The W-League Championship matchup is set, with Vancouver set to face Buffalo.  Visit the Official W-League Playoff Center by clicking here.

United Soccer Leagues has entered into an exciting new partnership with internationally respected ticket sales and revenue consulting firm Hands On Sports & Entertainment. The agreement will allow USL teams to achieve increased levels of ticket revenue while utilizing Hands On Sports’ decades of experience in North American major professional sports. As part of the deal, Hands On Sports will develop a comprehensive ticket sales & operations manual for all USL teams.

United Soccer Leagues has announced the finalists for the 2010 W-League Honors. The awards for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defender of the Year and Coach of the Year will be presented, along with the award for Goalkeeper of the Year, at Friday night’s Awards Banquet at the 2010 W-League Championship Presented by Umbro in Santa Clarita, California.

United Soccer Leagues announced the final 2010 PDL Team of the Week today, honoring Luke Holmes of Forest City London, as Player of the Week. Holmes powered London into the playoffs this past week on the back of two remarkable performances. In a 4-2 win against Cleveland, Holmes netted a hat trick and added an assist. Holmes also scored two goals for Forest City earlier in the week in a 7-0 victory against Kalamazoo.
 

Not for the first time an MLS club has lost to a presumably inferior foe in the Concacaf Champions League. But this was most humiliating defeat of them all. The league-leading Los Angeles Galaxy -- with U.S. World Cup stars Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle playing the entire game -- was spanked by the Puerto Rico Islanders -- tied for last in their D-2 Pro League conference -- in the first leg of their preliminary-round series. 
 

Despite numerous opportunities on both sides of the ball, the Harrisburg City Islanders and their official MLS affiliate Philadelphia Union concluded in a 1-1 draw at Skyline Sports Complex Tuesday night. A total of 1,933 fans watched as the first friendly match between the two squads commenced. Danny Mwanga notched a goal in the 30th minute and an own goal by Philadelphia in the 31st minute equalized the score for the draw. Islanders goalkeeper Tomer Chencinski solidified the Isles’ defense with four total saves.