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U.S. Soccer and MLS to Announce Newly Organized Professional Referee Organization (PRO)

Peter Walton will head up the new PRO as General Manager. In a move to improve the quality of professional refereeing in the U.S. and Canada, the United States...
Brian Quarstad
15 min read

Integrating MLS Reserve League into America’s Lower Divisions – Part 2

This is the second of a two-part series examining the current state of the MLS Reserve League and the need for improvement in the next 10 years. The series...
Brian Quarstad
28 min read

American Soccer Icons Dempsey and Donovan Clash in Friday’s FA Cup Match

This Friday, David Moyes’ Everton will take on Martin Jol’s Fulham in England’s 141-year-old FA Cup. The tournament’s glorious historical significance will play stage to a battle that many...
Brian Quarstad
11 min read

Etienne Barbara Frustrated with Montreal Impact and MLS Rules; Gets Called Back to Maltese National Team

Etienne Barbara receives his two NASL awards from former coach Martin Rennie. Playing for the Carolina RailHawks in 2011, Etienne Barbara had what many would consider a dream season....
Brian Quarstad
17 min read

2011 MLS Cup Final Preview

LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo The 2011 MLS season will finish Sunday with one of the finalists winning its third title in team history. The LA Galaxy and the...
Brian Quarstad
10 min read

Marsch Named Head Coach of Montreal Impact

The Montreal Impact and owner Joey Saputo held a press conference to announce the hiring of Jesse Marsch as the team’s new head coach on Wednesday. Since the departure...
Brian Quarstad
2 min read

Montreal Impact Reveal Stadium Expansion Plans for 2012 MLS Season

The Montreal Impact announced on Thursday their plans to expand Saputo Stadium for their 2012 MLS season. The stadium plan will add 7,000 more seats and will take the...
Brian Quarstad
3 min read

Former NSC Stars Defender Scott Lorenz Signs Contract with Sporting KC

Former University of Wisconsin and NSC Stars soccer player Scott Lorenz has signed a 1-year contract with Sporting KC of Major League Soccer. The deal is said to be...
Brian Quarstad
12 min read

NASL Hires Thom Meredith and Rich Levy to Help Establish Groundwork of League

Earlier this month the North American Soccer League announced the partnering with Playbook Management International (PMI), a firm run by former MLS FC Dallas executive Michael Hitchcock. PMI was...
Brian Quarstad
5 min read

Ben Sippola Picked By Columbus Crew in MLS Supplemental Draft

Minnesota’s Ben Sippola was picked by the Columbus Crew on Tuesday in Major League Soccer’s supplemental draft. He was the Crew’s first pick in the supplemental draft and the...
Brian Quarstad
6 min read

Big Month for Amos Magee

Just last week I reported that Amos Magee was named to the coaching staff of the MLS Portland Timbers. Amos had been with the USL and USSF D2 Portland...
Brian Quarstad
4 min read

Portland Timbers Unveil New Jerseys in Style

The Portland Timbers unveiled their new kits on Thursday by having players arrive in a specially painted Alaskan Airlines jet (the team’s kit sponsors). The jet pulled up in...
Brian Quarstad
1 min read