The Chicago Fire makes a cross country trip to Seattle, Washington this Saturday, June 25th, bringing their Eastern Conference lead to Qwest Field. The Fire beat the San Jose Earthquakes at home the weekend prior to this by a score of 2-0. The Sounders host the Fire at 3 pm (eastern time) on ESPN, as [...]

The Seattle Sounders FC continue to distinguish themselves as one of the most successful expansion clubs in the history of Major League Soccer (MLS). On Tuesday night the Sounders inched their way closer to winning their first major trophy by defeating the Houston Dynamo 2-1 in the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup [...]

On a night where most of DC United’s regular players were nowhere to be found, the club soon found itself outside the party looking in of the 2007 US Open Cup. A goal in the first half by Steve Fisher lifted the Harrisburg City Islanders to a 1-0 win over United in the 2007 US [...]

Newest addition to the WSR team Travis Clark joins Richard Farley to talk about all things Major League Soccer.  The duo discuss another year’s U.S. Open Cup upsets, the weekend that was for the league’s best teams, and the drama that is Beckham, Donovan (Wahl) and the Los Angeles Galaxy.  Also, updates on the big [...]

It certainly seems like ages since we lost got a chance to take in a full slate of MLS action. That all changes today, as an early Friday matchup kicks off a holiday weekend that will feature all but three teams in action.
The past week has been an up and down one for a handful [...]

DC United is off to a fast start, racing to the top of MLS’s Eastern Conference while qualifying for the U.S. Open Cup, and with a new controlling partner, United has reason to be optimistic about the 2009 season. Yet, their success on the pitch has had to share headlines with off-field drama, [...]

The US Open Cup is a great tournament, in my own humble opinion. Others probably don’t agree, and it seems that Major League Soccer coaches on the whole see it as a chance to give time to younger players and rest some aging veterans/regular starters. Winning the Open Cup and going 7-20-3 in the league [...]

Friday’s 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution brought about a mix of emotions for DC United. Happy to get a point at all when Ben Olsen equalized in stoppage time, United coach Tom Soehn and the players also had to regret not converting on a handful of chances through a dominating first half.
What probably [...]