If this category seems a bit sparse, one reason is a few players who drive their teams’ attack primarily from the right flank have been listed as attacking midfielders (RomainAlessandrini, Nicolas Lodeiro) or forwards (Hector Villalba). There also a couple of players very productive in past seasons – such as Dominic Oduro –as right mids […]
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MLS Positional Rankings (Left Midfielders/Wingers): Piatti leads the pack in goals and presence
As more teams playing with wingers in three-forward alignments, the role of a traditional left midfielder has undergone some change. Wingers stay high and if defenders well behind themneed defensive help, a midfielder needs to pick up slack. Teams that play with two blocks of our seldom use wingers, but still the wide midfielders are […]
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MLS Positional Rankings (Attacking midfielders): Valeri's MVP season takes him to the top
The rapid expansion of MLS — it has nearly doubled in size during the past decade — has opened up more slots for attacking midfielders and produced a wider array of styles as well. Someare much like second forwards who rack up more goals than assists. Some produce nearly equal figures in those departments. And […]
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MLS offseason process continues with Waiver Draft
Nearly five dozen players will be available to MLS teams when the league conducts its offseason Waiver Draft Wednesday. The players are those not eligible for Free Agencyor the Re-Entry Drafts and are either out of contract or their 2018 contract options were not picked up. Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft will be held […]
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Kei Kamara moves again, this time to the Whitecaps
One of the most prolific strikers among current MLS players, Kei Kamara, has been acquired by Vancouver. New England traded a 2019 first-round SuperDraft pick and conditional 2020second-round SuperDraft for the rights to Kamara, 33, who has scored 103 goals and logged 39 assists in 298 appearances over 11 MLS seasons, including playoffs. He is 10th on […]
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Ohio attorney general says he's ready to step into Crew case
In response to a request from Ohio state representative Mike Duffey, Ohio attorney general (and Republican candidate for governor) Mike DeWine said he is prepared to step intothe case of Columbus Crew SC, whose owner Precourt Sports Ventures is considering a move from Columbus to Austin, by using the “Cleveland Browns law.” The section of the Ohio […]
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What They're Saying: Mike Duffey
“This is the one thing the Browns did for the state of Ohio that we should all praise them for. If people in Columbus don’t want to buy the team, they can move.” — Ohio staterepresentative Mike Duffey, who asked Ohio attorney general Mike DeWine to take legal action to block Columbus Crew SC’s possible […]
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MLS Moves: Crew SC acquires rights to Artur on permanent transfer
A vital member of the Columbus squad that reached the Eastern Conference finals last month will be back for 2018. Crew SC announced Wednesday it has acquired rights to Brazilianmidfielder Artur, who arrived on loan from Sao Paulo FC in February and registered three assists in 24 games (19 starts) during the regular season, then […]
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MLS Moves: Crew retains 19 players for 2018 season
Two days after losing to Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference final, Columbus Crew SC announced it will retain 19 players for the 2018 season. It exercised the contract options on nineplayers from its 2017 roster, while 10 others were already under contract for the 2018 season. The Crew declined the contract options of goalkeepers […]
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Toronto FC-Columbus: TFC is headed back to MLS Cup
TORONTO FC-COLUMBUS EXPRESS: Nov. 29 in Toronto Toronto FC 1 Columbus 0. Goal: Altidore (Vazquez) 60.Att.: 30,392. Toronto FC is headed back to MLS Cup, which it will again host, after beating Columbus Crew SC, 1-0, before more than 30,000 fans at BMO Field on Wednesday night. Incontrast to last year’s wild 7-5 series win […]