MLS heads into its final weekend with several teams and individuals on the verge of setting league records. 68 points.Toronto FC heads into its match at Atlanta United with 68 points and needs more one point to break the record for most points in a season it shares with the 1998 LA Galaxy. 20 wins. […]
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MLS Awards: Gressel holds sway in Rookie of the Year race
Once mainly the province of college players who had either completed their eligibility or opted to leave school early, the proliferation of academy products and Homegrown players has brought adifferent feel to the award limited to players in their first year of professional soccer. Many of the top young players new to the league, such […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Five playoff teams move up, Sporting Kansas City slips
The penultimate weekend of the 2017 MLS regular season produced strong moves for teams such as Seattle, Columbus, Portland, Houston and Chicago, and a steep drop for Sporting Kansas City. Crew SC ran its winning streak to three games by beating Orlando City, 1-0, and Houston took four of six points in a pair of […]
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USA's World Cup elimination brings increased scrutiny of MLS
It’s time to put down once and for all the grand misconception that MLS is obligated to develop players for the U.S. national team. Every facet of the game in this country is comingunder fire in the wake of a 2-1 loss in Couva Tuesday night that knocked the U.S. out of contention for the […]
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Carlos Bocanegra given 4-year contract extension by expansion Atlanta United
Carlos Bocanegra, who oversaw the building of Atlanta United’s player roster for its first MLS season, has a contract extension that will keep him with the club through March 2022. The former U.S. national team captain will hold the position of technical director and vice president. While Argentina head coach Tata Martino‘s South American connections […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Minnesota United makes good use of double dip
With just four games played last week, there wasn’t much movement in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, yet by halting Atlanta United’s amazing run of home dominance expansioncounterpart Minnesota United got a boost. The New York Red Bulls also moved up by posting a solid defeat of Vancouver that also clinched a playoff spot. […]
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Crowd Count: Atlanta United will break MLS single-game record again
Atlanta United announced that it has already sold 70,426 tickets for its season finale Oct. 22 against Toronto FC, assuring itself of another MLS attendance record for a stand-alone game as well asthe season record for a U.S. pro team. U.S. Pro Soccer Highest Average Attendance: ATT. MATCH (DATE,STADIUM) 47,856 (1) New York Cosmos (NASL, […]
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MLS Playoff Race: Atlanta United handed stunning defeat by Loons
Atlanta United’s bid for second place in MLS’s Eastern Conference — worth a bye into the conference semifinals, plus an MLS record for the best finish by an MLS expansion team — took a hit onTuesday when it fell to companion expansion team Minnesota United, 3-2. TheFive Stripes would have taken over second place from […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta tucks into second behind Toronto FC
The busiest week of the season — 18 games — produced some big scores and a few playoff fates decided. Top-ranked Toronto FC clinched the Supporters’ Shield for best overall recordand amazing expansion club Atlanta United kept rolling to take over second place. RSL moved up another notch, into sixth place, with another gutty result. […]
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MLS Playoff Race: Two teams clinch, big FC Dallas win
The busiest Wednesday of the season — eight games — resulted in two more teams clinching playoff berths in the Eastern Conference and a logjam at the top and a shakeup on the bubble in WesternConference. Eastern Conference: PTS (GP) TEAM W-L-T GF/GA 62 (31) *Toronto FC 18-5-8 67/33 55(30) *NYCFC 16-8-7 52/38 52 (30) […]