Surging Atlanta United won another road game, 2-1 at Chicago, to hold first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 4-0 Red Bull romp in the Hudson River derby knocked New YorkCity FC out of second and all the way to sixth, dropping it behind Los Angeles FC, Orlando City and Sporting Kansas City […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Another impressive offensive outburst keeps Atlanta on top
Atlanta United racked up four goals in 20 minutes to overpower Montreal, 4-1, and hold first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Several teams, including NYCFC, took advantageof Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas losses to move up. NYCFC took over second and expansion team Los Angeles FC, which opened its new stadium by […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta surges to top as NYCFC falters
So successful have been the MLS teams in recent weeks that two of them swept up the standings when previous leader New York City FC fell to its first loss of the season. A 3-0 defeat inPortland opened the door for Atlanta United to grab first place and Sporting Kansas City to move into second. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Top teams hold their spots with ties
New York City FC followed up a 4-0 smashing of Real Salt Lake to register a 2-2 tie in Atlanta, with that result keeping those teams in the top two slots in Soccer America’sMLS Power Rankings.Sporting Kansas City held third by tying Seattle, 2-2, at home, and FC Dallas stayed unbeaten while rising to fourth […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Idle NYCFC stays on top as pursuers keep winning
During a week jumbled by games postponed to assist MLS survivors in the Concacaf Champions League, idle New York City FC held first against a surge of the two teams right behind it. Atlanta United’s pulverizing of Los Angeles FC and a solid Sporting Kansas City victory in the home of LAFC’s archrival preserved their […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Columbus stumble opens up top spot for NYCFC
Watched by a dismal crowd of 8,992 at MAPFRE Stadium, Crew SC squandered an early lead and by losing to Vancouver, 2-1, dropped out of first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. New York City FC jumped into the top spot by rallying for a 2-1 victory at San Jose. Atlanta United captured a […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Road point just enough to keep Crew SC on top
Five teams remain unbeaten at this early stage in the MLS season and though the Crew failed to win it stayed atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by tying 0-0 at Philadelphia. New York City FC held second with an efficient 2-0 defeat of Orlando City in a match that exemplified the different directions taken by […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Crew SC stays on top
Road teams did well in the second week of MLS play but by holding serve at home – in front of a small crowd – Columbus held first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Both New York teams won at home to take the next two spots and a spectacular road victory by Los […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Crew SC's Berhalter Brigade goes top
The top three teams in Soccer America’s Preseason Power Rankings all lost, so teams jumped up and dropped down the ladder in the first weekend of MLS play. Previous No. 1 Toronto FC and Seattle (No. 3) both lost at home, and ex-No. 2 Atlanta was pummeled, 4-0, at Houston. Debuting head coaches Brad Friedel […]
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MLS 2018: Eastern Conference preview
A surge of superiority by the Eastern Conference is not likely to abate in 2018. Toronto FC is again head of the class and a pack of pursuers is led by Atlanta United, Chicago and the twoNew York teams. There are new head coaches in New England and Montreal, and a lot of expectations for […]