Professional

President Obama welcomes MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy, schoolchildren to White House

For a second consecutive year, the L.A. Galaxy visited the White House on Tuesday to receive the warm congratulations of President Barack Obama for their MLS Cup championship, this time alongside the NHL's Stanley Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings.

Dylan Tucker-Gangnes Q&A: Portland is “the team that I love”

FIFA president Sepp Blatter sharply criticizes MLS

FIFA president Sepp Blatter took a sharp jab at Major League Soccer (MLS) during a television interview this past weekend, saying it has yet to catch on as a legitimate professional league in the United States.

Report: USWNT’s Rapinoe headed to French club Lyon in 2013

While most of the U.S. Women’s National Team prepares to learn about their potential destinations in the new National Women’s Soccer League, one of the team’s brightest stars is apparently headed overseas to resume her professional career.

Ali Krieger returns home from Germany to play in NWSL, regain spot on U.S. Women’s National Team

Ali Krieger is back: one adventure completed and ready to start a new one. Krieger spent five and a half years in Germany playing for FFC Frankfurt, one of the top teams in the Frauen Bundesliga and in the world. After suffering a torn ACL, Krieger is ready to play again and has come home to play in the new NWSL and regain her spot with the U.S. Women's National Team.

Players react joyfully to news of new women’s pro league

The United States’ new women’s professional soccer league doesn’t even have a proper name yet. All the same, it’s exceedingly welcome news for the players who have been without a fully pro competition to call their own since Women’s Professional Soccer played its final game more than a year ago.

Club-centric vs. all-stars: Magicjack’s Borislow remains hot topic in women’s soccer

His controversial tenure as owner of a professional club is done, at least for now, but Dan Borislow remains deeply involved – and predictably controversial – in women’s soccer.

Stunning Orozco Fiscal goal earns U.S. Men first-ever victory in Mexico

The U.S. Men's National Team defeated Mexico for the first time on its home soil in a 1-0 win at Estadio Azteca on Wednesday, marking one of the biggest U.S. victories in an international friendly.