Juan Carlos Osorio

Major League Soccer once again earned high marks for its racial and gender hiring. The league received its third consecutive A for racial hiring on Tuesday from the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. It's gender grade improved to a B from a C-plus last year and a D-plus in 2007. The league office's A-plus for gender countered a D-plus for team professional positions and a C-minus for team senior administrators. MLS's combined race and gender grade of B-plus was the same as last year, but its points total increased to 86.5 from 85.7. White players increased from 59 ... Read Full Story

The MLS Cup this weekend matches features the Columbus Crew, the best team during the MLS regular season, against the New York Red Bulls, the Cinderella team in the playoffs. Buy MLS Cup Tickets This game promises to be open and entertaining with two of the best players in the league going head-to-head. New York’s Juan Pablo Angel and Guillermo Barros Schelotto of Columbus, both of them candidates for the league MVP award. Together, these South American stars combined for 21 goals, and thrilled MLS fans with their explosive skills this past season. Schelotto is our choice for MLS MVP this season as he ... Read Full Story

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An overcast day (ah, the sun is just beginning to break through) and 68 degrees here in Carson - perfect for football. Still, quite a few empty seats; it will be interesting to see if they fill in. The New York Red Bull starting XI (4-4-2): goalkeeper Danny Cepero; defenders Chris Leitch, Diego Jimenez, Carlos Mendes and Kevin Goldthwaite; midfielders Dane Richards, Luke Sassano, Sinisia Ubiparipovic, Dave van den Bergh; strikers Juan Pablo Angel (Capt.) and John Wolyniec. Not much in the way of surprises here: Mendes is preferred over Andrew Boyens who is on the bench; Sassano, who has been nursing an ankle ... Read Full Story

Jeff Parke of the NY Red Bulls made his public apology Saturday after being suspended for 10 games from Major League Soccer because of taking up a certain substance which is banned by the league. A substance called androstatriendione and boldenone metabolites were positively found with both Parke and Jon Conway during a routine check up. According to the two, they bought the supplemental vitamin in a local store. Parke admits he was careless that he had not consulted the proper team personnel before taking those vitamins. He also said that he is willing to take full responsibility of his acts and hopes that ... Read Full Story