2009 MLS Best XI:

Goalkeeper: Zach Thornton (Chivas USA)
Defenders: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)
Midfielders: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution), Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle Sounders FC)
Forwards: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)

Every year before the MLS Cup, Commissioner Don Garber talks about the state of the league and answers a few questions from reporters.

During his address, Garber called Sounders FC, who led the league in attendance and became the first expansion team to advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs since the Chicago Fire in 1998, “arguably one of the best expansion launches in all of pro sports.”

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Jake Scrace and Lewis Crathern have got some serious faith in their abilities…

Dick Advocaat’s hard line stance over abiding to team rules continues after dismissing Manchester City midfielder Vincent Kompany over being late for the second time.

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Arsenal Football Club is proud to release Fundraising Day’; The light-hearted film sees the players and Club manager Arsène Wenger join forces with four patients from the Hospital as they embark upon the streets of London to fundraise for the charity.

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Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is presented with a team scarf of soccer club Barcelona at the end of a news conference in Rome November 18, 2009.

image via daylife

From the NY Times:

Nearly two weeks later, the University of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert said she still could not fully explain what led her to yank an opponent from Brigham Young down by her ponytail in what has become a highly publicized incident of violent behavior.

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Only a few days away… And I’m wondering what the pay scale is for these artist putting down the Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy logos on the Seattle Space Needle ahead of the 2009 MLS Cup Final.

More Pics after the Jump….

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I recently flew to New Orleans for my day job, and while visiting, I made a pilgrimage to the very famous Finn McCool’s Irish Pub. 

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