As part of Stumptown Footy's continuing offseason autobiographical series on how soccer explains our lives, here's my very long story about my youth soccer playing days in Minnesota, stints in Europe, and eventual connection with the Portland Timbers. It's the story of a lifelong search for a soccer team to support, and all the stumbling blocks along the way.

Feliz Sabado! It's our weekend wrap-up again, and first on the menu is Cristiano's enthusiasm for playing dress-up... típicas! Earlier this week, your favourite Portuguese hunk (don't try to deny this, grandmas!) launched his special CR7 collection, which features a series of his favourite white sneakers, the Nike5 Street Gato ("cat" in Spanish), specially-designed T-shirts in red, white and blue, a CR7 matchball and even shin-guards!

By Shane Badger
While indoor soccer has a storied history in America, who but the hardened fan knows that story? It will take an education to break the iconic image of an "indoor Field". Green turf, rubber pellets, modified goals and lines marked to reflects the smaller field.

By Shane Badger
While indoor soccer has a storied history in America, whobut the hardened fan knows that story? It will take an education to break theiconic image of an "indoor Field". Green turf, rubber pellets, modified goalsand lines marked to reflects the smaller field.

*Chivas USA have confirmed for the first time that the club is studying "three or four" options to move elsewhere in Los Angeles County and out of Home Depot Center.

The news doesn't come as much of a surprise. The only way for an MLS club to turn a profit is to have complete control of all revenue streams at the facility it plays in and right now as a tenant of Anschutz Entertainment Group in Carson that's not the case for Chivas USA.

Article republished on businessofsoccer.com

Taking time away from the game and going back to what is most important is a key aspect in growing the game in the United States. As role models and professionals, every player is subject to this responsibility, which should be expected while being in the public eye.

Bloody 'ell, my brain's pounding inside my skull like I took an anvil to it last night. And my stomach, still churning and squirming with all the ale and bits of fried things I shoved down my gullet at the pub. Gawh, I know United won, but I don't even remember who scored the winner was it Chicharito or Rooney?

Thx for the lighting-fast spot and send, Emma!

As if we needed more ammo to ramble on about Barcelona's Gerard Pique and Shakira, we can now tell you that the pop singer has easily paid her WAG Club entrance cover charge with a Twitpic of her Spanish sunshine via her Twitter Account.

(This entry is formulated based on and partly extracted from the press release issued by and pictures credited to Integrated Marketing Solutions Group [IMSG] - the PR agency for Nike Singapore)
The relationship between Singapore football and Nike break new frontiers with the signing of three players from last year's Singapore YOG squad by the sporting equipment giants.

Think you have what it takes to be a Professional Soccer player?

The Strikers announced that they will be hosting their sixth annual open tryouts (Their first as the Strikers) for aspiring soccer players over a two-day span from January 22th to the 23rd at Fort Lauderdale Stadium, home of South Florida's only men's professional soccer team.