Late goals, and controversy, fire up Rivalry Week

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS REWIND: Week 3] Finally, there was a spate of goals, late dramatics and, yes, controversy to fire up MLS's Rivalry Week. FC Dallas blew a 2-0 lead against the Houston Dynamo but it came back to win, 3-2, on Kenny Cooper's goal in the 90th minute that appeared to ... Read the whole story

Chivas USA earns 'a hundred points in respect'

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Jose Luis Sanchez Sola is like no coach MLS has ever seen before. It isn't every day that a coach says that his players played stupendously, but that's what "El Chelis" did after overachieving Chivas USA's surprise 1-1 draw -- with 10 men -- against the defending champion ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"There's nothing you can do when a team drops nine guys into a 24-yard space. That's always going to be difficult." -- Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes after a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Fire in which Vermes' team had 73 percent of the ball possession. (MLSSoccer.com) Read the whole story

Kinnear: 'Sometimes the cheaters win'

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear seemingly ignored the apparent handball that contributed to FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper's winning goal in the home team's 3-2 win in Sunday's Battle for El Capitan. What he couldn't let pass was what he felt was a Cooper dive that led to ... Read the whole story

Altidore bags 25th goal, huge game for Guzan

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Jozy Altidore added to his single-season scoring record for an American abroad with his 25th goal in all competitions in AZ's 3-2 loss to Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie. Clint Dempsey made his return after sitting out five games with a calf injury. He played the second half ... Read the whole story

Welcome. Make Yourself Uncomfortable.

by Christen Press

[THE PITCH: Blog 5] Christen Press now has six caps -- and four goals -- under her belt with the U.S. women's national team, so she should be starting to feel comfortable and confident, right? Hardly. She's rediscovered her old friend Angst and come to understand that the last place ... Read the whole story

Samaras, Griezmann and Totti are weekend's best

by Samuel Charles

[VIDEO PICK: Golazos] A huge Greek player ends an epic game in Scotland, a 21-year-old Frenchman scores an astounding goal in Spain and an Italian legend shows off his passing skill while moving near the top of the scoring charts in Serie A, all in under 90 seconds. Read the whole story

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