It's not often that I get to the west coast, even near Portland at that, and having a friend who is highly into the professional league of soccer in America, I figured this might be the place to get him a Portland Timbers jersey* as a memento of my trip out west. So I talked my friend into a little reconnaissance mission. After yelp returned only this place when searching for 'soccer' in Eugene, we drove a little out of our way to find it. It's in the back of a strip mall, on the side, so keep an eye out for it on your way through. It's not directly on the road. It turns out they didn't have one, nor did they have much in the way of MLS stuff at all; it's not that kind of store. What they did have, however was a wide array of youth-team appropriate jerseys, shorts, socks and gear. Need 15 purple uniforms for The Soccers, the U-8 team in Eugene? DKS is the place for you. Need a German national team jersey with the popular Michael Ballack on it? They've got you covered. Need a David Beckham LA Galaxy jersey? Sorry, American soccer just isn't quite there yet. The owner was certainly nice enough in explaining why they didn't have what I was looking for, and there's nothing inherently bad about catering to the casual soccer fan, so don't think I'm slagging off on them. They're a good store that does what they do and anything that helps soccer grow in the US is ok by me. * - I have a thing about memorabilia. Sure, I could order one online, but things representing cities (or any sort of local institution -- colleges, teams, etc.) don't mean nearly as much if it's not purchased fairly close to the physical location of the institution. Basically, if you don't buy your Georgia Bulldogs t-shirt in the greatest city known to man, Athens, Georgia, I am not as impressed as I could be. read more