Some changes were forced and some were discretionary, but regardless of motivation, the Crew and FC Dallas, which meet In the second Friday night game of the season (7:30 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel),aren’t what they were in 2010. The Crew has shed several members of its 2008 championship team. In his MLS tenure, Guillermo Barros […]
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Out of the gate: Who's hot, who's not
[MLS POWER RANKINGS] Here’s a rundown as to where the 18 MLS teams stand after 10 games (two apiece for Seattle and Los Angeles), based on last season’s recordsand what they’ve shown to date in 2011: 1. REAL SALT LAKE. Normally, outside competitions don’t factor into the MLS rankings, but this early in the season, […]
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Crew turns tables on Revs
[MLS] Tommy Heinemann tallied twice and Bernardo Anor scored one goal and set upanother as the Crew reversed a loss to New England last weekend by beating the Revs, 3-1, at the Atlanta Pro Soccer Challenge in Kennesaw, Ga. IlijaStolica scored for New England, which lost for the first time in preseason. It had run […]
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Real Salt Lake storms into semifinals
[MLS] Two goals plus an assist from Real Salt Lake midfielder Javier Morales overpowered Columbus, 4-1, in the second game of their ConcacafChampions’ League quarterfinal series Tuesday at Rio Tinto Stadium. RSL advances to the semifinals, 4-1, on aggregate, becoming the first MLS team to reach that stage since Concacaf unveiled theleague format three years […]
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RSL primes attack for second leg
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] In assembling Real Salt Lake’s roster, general manager Garth Lagerwey admits he andhead coach Jason Kreis are keenly aware of managing the extra games and scheduling inconveniences caused by the Concacaf Champions League. “It’s tough, and there are no good answers,” says Lagerwey of the CCL, which necessitated it playing Columbus last […]
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RSL favored over Crew in MLS matchup
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The new season has come early — perhaps too early — for the Columbus Crew. The forecast is for temperatures to be in the 20s withflurries when the depleted Crew hosts Real Salt Lake Tuesday night (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, 8 pm ET) in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League […]
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Crew wins Veeder lottery
[MLS] The Columbus Crew won the rights to U.S. under-20 right back Korey Veeder in a weighted lottery held on Tuesdayafternoon. Four MLS clubs participated in the lottery for the 19-year-old Floridian: Columbus, Toronto FC, Seattle and Colorado. A team’s odds are based on its 2010regular-season record and adjusted to take into account the number […]
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No. 1 draft pick gets a goal
[MLS] The first pick in last month’s SuperDraft, Omar Salgado, scored the winning goal in Vancouver’s 2-1 defeat of Columbus in itspreseason match in Phoenix. Atiba Harris gave the Whitecaps a 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute. After Eddie Gaven converted a penalty kick for Columbus in the 76th minute,Salgado knocked in a cross from […]
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Cunningham is eager to re-up in Columbus
[MLS] Jeff Cunningham‘s flirtation with European soccer has ended. The second-leading scorer (132 goals) in league history showed upunexpectedly at the Crew’s training facility Tuesday, and he talked contract for a few minutes with technical director Brian Bliss. The 34-year-old forward played for FC Dallas lastseason and as a free agent player he entered the […]
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Galaxy selects Angel, Crew picks Cunningham
[MLS] Veteran scorers and defenders dominated the list of 11 players picked in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft Wednesday. Juan Pablo Angel, who starred for the New York Red Bulls for four seasons, was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy, and Jeff Cunningham, second onthe all-time MLS scoring list, was picked by his […]