The end of the regular season has put me in a contemplative mood. Not only because I am left trying to figure out how the San Jose Earthquakes missed the postseason again, but because I am asked to fill out my 2009 MLS Awards Ballot. Following the Quakes as closely as I do, I enjoy access to players and coaches from all MLS teams as they make their way through Buck Shaw Stadium.

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Jeff Cunningham did it again! Scoring his 16th goal in 13 games to lead Dallas to yet another win, and definitely into the MLS playoff picture. Amazing. When the team sold Kenny Cooper in August most people left this team for dead. They are now the Ultimate MLS Zombie - not only weirdly alive, but hungry for your brains. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas defeated the SJ Quakes 2-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium in the Quakes last home match of the season, a thriller that accelerated until the final whistle. FCD's Jeff Cunningham added a goal and assist to his tally atop the MLS Golden Boot leader board, and Quakes rookie Quincy Amarikwa netted his first regular season goal. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas moved into a tie with DC United for 9th-place on Wednesday, with a 2-1 win over San Jose at Buck Shaw Stadium. David Ferreria put Dallas up in the 49th-minute, with Quincy Amarikwa equalizing for San Jose in the 73rd. Jeff Cunningham hit the winner for Dallas in the 81st. "We've been playing strong soccer for the past two months," Cunningham said. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas continued their improbable late-season run for the playoffs with a hard-fought 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes Wednesday night at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Thank you, MLS playoff system. Click to continue reading...

There was one match on Wednesday night in Major League Soccer as FC Dallas traveled to face the San Jose Earthquakes. It was a must win for Dallas to keep their playoff hopes alive. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

FC Dallas edges the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Video Highlights

Jeff Cunningham scored a late goal to keep FC Dallas' playoff hopes alive on Thursday night against the San Jose Earthquakes.

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Can't wait to see many of you next Wednesday in DC. Drop me an email if you are going.
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Michele Kaufman of the Miami Herald with an article on the teams preparations for Honduras.
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Kaufman also writes about coach Bob Bradley and son Michael. Click to continue reading...

Jeff Cunningham will have to continue his MVP form tonight in San Jose.

You want some playoff type drama? Good because tonight's midweek clash between San Jose and Dallas offers just that. Win and continue on in a the little hope of reaching the playoffs, lose or tie and you season is pretty much over.

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DEDICATION
Today's episode is dedicated to the Edgar & Eric, the Jomfru brothers.
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Real Salt Lake owner Dave Checketts is teaming up with Rush Limbaugh to bid for the St Louis Rams of the NFL.
TEAM USA
Frankie Hejduk, left fullback Columbus Crew, has been added to the roster. Click to continue reading...

Plenty of MLS clubs will be interested in tonight's mid-week clash at Dick's Sporting Goods Park as the Colorado Rapids host the San Jose Earthquakes. Plenty of clubs want Colorado out of the playoff picture while San Jose is hoping to not just play the role of spoiler but go on a crazy run of wins to get them back into the playoffs for the first time in a few years.

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The Derby du Nord between Lens & Lille this past weekend ended in a 1-1 draw.
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Portsmouth became the first team in Premiership history to open the season with 6 straight defeats. Oof.
USL FIRST DIVISION PLAYOFFS
The regular season ended on Sunday, with Portland claiming the Commissioner's Cup. Click to continue reading...

The King is gone, long live king Hucks, but the San Jose Kingdom remains. Tonight the Colorado Rapids will have a go against the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium, looking to solidify a berth in the playoffs. This may be a pivotal engagement for the Quakes, their first match after Darren Huckerby's retirement. Click to continue reading...

SUMmer of Soccer Continues

The 'Summer of Soccer' which began on June 20, rolls on. As of now, over 1,455,000 have attended SuperLiga, the Gold Cup, the World Football Challenge and a variety of club and international friendlies.

Since my last post on the SUMmer of Soccer, an International Friendly doubleheader was played and a few more friendlies were scheduled .

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Another week in Major League Soccer, and yet more drama. The play-off picture is continuing to take shape, with one or two sides making a late run into the all-important wildcard spots. To top it off, the Red Bulls got a win!
Week 23 got going at Toyota Park last Wednesday, where LA Galaxy shrugged off the previous week's home defeat against Seattle to beat Chicago Fire. Click to continue reading...

The Budweiser watch party tomorrow night will be held at Fox and Hound in Overland Park. Get there by 9:30 p.m. CT to see our Wizards take on the San Jose Earthquakes live from Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. See you there!
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There has been a lot of focus in Major League Soccer on the expansion success stories of the past three years Toronto, Seattle and even the surprisingly solid Salt Lake but one new team sticks out like a sore thumb: rooted to the bottom of the Western Conference standings and with an attendance average barely scraping five figures at Buck Shaw Stadium, 2008 expansion team the San Jose Earthquakes are not looking so rosy.

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Decidedly minor league Buck Shaw Stadium may be the home of the Quakes for the foreseeable future.
Remember this article about San Jose's stadium plans? Well it turns out that the only reason we will see those ultra secret stadium renderings is because the process has stalled to the point where the owner is questioning whether to built it at all. Click to continue reading...

From the San Jose Earthquakes Front Office, the team announced today that the club will host legendary Salvadoran side Club Deportivo Aguila on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The game will be held at Buck Shaw Stadium and will be season ticket holder bonus game "B."
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 Sinclair caused havoc to the Athletica backfield all day
 William Mancebo/Tri-City Voice (Fremont, Calif.)

Had you gone to Buck Shaw Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara University on Sunday evening not knowing a thing about Women's Professional Soccer, you would have thought FC Gold Pride was the league's second-best team and St.

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Santa Clara, Calif. -- Seattle Sounders FC walked onto the field at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara with a six-game unbeaten streak. They would not leave the pitch with a game added to that streak, as the San Jose Earthquakes dismantled them, 4-0, Sunday afternoon.
Earthquakes keeper Joe Cannon notched his first, as well as the team's first, clean sheet of the season in keeping one of the most potent offenses off the scoreboard.

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If you need a penalty kick converted to win a tournament there aren't many players you would rather have standing at the spot than Alessandro Del Piero. The World Cup winner and Juventus legend figured to have the edge when he faced off against Aston Villa goalkeeper and U.S. International Brad Guzan with one kick to make to secure a Peace Cup title.

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If you need a penalty kick converted to win a tournament there aren't many players you would rather have standing at the spot than Alessandro Del Piero. The World Cup winner and Juventus legend figured to have the edge when he faced off against Aston Villa goalkeeper and U.S. International Brad Guzan with one kick to make to secure a Peace Cup title.

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El Guzano leads Aston Villa to a preseason tournament championship over Juventus. See Americans in Europe for details.
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LA v Barca drew an astonishing 93,137 fans to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
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Of the 6 games played this weekend, three of them were pure Wild West shootout, while three were old fashioned nail biters. Click to continue reading...

Santa Clara, Calif. -- FC Gold Pride and Washington Freedom have met three times in the inaugural year of Women's Professional Soccer, twice at their home field – Buck Shaw Stadium at Santa Clara University.
Even though Gold Pride is the lowest scoring team in WPS, when the Freedom opposes them on their turf, they play like an offensive juggernaut.

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Debacle en la bahía, Los Sounders aplastados. GLEN 54´                                 ALONSO-Autogol 2´ HUCKERBY 78´                         RILEY- Tarjeta Roja 32´ WONDOLOWSKI 84´  Para Los Seattle Sounders FC, abrir la serie de tres partidos seguidos fuera de casa ante Los Earthquakes de San José, les habia dado cierta confianza. Click to continue reading...

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By TRAVIS CLARK

It was a dream start for D.C. United on Saturday. With a hectic schedule looming, a Christian Gomez brace had United out to a 2-0 lead at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Missing midfielder Clyde Simms through injury and Santino Quaranta still on Gold Cup duty, it was a promising first 21 minutes of the match.

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William Mancebo/Tri-City Voice (Fremont, Calif.)

It was a tale of two halves at Buck Shaw Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara University on Saturday night.
Well, really one-third in favor of DC United; two-thirds in favor of the San Jose Earthquakes as the two sides drew even after the full 90 minutes, 2-2.

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The Los Angeles Sol have clinched the regular-season title in the inaugural season of Women's Professional Soccer and they'll host the championship game on Saturday, August 22. They'll have just over three weeks to sell tickets to the final (tickets aren't even on sale until July 29 - I guess they either figured "Why give ourselves as much time as possible?

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Los Angeles Sol, owner's of the best record, best goal differential, most goals scored and fewest goals allowed in Women's Professional Soccer came to Buck Shaw Stadium at Santa Clara University on Thursday night, needing just one point to clinch the top spot for the WPS playoffs.

Just as they've done all season, they got the job done.

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Chicago tries to continue climb in WPS standings
Just getting a victory was the hardest part, putting an end to a month-long drought for the Chicago Red Stars. Now that they have a well-played game to latch onto, they head into Sunday's match against FC Gold Pride with some confidence.
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SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES VS. TORONTO FC
Buck Shaw Stadium - Saturday 10:30PM EST
TV: Rogers Sportsnet / Radio: The Fan590
Toronto enters the unofficial second half of the season with a trip to Northern California. If TFC can break its away form hoodoo it would have to be in the old 1970's stomping grounds of Georgie Best. Click to continue reading...

Today was one of the few home games I didn't attend at the Home Depot Center, and the No. 1 ranked LA Sol suffered a loss at the hands of the Saint Louis Athletica. Would the outcome have been different had I been there? Probably not but I still feel a bit guilty.

Despite the loss, the Sol remain in first place the WPS standings at 11-2-4 (37 points), while the Athletica tighten their grasp on second with a 23 points and 7-5-2 record.

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MLS has responded to the latest pontificating by the FIFA boss. In case you missed it, here it is:

PRETORIA, South Africa - (AP) FIFA president Sepp Blatter renewed his call for Major League Soccer to adopt an August-May schedule, saying it will struggle to persuade more star players to follow David Beckham to the United States unless it matches its season to those in Europe.

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The year was 1999. A team of inspired women and a tournament of historic proportions captured the hearts and minds of an entire nation. I was just a young girl (well not that young) and one of 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl watching the epic final and witnessing history.

The 1999 Women's World Cup ran from June 19-July 10, 1999, in packed stadiums across the United States, raising the profile of women's soccer globally, creating new heroes in the sport and setting the bar for future FIFA Women's World Cupâ„¢ tournaments

Now, 10 years later, U.

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Cristiane scores in 2nd straight; Chicago nets another draw
The Chicago Red Stars kept their unbeaten road record intact Sunday as they played FC Gold Pride to a 1-all draw in Women's Professional Soccer action at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Brazilian Cristiane (above) scored a goal for a second straight game in the 47th minute as Chicago (2-3-4, 1-0-3 on the road) earned its first point after falling behind an opponent. Click to continue reading...