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The eyebrow shave by Chicharito that I noted before wasn't accidental or random fashion choice. It's a thing among the El Tri player...

Grant Wahl has a nice piece here about Jozy Altidore living up to his potential (finally!). Now, of course, Jozy has been a prodigy for a ...

So on my latest blog post for the Futbol Mexico site, ESPN helpfully uploaded an interview with Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez to t...

I wrote a feature piece on Omar Gonzalez last week for Futbol Mundial . It'll be out soon, but one thing Omar mentioned made be think of...

Check out the little FC Dallas Fan here. Gwen Stefani's oldest seems to know who leads the leagu e. Rock on, Kingston.

I do speak a little German - basically enough to ask for directions, order food and greet people. So I didn't write this in German. Bu...

  I still remember that sunny day in Los Angeles, waiting for David Beckham to enter the stadium suite that had been reserved fo...

Robbie Rogers has published a blog post declaring that he is gay . At the same time, he has decided, for the present at least, to take a bre...

So the MLS combine this year took place in sunny Florida - which was good for the players, because it's been wicked cold in Southern C...

A clash of truly tricky and skilled teams! A chance to see some of my favorite creative players in the women's game in action.  Fra...

Here we go. . . USA: Solo; LePeilbet, Rampone (c), Buehler, O'Hara; O'Reilly, Lloyd, Cheney, Rapinoe; Morgan, Wambach North Kore...

It's funny, right after I've been going on about how the USA women's soccer team needs to keep things real instead of presentin...

I remember when I first started covering women's soccer and another reporter mentioned the girlfriend of a top player. He seemed surpri...

Apparently, LD is selling out . Or at least, he's listed his residence in Manhattan Beach. This could presage a move to England, or els...

Hey, hey, I'm on time for the whole match today and I'm ready to see some goals in regulation!  Referee: Stephane Lannoy (Franc...

Ok, so I'm late to the party - it's about 25 minutes in. But nothing much has happened yet, with Spain controlling possession, but ...

Calling my shot here a bit late but had to do it. Gonna go with FC Dallas over RSL. It's kind of a no-brainer to think that RSL would be...

One of the most anticipated matchups of the weekend that just went by was the San Jose-Real Salt Lake tilt. It may not have gone the way RSL...

So Sporting KC won't go undefeated after all. Bummer. A 34-0-0 team would have been impressive. Okay, maybe that's impossible but Sp...

My picks for this weekend's games! I cant say I have the most confidence in them but here you go.... Toronto FC vs Chicago C...