Bester News

The Columbus Crew's Guillermo Barros Schelotto, a midfield wizard who was a longtime star in his native Argentina, won the MLS Most Valuable Player award Thursday.

Diego Maradona acknowledged there are things in life far more important than football even as he enjoyed the fulfillment of his long-held dream of coaching Argentina.

Freddy Adu scored his first goal in a U.S. jersey and Jozy Altidore assisted on Kenny Cooper's sliding shot, leading the Americans to a 2-0 win over Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday.

Baseball star Albert Pujols added his name to a group working to bring a new Major League Soccer team to St. Louis.

Frankie Hejduk and Danny Cepero represent polar opposites in experience yet both will play in the MLS Cup for the first time Sunday when Hejduk's Columbus Crew meets Cepero's New York Red Bulls.

North Korea beat the United States 2-1 in extra time to win the FIFA under-17 Women's World Cup on Sunday.

Dave van den Bergh scored in the 28th minute for the New York Red Bulls to defeat Real Salt Lake 1-0 and reach the Major League Soccer final for the first time on Saturday.

David Beckham was dropped from England's team for next week's exhibition game in Germany because his coach says he's not in shape.

Chad Marshall and Eddie Gaven led Columbus to its first MLS Cup appearance, scoring second-half goals in the Crew's 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Thursday night in the Eastern Conference final.

D.C. United goalkeeper Zach Wells had foot surgery Friday and is expected to be sidelined about three months.