The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee fined New York Red Bulls Head Coach Hans Backe $2,500 for public criticism of MLS officiating.
His comments appeared in the May 30 edition of the Boston Globe following his team’s 3-2 loss to the New England Revolution.
 
Fines collected are donated to MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer’s community outreach initiative dedicated to addressing important social issues affecting young people and serves as a platform for both League and club philanthropic programs.  MLS W.O.R.K.S. seeks to establish Major League Soccer as a leader for improving the …

Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer Reporters selected Real Salt Lake forward Álvaro Saborío as Major League Soccer’s Player of the Month for May.
Saborío recorded four goals and three assists in five games, helping Real Salt Lake to a 5-0-0 record in May.
 
In addition to starting all five games in May, Saborío recorded a goal or an assist in each match, leading his team to a club record five straight wins and extending Salt Lake’s home unbeaten streak to 18 games.
 
While this is Saborío’s first MLS Player of the …

It’s a well-deserved honor for the Toronto player who is hoisting the team on his back.

MLS and the Mexican federation rolled out the teams and schedules for the 2010 SuperLiga.

A Columbus Crew sub picks up player of the week, while the Colorado Rapids hope to pick up winning with two games this week.

An FC Dallas defender and a Columbus Crew star will be missing from their teams upcoming matches for disciplinary reasons.

Notes from around the league start with the player of the week and end with some defensive numbers.

A deserving Landon Donovan is named player of the week.

Manchester United is this year’s opponent for the MLS All-Star game. The Red Devils will also play a match in Kansas City on July 25.

Sixteen teams take the field for eight games on a beautiful May Day for soccer in the U.S.