[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] It was a big night for MLS clubs in the Concacaf Champions League. Real Salt Lake won Group A ahead of Cruz Azul when it beat theMexico City club, 3-1, while the Columbus Crew clinched a berth in the quarterfinals when Santos of Mexico crushed Municipal of Guatemala, 6-1. Real Salt Lake […]
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Eight teams vie for five berths
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Eight teams are fighting for the five berths that remain up for grabs going into this week’s final day of play in the ConcacafChampions League, evidence of the increasing parity in the regional competition. GROUP A. Only Group A is decided with Real Salt Lake hosting CruzAzul with first place at stake. […]
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Pondering the playoffs
By Ridge Mahoney One more week remains in the regular season, and unlike past years, no playoff spots hang in the balance. The eight teams are ordained, matchupsto be determined, and thoughts of revising the format yet again are being raised. The MLS playoff formula may not be “broken” as Real Salt Lake coach Jason […]
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What They're Saying
“I was standing at the midfield line because we’d pushed everybody into the box. I looked over at the bench and gave them the ‘should I go?’ look and I think everybody was yelling ‘no.’ I saw onefinger pointing go and that was my permission, I felt.” — Columbus Crew goalkeeper Will Hesmer, who scored […]
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Columbus goalkeeper scores late equalizer
[VIDEO PICK] Columbus Crew goalkeeper Will Hesmer ventured far from his goal on Saturday and scored in stoppage time to earn the Crew a 2-2 tieat Toronto. Hesmer struck in the 92nd minute after a goalmouth scramble following a Crew corner kick. “I’ve never gone into the box before, it’s my first time ever,” Hemsertold […]
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Sounders roar back to lift the cup
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Neutral fans and skeptical pundits seldom praise the U.S. Open Cup, but even the most disdainful critics had to be impressed by what Seattle andColumbus produced at Qwest Field in the 2010 final Tuesday night. Driven by the roars and cheers of 31,311 fans, the largest crowd to see an Open Cup […]
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From West Hudson to the Los Angeles Galaxy …
With U.S. Open Cup finalists Seattle and Columbus both headed to the MLS playoffs, U.S. soccer historian Roger Allaway recounts the history of clubs that havewon the U.S. double — the pro league and cup in the same year. Since the launch of MLS in 1996, three teams have won the MLS and U.S. Open […]
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Crew remains in good shape
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Columbus Crew fell to Municipal, 2-1, on a pair of goals by former Los Angeles Galaxy forward Guillermo Ramirez, but the goal scored by Andy Iro put the MLS club in good shape to advance to the quarterfinals of the Concacaf ChampionsLeague. The away goal gives the Crew the edge over […]
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MLS clubs cope with Champions League challenge
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] When Toronto FC decided early last week to jettison director of soccer Mo Johnston and CoachPreki, its short-term concerns were nearly immediate. Interim coach Nick Dasovic, formerly one of Preki’s assistants, had barely a day to prepare his team for aWednesday date in Salt Lake City for a Concacaf Champions League match. […]
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A tale of two second halves
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Columbus Crew cruised to its second win in three games in the Concacaf Champions League with a 3-0 victory over winless JoePublic of Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday night, while the Seattle Sounders remained pointless, falling for the third straight time with a 2-0 loss at Costa Rica’s Saprissa. FrenchmanLeandre Griffit […]