Twitter has brought us plenty of breaking news since it's become one of the quickest ways to spread news, and the Wizards have done their fair share of it. Wizards President Robb Heineman has given fans some news today as he announced "verbal agreement on assistant coach. hopefully announe soon, after contract signed". Click to continue reading...

Missouri State Bears, Samantha Aguilar

OMAHA, Neb. – Missouri State senior Samantha Aguilar has been named the league's 2009 Player of the Year by a vote of league women's soccer coaches, the league office announced today. Aguilar leads the Bears in goals (5) and points (11) for the second consecutive season. Click to continue reading...

Missouri State Bears, Samantha Aguilar

OMAHA, Neb. – Missouri State senior Samantha Aguilar has been named the league's 2009 Player of the Year by a vote of league women's soccer coaches, the league office announced today. Aguilar leads the Bears in goals (5) and points (11) for the second consecutive season. Click to continue reading...

Got this from over at Hillcrest Road, and figured I'd pass it on cause it's pretty cool. The Wiz(ards) are one of 3 soccer teams nominated in the poll on the ESPN blog, Uni Watch, for the worst soccer uniforms. While the Wiz(ards) have plenty of potential nominees (as seen by the photo below), it's the 96-97 jerseys that are nominated in this competition. Click to continue reading...

Missouri State Lady Bears, 2nd Place MVC

Missouri State Bears 1
Illinois State Redbirds 0
The Missouri State women's soccer team (9-5-3, 4-1-1) beat the Illinois State Redbirds (10-5-1, 5-1-0) this afternoon in the wind and rain at Plaster Field, 1-0. Click to continue reading...

Has there ever been a final weekend of league games in the history of the universe where every single match actually meant something?
I bet Don Garber lit himself a big old Red Auerbach style victory cigar last night. All the other commissioners over at the Commissioner's Club are getting set to throw him a roast. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Hartman made his 100th start in all competitions for the Wizards. He's the 19th Wizard to hit that mark.
The 33 goals scored by the Wizards in league play, ties for the lowest goal output in team history. The 1999 and the 2001 Wizards both scored 33 league goals.
Claudio Lopez's goal was his 13th in league play for the Wizards, moving him into a tie for 12th place all time with Matt McKeon, Jose Burciaga, and Sasha Victorine. Click to continue reading...

It is one hell of a night for a stadium finale.

The New York Red Bulls are playing host to Toronto FC tonight in the regular season finale for both and the final soccer game at Giants Stadium. New York fans might feel some sense of nostalgia as this long-time home for soccer closes, but TFC fans only care about one thing.

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Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller has enjoyed a strong first year in MLS, and the 39-year-old is planning to stick around for a few more seasons.

Keller told reporters Tuesday he would be surprised if he was not around for the start of the 2011 season, when a Pacific Northwest rivalry is expected to begin as expansion teams Portland and Vancouver join MLS.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller has enjoyed a strong first year in MLS, and the 39-year-old is planning to stick around for a few more seasons.

Keller told reporters Tuesday he would be surprised if he was not around for the start of the 2011 season, when a Pacific Northwest rivalry is expected to begin as expansion teams Portland and Vancouver join MLS.

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Here's a sad stat for you on this Friday, along with a breakdown of what KC needs this weekend to stay alive in the playoff race.
This season the Wizards have taken 345 shots, that's tied for the second most in the league with Dallas. Only RSL has taken more shots. The Wizards have taken 142 shots on goal this season, that's good for 4th in the league. Click to continue reading...

Steven Gerrard and/or Fernando Torres may not be fit for this weekend's game against Sunderland. Panic stations, right? Wrong. Whilst the media love to spin the myth that Liverpool is a 'two-man team' history proves otherwise, and in my view, Liverpool fans have nothing to worry about.
LIVERPOOL WITHOUT GERRARD
Liverpool do just fine without Gerrard in the side, and history proves this beyond a shadow of a doubt. Click to continue reading...

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And those words are: Getting it done.

One week after giving up the most goals in team history, the Los Angeles Galaxy put together perhaps their most complete game of the season (though the Fire game at Toyota Park is in the running), shutting out a talented Toronto FC side to become only the fourth team in MLS history to record a shut-out immediately after giving up six goals.

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That's right folks, we come away from a daunting three-game in eight-day trip to the East Coast with six points. PV, for one, was not satisfied with the haul. He told multiple reporters after the game that he felt we should have taken all nine. Check out the notables below, with plenty on Josh Wolff's latest tally and Kevin Hartman's exploits. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC will introduce Canadian national team star Julian DeGuzman as the club's first Designated Player at a press conference today in Toronto in a multi-million dollar move that should help TFC make a serious push toward playoff contention.

DeGuzman, 28, joins TFC after a lengthy and successful career in Europe, where he played in Germany and Spain before agreeing to a deal this week to become the club's most high-profile signing since being founded in 2007.

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The same words seems to appear in local media: "Slapped", "beating", "dissappointment", "huge". Those were some of the words that in combination described Saturday night's result at the Gigante de Arroyito.
Great Dissappointment
Argentine yellow rag Cronica mentioned that this loss was one of the biggest and most hurtful losses in recent national team history. Click to continue reading...

 I was always find the players on the end of the bench to be as fascinating as the players on the pitch.  Who knows? You might be looking at the club's next rising star.Â

Robbie Findley sure hopes so.                      Â

If you're an MLS fan then Robbie Findley probably needs no introduction.

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Chicago Magic Soccer Club Technical Director Raul Diaz Arce, formerly of D.C. United, will be inducted to the MLS organization's Hall of Tradition on Sept. 12. The team made the announcement earlier this week.
Diaz Arce led D.C. to MLS Cup trophies in 1996 and '97, a U.S. Open Cup title in '96 and the Supporters' Shield trophy in '97. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham silenced some boo-birds and Landon Donovan showed once again why he's considered the best field player in U.S. national team history, but even that wasn't enough to stop the European champions.

FC Barcelona posted a 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 93,137, a record for a match involving an MLS team.

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David Beckham silenced some boo-birds and Landon Donovan showed once again why he's considered the best field player in U.S. national team history, but even that wasn't enough to stop the European champions.

FC Barcelona posted a 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 93,137, a record for a match involving an MLS team.

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With the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final at Giants Stadium today set to give us another classic USA vs.

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With there being no game this weekend for the Wizards, I figured I'd use this time to throw a few stats out on red cards this season.
If it seems like there have been more red cards in Wizards games than in previous seasons, that's because it's true. Combined, the Wizards and their opponents have received 13 red cards in games in all competitions this season. Click to continue reading...

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Maybe it was the goal vs. Brazil. Or maybe it was a stint with Bayern Munich that went better than previous German excursions. Perhaps it was simply enjoying a summer where he recaptured the form that has made him arguably the best player in U.S. national team history.

Whatever the reason, Landon Donovan has a swagger these days that he's never had before, a confidence and a belief that he can dominate any game and give any team he plays on a good chance of winning.

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Maybe it was the goal vs. Brazil. Or maybe it was a stint with Bayern Munich that went better than previous German excursions. Perhaps it was simply enjoying a summer where he recaptured the form that has made him arguably the best player in U.S. national team history.

Whatever the reason, Landon Donovan has a swagger these days that he's never had before, a confidence and a belief that he can dominate any game and give any team he plays on a good chance of winning.

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Some fun 'four' facts about the win Saturday night against Grenada:

• It is the first time the U.S. had four different scorers in a Gold Cup match
• All four goalscorers were part of the 2008 Olympic Team
• The 4-0 win marked the second highest margin of victory in team history in the Gold Cup, matching two identical scorelines against El Salvador in 2002 and 2007
• Robbie Rogers became the first U.

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The US might be playing the biggest match in team history today, but that doesn't mean that the silly season transfer rumors stop. In fact, the recent play of the team has led to a dramatic increase...

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No notes from your doctor needed this time. The stage is set for you to join fans across the nation to watch one of the biggest matches in Men's National Team history when they take on Brazil in the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, live on ESPN and Univision, with coverage beginning at 2 p. Click to continue reading...

In celebration of the USA's performance against Spain, one Rivers Coumo penned the following. Celebrate the game Sunday will be the biggest game in US National Team history. Video follows Click to continue reading...

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The U.S. national team's stunning upset of Spain is easily one of the biggest upsets in national team history, now it is your chance to vote it as the biggest upset in American sports this year.

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The U.S. national team's stunning upset of Spain is easily one of the biggest upsets in national team history, now it is your chance to vote it as the biggest upset in American sports this year.

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As the minutes counted down to the U.S. Men's National Team's shocking upset of Spain in Bloemfontein, South Africa yesterday, the speculation started: How big of an upset was this? Obviously, huge. CONCACAF clubs don't just beat the reigning European champions (least of all fielding their 'A' lineups) in the knockout rounds of major tourneys.

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Many of the questions in the press conference and mixed zone last night focused on whether this is the biggest victory in U.S. Men's National Team history.
So we put it to you, Greg. Where does this win rank for you? Click to continue reading...

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Spain hadn't lost in 35 games, and had only tasted victory for 15 straight matches. Considered the unquestioned best team in the world, the Spanish national team was supposed to steamroll a U.

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Spain hadn't lost in 35 games, and had only tasted victory for 15 straight matches. Considered the unquestioned best team in the world, the Spanish national team was supposed to steamroll a U.

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One of the greatest performances in national team history (yes, let's veer from horror to hyperbole) even if it is a lightly-regarded tournament.

Box score.

Where have these guys been?

Sheer effort, movement off the ball, closing attackers down, goalkeeper Tim Howard looking unruffled and seemingly increasing in confidence with every save; the U.

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