[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Down 2-0 after an hour and needing three goals to win, Monterrey pulled off a miraculous comeback for a 4-2 win over Herculez Gomez‘s Santos that gave it its third straight Concacaf Champions League title and a berth in the FIFA Club World Cup later this year in Morocco.
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Monterrey shows its mettle
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Santos could not take advantage of a red card to Argentina Cesar Delgado for a foul on Herculez Gomez and had to settle for a 0-0 tie with two-time defending champion Monterrey in the first leg of their rematch in the Concacaf Champions League finalbefore a packed house at the Estadio Corona. […]
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Toronto continues dominance over Montreal
[AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP] The Montreal Impact has never beaten Toronto FC in the Amway Canadian Championship — Canada’s Concacaf Champions League qualifier– and that didn’t change Wednesday night as Toronto FC prevailed, 2-0, in the first leg of their semifinal series. Two goals in the last nine minutes earned the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps a 3-2 […]
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The USA-Mexico divide
By Paul Kennedy What lessons can we draw from another year of MLS participation in the Concacaf Champions League? The good news isthat the Mexican home-field advantage is shrinking. Even if the LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders didn’t get the wins they needed to advance, they played their opponents evenly. The closest thing to ano-contest […]
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No miracle in Monterrey
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] There was no miracle in Monterrey. Despite the insertion of Landon Donovan in the startinglineup for the first time this season, the LA Galaxy fell to two-time defending champion Monterrey, 1-0, and went out in the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League, 3-1, on aggregate. The resultwill leave the Galaxy ruing its […]
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Close but no cigar for resilient Sounders
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Seattle Sounders are out of the Concacaf Champions League, but they sure made it a lot more exciting than anyone could haveimagined. After losing the first leg at home, 1-0, the Sounders looked doomed when Darwin Quintero scored on a free kick in the 21st minute. But sub Lamar Neagle‘s goal […]
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MLS clubs face long odds
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Following losses at home, MLS clubs Seattle and Los Angeles face long odds in the second legs of the Concacaf Champions Leaguesemifinals on the road in Mexico. The Seattle Sounders trail Santos, 1-0, while the Galaxy carries a 2-1 deficit into the return game against two-time defending champion Monterrey at the EstadioTecnologico. […]
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Monterrey's lightning bolts stun Galaxy
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Two-time defending champion Monterrey punished the LA Galaxy with a pair of lightning bolts late in the game to rally for a 2-1 winthat puts it on course to return to the final. Few could deny that the results of Tuesday and Wednesday point to a Monterrey-Santos repeat in the final in […]
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Galaxy midfield play is key to CCL semifinal
By Ridge Mahoney Whether or not the Galaxy can dethrone two-time defending champion Monterrey in the Concacaf club semifinals, it is the onlyMLS team currently strong enough to challenge for the regional title. The possible presence of Designated Players Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan will aid the Galaxy against Monterrey in the semifinal series that […]
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Herc slays struggling Sounders
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Seattle Sounders’ slide continued as they fell to Santos of Mexico, 1-0, at home in the first leg of the semifinals of theConcacaf Champions League. American Herculez Gomez scored the game’s lone goal — his ninth goal in the regional competition in the last two seasons — to putSantos in position […]