without their head coach, Daryl Shore, forward/assistant coach Abe Thompson and dependable defender Toni Stahl due to suspension following Saturday's match with the San Antonio Scorpions.

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The newest member of the UW-Milwaukee women's soccer coaching staff has a unique resume.

Kristen Weiss was named an assistant coach for the Panthers under new coach Greg Henschel on Tuesday, joining UWM after two-year stints at both Clemson and Maryland in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

It was a long time coming, however, Real Madrid's 2-1 win over arch rivals Barcelona last night was the clearest indication of their desire to win their first league title in 4 years. In fact, the last time Madrid beat Barcelona in the famed El Clasico was when Frank Rijkaard was still Barca coach.

Zach Scott doesn't score often, but when he does they are game winners. Or at least today's was a game winner. It's hard to know if his other goals are game winners because they did not happen in MLS play. Nor in US Open Cup play as an MLS team. Nor in CONCACAF Champions League play. But today, earning the Seattle Sounders three points in their 1-nil win over the Colorado Rapids he scored.