[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Two goals by Joao Plata in the second half gave Toronto FC a 2-1 win over Real Esteli ofNicaragua in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League preliminary round series. A goal by Alesandro Calero — courtesy of a goalkeepingblunder by Milos Kocic — gave Real Esteli hope for the second […]
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Tough going for Sounders in Panama
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Seattle Sounders are on a roll in domestic play but it continues to be tough going for them in regional action. The two-timeU.S. Open Cup champions crashed out in the group stage of the 2010-11 Concacaf Champions League and find themselves facing elimination in 2011-12 after falling to Panama’s San Francisco […]
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American soccer this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Newcastle United closed out its tour of the United States with a 3-0 win over the Columbus Crew. New Hampshire, Jersey, Carolina and the ChicagoFire Premier won first-round PDL playoff games. For all the action … CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PreliminaryRound, First Leg Results: July 26 San Francisco (Pan.) 1 Seattle0. Goal: Roberto Brown 28. […]
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MLS clubs begin regional play this week
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] For the second year in a row, the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC will look to qualify for the group stage of the Concacaf ChampionsLeague through the preliminary round. They will be joined by FC Dallas, which is making its first appearance in the regional tournament. The MLS champion Colorado Rapids and […]
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Toronto rallies past Vancouver to win Concacaf slot
[NUTRILITE CANADA CHAMPIONSHIP] For the third straight year, Toronto FC will represent Canada in the Concacaf Champions League preliminary round. TFC beatVancouver, 2-1, Saturday, to win the Nutrilite Canadian Championship, 3-2, on aggregate. By resting some of his regulars for midweek league match with Toronto FC at BMO Field, Vancouverhead coach Tom Soehn believed he’d […]
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MLS this week …
[DATEBOOK] Andres Mendoza had a goal and an assist on Josh Gardner‘s winninggoal as the Columbus Crew rallied from 1-0 down in the last 14 minutes to beat Real Salt Lake, 2-1, and snap its five-game winless streak. For all the action … WEEK 13 SCHEDULE: June 8 in Columbus, Ohio Columbus 2 Real Salt […]
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Concacaf Champions League draw
[DATEBOOK] The Seattle Sounders will face San Francisco of Panama and FC Dallas will meet El Salvador’s Alianza in the preliminary round of the 2011-12 ConcacafChampions League. The Colorado Rapids and Los Angeles Galaxy were drawn directly to the group stage that begins in August. For the complete draw … Eight teams have qualified for […]
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Regional draw set for Wednesday
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Three weeks after Monterrey beat Real Salt Lake, 1-0, in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions League finals to win the 2011regional championship, the run-up to the next edition of the competition begins. Concacaf will conduct its 2011-12 Champions League draw on Wednesday, with 19 of the 24 spotsdetermined. By reaching […]
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The greatest MLS team ever
[MY VIEW] Let’s begin with a kudos to Real Salt Lake owner Dave Checketts and its head coach, Jason Kreis. In an era when MLS clubs stock on foreign players, D.C. United’s triumph is all the more remarkable because all the startersexcept Etcheverry and Moreno were Americans: Scott Garlick in goal, Carlos Llamosa on the backline […]
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Vucetich's Midas touch continues
They don’t call Victor Manuel Vucetich “el Rey Midas” for nothing. The 55-year-old coach won his 10th championship — but first international title — whenhe guided Monterrey to a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake and the Concacaf Champions League title with a 3-2 win on aggregate. The Rayados were in the unusual position of […]