The Colorado Rapids kept their place on top of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, and two of the Northwest teams maintained recent good form to move up the rankings. Portland andVancouver notched 3-2 victories as Western Conference rivals San Jose and LA Galaxy played to a tie. Philly suffered its first home loss of the […]
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MLS: Robbie Rogers sidelined by ankle surgery
The LA Galaxy’s list of missing starters has grown by one, and this one won’t be back for a while. Outside back Robbie Rogers is expected to miss six weeks to recover fromarthroscopic surgery performed on his ankle on Monday. Rogers has played 12 games (10 starts) for the Galaxy this season while changing sides […]
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Video Pick: Pontius hits MLS Goal of the Week
Philadelphia’s Chris Pontius‘ 19-yard strike won out against seven others for Week 14 MLS Goal of the Week, but we like the diving header by Columbus’ CristianMartinezbest.
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MLS Power Rankings: Rapids still first, Philly now third
The Philadelphia Union emerged from an arduous road trip to Orlando and Colorado with a pair of ties that was enough to slide into third place in the Soccer America MLS PowerRankings behind the Rapids and FC Dallas, which held second by securing a 0-0 tie at San Jose. Philly took over third from the LA […]
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MLS Countdown: Kaka recalled by Brazil for Centenario
The announcement came a day too late to benefit the Philadelphia Union, but Orlando City midfielder Kaka has been named to Brazil’s squad for the Copa America Centenario. Kakareplaces winger Douglas Costa, who has been scratched from the squad after scans of his left thigh revealed a torn muscle. Brazil is training in Southern California […]
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MLS Countdown: Voids in Crew and Impact backlines
In terms of severity, the knee injury suffered by Columbus centerback Gaston Sauro last weekend in Toronto is pretty bad. The timing, though not great, isn’t quite as severe. Last season the Argentine arrived in August to shore up a rickety back line and form a reliable partnership with captain Michael Parkhurst that helped guide […]
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Philadelphia Union embarks on its toughest stretch of games to date
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In presenting the Philadelphia Union with a daunting run of games one-third of the way through the 2016season, those who formulate the MLS schedule have provided an ideal field test for this question: Just how good is the Eastern Conference leader? The Union plays in Orlando Wednesday,five days after beating D.C. […]
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MLS Moves: Fire will add de Leeuw in July
The Chicago Fire announced Tuesday that the club has signed 29-year-old Dutch forward Michael de Leeuwfrom Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen, using Targeted Allocation Money. De Leeuw, wholed Groningen in scoring the last two seasons, signed a three-year deal with a club option for 2019 and will be added to the Fire roster when the […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Rapids edge into top spot
A home victory over Sporting Kansas City and a road point in Columbus was just enough to edge surging Colorado ahead of the LA Galaxy in the Soccer America MLS Power Rankings. A 2-2 tiein Philadelphia was the Galaxy’s second deadlock in the past three games and ran its unbeaten streak to eight. The Rapids […]
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Kamara deal shakes up stagnant Revs
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) This isn’t the first time New England, oft-criticized during its history for lack of ambition andfinancial commitment, has rolled the dice since head coach Jay Heaps took over prior to the 2012 season. But by sending a boatload of allocation monies and draft picks to Columbus in exchange for highlyproductive, high-maintenance, […]