Reggie shows the ball how to bow at his feetEvery club has one of them now and again. A colourful and flamboyant character who has such a lofty opinion of their own skills that they can't help but tell the world. Often this can be an endearing quality to fans but only when there is actual skill to back it up.

Josh Gatt is not a player many American soccer fans have seen play, but he is already considered one of the best young Americans playing in Europe.

The speedy Michigan native has enjoyed an outstanding start to his professional career, going from 18-year-old newcomer to 20-year-old transfer target, having already made one upward move from Austrian club SCR Rheindorf Altach to Norwegian champions Molde.

Tim Ream has seen his last days in MLS. (Getty Images)

Add Tim Ream to the list of Americans on the move this winter. According to reports, the New York Red Bull defender has received his work permit, clearing the way for a permeant move to Bolton.

Ream would leave the New York Red Bulls on a transfer worth £2.

Qualifying starts. Maura Gladys has you covered.

Morgan looking to excel--in a new role?--as winter closes...

The last time the U.S. Women's National Team competed in a CONCACAF qualifying tournament, they almost missed the cut for the 2011 Women's World Cup.

A former trialist, a former Uruguay World Cup national team player and a Generation Adidas #1 pick headline the strongest positional set of Seattle Sounder FC. Sigi uses these men to be the playmakers on the outside, each in their own way. Two are used to chase long balls, only one is a traditional crosser and all tuck into take shots.

Liverpool head back out on the road, visiting the West Midlands in search of their second consecutive win in league. Success away from Anfield has been easier to come by, with Kenny Dalglish's squad winning more at opposition venues than they have at home. Alex McLeish's squad are level on points with Norwich City in ninth and have earned eleven of their nineteen points at Villa Park despite losing two of their last three.

Mauro Rosales enjoyed an outstanding first season in Major League Soccer, leading Seattle's high-powered offense and earning MLS Newcomer of he Year honors in the process.

The Sounders rewarded Rosales outstanding debut, and secured his services in the process, signing the 30-year-old playmaker to a multi-year contract.

Jamie Redknapp: Luis Suarez is on fire... let's not drive him out

Luis Suarez has had some unflattering criticism recently. He has replaced Mario Balotelli as public enemy No 1 but he is the most exciting newcomer in the Barclays Premier League for many a year.

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By Geoff Reid

Saturday
Newcastle United vs Chelsea from St. James' Park, Newcastle
The black and white are coming off a very good 1-1 away draw at Old Trafford last weekend and should be in full confidence after a very good performance against Manchester United.

By Joel Greenwaldt
The Baltimore Blast moved their winning streak to three games with a dominating 26-9 victory over the Rochester Lancers in front of 5,102 fans at the Blue Cross Arena. The Blast improved to 3-1 on the season and are now in sole possession of first place in the MISL Eastern Division.

By Ed Bishop
Showing no fatigue after easily dispatching Norfolk on Saturday night the Milwaukee Wave dueled blow for blow with the Missouri Comets on Sunday afternoon for three quarters and finally broke through for three goals in the fourth quarter to take an 11 – 6 victory at the Independence Events Center.

By Ed Bishop
Showing no fatigue after easily dispatching Norfolk on Saturday night the Milwaukee Wave dueled blow for blow with the Missouri Comets on Sunday afternoon for three quarters and finally broke through for three goals in the fourth quarter to take an 11 – 6 victory at the Independence Events Center.

Ladies, gentlemen, we have now entered the last 24 hours of the 2011 MLS Season. It's been a good one, perhaps one of the best, and, as we prepare for the final in LA, I'm sure we all have our bets on which team will take the cup. But first, let's catch up on the results of MLS's annual awards.

Photo: Paul Rudderow

Union

Justin Mapp reflects on the 2011 season,

"I think I've been on some pretty good teams. This Union team was maybe as rewarding as any season because of how much we improved and got better in a short amount of time. We made the playoffs and that was a huge step for the franchise.

Photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com

Kasey Keller won't be the only Seattle Sounders player with an end-of-season award this year.

Mauro Rosales won the MLS Newcomer of the Year award on Tuesday, beating out a class of more than 80 players that made the jump to MLS from leagues abroad this past year.

Not too many people had heard of Mauro Rosales when it was announced the Seattle Sounders had signed the former River Plate, Ajax and Newell's Old Boys midfielder. After posting five goals and 13 assists in his first MLS season, though, that's clearly no longer the case as he was named Major League Soccer's Newcomer of the Year.

MLS announced the finalists for individual awards today. Three Seattle Sounders graced the lists. Coach Sigi Schmid will battle the only coach with a better regular season record (Bruce Arena) and a worst to first performance by Peter Vermes in Kansas City. There is no surprise to see Kasey Keller on the keeper short list with Kevin Hartman and Faryd Mondragon (maybe surprising).

... and whinier than ever.
So, Ibrahimovic wrote a book in which he cries about how mean Mr. Pep bullied his existence and shattered his dreams. Because, you know, we can't expect him to be over it over a year later. Well I'm here to pick his whining apart quote by quote... starting from where he begins by pointing fingers at Messi (oh, this is going to be fun):
"Playing at Barca was a childhood dream and I was walking on air.

U.S. Soccer released the roster of players called up by Jurgen Klinsmann and there are some interesting choices. Both Landon Donovan and Kyle Beckerman are on the roster and are apparently expected to be in camp regardless of whether or not their team makes it to MLS Cup. Reportedly Klinsmann will be releasing that player after the match against France in order to let them return to the United States and prepare.

Categories: U.S. Mens National Team

Tags: Jurgen Klinsmann, US Soccer, US Soccer News, USMNT

Jurgen Klinsmann continues to use his pipeline to Germany for talent with his latest roster selections for the United States games against France and Slovenia. No less than five players born in Germany are on the roster, including newcomer Alfredo Morales who received his first senior team call up.

State players collected several individual awards Tuesday as the first college women's soccer all-conference teams of the season were announced.

UW-Milwaukee dominated the Horizon League honors: Senior forward Sarah Hagen (Appleton North) was named the league's Player of the Year for a record third consecutive season and was the Offensive Player of the Year, junior goalkeeper Jamie Forbes was the co-Defensive Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year, freshman defender Amy Kauffung (Hartland Arrowhead) was the Newcomer of the Year and Michael Moynihan was the Coach of the Year.

Fredy Montero joins Nate Jaqua (10), Kasey Keller (09) and Pat Noonan (07, with Revolution) as current Seattle Sounders who earned the Player of the Tournament award from TheCup.US and North American Soccer Reporters. Montero helped the Sounders to their historical third straight US Open Cups by hitting game winners in the quarters, the semis and the Final.

Categories: U.S. Mens National Team

A world class strike from Clint Dempsey and solid goal keeping from Tim Howard was the difference as the United States beat Honduras 1-0 in Miami. Staying true to his recent formation of choice, Klinsmann had the United States in a 4-3-3 formation with Altidore up top, Shea on the left wing and newcomer Danny [.

The U.S. men's national team will play its fourth match under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann and will be looking for its first victory under the German manager as the Americans take on Honduras at Sun Life Stadium (6pm, Fox Soccer Channel/Univision).

The Americans are 0-2-1 under Klinsmann, but the United States will look to break through offensively after some struggles to score in recent matches.

The scoop from Day Two ...

• Edson Buddle took part in both training sessions after arriving Tuesday evening. Juan Agudelo and Tim Ream got in for the afternoon session.
• Both Jozy Altidore and Jonathan Spector participated in both sessions, confirming they will both be available for selection this weekend.

For some it was the sort of day where one points to the end result—a victory at Goodison—as being enough, as being the only thing that really matters after a far from convincing performance. There was Luis Suarez, who scored a goal in the end though his touch often seemed heavy and his play a step off the pace.

Philadelphia Union have a very short rest period before Sunday's game vs. Chivas USA, just two days between game days. Not an easy trip.

A preview from CSNPhilly on tomorrow night's road game at Chivas USA.

Chivas needs the win as much as Philly does if it's to make the playoffs.

Stopping Sebastien Le Toux will be key to Chivas USA's hopes, according to MLSSoccer.

Turkish Super League started twenty days ago and they already played four rounds in this short period due to what happened in Turkish football scandal and TFF's uncertainty on some things!
With the new play- off system this season, teams really focussed on to be in top four at the end of 34 matches.

Arsene Wenger has tipped midfielder Mikel Arteta to become an Arsenal great by praising the former Everton playmaker as a 'complete' player.

Arteta was signed as a replacement for compatriot Cesc Fabregas, who vacated his position as the Gunners' skipper by securing a move to boyhood club Barcelona earlier this summer.

Guest Writer Anthony Lopopolo AC Milan will attempt to re-establish a winning record at home in the Champions League as it hosts newcomer Viktoria Plzen at the San Siro on Wednesday. A litany of injuries has limited the first-team choices of coach Massimiliano Allegri as of late, with as many as 10 potential starters on the treatment table.

Shola Ameobi comes back into the starting line=up tonight at Loftus Road and partners in-form Leon Best up front, with Newcastle palying in an attacking 4-4-2 formation. And as expected Ryan Taylor stays at left back with newcomer Davide Santon on the bench. But a suprise is that Rob Elliot is the substitute goalkeeper, even though Steve [.

Tonight the New England Revolution will get set to take on the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Revs are coming off a 17-day break following the postponement of this fixture due to Hurricane Irene two weekends past, while the Union are coming off back-to-back league losses to Salt Lake and Columbus.

Stoehrst of The Bent Musket, SB Nation's New England Revolution blog, and I exchanged three questions a piece ahead of tonight's Union-NER match at PPL Park. Read my responses to Denz's questions by heading to The Bent Musket.

tBG:There have been some recent additions to the Revolution offense.

Germany is the first team to qualify for the Euro 2012 finals after wrapping up a perfect run behind goals from Ozil, newcomer Goetze, Schurrle and forgotten man Podolski. Goetze actually had another setup in the 8 minutes of action he saw that could have resulted in a hat-trick for Ozil, had Ozil not scuffed it over the net.

Jeremiah Makes Case For Mauro Rosales As MVP

Also with an intriguing story about an agent pitching the player in a men's room. For me though this is the quote that should be able to sway more players to come to MLS;

"I pushed all the benefits of playing here: excellent training facilities, a safe atmosphere for players and their families, paychecks that don't bounce, etc.

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After an impressive victory over another championship contender, it's no wonder that Louisville maintained its perch atop the Fox Soccer/SBI NCAA Top 25 rankings.

The Cardinals topped UCLA in an early-season battle of national powers to justify their preseason No.

Yeah, I though the city of Carson logo was apt for this blog post.

The U.S. Men's National Team camp is under way in Carson although Clint Dempsey is absent for Friday's game, Jonathan Spector and Chris Pontius have replaced the injured Zach Loyd and Heath Pearce and newcomer Fabian Johnson is as yet ineligible to play for the U.

• Canetti's Corner - August 22, 2011 [Houston Dynamo]
• Newcomer Camargo ready to make his mark for Dynamo [MLS Soccer]
• Atascocita's Dixon helps Dynamo down Real Salt Lake 3-2 [Houston Chronicle]
• Dixon's first MLS goal gives Dynamo win [Houston Dynamo]
• Dixon's first pro goal timed perfectly [MLS Soccer]
• Reserves move into 2nd with 1-0 win [Houston Dynamo]
• Real Salt Lake coach questions team's resolve after crushing 3-2 loss at Houston [Salt Lake Tribune]

So tonight the US begins yet another new era as Klinsi's boys take on Mexico in Philly at 8pm CST tonight (also on ESPN2/3 and Univision). While I always want to see a win at home against Mexico, this isn't about the win, but rather about who steps up. I expect a nearly full scale turnover in the lineup around halftime by the US, so we should see some playing time from USMNT newcomer Hamid in
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution fell 2-3 to Chivas USA at Gillette stadium on an historic night for the franchise. The match featured the MLS debuts of the Revs' first-ever Designated Player, Milton Caraglio, and also their first homegrown signing from the academy system.

Chivas received excellent contributions from Nick LaBrocca (1 goal, 1 assist) and Alejandro Moreno (2 goals) and managed to capitalize on defensive lapses from New England.