The games have piled up for many MLS teams, which have been burdened by midweek games and next week, in the case of the three Canadian representatives, will also play in the Canadian Championship. Ten teams played on Wednesday, so rotation of players could present some unusual decisions as to personnel and tactics. The crunch […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC rolls to the top
Two more wins for Toronto FC ran its win streak to six and vaulted it atop the MLS Power Rankings. Previous leader FC Dallas slipped a couple of notches by tying New York City, which tookover second place after their 1-1 tie in Frisco. Sporting Kansas City and Houston round out the top five. The […]
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MLS Week 11: Three Games to Watch
With the domestic transfer window closed, MLS teams can only sign out-of-contract players until the secondary window opens in early July. By then, the Gold Cup will be underway and manyteams will have also lost players during the FIFA international fixture interval in early June. For a couple of weeks, teams can go with what […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas back on top
After winning six of its first seven games of the 2017 season to claim the top slot, Orlando City fell victim to its road woes. The Lions lost at Toronto and Houston to plummet down thelistings, and FC Dallas regained first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by defeating Real Salt Lake, 3-0, to […]
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MLS Discipline: Schuler and Asad suspended this weekend
Its weekly review of incidents in MLS games has resulted in the MLS Disciplinary Committee suspending and fining two players and issuing a fine to a third. RSL defender Chris Schuler hasbeen fined and suspended one game for committing serious foul play while wiping out Sporting Kansas CityGerso Fernandes in the 10th minute of their game […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Orlando City leaps into first place
Another victory at Orlando City Stadium edged the Lions atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings with their league-high sixth win of the season. Previous leader FC Dallas dropped a notchdespite rallying twice to tie Portland, 2-2, at home. The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City, a 3-0 winner over Real Salt Lake, retained their places […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas maintains top spot
By knocking off previously unbeaten Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas held top spot in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Maynor Figueroa scored just his second MLS goal and FCD notched itssecond shutout of the season against SKC. Victories for Orlando City, Portland, and Houston moved those teams into the top five, and just outside that […]
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MLS Week 8: Three Games to Watch
Rivalry games in both conferences, a matchup of the two teams yet to lose, and Game 2 of the 2017 Cascadia Cup make for an intriguing weekend of play in MLS. Here are three games worthchecking out: BASTI GOES TO BMO. Yes, there’s pertinentquestions about whether the Fire’s hot start is to be but a […]
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MLS Discipline: Panel overturns Gonzalez Pirez red card
Atlanta United lost its match against Montreal last weekend but has won an appeal of a red card that dismissed Leandro Gonzalez Pirez. In first-halfstoppage time, he dueled Impact forward Matteo Mancosu for a bouncingball in the penalty area and when Mancosu fell down under his challenge referee Alan Kelly whistled for a penalty kick […]
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The best of the MLS rookie class of 2017
Any preseason list of the top MLS rookies in 2017 would have likely included Ian Harkes and Brooks Lennon, but Nick Lima, Julian Gressel, Alex Crognale and MarcoFarfan? They are among the early standouts in the MLS rookie class of 2017. 1. NICK LIMA (San Jose). Lima was signed as just the Quakes’ second Homegrown […]