Two weeks after Miami FC beat Orlando City, 3-1, the NASL leader put three goals past Atlanta United to defeat a second MLS team, 3-2. The late winner came from 25-year-old Kwadwo Poku, whomoved to Atlanta from Ghana as a teenager and achieved Open Cup heroics with the Georgia Revolution and Atlanta Silverbacks. In 2013, […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Busy week yields little movement
In a week of 14 league matches, the top teams prevailed and mixed results for most of the teams that played twice didn’t much reshuffle the positions in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. The top four held their places by winning — collectively, they have lost only one of the last 12 games — and […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Top teams stay put
A strong week of performances by teams in the top tier generated little movement in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings; top three Toronto FC, Chicago, and New York City FC all won to keep theirplaces, and Atlanta United moved up a notch by beating Columbus, 3-1. The recent good form shown by the Red Bulls […]
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MLS: Three Atlanta United youth players sign HG deals
Atlanta United signed Lagos Kunga, who represented the USA at the 2017 Under-20 World Cup, Patrick Okonkwo, another forward on its U-18 team, and 15-year George Bello to Homegrowncontracts effective Jan. 1, 2018. “Since our club’s inception, we have been dedicated to identifying and developing the best local youth talent and today, George, Lagos andPatrick […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Portland moves up two spots
A Saturday of just three games generated little movement in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Portland jumped up two slots and dropped FC Dallas the same margin with a two-goal game from FanendoAdi. Second-ranked Chicago racked up another victory at home, where it is unbeaten, by downing Atlanta United, 2-0, and No. 4 Sporting Kansas City […]
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USA-Mexico World Cup 2018 Qualifying Player Ratings
USA-MEXICO EXPRESS: June 11 in Mexico City Mexico 1 USA 1. Goals: Vela 23; Bradley 6. Att.:81,000. A driven goal from distance by captain Michael Bradley immediately joined the list of all-time great U.S.goals and helped earn the Americans a 1-1 tie with Mexico at Estadio Azteca. Bradley also blasted a shot off the upright […]
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The season so far: a quick rundown of all 22 MLS teams
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In about a month, the domestic transfer window will re-open, all 22 MLS teams will sign theperfect players to fill their needs, and all the fans shall rejoice. In the real world, more teams will fail in their quests to land the ideal midseason additions than will succeed and afew […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Fire stays second behind TFC
The Chicago Fire couldn’t exploit a two-man advantage to get a win in Orlando, and thus stays second in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 0-0 tie ended the Fire’sfour-game winning streak and left it just behind leader Toronto FC, which lost, 3-0, to New England to end an eight-game unbeaten run. New York City […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Torrid Fire sweeps into second
Toronto FC held the top spot by romping over Columbus, 5-0, to run its unbeaten streak to eight games. Important wins for Chicago and the L.A. Galaxy moved them upSoccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Heading in the other direction are Portland and Orlando City. Their winless streaks were extended to five and six games, respectively, […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]