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...

With just over 24 hours to go until the Galaxy-Chivas USA Western Conference semifinal second leg (4:30 p.m. Sunday ESPN2) and the teams deadlocked at 2-2 halfway through what is essentially a 180 minute game (although, of course, it could go longer) here's press box colleague Luis Bueno on the pressure on Chivas USA.

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Right now, the USMNT U-17s are taking on Malawi in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. The game is being telecast live on ESPNU, ESPN360.com and Galavision. You can also follow along via the match tracker at ussoccer.com, the U.S. Soccer Twitter feed or at Ives Galarcep's running commentary. Let's see if the young USA team can bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Spain Monday. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad celebrating with his USA teammates after last night's tie.
I'm sure most of you saw the United States' dramatic come-from-behind tie last night against Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. Ives Galarcep broke down the performance at ESPN Soccernet. The tie helped the USA win the CONCACAF qualifying group and allowed Honduras to move into 3rd place and qualify automatically to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Click to continue reading...

Some random thoughts on the US win and the upcoming game against Costa Rica

The Greatest US Win I Have Never Seen.  A lot has already been said about how absurd it was that this game was not broadcast to the average US fan, so there is no reason to continue to beat this dead horse.

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We ran this post a while back, but since this topic has reared its head yet again with the upcoming US World Cup qualifiers, we thought we should post it one more time.

In a brief September 8th article, we brought up the debate on the difficulty of CONCACAF away Qualifiers, citing Ives Galarcep's "Hazards of road qualifiers" and Luis Bueno's "Debunking the myth.

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Randy Covitiz at the Star is reporting that Wizards technical director, Peter Vermes is to be named the team's interim coach tomorrow morning at a press conference. Whether that happens or not, it's a bit of a shocking move that he's being named coach. Although he was one of the people considered for both the coaching openings in Seattle and Philadelphia, it's surprising. Click to continue reading...

Wizards left winger Roger Espinoza will be available for Honduras tomorrow against the USA.
The United States and Honduras face off tomorrow at 6 p.m. CT in a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal match at Soldier Field in Chicago. The match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel, and the Wizards are hosting watch parties at both area 810 Zone locations courtesy of Budweiser. Click to continue reading...

It's been a while since I've done any article commentary, so I thought I'd jump back in. I've been reading Ives Galarcep's live commentary on our Gold Cup matches and found some pretty funny inconsistencies.

It should be noted that Ives does not consider himself a USA fan. Several times in the past, during one of his "Let's Pick Ives' Brain" sessions (AKA the Q&A), he has been faced with a question like:

"As a USA fan, who would you most like to see called up for the next qualifier?

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It's the next day and the hangover still lingers. Ives did an interesting piece on hating Rossi a pretty even-handed analysis of the situation.

My take? I, like many American soccer fans, was bitterly disappointed (although not shocked) when Rossi announced that he'd be playing for Italy.

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Soccer by Ives is reporting the Shalke 04 midfielder Jermaine Jones is planning to switch his international football allegiance from Germany to the USA. I think we've already got a glut of defensive midfielders, but this is still exciting news. Just who is Jermaine Jones? Here's what Ives has to say:

"He's a talented 27-year old who will easily be one of the best midfielders in the U.

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This, and several like it, have been in my inbox since last night:

Donovan warns Americans about Costa Rica

It's like Landon has a job with the Department of Travel and Tourism.

The USMNT take on Costa Rica tonight, in case you haven't been following along.

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New FATBack is up. If the only thing you want to hear is a completely unprovoked and unfair attack on Steven Goff and Ives Galarcep's commenters, go ahead and skip to the end. You can also subscribe on iTunes, even though we're not in fact particularly tuneful.
This week, the Steven Cohen affair hit the mainstream, in Scott Wolf's really, really silly article. Click to continue reading...

Today the home venues for this year's CONCACAF Gold Cup were announced, and it looks like the Wizards will be part of a triple header on their trip to New England in July. On July 11th, the Revolution are set to host a 2 of the final group play games, along with their game against the Kansas City Wizards. Click to continue reading...

Ives Galarcep over at Soccer by Ives is asking for you questions for an upcoming interview with the Wizards Technical Director, Peter Vermes. While Thad Bell over at The Back Post has done quite a few interviews with Vermes, here's your chance to try and ask him something. I got a nice laugh out of a few of the questions that were in that are being put it, we'll see if any of those actually get asked. Click to continue reading...

While watching the US defeat Mexico (again) on Wednesday, I was keeping an eye on Ives Galarcep's running commentary. One of his halftime thoughts kind of struck me:

Will the "Frank Hejduk is awful" people finally relax? He's not Dani Alves but he can step up and play well when needed.

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This post originally ran on our sister blog, Fire Alexi Lalas, last week. Since it is related to the USMNT, we thought we'd re-post it here on Project 2010. On January 29th, Soccer by Ives correspondent Sulaiman Folarin wrote an article on Freddy Adu's concerning lack of minutes at Monaco. Here are some highlights: Can anyone [. Click to continue reading...

This will be an ongoing list of Ives Galarcep's latest obsessions:

1. The writers of Special 1 TV

2. Brian Ching

3. Lionel Messi

4. Bob Bradley

5. Steven J. Caption - inventor of Caption's contest, better known as the caption contest

The writers of Special 1 TV get the nod this time around the show is back and, according to Ives, it's better than ever.

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On January 29th, Soccer by Ives correspondent Sulaiman Folarin wrote an article on Freddy Adu's concerning lack of minutes at Monaco. Here are some highlights:

Can anyone explain why American sensation Freddy Adu is not getting more playing time with mid table AS Monaco in the French Ligue 1?

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Saturday we found out that Claudio Lopez would be returning to KC for the 2009 season. We also found out that Lopez will not take up a designated player spot next season. Today we hear from Ives Galarcep again with more details on the new deal. According to Ives, Lopez new contract is for 1/4 the cost his contract was last year. Click to continue reading...

Claudio Lopez will be returning to KC next year, but he'll be doing so without the high price tag. Ives Galarcep over at ESPN Soccernet is reporting that the Wizards have signed Lopez to a new contract that is "considerably less than the $800,000 in guaranteed salary he earned as a Designated Player in 2008". Click to continue reading...

Coming up next week is the MLS Draft, which will take place this year in St. Louis, MO. The Wizards have the 8th pick in draft after being the lowest ranked team to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. With that pick, there are plenty of ways the Wizards will be able to go with that pick, if they choose to keep it. Click to continue reading...

Today is shaping up to be a good day.

With the MLS Combine just two days away, it is time to start focusing on the MLS Draft and everything that goes into this time of year. It isn't just a time to evaluate the incoming draft talent, but also time to prepare for wheeling and dealing and the potential movement of several veteran players.

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Today is shaping up to be a good day.

With the MLS Combine just two days away, it is time to start focusing on the MLS Draft and everything that goes into this time of year. It isn't just a time to evaluate the incoming draft talent, but also time to prepare for wheeling and dealing and the potential movement of several veteran players.

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Thanks to you, the SBI readers, Soccer By Ives was able to bring home the Best Blog Award from U.S. Soccer for 2008. Now, we're looking to take on the big boys in all the major sports.

SBI has been named one of 14 finalists for the Best Sports Blog award, presented by the 2008 weblog awards.

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Thanks to you, the SBI readers, Soccer By Ives was able to bring home the Best Blog Award from U.S. Soccer for 2008. Now, we're looking to take on the big boys in all the major sports.

SBI has been named one of 14 finalists for the Best Sports Blog award, presented by the 2008 weblog awards.

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OK vagabonds, we're up against the rest of the sporting world in the Best Sports Blog 2008 competition. This year, the beautiful game's entry is LFV friend Ives Galarcep and his blog, Soccer By Ives.
Be sure to vote early and often here, and don't forget to have your friends, friends with benefits, family, girlfriends, wives, husbands, children, cousins, step-brothers, neighbors, plumbers, second-cousins, AYSO pals, co-workers, proctologists, podiatrists, massage therapists, bartenders, congressmen, tree surgeons, IT help desk people, and cable guy vote as well. Click to continue reading...

Your loyal vagabond is off skiing in the Alps so we'll turn this weekend's recap over to LFV friend Ives Galarcep, who has a nice piece on Clint Dempsey's breakout performance for Fulham.
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Ives Galarcep is reporting that with the new roster changes, MLS will scrap the leagues second draft, the supplemental draft. This seemed to be an expected move with rosters being reduced to 24, it doesn't make sense to have another 4 rounds to draft after you already have 4. The players that would have been taken in this draft will now become free agents if they're not taken, able to negoiate with any MLS team. Click to continue reading...

Back on June 13th, we released our Imposter! Frankie Hejduk article in the leadup to our first qualifier in Guatemala City.  And on August 14th, we re-released the same article (with a new forward) in reaction to his inclusion in the Havana roster.  Although I never really understood what people saw in Frankie, his presence [. Click to continue reading...

Hello all. It is time for your latest installment of Your Questions Answered. This is the second of four parts of the most recent Q&A session.

There are plenty of topics covered, from the U.S. World Cup 2010 team to MLS expansion to the Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls.

Let's get started.

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In this section, we give our take on one of the most hotly-contested issues in US Soccer. In a brief September 8th article, we brought up the debate on the difficulty of CONCACAF away Qualifiers, citing Ives Galarcep's "Hazards of road qualifiers" and Luis Bueno's "Debunking the myth." While looking through Soccer by Ives this morning [. Click to continue reading...

Good morning folks. It is time for the latest portion of the most recent Q&A session. There was a wide variety of questions this time around, including some about the U.S. national team, some about MLS, and the popular "Who are the best players in the world" question. I provide my Top 11 players list in the world, in the EPL and MLS, with Rio Ferdinand earning a place on the first two lists.

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Good morning folks. It is time for the latest portion of the most recent Q&A session. There was a wide variety of questions this time around, including some about the U.S. national team, some about MLS, and the popular "Who are the best players in the world" question. I provide my Top 11 players list in the world, in the EPL and MLS, with Rio Ferdinand earning a place on the first two lists.

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From one of the most knowledgeable writers in the realm of American soccer, Ives Galarcep, comes this comment:
"IVES- The D.C. stadium situation is arguably one of the ugliest running stories in the league. I'm not sure what MLS can do. The whole threatening to move the team thing to Maryland or Virginia and a good distance away from D. Click to continue reading...