Toronto FC and Seattle continued their impressive runs and Atlanta United ran all over FC Dallas in its new home as teams got back to work after the FIFA international break. TFC’sfive-game winning streak is the second-longest in MLS this season. It won six a row from April 21 to May 13. The Sounders’ run […]
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Re-Sale: Naess leaves Columbus after 13 months
After just 13 months in MLS, defender Nico Naess was transferred from Columbus Crew SC to Dutch club Heerenveen. The Crew backline has changed a lot since he arrived but Crew coach GreggBerhalter said the intention was to always consider re-selling the young Norwegian. Crew situation. Naess, 24, arrived in July 2016 and was slotted […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC doubles up on wins
In a weird week — many teams played twice, and one didn’t play at all — there was no change at the top but some big moves further down the ladder. Columbus, D.C. United, and RealSalt Lake all swept a pair of games to move up a few notches, and four-point weeks for Cascadia Cup […]
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MLS Closeup: FC Dallas looks East to halt skid
On a night in which its attack woke up, FC Dallas fell prey to its snoozy defense. Another worrisome display Wednesday went into the books at 3-3; a disquieting scoreline at home,especially against in-state rival Houston, and worsened by FCD’s squandering of a 3-1 lead. FCD responded forcefully after conceding a goal in the first […]
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Crew's Gregg Berhalter: 'The whole group needs to step up'
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: Hard-working Crew rewarded against Loons
Point totals in and of themselves can be misleading, especially in MLS, yet Columbus Crew SC is a clear example of the disparity between the conferences. After a 1-0 victory over MinnesotaUnited on the road, Crew SC is 9-10-1 and with 28 points is clinging to sixth place and lowest Eastern Conference playoff spot. In […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red-hot Fire takes over at the top
The Chicago Fire took advantage of Toronto FC’s second loss in the last four games to take over first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 4-0 rout of Vancouver coupledwith a 3-1 FC Dallas defeat of TFC moved Chicago on top, and New York City FC rose to second by downing Minnesota United, […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Busy week yields little movement
In a week of 14 league matches, the top teams prevailed and mixed results for most of the teams that played twice didn’t much reshuffle the positions in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. The top four held their places by winning — collectively, they have lost only one of the last 12 games — and […]