[MLS] Landon Donovan showed he’s still the main man with Los Angeles, scoring one goal and assisting on the other threegoals to lead the unbeaten Galaxy to a 4-0 win at Seattle. Donovan earned Soccer America’s top honors in its Saturday’s Three Stars awards, ahead of San Jose’s BobbyConvey and Toronto FC’s O’Brian White. 1. […]
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Few fans in Dallas, New England
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Toronto FC drew the smallest announced crowd in its four-year history, but the crowd of 18,394 for its 2-0 win overSeattle on Sunday was still the largest MLS crowd during a week marked by crowds of less than 10,000 in Dallas and New England. Attendance for the TFC-Seattle game was below the capacityof […]
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Can woeful Toronto exploit weary Seattle?
[MLS] The train wreck that is D.C. United takes the week off as Seattle fills out the eight games by playing at Toronto Sunday on just two days’ restafter surrendering a last-second penalty kick to end up tied in Dallas, 2-2. HOMECOMING, SORT OF. Philadelphia Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz did a lot of thespadework, and […]
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Strong start at the turnstiles
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Four weeks into the 2010 season, MLS’s average attendance is up by more than 2,000 compared to 2009’s average for the entire season. At thesame stage (29 games), average attendance is 3,000 more in 2010 than last season. The boost is thanks to the fact that the Seattle Sounders have already hosted three […]
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Soccer America ranks Designated Player chase
By Ridge Mahoney Rankings are all the vogue these days regarding all things MLS, yet in this age of power rankings and other opinion-ridden rankings there’s oneglaring omission; that of ambition, of zeal, of commitment to spend. Suffice it to say, the expansion of Designated Player options gives license to those teams willing to pay […]
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Quakes hit milestone; Who's to blame in Toronto?
[MLS] A league fixated on parity has a team at 4-0, and another is 0-4, and it also has a player on a torrid scoring streak. Here’s what the fourth week of MLSplay brought forth … QUAKES ARE … DEEP? In its first two seasons, San Jose hasn’t been able to assemble a consistently competitive […]
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Buddle claims top star
[MLS] None of the six MLS games played on Saturday ended in ties and only one produced just one goal. Houston’s LovelPalmer scored with an incredible strike from 35 yards in Houston’s 3-0 flattening of Chivas USA, and Quakes rookie defender Ike Opara got hissecond goal in a 2-0 defeat of New England, yet these […]
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Great goals and gaffes mark exciting MLS battles
[MLS] The classy and the calamitous punctuated eight MLS games Saturday. They produced a few ugly goals as well as several of the spectacular variety, andmemorable nights for rookies. LE TROIS TIMES DEUX. By hitting the first two hat tricks of the season, New England’s Zach Schilawski andPhiladelphia’s Sebastien Le Toux answered some questions about […]
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Five things to look for on Super Saturday …
[MLS] On the first eight-game Saturday in league history, there’s another double-dip of Western Conference contenders; home openers for the Fire, Revs anddefending champion Real Salt Lake; and Game 1 of an I-95 rivalry between D.C. United and expansion Philadelphia Union. Here are five things to look for during the Saturday action … WEEK 3: […]
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Fire's de los Cobos adds second Salvadoran
[MLS] The Chicago Fire has signed left back Deris Umanzor, the second former player whom Fire boss Carlos de los Cobos coached on the El Salvador national team to join the MLS team.