4-4-11

Seattle put the ball in the back of the net on Saturday, but so did San Jose.

He was cut by the Sounders but will stick around the puget sound for the summer.

The Sounders had their first reserve game Sunday in San Jose.

European Weekend rewind: Leaders stay strong, Mourinho's streak ends, and more.

Goals of the Week



Seven thousand have entered. Only one will win. That's the premise of Fox Soccer's gripping new reality series "Football’s Next Star," set to make its American debut Sunday night at 9PM ET. The reward for one lucky footballer is a contract with legendary Italian club Inter Milan.


San Jose Earthquakes 2 – Seattle Sounders 2 (MLS, April 2, 2011)



The News of the World in England reports that Chelsea star Didier Drogba, who scored over the weekend, is pondering a move to MLS following the current EPL season and has apparently already spoken to Red Bulls Frenchman Thierry Henry about the league.


Colorado Rapids 4 - DC United 1 (MLS, April 3, 2011)



If you want some “crazy stuff,” look no further than Real Salt Lake, who touched down in San José, Costa Rica, on Sunday ahead of the decisive CONCACAF Champions League semifinal second leg tomorrow. They credit “crazy stuff” from their strength and conditioning coach as a big factor for RSL’s blazing start to the season with a 4-0-1 record in all competitions


Goal of the Week Nominee



While the likes of Beckham, Omar Bravo, Landon Donovan, Thierry Henry and Rafa Márquez still uphold the original intent of the DP idea, the introduction of a new wave of more frugal and more practical DPs such as Fabián Castillo, Eric Hassli and Andrés Mendoza has shown that clubs now employ the option in different ways.


Toronto FC 1 – Chivas USA 1 (MLS, April 2, 2011)



The U.S. U-20 men's national team is one win away from reaching this summer's World Cup, and one player who could be on the team that isn't right now is Joshua Gatt. The 19-year-old attacker made that more likely with a start for Molde FK this weekend.


Vancouver Whitecaps 3 – Sporting Kansas City 3 (MLS, April 2, 2011)



Michael Jackson is back from the dead and his permanent home is the most unusual place!!


New England Revolution 1 – Portland Timbers 1 (MLS, April 2, 2011)



5 quick looks at 5 MLS stories from this weekend.


New York Red Bulls 1 – Houston Dynamo 1 (MLS, April 2, 2011)



The April Fools Day blockbuster struck between New York and Toronto FC surely would have constituted a prank for the ages if it had not actually occurred. The premise appears perfectly suited for such a tongue-in-cheek day: a perennially unsuccessful franchise ships away its unsettled local star on a day best reserved for timely injections of humor


Los Angeles Galaxy 1 – Philadelphia Union 0 (MLS, April 2, 2011)



It isn't easy to make an impression on a squad many consider to have the best striker tandem in the entire league, but Caleb Folan of the Colorado Rapids did just that this past weekend, scoring twice and powering the Colorado Rapids to victory over D.C. United. Folan's efforts paid off in impressive fashion and he has now garnered the honor of winning Goal.com's MLS Player of Week 3.


Toronto FC 1 – Chivas USA 1 (MLS, April 2, 2011)




On Feb. 17, Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl announced his candidacy for FIFA president, releasing his platform for change and his campaign video as the People's Choice to replace Sepp Blatter. Wahl had 43 days to be formally nominated by one of the world's 208 national federations before the final deadline: Friday at 6 p.m. ET. With the deadline about to hit, Wahl is ending his campaign. This is his inside story of what happened over the past six weeks.


Columbus Crew 2 – FC Dallas 0 (MLS, April 1, 2011)