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We have three new contenders on the National Soccer Hall of Fame players ballot: Chris Henderson, Eduardo Hurtado and John O'Brien. Welcome to the ballot, gentlemen. Now take a number. On the ballot for the last few years, we've had ... - Thomas Dooley. U.S. captain in the 1998 World Cup and ...

Salt Lake vs. Chicago: Saturday's MLS playoff teams have one thing in common -- their goalkeepers are the shortest starting netminders in the league. Chicago's Jon Busch is listed at 5-10; Salt Lake's Nick Rimando at 5-9. "People that tell me I wasn't going to achieve anything because I was too ...

After a year as a Nielsen-rated channel, Fox Soccer Channel isn't quite challenging Monday Night Football in the cable ratings but can point to impressive growth across the board -- doubling or tripling its ratings from fall 2008 for most programming. Here's the most impressive part: The ratings ...

Six teams, two playoff berths. We'll keep the standings atop the post and update them with final results. Standings include opponent, goal difference (for/against), and tiebreakers. All times ET Asterisk - played final game. *40 Salt Lake: +8 (43/35), advanced -- *40 Colorado: +4 (42/38), ...

Can't stand the suspense or the scenario-crunching? Here's what will happen this weekend in MLS, chronologically: Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.: A lot of people seem to be assuming Toronto will march right over the last-place Red Bulls. Don't overlook the motivation of New York playing the ...