The Columbus Crew’s Ola Kamara provides the most unorthodox of the strikes nominated for MLS Goal of the Week, finishing against Vancouver with a flying karate kick. Also nominated in Week 27 were RogerEspinoza, Tranquillo Barnetta, Dominique Badji, Joao Plata, Jozy Altidore, Juan Agudelo and Gio dos Santos.
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MLS Moves: Timbers send Klute to Minnesota United on loan
The career of defender Chris Klute has taken another unexpected turn. Portland announced Wednesday that Klute, 26, has been loaned to Minnesota United of the NASL for the rest of theseason. Acquired last December from Columbus as a possible long-term replacement for Jorge Villafana, who left Portland after its MLS Cup triumph to play in […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Top teams prevail
The top teams in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings prevailed despite missing players to the FIFA international break. FC Dallas held onto the top spot by beatingPortland, and both New York teams also won. Crucial victories by the Revs and Fire kept alive their playoff hopes and inched them up the rankings. Vancouver’s home loss […]
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De Jong move leaves gaping hole in Galaxy midfield
Rather suddenly, the Galaxy doesn’t look so good. The departure of midfielder Nigel De Jong, who negotiated the termination of his contractso he could sign with Turkish club Galatasaray, is just one of several radical changes stemming from a 0-0 tie with Vancouver last weekend. A broken foot has sidelined Gyasi Zardesfor the rest of […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Eastern leaders swap spots
The FIFA break follows a crazy-busy week in MLS, with 16 league matches – including several rivalry games — as well as a few Concacaf Champions League groupmatches. FC Dallas downed Texas rival Houston, 3-1, to stay on top. Despite a home loss to Montreal, Toronto FC moved into second when New York City FC […]
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USL: OC Blues midfielder suspended for verbal abuse
Orange County Blues FC midfielder Richard Chaplow has been suspended and fined by the USL for directing abusive and offensive language toward another player ina league match last weekend. After the game against Galaxy II, defender Robbie Rogers posted on his Facebook page that an opposing player had taunted him with anti-gay slurs. Inits announcement released […]
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Struggles of MLS Cup finalists are to be expected for smaller-market teams
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Heading into the final two months of the regular season,there’s a very real possibility that for the first time in league history both reigning MLS Cup finalists might miss the playoffs. Defending league champion Portland is clinging tosixth place in the Western Conference, ahead of San Jose thanks only to […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Eastern influence increases
Maligned as residents of the weaker conference, at least a few Eastern teams are making a case for inclusion among the league’s elite. Important wins for New York City FC and Toronto FC moved theminto second and third place, respectively, in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings,and a 2-2 tie by the Red Bulls on the […]
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MLS Week 24: Schedule & Standings
The Chicago Fire won its first game on the road since July 2014 when it beat the Montreal Impact. 3-0. The bottom three teams in the overall MLS standings all won on the road. The Columbus Crewdefeated the New England Revolution, 2-0, while the Houston Dynamo won its first away game of the year with […]
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Assessing the middle third — of the MLS season
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Coaches and executives often speak of dividing a season – muchas they do of the field itself — into thirds. You defend in your defensive third, try to control the middle third, and strive to exploit scoring opportunities in the final (attackingthird). In MLS, with playoffs tacked onto the end of […]