MLS says yes to Yankees, no to Cosmos
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 21, 11:27 p.m.
So, we can finally toss this absurd notion of the Cosmos joining MLS out the window. Hooray!
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Timbers rely on Will Johnson's 'will to win'
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 21, 7:24 p.m.
There's not much ambiguity in Will Johnson's game: after he gets under your skin and into your head, Portland gets the ball into the net, one way or the other. So it came to pass again last Saturday in Vancouver. The Timbers came back twice against their Cascadia Cup rivals to earn a 2-2 tie. Johnson scored the first equalizer ...
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls rise to No. 2 by downing Galaxy
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 20, 3:20 p.m.
Two test cases of teams vying to tie their way into the playoffs are underway in MLS.
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U.S. roster selections show a team still in flux
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 18, 3:09 a.m.
Selecting a roster for qualifying play often demands "either-or" decisions, yet the choices made by U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann also fall under the "What's he thinking?" category.
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Beckham did what he could to change the game
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 17, 5:31 p.m.
To ridicule Major League Soccer, an ESPN Radio pundit last year also took a swipe at David Beckham.
Scott Van Pelt said on his daily program last year something along the lines that MLS needs publicity, so it should sign David Beckham. A disdainful remark, tossed out by a talk-show host ensconced in his own ...
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Mastroeni takes 'a journey within a journey'
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 15, 9:13 p.m.
The final 10 minutes of another good road result for Colorado in Columbus last weekend also brought a personal milestone for Pablo Mastroeni.
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Donovan still has long way to go
Posted by Paul Kennedy on May. 14, 7:52 p.m.
The news that Landon Donovan won't be in Jurgen Klinsmann's squad of 23-25 players for the upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Germany and World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica, Panama and Honduras should come as no surprise.
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MLS Power Rankings: Sounders' twin wins move them up
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 13, 3:22 p.m.
The busiest week so far of the MLS schedule - 15 games -- knotted up the power rankings behind top dog FC Dallas, though FCD's 1-1 tie with Portland and 2-1 defeat of bottom-dweller D.C. United at home weren't terribly impressive.
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Minnow-Megaclub Matchup Adds Spice to FA Cup final
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 10, 5:28 p.m.
The English FA Cup final is Saturday. Do you care?
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MLS midweek crowds give cause for concern
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 10, 3:33 a.m.
There's enough positive momentum and steady progress to believe that MLS has 'arrived,' whatever that might mean, but a look at attendances from the first heavy midweek schedule tamps down the giddiness.
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What MLS refs got wrong and right
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 9, 4:31 p.m.
It's been another rough week -- counting last weekend's games -- for MLS referees, yet as always, there's been plenty of well-warranted criticism but painfully little praise to those who deserve it.
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MLS crunch time comes early
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 8, 2:21 a.m.
The MLS season that started earlier than any other is already starting to pile up the pressure.
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MLS Power Rankings: Montreal & Houston edge past Galaxy
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 6, 1:17 p.m.
Top-ranked FC Dallas sat out the weekend as every other team in the top tier changed positions.
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Signs of progress spotted in scoreless tie
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 3, 7:13 p.m.
Many of the evil forces that have plagued MLS since its inception converged on Thursday night, but for once the harbingers of doom didn't have their way.
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Rogers still retired, so can we all relax?
Posted by Ridge Mahoney on May. 2, 4:00 p.m.
As regards Robbie Rogers and his future as a soccer player, or not, can we all just give it a rest?
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