[MLS] Not much went right for Philadelphia in its league debut, from the absence of playmaker Fred to a steady rain thatslickened the FieldTurf at Qwest Field followed by a first-half red card, so a 2-0 defeat to Seattle Thursday can’t be construed as a total loss. Yet Philly got right into the game,getting a […]
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MLS Saturday …
WEEK 1 March 27 in Carson, Calif. Los Angeles 1 New England 0. Goal:Buddle (Donovan) 6. Los Angeles — Ricketts, Franklin, Gonzalez, Leonardo,Dunivant, Kovalenko, Magee (Birchall, 67), Juninho (Stephens, 80), Lewis (Alex Cazumba, 26), Buddle, Donovan. New England– Burpo, Alston (Smith, 90), Gibbs, Osei, Sinovic, Nyassi (Boggs, 58), Phelan, Niouky, Tierney, Dube (Mansally, 76), Schilawski. […]
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2010 team-by-team rosters
[MLS] Teams continue to make moves as the 2010 MLS season opens. Toronto signed Croatian-Argentine midfielder MartinSaric and goalie Jon Conway and waived Brian Edwards. New England signed former Rev Khano Smith and Serbian midfielder Marko Perovic. For all 2010 numerical rosters, based on the latest information, including career MLS games andgoals … Note: r=rookie. […]
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When the red card doesn't work
[OFF THE POST] In a Brazilian lower division game between Genus and Moto Clube, Genus’ Robson refused to leave the field after gettingred-carded for a bad tackle — until riot police entered the field and pepper-sprayed him. Robson committed the foul with his team trailing, 3-0, and along with four teammates confrontedthe referee until riot […]
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Toronto unloads Marvell Wynne
[MLS] Toronto FC and the Colorado Rapids completed their third trade of the offseason when TFC shipped U.S. international Marvell Wynne to the Rapids for midfielder Nick LaBrocca and their third-round pick in the 2011 SuperDraft. Wynne, the first pick byNew York in the 2006 SuperDraft, earned his third cap for the USA in January […]
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SA RANKINGS: Fire has the most firepower
[MLS] In the final edition of Soccer Amerca’s team-by-team positional rankings for each team on the eve of MLS’s 15th season, Ridge Mahoneyruns down the forwards, explaining what could make Chicago lethal and why New England may struggle upfront. Many teams will move forwards and midfielders around, depending on strategiesadopted for different opponents, playing home […]
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SA PREDICTIONS: The 2010 MLS champ will be …
[MLS] With a new CBA in place and many teams featuring untested foreign players, plus the possibility of rosters changing again following the World Cup, thismight be the most unpredictable season in league history. A balanced schedule of 30 games – one home and one away – with each opponent will nevertheless be disrupted by […]
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What They're Saying
“In soccer there is magic, (but) that magic no longer exists in this team. There are good moves, there is commitment and fighting spirit, but the magic is no longer there. … If we don’t winon Sunday I’m off, because in the five matches that follow I don’t know how to recover the magic and […]
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Mexico stymied in Charlotte
[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] In Mexico’s final match before Coach Javier Aguirre selects 18 domestic-based players to enter aspring training camp for the World Cup, the Tri had to settle for a 0-0 tie with Iceland before a crowd of 63,227 in Charlotte, N.C. Mexico’s best chances came on headers by Miguel Sabah and Adolfo Bautista, […]
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MLS this week
[TV SCHEDULE] Major League Soccer opens its 15th season with all 16 teams in action this week. It all begins Thursday when Seattle hosts expansion Philadelphiabefore a sell-out crowd at Qwest Field. For all this week’s action and viewing information … Thursday, March 25 Philadelphia Union at Seattle Sounders FC, 9:30 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes, ESPN360.com Friday, […]