On Monday, the arbitrator assigned to the complicated grievance filed by US Club Soccer, American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) and three of its associated clubs, ruled in favor of US Youth Soccer and five of their state organizations.

The grievance, which was filed in August and reported here, challenged what the filing parties felt were discriminatory practices in treating US Club Soccer teams differently than teams from USYS state associations on issues that include: denial of insurance coverage for USYS teams attending a US Club Soccer sanctioned tournament; denial of a team's use of their USYS player cards, rosters, etc.

You may have heard the phrase before, "Behind every great man there's a great woman." Or as Jim Carrey said, "Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

While we're rolling out of bed at indecent hours or sacrificing a part of our life in the name of football, there is often a girlfriend, wife or significant other who is left wondering what this whole soccer madness is all about.

Fulham has launched their new home jersey for the 2010-11 season.

Designed by Kappa, the new Fulham home shirt is set to be worn by the First Team when Fulham take on Brentford away tonight and Bournemouth away on Saturday.

According to Kappa, "The new kit continues in Fulham's traditional black and white, and incorporates the well-known Omini Kappa logo of the back-to-back male and female silhouette.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Wednesday, December 08, 2010) – Sanneh Soccer and The Sanneh Foundation will host the 2011 St. Croix Sanneh Soccer Camp on Thursday, January 3 through Sunday, January 6, at the St. Croix Country Day school in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. The goal of the camp is to provide an environment where players of all levels can come together to learn about the game, improve their soccer skills and have fun.

One question that is eventually asked every US professional player is this: How can we increase the level of play in American soccer? Or similarly: How do American players compare to other players around the world?

Inevitably the answer involves training future soccer players at the youth level.

Photo courtesy Del Amo Rotary Club

Two years ago American Youth Soccer Organization founder Hans Stierle was honored by the Galaxy and other groups for his role in introducing hundreds of thousands of children and their parents to the sport.

This year Torrance's Del Amo Rotary Club, Hawthorne-based AYSO, city of Torrance and the local school district installed a $5,000 plaque on the field where it all began at Jefferson Middle School.