“There’s a lot of people here in Austin that really want a soccer team here and it seems like the city of Austin are wanting to make it happen too, but it’s almost out of their hands because there aremovements happening in Columbus to save the team there. I find it hard to think that […]
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MLS Focus: Part 1 — State of the teams after Week 10
Less than one-quarter of the MLS season has been played, yet it’s already clear into which categories the teams can be cast. Most of what we will call “elite” teams are in theEastern Conference, which means other than Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC their Western counterparts will be trapped in the playoff “bubble” […]
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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 Moves: Crew extends Federico Higuain's contract
Crew SC’s future in Columbus is uncertain, but one player who will be a part of the team in 2019 is Argentine Federico Higuain, the longest-tenured player on its roster. Higuain, 33, had his contract extended through the 2019 season. Earlier in the year, he became the first Crewplayer to reach the 50-50 club and […]
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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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Report: MLS's Abbott met with potential local investors for Crew SC
Less than two weeks after Columbus mayor Andrew Ginther says there are prospective investors interested in purchasing MLS’s Columbus Crew SC and multiple potential downtown stadium locationsidentified as being suitable for a new soccer stadium, the Columbus Post-Dispatch confirmed that MLS deputy commissioner Mark Abbott and otherMLS officials went to Columbus last month to meet […]
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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: Crew SC and New York City stay on top
In a week of just six matches, no teams changed places in the top tier of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Columbus and New York City FC maintained their spots — at No. 1 and No. 2,respectively — as did the idle teams right behind them. So did Sporting Kansas City at No. 6 and […]
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MLS Focus: The two sides to Columbus Crew SC on display
There was good news and bad news in Columbus, where a cloud of uncertainty hangs over Crew SC, whose owner continues to pursue its options in Austin. The Crew showed off its depth as all three goalscorers scored their first goals of the season. Ricardo Clark, starting in place of Trapp, scored his first goal […]
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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 […]