A sideline view of Beckham's MLS farewell
Roger Bennett sampled the MLS Cup final -- David Beckham's last game in the league -- from a unique vantage point: right behind the L.A. Galaxy bench.…
Owning in MLS, owning the future
On the eve of its 17th Cup final, MLS is a league in transition, standing like a mythological centaur that is half-horse, half-man. Old-school franchi…
How will MLS cope without David Beckham?
Has an athlete's star wattage ever eclipsed that of the league in the way David Beckham has Major League Soccer? Michael Jordan and the NBA, or Wayne …
Landon Donovan, on the record
Since breaking through in 1999 as a bleached-blond phenomenon who scooped up the Golden Ball at the U-17 World Cup, Landon Donovan has catalyzed socce…
Soccer's big takeover
The future of American soccer will be determined by one man. And, perhaps surprisingly, he is neither Jurgen Klinsmann, Clint Dempsey nor Ian Darke. …