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MLS First Weekend Preview and MLS Fantasy Football

Soccer season in the USA is almost here. We’ve had some exciting times already, with both DC United and Houston Dynamo advancing to the semi finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the Los Angeles Galaxy completing successful tours of Australia/New Zealand and Asia, FC Dallas traveling to Brazil, and the United States U-23 team qualifying…

2008 MLS Season Preview

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! The 2008 Major League Soccer season is upon us. Here are a few things to look out for this season: David Beckham makes his second go-around with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Stars Juan Pablo Angel and Cuauhtéhmoc Blanco look to continue their great form from…

Champions Cup Quarter Final results

With CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying also taking place this week, the Champions Cup squads were left without some of their more talented young players. However, the show must go on, and the more experienced players took to the pitch once again to defend their club’s honor in the second leg of the quarter finals.

Champions Cup quarter final first leg results and second leg preview

Entertaining and unpredictable are the two words I would use to describe the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarter finals. There are several reoccurring themes in Central American football, all of which were on display this week: lots of bookings, a bit of diving, and crazed supporters. It will be interesting to see…

DC United 2008 Season Preview

2007 review After losing to Chivas de Guadalajara in the semi final of the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup, DC United went on to win the MLS Supporters Shield with sixteen wins, seven draws, and seven losses in the league. Even if Chivas USA had won their last match, DC would have still won the Shield on…

2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival Wrap-Up

So, I’ve had a little time to rest up after the past week, and what a week it was.

Texas Pro Soccer Festival Journal: Days Five and Six

The Texas Pro Soccer Festival is wrapping up today, so there’s only one more day of action to report on after today.

Texas Pro Soccer Fest Journal: Days Three and Four

While I’m here in San Antonio, my main task is covering the Texas Pro Soccer Fest from all angles, not only for SL, but also one of the event’s main organizers, Ziga-Zoga, and for MLSNet.com. So, it’s been a very busy week, to say the least. But on Wednesday, I was a little sidetracked by…

Texas Soccer Festival Day Three: Setting the Record Straight

It’s after 6 in the morning here, and really, I should be asleep, but I have a couple of event-related pieces to finish before I can call it a night. However, I feel obligated to respond to this article, simply because in the time that I’ve been here in San Antonio, I’ve seen first-hand how…

Texas Pro Soccer Festival Journal: Days One & Two

Soccerlens editor Eddie Griffin is in San Antonio covering the Texas Pro Soccer Fest, a pre-season tournament / training camp for MLS teams DC United, Chivas USA, Toronto FC and defending MLS champions, Houston Dynamo. Now that I finally have a chance to really sit down and knock something out, I have a few tips…