Los Angeles Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez won Major League Soccer's Rookie of the Year Award. Gonzalez started every game in his rookie season, scoring a goal and registering an assist. He joined the club from the University of Maryland as the Galaxy's third overall pick in the 2009 SuperDraft. Gatorade Rookie of the Year Winners 2009: Omar Gonzalez - Los Angeles Galaxy 2008: Sean Franklin - Los Angeles Galaxy 2007: Maurice Edu - Toronto FC. Click to continue reading...

Being a rookie in MLS is quite different than young players in any other sport around the world. First off, if you're part of the select few deemed not talented enough, your salary won't be near six figures. That being said, with smaller rosters and bargains a necessity in MLS, getting a shot your first professional season isn't out of the question.

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This is what Gerald Skinner and Guy Freeman from the University of Maryland say. Even the best team in a World Cup has only 28% of chances of lifting the trophy. Wanna know more? Look here.

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Raise your hand if you've worried about how much your kids do in a given year and if you are ruining their lives. Come on you over there. As soccer season kicks off and schedules get busier, it's a common concern. Joel Maners passed on a recent article in the Wall Street Journal that debunks the common belief that our kids are over scheduled:

we have some data about how kids spend their hours.

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For most Americans who identify as soccer aficionados (including many émigrés) this time of year is exciting because of the start of the European season. In this crowd the fact that it is also the start of the American college season is mostly of no note at all, or perhaps a cause for casual derision.

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