Week 27 provided quite a few impressive performances, and it also had its share of not so impressive performances. That's to be expected. Interestingly, there were also a few performances that included elements of both. Let's take a look at how things went down. THE GOOD Zach Thornton (Goalkeeper, Chivas USA) -- Definitely the man of the match ...

It has been a great couple of weeks in the world of soccer watching, with the U.S. stunning the world (but not me) with their play at the Confederations Cup. A great performance against Egypt, a surprising upset of Spain, and a fantastic first half against Brazil had the U.S. this close to its first title at a major FIFA competition (for the full ...

The first weekend of the regular season has come and gone and the results either left fans wanting more of the same (Chicago, Seattle, Toronto) or flipping the calendar to find the last game of the regular season (New York, Dallas). While it is only one result and everyone is jacked up to get the season started with a W, it is worth keeping those ...

Major League Soccer has tried to do a lot of things right, but one of the challenges that league faces is what to do about teams who become desperately short-handed when a league match is played on the same day as a World Cup qualifying matches. There's always less of a draw if Donovan (USA), Beckham (England) and Blanco (Mexico) are going to be ...

This blog is designed to help you, the Fantasy Pro player, a winner. It's called free advice. Just take it. BUY Zach Thornton (Goakeeper, Chivas USA) -- The big veteran moved from New York to Chivas USA to replace the recently-departed Brad Guzan. Thornton immediately grabbed the starting spot and looked solid (pun intended) against one of his ...

After some cautionary words in last week's blog about which players aren't worth the green, I'll flip the tables this week and give you the one player per club that is likely to give you the best bang for your buck. You know what I mean, Eliot Spitzer... So without any further Edu Adu adieu ado, lets get down to business. Chicago FireCuauhtemoc ...