It is the rare trade that lives up to the cliche, and actually makes both teams stronger, but the early returns on Philadelphia and Montreal's recent deal suggest that may be the case. By Peter Nolan

U.S. Soccer has named a 21 player U20 squad to compete in the Dallas Cup beginning Sunday in Texas. Tab Ramos will take charge of the group that will face German club Eintracht Frankfurt. By Peter Nolan

Less than a day removed from firing Tom Sermanni as the coach of the U.S. WNT, Sunil Gulati spoke to the press on a conference call, to explain his decision, well sort of. By Peter Nolan