Author: Athena Voulgaropoulos

Fans will get one last chance to see Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and Hope Solo in action this year. Well, three last chances. The U.S. women’s national team ends its 2012 schedule with a three-game exhibition series against China, beginning Saturday, Dec. 8 in Houston. The matches are part of the team’s Fan Tribute Tour, their post-Olympics victory lap of games around the United States. The ladies are unbeaten in the tour, having already taken on Costa Rica, Australia, Germany and Ireland at various venues across the country. While the team is more than two years away from their next [...]

Cheers, David Beckham After six years of playing Major League Soccer, the 2012 MLS Cup final will be David Beckham’s last game in an LA Galaxy jersey. Earlier this month, the 37-year old midfielder announced that the final — his third in four years — would be his last as a player, though not his last with the league. “I’ve had an incredibly special time playing for the LA Galaxy, however, I wanted to experience one last challenge before the end of my playing career. I don’t see this as the end of my relationship with the league as my [...]

MLS Cup 2012 Conference Finals No matter which way you slice it, the MLS Cup Final is going to be a disappointment. Okay, that may just be bitter, slightly histrionic grapes talking. But, truth be told, the only team that I really (really, really) wanted to see in the MLS final is out. Sporting KC, easily the most exciting team in the league this year, was eliminated 2-1 on aggregate in the Eastern Conference semifinals by fifth-seed Houston Dynamo. Sporting’s remarkable season, which included winning the US Open Cup, came to an end after the team simply failed to score. [...]

The MLS Cup is underway and eight teams are fighting their way towards the league championship title. Each team gets a chance to play one home game and one away game in the two-leg system. The Red Bulls had been scheduled begin their playoff campaign against D.C. United on Saturday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. However, given the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, the teams swapped locations for the series. United will now host the first leg at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., while Red Bulls host the second leg on Wednesday. Since [...]

The U.S. women’s national team will host Germany for a two-game exhibition tour beginning Saturday, October 20. The friendly matchup between first-ranked United States and second-place Germany is part of an ongoing fall fan tour to celebrate Olympic glory. Fox Soccer is set to air the first match from the USWNT Fan Tribute Tour live on Saturday, October 20 at 6:30 pm. NBC Sports Network picks up coverage of the second game on Tuesday, October 23 at 7:30pm. Soccer on TV this week — Where to watch the best soccer games on US television networks, including ESPN, Fox Soccer and [...]