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MLS players celebrate McBride's legacy BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Players, coaches and team staff throughout MLS reacted to Chicago Fire striker Brian McBride ’s retirement on Friday with equal amounts of praise for one of the most accomplished players in US history.

MLS secure Adidas to improved sponsorship deal MLS Major League Soccer ( MLS ) and Adidas have signed an eight-year sponsorship deal which will go into effect from 2011, reports euFootball.BIZ This new deal replaces an earlier 10-year deal of $150 million which started in 2005. An anonymous source said that the new arrangement is worth over $200 million. Adidas America president Patrik Nilsson said, "Both of us are feeling really good about ...

MLS teams need to play up designated players Since MLS revamped the designated player rule in April, general managers have gone on quite the shopping spree.

MLS Standoff With the final third of the season in the cross hairs, MLS sides are working to keep their focus to make the final push and Soccer 365's Julian Kersh looks how players and teams are reacting in his weekly MLS Standoff column.

MLS power rankings Joshua Mayers' MLS power rankings Rankings run Wednesdays during the regular season Team (prev. rank) Comment 1 Real Salt Lake (2) Defending...

Ex-Fulham star McBride to retire at end of MLS season Brian McBride Chicago Fire Landon Donovan Everton Fulham MLS World Cup Brian McBride has confirmed he will retire at the end of the current MLS season. The former Fulham and ex-USA international, who now plays in Major League Soccer for Chicago Fire , announced on Friday that he would finish his playing career once the MLS season finishes in November. The 38-year-old spent four-and-a-half years ...

MLS preview: FC Dallas vs. Toronto FC Toronto FC vists FC Dallas on Saturday night in a game that could have major playoff implications for the Reds.

The MLS Million Dollar Challenge (Part Two): Picking the Team So the challenge was simple enough: Pick an MLS starting eleven that which has a total 2010 Guaranteed Compensation under $1,000,000. The results were simple enough too. A pretty good team, I’d say. (Review it here .) But as it turns out, the process of choosing the team and some insights about the league that came from it are probably what was the most interesting. So, let’s look at how the ...

Timbers reveal MLS jersey sponsor: Alaska Airlines When the Portland Timbers join Major league Soccer next season, their jerseys will be sponsored by Alaska Airlines. The Timbers announced the new title sponsor for their MLS kits on Thursday at Portland International Airport. Terms of the multiyear deal were not revealed. The Alaska Airlines logo will be displayed prominently on the jerseys, much like the Seattle Sounders have "XBOX 360"...

MLS Weekend Fixtures Major League Soccer has eight matches schedule this weekend. The Fox Soccer Channel match of the weekend features D.C. United hosting the Columbus Crew while the most interesting match is most likely the Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy showdown in the windy city.