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From the ground up: The rise of the Portland Timbers youth system

Olney-Bethesda, Philly Union, Phoenix FC admitted to U.S. Soccer Development Academy

The U.S. Soccer Development Academy continues to expand in number and quality of competition as three elite clubs are joining the Academy starting in the 2013-14 season. Olney-Bethesda (Olney/West Bethesda, Md.), the Philadelphia Union (Wayne, Pa.) and Phoenix FC (Tempe, Ariz.) were selected following an extensive review process of the technical and programmatic aspect of each club.

Soccerwire Q&A: Manchester City’s Gary Hopkins on the City Soccer initiative

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.