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 ...

After a month-long hiatus, we're back ... and shocked to discover that Spaniards are now ruling the world.  First the Spanish national team dominates Germany in the Euro 2008 championship to win the country's first European title in 44 years.Then Rafael Nadal survives an incredible 5-set match against Roger Federer to capture ...

''Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.'' -- Ferris Bueller This time of year, there are four major areas where a Survivor Pro players needs to focus their attention in order to make certain what players are on a given team's roster: discipline, injuries, international matches and ...

The MLS season is only two weeks old, but there is a bit of a trend developing. Have you noticed it yet? It has nothing to do with the Kansas City Wizards' fast start, Cuauhtemoc Blanco's brilliance or Jon Busch's return to prominence between the posts. Take one look at the schedule so far this season and it will instantly jump out at you:The home ...

We’re less than a week away from the start of the 2008 Major League Soccer season, and as the action nears commencement on Saturday, things in the fantasy ranks are already running hot.   Don’t put it off any longer; if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to complete your fantasy team so that when the weekend rolls around (and it ...