Bitter Rivals, Sweet Victory

Cesc Fabregas stands in the center circle. His first North London derby as captain. His team just went up 1-0. Time to kill the game. The match re-starts. Cesc bursts off the line and steals the ball, dances past one player, two, three. With just five touches he's at the edge of the penalt ...

Heatin Up

2 games. 2 goals. An equalizer against the Blues and then a late game blast to put the nail in the Reds' coffin. Clint Dempsey is catching fire and people are starting to notice. Fans voted him the top-rated player for the match. His 7 goals last season tied him for the team lead. Can he ...

Ready For The Battle

After a yearlong injury, it's time for Marco Borriello to be back on field. Saturday night against Parma he began to again make the difference. Dinho invents and Borriello hits the target. A deadly breakaway slipped past the goalkeeper was only upstaged by what was the goal of the day: Rona ...

Now It Matters

Two Teams. Two national team stars. One City. The only Super Clasico in the U.S. never quite deserved the honor of that title. That changes Sunday when USMNT stars Landon Donovan and Jonathan Bornstein go head to head in the most meaningful derby in the nation's history. It's offense vers ...

Super Mario Smashes It

Sometimes you witness the precise moment a promising talent moves up several gears into the major league. For the man they call Super Mario, it happened in just 48 minutes. Last night, Balotelli scored two, created one and won the penalty for another. He even had to be dragged away from tak ...