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University of Akron manager Caleb Porter called up 17 MLS players on Thursday to form part of the 28-man Olympic squad that will gather for a training camp in Florida next week. The camp will run from Dec. 8-15 in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., providing another opportunity for Porter and his

Travel. It’s one of the biggest complaints foreign players make about coming to Major League Soccer. Sure there’s playing during the summer months and the pesky turf monster, but those are match conditions, every player has at least had some form of familiarity with. Amount of travel is one that’s

The Chicago Fire (1-4-5, 8 points) face a quick turnaround when the Men in Red travel to San Jose to take on the San Jose Earthquakes in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Play-in match at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Tuesday, May 24 at 9:30 p.m. CT.

Chelsea’s EPL season is going south pretty fast and there is talk of an overhaul at the club. That could potentially turn out to be good news for Major League Soccer fans.The News of the World in England reports that Chelsea star Didier Drogba, who scored over the weekend, ispondering a move

It’s been well documented that California is a hotbed for producing American soccer players and as the most populous state in the Union (nearly 37 million people), it should be. This fact is often reflected through the high amounts of players that appear on U.S. World Cup rosters every four

The Basics United States vs. Chile in an international friendly on Saturday at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. TV TeleFutura and ESPN3.com (10 pm ET) Overview The United States national team begins the 2011 campaign with a match against Chile, but both the Stars and Stripes and their

What has been the best College/SuperDraft class in Chicago Fire history? customer surveys CHICAGO FIRE DRAFT CLASSES FROM 1998-2010 With  Tuesday’s signing of midfielder Daniel Paladini from the Carolina Railhawks and defender Josip Mikulic from Croatian side NK Zagreb, the Fire find their first team roster at 20 players ahead

The sound bells were ringing leading up to Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft on Wednesday, following last week’s mostly uneventful first stage. As the process is new, many weren’t sure what to expect a week ago and still weren’t positive what would have today, but 12 players made

The US national team will travel to Cairo to face African champions Egypt in a friendly on Feb. 9, the US Soccer Federation announced on Monday. The match against the No. 10-ranked Pharaohs marks the second game for the US in 2011 as they prepare for next summer's CONCACAF Gold

Brian McBride won’t start in his final professional soccer game on Saturday. He might not even play. And that’s probably fine with him. In fact, McBride is the last guy who wants the attention on him. He even appeared a little bit uncomfortable during the salutes to him last weekend

The Fire announced on Wednesday that midfielder Julio Martinez has been released from the club. Martinez, who was signed in January, made three league appearances for the Fire, starting twice and registering one goal. The 24-year-old Salvadoran winger was brought to Chicago on a loan from Mexican second division squad Club Leon.

With the American team now based in South Africa, fans will have to settle for a smattering of stories until the US media contingent heads out there, including MLSsoccer.com’s own Jonah Freedman.Here are photos from the arrival of Bob Bradley’s squad.ESPN’s Allen Hopkins phones in a report on Monday following the US arrival.The US

CHICAGO, IL The state of Georgia has produced a number of quality American soccer players from World Cup veterans Clint Mathis and former Fire striker Josh Wolff, to World Cup hopeful and former Fire PDL midfielder Ricardo Clark all hail from the land of peaches and Coca Cola. Fire rookie