Edson Buddle scored all four goals, as the Columbus Crew twice overcame deficits before becoming the first team to clinch a place in the MLS Cup Playoffs thanks to a 4-2 victory against the MetroStars ...

CARSON, Calif. – Despite playing for a different club in a foreign country, Edson Buddle never felt as if he had severed all ties with the LA Galaxy. “There was not a day in Germany that I didn’t ...

Edson Buddle has had soccer stardom in his name from birth. His father Winston, a player himself, named his son after the man considered the greatest in the sport's history: Pele, whose real name is ...

COMMERCE CITY — The hottest player in Major League Soccer is named after the greatest soccer player in history, but only a true fan of the beautiful game would find the connection obvious. Edson ...

Edson Buddle was in the form of his life leading up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images) SEATTLE — As Edson Buddle trained at the StubHub Center during his ...

Former MLS champion and World Cup soccer player Edson Buddle grooms the next generation of top players from Port Chester. Don’t be surprised if the name Edson Buddle rings a bell. One of only 11 Major ...

CARSON, Calif. -- His soccer-crazy father named him after the biggest star in the game, the biggest star in the world, but Edson Buddle would never be confused with Pele. Yes, he was a forward, right ...

He was sitting in his living room, computer on his lap, when the most improbable e-mail of his life arrived in his in-box. It came last week. It was from Pam Perkins, GM of the U.S. World Cup team.

Edson Buddle scored his first two international goals and Herculez Gomez added a third, leading the United States over Australia 3-1 Saturday in the Americans' last warmup for their World Cup opener ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... COMMERCE CITY — It’s been a tough season for Rapids forward Edson Buddle, a major offseason acquisition via trade who injured his right knee with the U.S.