Through the years, MLS has had its share of disgruntled players, players unhappy with the terms of their contract or inability to move freely within the league at the end of their contract, butnothing like the Kei Kamara situation, which ended on Thursday, upon the close of the primary transfer window, when Columbus dealt him […]
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MLS Countdown: D.C. signs striker with heart condition
United’s goalscoring woes prompted the signing of Sierra Leone international forward Alhaji Kamara, who comes to MLS from IFK Norrköping of the Swedish league. He scoredseven goals in 13 appearances last fall to help IFK win the Allsvenskan (first division) title, and after joining the club in 2014 collected 21 goals in 48 games (all […]
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MLS Countdown: SKC holds team meeting to address skid
Six games without a win prompted Sporting KC players to call a private meeting Monday that in part addressed issues raised by head coach Peter Vermes after a 2-0 loss in Houston. “These are environments where players have to make a decision as to what they want to do,” Vermes had said. “It’s about competing. […]
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What They're Saying: Kei Kamara
“It’s weird to say I’m selfish when I’m a forward, because that’s just what we do. We want to score goals.” — Columbus Crew forward Kei Kamara, who wassuspended for criticizing teammate Federico Higuain when the Argentine wouldn’t let him take a penalty in the Crew’s 4-4 tie with Montreal and said he had no […]
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MLS Talking Points: Crew player feud boils over
MLS Cup 2015 runner-up Columbus Crew broke out of its season-long scoring slump — seven goals in its first eight games — with four goals on Saturday, but that outburst only revealed a simmering feudbetween star Kei Kamara and Federico Higuain when they squabbled over who’d take the penalty kick that led to the fourth goal. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Top three teams hold their spots
Good results for the top three kept them in their places and another puzzling defeat for FC Dallas dropped it a couple of notches. The Galaxy held off SKC while a man down to earn a point thanks toa superb chip by Giovani dos Santos. Defending champion Portland crossed the country to get a midweek […]
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What They're Saying: Aaron Schoenfeld
“I didn’t get recognized this much in four years in Columbus.” — American Aaron Schoenfeld, who left MLS’s Crew and joined Israel’s Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he hasbecome hugely popular in just a few months. (FourFourTwo.com)
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MLS Countdown: Nocerino and Olsen suspended
D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen and Orlando City SC midfielder Antonio Nocerino have been fined and suspended by the MLS Discipinary Committee for entering the field of playillegally. Olsen went onto the field during United’s game against Toronto FC last weekend to retrieve a stray ball thrown onto the field after another ball had […]
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Recent incidents sharpen focus on how video replay can improve the game
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Comments made this week by PRO boss Peter Walton and Orlando City SC head coach Adrian Heathcould be harbingers of what we can expect when experimentation with video replay moves to the next stage of its development. In recent weeks glaring examples of how replays might improveofficiating occurred during matches in […]
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MLS Week 7: Results & Standings
Jermaine Jones had a goal and an assist in his debut for the Colorado Rapids, who handed the New York Red Bulls their sixth loss in seven games with a 2-1 decision on Saturday. Real Salt Lakeremained unbeaten with a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Columbus Crew became the last team to win […]