Expansion Draft: Impact ignores Ching’s retirement threat 23 Nov 2011 Brian Ching, scorer of 77 career regular-season goals, made it public that he would rather retire than be plucked off Houston’s roster and go to the Impact. What did Marsch do? He made Ching the first pick of expansion draft.
MLS shows Europe how to treat diving in the game 29 Jul 2011 MLS is doing the right thing. For years, soccer fans have heard major bodies from FIFA to UEFA to the major European leagues to promise that they will do something about diving. It has only been lip service.
Lindpere’s two-goal effort earns him Player of the Week honours 6 Jul 2011 Joel Lindpere shone the brightest out of the New York Red Bulls’ star-studded lineup this past weekend. His two-goal effort helped earned the Red Bulls a 2-2 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday in front of more than 41,000 fans at Stanford Stadium — and it also earned him the MLS Player of the Week nod.
