SoccerTalk USA Marc Zeedar

LA signs Robbie Keane and he scores in first game; in CCL, all five MLS clubs get wins, while in MLS play Houston and Portland have big wins; in EPL, Fulham continue to struggle and Everton loses to QPR while Man U have a comfortable win and Chelsea come from behind to beat West Brom. In a WPS semi, Philly's Natasha Kai beats Magicjack to advance to next week's final.

Lots of news: NBC to air MLS games next year, Carlos Ruiz gone, Adu back in MLS, Robbie Keane to Galaxy? USA-Mexico pre-empted by ESPN's lameness, MLS teams advance in CCL, Portland wins big against LA, then draws and loses; DC's DeRosario has a hat trick against his former Canadian club but it's only for a point, but they come back with a big home win against Vancouver. In the EPL we have an opening weekend where not a single home team wins, some boring nil-nils, and the Manchesters get big wins.

Bob Bradley is fired, replaced by Klinsmann; MLS teams have mixed results in CCL; MLS can't score in the All-Star game; huge wins for Colorado, LA, Houston, Columbus, and DC, and a shocking lapse from Portland, while United get a little revenge over Barcelona.

A strange week with lots of silly friendlies, some unusual MLS results (hat tricks for Nyassi and Braun), and a fun WPS game with WWC star Alex Morgan rescuing a point for WNY with an unbelievable backwards goal three minutes from time.

It's a historic 300th podcast as the US women battle Japan in an amazing World Cup Final, Portland get their first road win, Seattle and the Rapids have a shootout in the Northwest, a 9-man Houston tries to fight off a KC comeback, and Philly shows why they are top of the East.

It's classic games this week as Portland and Seattle clash in a five-goal thriller filled with controversy and the US Women pull out a miracle comeback against Brazil. Germany gets ousted by Japan, while Sweden also advance over Australia. In MLS, DC gets a huge win on the road against rivals NY, while RSL, LA, Houston, and Colorado all get three points, and KC get a last minute goal to keep their home unbeaten streak alive.