[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 […]
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Teams facing harsh truth of the table
[MLS] Not many leagues allow their teams to rejigger and retool for three-quarters of the season, but MLS has been playing for more than five months and stillteams have another week or so before the roster freeze date/trading deadline of Sept. 15. Yet while changes in personnel and fortunes may yet arise, it’s time to […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Wednesday
D.C. United’s bad luck continued. It was within a minute of beating the Columbus Crew in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup when an own goal by Marc Burchsent the game into overtime, where the Crew prevailed, 2-1, on a goal by Guillermo Barros Schelotto. The Seattle Sounders got two goals from Nate Jaqua […]
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No luck for Crew in Mexico
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] It’s happened before and Tuesday night it has happened again: a valiant performance by an MLS team in Mexico merits respectyet doesn’t earn points. A bizarrely disallowed goal added another dose of Mexican misfortune to this match. The Columbus Crew held out against Santos Laguna until the third minuteof stoppage time, but […]
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MLS teams go 3-for-3
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] MLS upped its record in the group stage of the Concacaf Champions League to three wins in three games when Real Salt Lake andColumbus earned narrow wins at home on Wednesday. Costa Rican Alvaro Saborio and Nigerian Emmanuel Ekpo were the heroesfor RSL and the Crew, respectively. RSL, the defending MLS champion, […]
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SA RANKINGS: Galaxy backliners on top
[MLS] In the second installment of ranking each MLS team by position, the defensive units are presented. Performance, depth and consistency are the criteriaused to evaluate the caliber of personnel. 1. LOS ANGELES. Preseason ranking: 3. The mix of experience (GreggBerhalter, Todd Dunivant) and youth (Omar Gonzalez, Sean Franklin, A.J. DeLaGarza) is formidable. How Coach […]