Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman will speak on behalf of the U.S. bid to host the FIFA World Cup™ in 2022 when the U.S. team makes its final presentation to the FIFA Executive Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Zurich. Freeman, a member of the USA Bid Committee’s board of directors, is the fourth person [...]

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC today announced that EA SPORTS has become a Whitecaps FC Founding Partner and the club’s Official Videogame Partner. The deal marks EA’s first partnership with a North American soccer club and places Whitecaps FC alongside world-class European clubs like Chelsea FC, Arsenal FC, and Real Madrid [...]

The term hooligan is loosely applied in modern culture when talking about fans of soccer.  Just because you are a diehard fan doesn’t make you a hooligan and it certainly doesn’t make you an Ultra.  The UltraS are an enigmatic group of hardcore supporters that place club before all else, but also have the same [...]

When talking about the greatest members of the Columbus Crew, undoubtedly Guillermo Barros Schelotto will be in the conversation. Not only was Guillermo an ambassador for the Crew and the city of Columbus, but also won the MLS award as the Most Valuable Player in his first full season with the Crew, after a decade [...]

The Cincinnati Kings professional indoor soccer team earned their fourth win of the season and outscored Canton-based Ohio Vortex, 10-6. Eddie Hertsenberg, Jeff Hughes and Drew Ducker each added two goals while Kenney Bertz, Matt Breines, Kwame Sarkodie and George Davis IV chipped in one goal apiece. Goalkeeper Craig Salvati earned his fourth consecutive win [...]

The Cincinnati Kings (4-0) came away with a 10-6 victory over the Ohio Vortex (1-2) after a strong second half performance. Former Cleveland City Stars midfielder Steve Gillespie would put the Vortex on the board early in the first quarter, but Cincinnati would fight back to bring the score to 1-1. A goal by Drew [...]

The loss of the beloved Guille is the loss of an icon, a legend, and one of the Crew’s greatest players.  While I understand that it was a necessary evil, many would have preferred to see GBS finish his playing career in Columbus.  He could have played at an elite level for one year before [...]

The last time I saw Brian Carroll was after the missed PK against the Rapids on November 6th.  Always considered to be a leader on and off the field (and a first-class individual), Carroll was the first to head to the Nordecke to show his appreciation for the Crew’s most hardcore supporters.  Many athletes would have [...]

Major League Soccer today announced the available player list for the 2010 Expansion Draft on Wednesday, November 24, at 2:00 p.m. ET. The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC will each select 10 players during the 10-round draft. Representatives from all 18 MLS clubs will participate in an Expansion Draft teleconference which will be streamed [...]

When was the last time one could equate Bolton with terms like beautiful or bountiful? The conventional answer is probably not a while. A more accurate claim could be 2006, the last time— and only the second time in club history— Bolton were in European competition. Yet perhaps the best answer lies in a staggering [...]