When Chicago Fire defender Cory Gibbs recently appeared on Windy City Live to promote the club's new sponsorship deal with Quaker Oats, the most astute of supporters may have noticed something different about his appearance: his jersey did had short sleeves.

"I love my long-sleeves," said Gibbs during a recent interview with Hot Time in Old Town.

Hola Amigos! Burrito been in the dawg house (Liter-ally) lately. Pero no problem, He back now!
It's been a year since MLS Commisionado El Don Garber came to South Florida to talk to Burrito's compadres the Miami Ultras. Burrito was mad cause they no let in dawgs to Hotel that day pero Burrito was able to steal pictures from Uncle Ed's cell phone and si the picture not good qualities pero thats life.

It's no surprise with so many talented players having come through the U.S. system that there would be a lot of guys who have shared the same field together and then separated as their careers progressed. Well, it's reunion time here in Phoenix, and a review of the roster reveals several players who have won national championships together, MLS Cup titles, U.

We all talk about New Year's resolutions. You know what I say about them: view ‘em as "guidelines" more than "rules" and you'll live a far more guilt-free year. So that's that.

But I'd like to start out 2012 with another kind of "resolution." As in, I'd love to see some quick resolutions to vexing issues in the domestic game.

One time Miami Fusion player Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama and former L.A. Galaxy player Jorge Campos visit Sun Life Stadium on Wed., December 14 to promote Mexico vs. Colombia match
Here is the press release:
Two of the game's most popular legends joined by Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders for a memorable afternoon on the pitch, including a jersey presentation to the players
MIAMI (Monday, Dec.

One time Miami Fusion player Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama and former L.A. Galaxy player Jorge Campos visit Sun Life Stadium on Wed., December 14 to promote Mexico vs. Colombia match
Here is the press release:
Two of the game's most popular legends joined by Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders for a memorable afternoon on the pitch, including a jersey presentation to the players
MIAMI (Monday, Dec.

The list continues to grow of former coaches and teammates who heap praise on the new coach of the New England Revolution, Jay Heaps.
Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe speaks to former New England coaches Fernando Clavijo and Steve Nicol about their protege turn manager.
"It's a bold move, isn't it?

Congratulations to Jay Heaps, who appears to be the new Head Coach of the New England Revolution.
The former Duke University and New England Revolution standout would succeeds Steve Nicol, as reported in the Boston Globe.
Last Wednesday, Revs president Brian Bilello revealed to MLSsoccer.

The haters of Miami as a soccer town were out in full force last week as it was announced that fewer than 6800 tickets had been sold for the USA vs Honduras game to be played at Sun Life Stadium. The game hadn't even been played yet and already they were bashing.
In the end over 21,000 showed up on a wet night to watch the United states defeat Honduras 1-0 thanks to a wonderful goal by Clint Dempsey.

The U.S. team has been based in Ft. Lauderdale this week and has had a chance to catch up on the latest incarnation of the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. Coached by former Fire assistant Daryl Shore, the Strikers are currently in the semifinals of the NASL playoffs.
That got us thinking about the good ole' days, and we reached to former U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen, who played here from 1981-83 alongside former legends like Gerd Muller, the German international who scored the second most goals in World Cup history, and Peruvian star Teofilo Cubillas.

The U.S. team was training today on a field adjacent to the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, who have reached the semifinals of the 2011 NASL playoffs. The Strikers are coached by Daryl Shore, the long-time goalkeeper coach for the Chicago Fire, so it was yet another Fire reunion as Shore caught up with Carlos Bocanegra, DaMarcus Beasley and Michael Bradley.

The online soccer community is abuzz with recent statements from Commissioner Garber (courtesy of Steve Davis), that MLS has raised its expansion fee for a 20th team to $100 million for the New York market. According to Davis' article, the league remains focused on New York for team 20, but has not set a timetable for that expansion.

Si, Burrito's new girlfriend, Veronica Paysse is now on the radio! You never heard of her? Well, Burrito's love affair with her began many a futbol years ago.
In 2001 The Miami Fusion was shut down. Burrito's heart was broken and Burrito swear he would never see another MLS game again. EVERS!
Pero, one day when Uncle Ed was changing channels, and as Burrito was chewing on a bone, there, there, out of the corner of Burrito's eye he see a real mamacita!

The starting left midfielder for the Rapids All-Time Team is Chris Henderson.
How Acquired: Signed as a Discovery Player in 1996. First pick in the Dispersal Draft in 2002
Years In Colorado: 1996 through 1998 and 2002 through early 2005
How Departed: Left as a free agent and signed by KC.

The best team in the world, Barcelona played the most popular team in Mexico (Chivas de Guadalajara) and filled Sun Life Stadium on a humid Wednesday night in Miami. Section 404 was packed with Miami Ultras and other fans who were present to watch the beautiful game at it's best. We all saw Chivas shock Barcelona with their wonderful play and goals.

Ex Miami Fusion captain and current Fort Lauderdale Strikers Assistant coach Jim Rooney was our guest last night on Miami Ultras Alive.
Rooney was gracious enough to answer our questions about his Fusion days, including a number of anecdotes concerning Ray Hudson's underwear and a his own sports bra (In tribute to Brandi Chastain's World Cup goal) inspired celebration during the MLS All Star game.

After the Strikers played their best game this season with a 3-0 whipping of the Edmonton Drillers we had our best show on Miami Ultras Alive#17.
We were extremely excited to have as our guest former Miami Fusion captain and current Fort Lauderdale Strikers assistant coach Jim Rooney. Jim was a hard nosed blu-collar guy on and off the field.

The starting left center back for the Rapids All-Time Team is Pablo Mastroeni.
How Acquired: First pick in 2002 Allocation draft from the contracted Miami Fusion.
Years In Colorado: 2002 through current day
How Departed: Still with the team
Next to Balboa, this was the easiest pick on the team.

Carlos de los Cobos is no longer the Chicago Fire head coach. Frank Klopas takes over in the interim. Who will be the next full-time head coach to roam the sidelines at Toyota Park? Thoughts and a head coach poll are after the break.

Eric Wynalda

Pros: Eric Wynalda's started out playing in the wilderness that was American soccer between the North American Soccer League ending in 1984 and Major League Soccer starting in 1996.

Julio Caballero, VP of the Miami Ultras has formed a group called La Academia which is exclusively dedicated to bringing Major League Soccer back to South Florida. They also organize MLS watch party's and will soon lead a pilgrimage of South Florida soccer fans to invade an MLS game to support our bid for MLS in Miami.

Tonight, the New England Revolution take on the Vancouver Whitecaps at Empire Field in Vancouver, British Columbia. It will be the Revs' first trip to the west coast of Canada and the second of three matches over a seven-day span.

I was expecting Steve Nicol to shuffle the lineup a little bit in light of the quick turnaround between last Saturday's match and this weekend's tilt against Real Salt Lake, but as you'll see in the lineups I was mistaken.

Hola Amigos! You wanna see some good futbol? Then come to Mickey Byrne's Irish Pub in Hollywood this Saturday March 26 at 7:00 pm to see the USA vs Argentina game.
This event will be hosted by South Florida United which is an umbrella group that wants to bring all South Florida Soccer groups together.

Article republished on businessofsoccer.com

In January, MLS Commissioner, Don Garber, visited nearby club, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (formerly Miami F.C.) while exploring potential markets for the league's 20th club. Miami may have a second chance at success in the first division after the league removed the Miami Fusion in 2001.

Here is a recap of South Florida Soccer news for today.
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
The Sun Sentinel announced yesterday that the Strikers will have a press conference today to announce that Tim Robbie will take over as the Strikers President, replacing Aaron Davidson who will now concentrate on his role as NASL CEO.

The second-division NASL side Miami FC changed its name, changed its colors, and moved 30 miles up the road to become the latest incarnation of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. There was a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale to unveil the new identity of the team. The Strikers will play in Lockhart Stadium in the northern end of the city, which was the home to soccer in South Florida during the Strikers' heyday in the 70s and early 80s, and then restored to its former glory for the MLS' Miami Fusion in the late 90s.

By Pieter Brown - The 2011 edition of The El Nuevo Copa Latina kicked off Saturday, Feburuary 12th to all the pomp and circumstance it always has.. This tournament is a World Cup style tournament with 32 teams from Miami's multi-cultural communities.
Copa Latina is in their 19th year and has become the most successful adult Hispanic soccer tournament in the Unites States.

Lot's of soccer news this week!
We start with the Strikers re-signing 3 players yesterday. Here is what the team had to say:

The Strikers announced today that they have resigned forward/midfielder Martin Nuñez, midfielder Lennon Celestino, and forward Brian Shriver for the 2011 season.

NASL teams have been busy recently, not only with the NASL Player Combine in sunny Florida this past weekend but in signing veteran players for the 2011 season. FC Tampa Bay announced the signing of veteran defender Frankie Sanfilippo, while the Puerto Rico Islanders also reached out for experienced backline leadership by adding former Aztex' captain Jay Needham.

Hola Amigos! Burrito been in the dawg house (Liter-ally) lately. Pero no problem, He back now!
It's been almost a month since MLS Commisionado El Don Garber came to South Florida to talk to Burrito's compadres the Miami Ultras. Burrito was mad cause they no let in dawgs to Hotel pero Burrito was able to steal pictures from Uncle Ed's cell phone and si the picture not good qualities pero thats life.

Calling all supporters groups! Calling all Miami Ultras, Southern Legion, South Florida Football Fanaticos, Hooligans, Striker Likers, anyone who loves Soccer in South Florida!
It's time we all get together and meet each other. No matter if we don't agree and want to be different entities.

The Atlanta Silverbacks announced that Mexican Jose Manuel Abundis is their new coach. They also announced that one time Miami Fusion star Alex Pineda Chacon will be the assistant coach. Check it out:

The Atlanta Silverbacks announced today that JOSÉ MANUEL ABUNDIS will join the club as its head coach.

The Atlanta Silverbacks announced that Mexican Jose Manuel Abundis is their new coach. They also announced that one time Miami Fusion star Alex Pineda Chacon will be the assistant coach. Check it out:

The Atlanta Silverbacks announced today that JOSÉ MANUEL ABUNDIS will join the club as its head coach.

By Pieter Brown - Today was a nice day for soccer. So I drove down to Ft. Lauderdale baseball stadium to take in the Strikers Open Tryouts. Players from all over the world showed up to impress the coaches. One of the coaches they were trying to impress was none other than former Miami Fusion captain Jim Rooney.

With the 2011 MLS SuperDraft taking place today, ussoccer.com examined the January camp roster to gain some insight into their draft history. Overall, there are 19 players on the roster who participated in the MLS Draft, and of those only one did not sign a contract. There are heaps of first rounders and a few who went in the fourth, MLS Cup champions and several picked by the same team.

As MLS prepares to begin its first season with 18 clubs, the recent talk on the Internet has focused on its possible 20th team. Recent talk on this site has centered on Don Garber traveling to Miami to meet with Miami soccer fans; if you have not read The Gaffer's article on the meeting then definitely check it out.

The big weekend story for MLS fans was the combine in Fort Lauderdale. The most notable sponsor name at the combine is adidas, the league Players, coaches, league personnel and other descended on the city for a couple of days of scouting, mingling and more. Perhaps most notable are the waves of soccer agents who attend the games, stake out the hotels and approach players with an eye towards securing unaffiliated athletes for their roster.

Much is being said in the media about the MLS Miami meeting that took place at the Marriot Harbor Beach Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. South Florida soccer supporters, the Miami Ultras have for months worked on a campaign called MLS Miami Bid with the purpose of attracting followers and investors willing to bring a team to this area.

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber was in Miami today for a town hall meeting and made some interesting comments about the MLS's future expansion plans.

Gerber was asked about of the possibility of getting a MLS team back in South Florida. The Miami Fusion played in MLS from 1998 through 2001.

Hola amigos! Burrito, your favorite and only futbol blogging Chihuahua mix dawg here with the latest on all them haters out there attacking Burrito's compadres the Miami Ultras and South Florida Futbol Fans in general. Why them putos got to be talking smack when they know Burrito gonna hurt them?
What it come down to is that all these carajos are just jealous cause down here in South Florida we got beautiful beaches, hot womenseseses, warm weathers, Lebron James, more hot womenseseses, Burrito the blogging dawg and all the cool things they only wish they had but never will.

Sold out crowd at Lockhart Stadium for Miami Fusion v DC United

Apologies to the rest of the world, but I have an important announcement for soccer fans in South Florida. If you're reading this and you're in the area this weekend, it's time for you to stand up and show how much you love soccer by meeting with Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber this Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 1pm.