On Feb. 27, DU men’s soccer players will play in a 100-goal fund-raiser for breast cancer awareness and Pioneers soccer.

Nick at WeWantRapidman.com has a report that the Rapids are close to announcing two signings, there’s a DU alum at the team’s preseason camp, Omar vs. D-Ro in Jamaica, “strong, silent” Stan Kroenke, and more!

We talk to Colorado Force defender Carly Peetz, above, about being drafted by the Boston Breakers, and we take some quick looks at Taryn Hemmings, Collin Audley, the new MLS ball, the new WPS ball, and more!

Three members of the 2009 Colorado Force were selected in Friday’s Women’s Professional Soccer draft, including the University of Colorado’s Nikki Marshall, taken by the Washington with the seventh overall pick. (photo by ISIPhotos.com)

University of Denver defender Kris Banghart, from Fort Collins, was chosen by Real Salt Lake with the 64th pick of Thursday’s Major League Soccer draft.

ColoradoSoccerNow.com chooses the best 11 men’s college soccer players in the state for 2009. Pictured above, from left, are Tom Settle, Fort Lewis; Jamie Cunningham, Fort Lewis; Collin Audley, Denver; Jarod Stigall, Denver. (photos by Tom Auclair and George Tanner/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

University of Denver central defender Kris Banghart Kris Banghart is among the initial list of 62 college seniors from 44 Division I schools who have been invited to participate in the 2010 adidas MLS player combine, January 8-12 at Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
(photo by George Tanner/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Former University of Denver and Colorado Rapids defender and Colorado Soccer Now favorite Nat Borchers will be playing in MLS Cup 2009 today in Seattle as his Real Salt Lake squad takes on the Los Angeles Galaxy. Borchers was the only member of Real Salt Lake to start all 30 games this season, playing 2,679 of the team’s 2,700 minutes. He scored one goal and was named the team’s MVP. (photo courtesy of Major League Soccer)

Reuters is reporting today that French captain Thierry Henry has admitted that he handled the ball in the build-up to a controversial goal that sent France to the World Cup at the expense of Ireland on Wednesday. Check out the video and make up your own mind. …

The University of Denver women’s soccer team ended its season with a 4-0 loss to No. 2 Portland in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Friday night at Merlo Field in Portland, Ore.