By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) A few days after a disappointing defeat in San Jose, Crew SC is pointing toward the remainder of theseason with a new player on the books. The team has signed Portuguese winger Pedro Santos as a Designated Player, which fills out the allotted three DP slots for the first time inteam […]
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Open Cup: Cincy sells out after fans crash ticketing system
The public sale of more than 16,000 tickets sold out Nippert Stadium for the U.S. Open Cup semifinal between FC Cincinnati and the New York Red Bulls, assuring the USL club of breaking another OpenCup attendance record. A capacity crowd of approximately 36,000 will attend the match next Tuesday at Nippert, where the USL team […]
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MLS Closeup: Faint Revs' playoff hopes get boost
A big night for Kei Kamara, a new signing at centerback, and back-to-back wins for the just the second time this season add up to … well, it’s hard to say exactly. “We need another great week of training and bring that same mentality, and get a road win,” said midfielder Scott Caldwell, who recorded […]
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Fire is poised to reverse years of disappointment
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) It’s been nearly a decade and a half since the Chicago Fire last played in MLS Cup, and itsstruggle for relevance in the league and its city could be poised for a dramatic turnaround. It has already staked a claim in the Eastern Conference by hovering at or near the top […]
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Nelson Rodriguez: Fire is sticking to three-year plan
There have been few turnarounds in MLS history like that of the Chicago Fire, which matched its 2016 win total of seven games after only 13 games in 2017. It is second in the Supporters’ Shieldrace, but Fire GM Nelson Rodriguez cautioned that there’s a long way to go before the verdict is in on […]
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Michael Bradley is back home in Chicago
MLS is back to where the league started in Chicago, at albeit rebuilt Soldier Field, for the 2017 MLS All-Star Game Wednesday night against Real Madrid. This is a different soccer townfrom when Phil Anschutz started the Fire and Peter Wilt was the general manager and Bob Bradley was the head coach. The team played […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto takes back top spot
One week atop the Power Rankings was it for New York City FC, which fell back into the pack by losing, 4-0, to Toronto FC at BMO Field. Chicago’smini-slide continued with a 3-2 loss at Western Conference leader Sporting Kansas City. Vancouver and the Red Bulls continued their moves up the standings by also posting […]
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MLS Power Rankings: NYCFC jumps two spots to top
In one of the wackiest as well as busiest weeks of the season so far, another shuffle of the top three moved New York City FC atop the heap after it beat previous leader Chicago, 2-1. After getting agood point at Yankee Stadium, Toronto FC was held at home by Colorado, 1-1, to stay second. […]
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Video Pick: Meet MLS leading scorer Nemanja Nikolic
Chicago’s Nemanja Nikolic is on pace to break the MLS single-season scoring record. In this MLS Insider mini-doc, Nikolic, who delighted the Hungarian community upon hisarrival, reveals his approach to breaking down defenders — and even demonstrates his cooking skills.