Tampa Bay, which was expected to be a USL expansion team this year, and Crystal Palace Baltimore, which was in the league’s second division, have announced they will be joining the New Unnamed Soccer League, which we like to call…

Taking a brief break from our spirited debate about minor-league soccer — looks like there could be some more news this week — we briefly divert back to the possibility of a future World Cup in America. In case you haven’t…

Athletica forward Eniola Aluko, in a conversation with England’s FA, said that her experiences in the WPS, including a summer spent in St. Louis, have made her a better player and one ready for the European Championships.

When asked what influence…

I think the odds are long, but the Edward Jones Dome is one of 32 stadiums in 27 cities still being considered as venues by the bid committe for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Their latest round of editing…

The bid committee running the U.S. bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 has narrowed its field of potential sites to 45 stadiums in 37 cities, including St. Louis. Those cities have been sent RFPs, requests for…

As one of the commenters on this link to Steve Goff’s blog item on D.C. United’s stadium troubles says, I don’t think D.C. United is going anywhere, but MLS commissioner Don Garber is saying that if one of MLS’ marquee franchises can’t…

MLS Commissioner Don Garber told me a little while ago that the league will continue to try to steer investors toward Jeff Cooper in an effort to put a team in St. Louis and that having now solidified itself on…

From the official announcement from MLS about the Portland expansion:

Portland completes this round of expansion for MLS, which could expand to 20 teams by 2012 if two additional cities are deemed ready to join.

Does this mean if they had only…

Jeff Cooper has always thought he’ll get an MLS expansion team for St. Louis, so the news of Miami dropping out of the race was interesting, but didn’t change his take on the situation.

“Obviously I’ve always felt good about where…

Prior to heading off to Portugal for the Algarve Cup, Lori Chalupny and Hope Solo debuted Athletica’s jerseys at a fashion show in New York. (Stills may not do justice to how Chalupny looked on the runway.) The U.S. team,…