Things I would've blogged over the past three weeks had I not been racing all over China:

- Cleveland rules USL's Second Division.

- The USL teams are outperforming MLS teams so far in the CONCACAF Champions League, about which I'll have more later. The biggest shocker: Puerto Rico taking a road draw at Costa Rican power Alajuelense.

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I am not a patient man. At all.

I suppose it's a combination of being 1) a man, 2) Portuguese, 3) Irish, and 4)stubborn. I liked Dark Knight until that part where Harvey Dent becomes Two-Face. It should have ended right there. Cue the credits, check out the sequel in two years. Instead, it dragged on another hour, and by the time all those people were trapped on the ferries, I just wished both of 'em blew up simultaneously and ended it right there. Click to continue reading...

If Ashley Young is worth £30 million then I'm worth £50 million and I'll through in the rights to Pro Soccer Weekly. Martin O'Neill is crazy if he thinks he can get that much a fringe player on the England team that can't even make it to the Euro 2008 tournament and is drawing 2-2 with a weakened Czech Republic team. Click to continue reading...

Women's Pro Soccer announced last week that Atlanta became the ninth city to receive a franchise. They will join the league as an expansion team along with Philadelphia in 2010. The new team Click to continue reading...

Women's Pro Soccer announced last week that Atlanta became the ninth city to receive a franchise. They will join the league as an expansion team along with Philadelphia in 2010. The new team Click to continue reading...

Did you see Davy Arnaud's goal over Chivas USA this weekend? The Wizards midfielder out of West Texas A&M University --sorry but I had to put in a shout out for Randall County, where my parents live-- put one in that was equal parts And 1 Mixtape & trained seal performance. If this whole "I'm a pro soccer player thing" doesn't work out he can always join the circus. Click to continue reading...

This is a video clip of several of the USWNT players voicing the message of "Beijing Now. WPS Next." SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beijing Now. WPS Next. Women's Pro Soccer Video.", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/beijing-now-wps-next-womens-pro-soccer-video/" }); Click to continue reading...

It looks like Jeff Cooper and St. Louis United are headed to the birthplace of football to scare up some £££'s for the St Louis expansion bid.

According to this article:


Jeff Cooper's effort to bring Major League Soccer to St. Louis took him this week to London, where he met with several interested parties who are involved in pro soccer in the UK. Click to continue reading...

One of our summer interns, Adrienne, drove home to New Mexico on Tuesday morning to finish her Master's Degree in Sports Medicine. We had a going away dinner on Monday night to thank her for all her hard work. We're really going to miss both her spirit and her work ethic here in [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chicago Red Stars (Women's Pro Soccer) Staff Gearing Up For the Olympics", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...

When in February 2003, the Canadian Soccer Association broke the MLS taboo and admitted they wanted into the American pro-soccer league, few would have imagined 20 000 young fans chanting and singing at every match in four years' time. The headline, tucked in the back pages of the Globe and Mail sports section, probably drew little attention. Click to continue reading...

I was reading this article on ESPN's website and it got me to thinking, how does Bayern Munich expect to measure success during Jurgen Klinsmann's time as manager. Are they expecting to go on a run of Champions League victories? What exactly is the measure of success? They won the Champions League Cup back in 2001. Click to continue reading...

While the US' Women's Pro Soccer league has enjoyed a relatively high-profile launch, Australia has quietly been laying the groundwork for a professional national women's league of their own. The W-league will commence playing in October, with eight teams including the female sides of seven established A-League clubs plus brand new entity Canberra United. Click to continue reading...

My friends at SoccerPro.com want me to let you know that they have just launched their Goalmouth Scramble podcast. Its a podcast devoted to the new fantasy soccer game. Create your team and watch em play in the cyberworld. The podcast will be hosted by retired pro soccer player Curtis Stelzer and will be [. Click to continue reading...

My friends at SoccerPro.com want me to let you know that they have just launched their Goalmouth Scramble podcast. Its a podcast devoted to the new fantasy soccer game. Create your team and watch em play in the cyberworld. The podcast will be hosted by retired pro soccer player Curtis Stelzer and will be [. Click to continue reading...

Kucirek, co-founder of online real estate brokerage ZipRealty Inc., hopes to operate a Bay Area franchise of the Women's Professional Soccer league scheduled to begin play in spring 2009.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "San Francisco Business Times: Bay Area Could Score Women's Pro Soccer", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...

Sounds like the New England Revolution had a strange flight to Southern California today for Sunday's SuperLiga game against Chivas USA:

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped, put his clothes back on and then tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a pro soccer team andothers, the FBI said.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has every right to file a transfer request and let it be known that he would like to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid. However, for him and Sepp Blatter to associate his situation with slavery is insulting at best and highly offensive. They have absolutely no right to be using that comparison, considering the history of slavery throughout the world and the negative connotation that it brings about. Click to continue reading...

I've promised to try my best to remain objective and not let any personal bias show through on this website as I want to try and provide the best coverage that I personally can of Pro Soccer, with an extra emphasis on American Pro Soccer since I feel that coverage in the mainstream media is sorely lacking. Click to continue reading...

Good evening folks. After a day of sun, and the requisite nap that comes with sunning, I wanted to offer up some observations as well as news tidbits to keep the day going for those of you who have turned to SBI for your soccer fix.

Peru reduces suspensions, stars set to return

Reversing what was clearly a dumb decision a few months too late, the Peruvian Football Federation has reduced the suspensions of Jefferson Farfan, Claudio Pizarro and Santiago Acasiete.

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Take a deep breath before you say my new job title, it's a doozie. But thankfully it's also a dream. Soccer exec. masterminds Peter Wilt and Marcia McDermott created a position for me in their their WPS franchise that fits my interests, background, personality and skills like a glove. Here's the press release that went out yesterday. Click to continue reading...

Well I have discovered that the pro soccer calendar never truly ends as we have the second leg of the Copa Libertadores to look forward to on Wednesday night. The link leads you to a story in the New York Times, which describes how L.D.U. Quito, a club team from Ecuador are playing Fluminense of Brazil. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday and today both provide plenty of reasons to celebrate with a party.
Yesterday:
One down, two to go on the south side.
After watching the Sox demolition of the Cubs from Giron's Italian Restaurant in Brookfield, i met up with Section 8 Chairman Ben Burton to see a living legend perform in Berwyn. Click to continue reading...

May 15, 2008 - Having led her teams to a several European titles, Arsenal Ladies coach Emma Hayes will bring her expertise to Chicago as the inaugural head coach and director of soccer operations for Chicago Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). Chicago general manager Marcia McDermott announced the hire today at Toyota Park, where the franchise will [. Click to continue reading...

March 04, 2008 - Ian Sawyers, who guided the CyberRays to the inaugural Women's United Soccer Association championship in 2001, has been named coach and general manager of the New Jersey team that will play in the new women's professional league next year. "I always wanted to get back into the professional game if I had [. Click to continue reading...

It might take a miracle for Joe-Max Moore to make the list of inductees for this year's National Soccer Hall of Fame enshrinement.

Although he gained an impressive 48.2% of the vote during his first year on the ballot, Moore will be hard-pressed to make the cut this year. Stacked against fellow repeat nominees Marco Etcheverry and Carlos Valderrama and newcomers Preki and Ernie Stewart, Moore will likely have to wait at least another year before becoming the second Revolution player to be fitted for a scarlet jacket (Alexi Lalas being the first in 2006). Click to continue reading...