Geoff Cameron was called up to Camp Strudel last month and quickly became a talking point. He has the size desired by coach Jurgen Klinsmann and then he earned a straight red card against Panama. He has shown versatility playing as a midfielder and defen

Damon P. Carroll, Special to OregonLive.comFranck Songo'o gets by Geoff Cameron. The Portland Timbers beat Houston Dynamo 2-0 in a preseason match in Carson, CA, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. CARSON, Calif.

One of the things each preseason brings us as fans is a chance to take a shot in the dark at what could happen to our team in the months ahead. We get to peer into our personal crystal balls -- I happen to use a Magic 8 Ball (tm) if anyone is curious --

CARSON, Calif. After being left unprotected by Houston in the expansion draft, Ching threatened retirement before eventually being selected by the Montreal Impact. T

Montreal native Andre Hainault was the last Canadian standing in Major League Soccer last year, as his stellar play down the stretch and in the playoffs played a huge role in the Houston Dynamo making it all the way to the MLS Cup Final. Hainault took th

The San Jose Earthquakes U-16s lost 3-1 against the Santa Cruz Breakers on Sunday at Cabrillo College. The defeat was the first in Northwest Division play for the U16s this season, dropping them to 6-4-2 overall and 3-1 in the division. The San Jose Eart

Playing in an unfamiliar position, Graham Zusi struggled to make an impact as a right-sided midfielder. Always, always keep in mind: Results in January friendlies don't mean a thing in the big picture. They can, however, tell us something about personnel

The U.S. national team that earned back-to-back 1-0 victories over Venezuela and Panama in the last week won’t be seen again. It was a product of its time. Every January, the U.S. coach cobbles together a junior varsity roster comprised mostly of MLS pla

PANAMA CITY, Panama -- Jurgen Klinsmann couldn't have been more relaxed as he sat poolside in the warm Central American sun speaking with the three traveling reporters who made the journey to cover the U.S. soccer's backup team play a friendly against Pa

Some good things; some bad things... The United States went south to Panama Wednesday night and came away with a win against a CONCACAF up-and-comer and little else. The small margin of victory came early in the contest as Zach Loyd lofted a ball into th

Not to be out-shown by the atrocious work being done in the press box, both the United States and Panama turned in embarrassingly poor performances in what was, by far, the least attractive game of soccer in the Klinsmann era. Graham Zusi grabbed the gam

Despite only playing the first half of the game, Rimando had a heck of a game. He made some very clutch saves including a one on one. He displayed his ability to use his athleticism and come out of goal to challenge the attackers. Rimando may be only 5'1

While posing a hypothetical question to the Union Twitterati whether they would accept $2.75 million for Sebastien Le Toux, Jonathan “The Goalkeeper” Tannenwald mentions, “I’ve been told there has been no offer yet.” In a report on the Tim Ream deal, Foo

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann didn’t bring his A-squad to Panama City for Wednesday night’s match. While that was no surprise to supporters of the U.S. side they still may have been wishing for a player or two to step up and put in

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Graham Zusi scored his first international goal in the eighth minute, and the United States beat Panama 1-0 in a friendly on Wednesday. Using mostly backups while the regulars remained with their European clubs, and playing nea

Graham Zusi's first international goal earned the United States a 1-0 friendly victory over Panama at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City. Panama recorded a first-ever win over the USA in the group stage of the 2011 Gold Cup, but were unable to repea

[PANAMA-USA] Coach Jurgen Klinsmann no longer has a losing record thanks to the USA's third straight victory, a 1-0 win at Panama on Wednesday. EARLY GOAL GETS THE WIN. It’s a good thing the Americans scored early against Panama, because after defender G

Graham Zusi (L) made his debut with the national team in the victory over Venezuela on Saturday Graham Zusi scored his first goal for the United States in the eighth minute to give the 10-man Americans a 1-0 football victory in a friendly match at Panama

PANAMA CITY, Panama -- The only thing Geoff Cameron is guilty of is allowing a player to get behind him down the middle of the pitch, according to the U.S. defender. In the 52nd minute of the U.S. team's win over Panama, Cameron was clearly beat by Blas