With the playoffs just a few weeks away, four games were played over the course of the weekend following Boston's 5-2 defeat at the hands of Portland on Wednesday night. By Jimmy Sparkman

Mexican international Giovani Dos Santos practiced with his new Los Angeles Galaxy teammates for the first time on Tuesday, and that groan you heard was MLS coaches across the country bemoaning their own diminished title chances. By Peter Nolan

Rejoice! The EPL has returned and promises to be better than ever before. A whopping $500m - $773.55m - has been spent by EPL clubs during summer, meaning the League could be even more competitive. By Anthony Ta

Purchase, N.Y. - "It compared, it compared with derbies I played in England, simple as that," Frank Lampard said. Lampard was talking about the latest rivalry in his long and storied career. By Peter Nolan