The owners and chairman of the league decided it would be best to start over to make the league more efficient and allow for growth in the future.

One of the biggest problems the league was having was that owners of teams that had gone by the wayside were still allowed to vote on MISL matters.

The United States held a lead twice in the game but was unable to put away Mexico. The U.S. to improve their unbeaten streak at home against Mexico to 10 games.

Head coach Bob Bradley was less than impressed with the effort from his team and was concerned after the game with how much faster ...]]> 2/7/2008 8:26:31 AM /blog/archive/2008/feb/7/us_ties_mexico_2_2/9663.asp /blog/archive/2007/jan/11/beckham_signs_with_la_galaxy/3811.asp English soccer super star David Bechham will sign a contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy at the end of his final season with his current team, Real Madrid. Beckham's new contract is rumored to be worth around $250 million to be paid over an undisclosed amount of time.

Beckham's stateside arrival does not come as a huge surprise, as many experts have been speculating about his arrival in the MLS for several months. ...]]> 1/11/2007 1:11:06 PM /blog/archive/2007/jan/11/beckham_signs_with_la_galaxy/3811.asp /blog/archive/2006/jul/3/beckham_gives_up_captaincy/2047.asp

English soccer star David Beckham has decided he no longer should be the captain of the national team and has passed that title on to someone else.

Beckham still wants to play for the national team but just feels that it's time for him to pass the torch.

He said he is extremely proud that he had the opportunity to wear the armband and had a chance to live out a dream.

England was knocked out ...]]> 7/3/2006 7:53:50 AM /blog/archive/2006/jul/3/beckham_gives_up_captaincy/2047.asp /blog/archive/2006/jun/18/us_ties_italy/1831.asp In what has to be considered one of the major surprises in the World Cup so far, the United States earned one point with a 1-1 tie against Italy.

The United States had to get at least some type of points out of the match to still have a chance to get to the second round.

Two U.S. players were ejected and only one Italian player, forcing the Americans to play a man down the final ...]]> 6/18/2006 3:23:20 PM /blog/archive/2006/jun/18/us_ties_italy/1831.asp /blog/archive/2006/jun/13/us_a_no_show_in_world_cup_opener/1690.asp

The United States turned in one of their worst performances in recent memory, losing to the Czech Republic, 3-0, in their World Cup Opener.

The U.S. gave up an early goal less than five minutes into the game and Claudio Reyna's near goal that hit the post set the tone for the game.

Head coach Bruce Arena was not pleased, saying only a handful of players played anywhere near their potential.

The U.S will now face ...]]> 6/13/2006 10:55:58 AM /blog/archive/2006/jun/13/us_a_no_show_in_world_cup_opener/1690.asp