[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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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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American Soccer Scoreboard: Wednesday
Freddie Ljungberg scored his first goal since joining the Chicago Fire and added two assists to lead it to a 3-0 win at the San Jose Earthquakes and keep itsslim MLS playoff hopes alive. The Colorado Rapids got two goals from Omar Cummings to defeat Philadelphia Union, 4-1,for their fifth straight win at Dick’s Sporting […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Tuesday
Saprissa’s 2-2 tie at home against Monterrey eliminated the pointless Seattle Sounders from the Concacaf Champions League. Monterrey became the third team to clinch a berth in the quarterfinalsafter Real Salt Lake and Toluca. For the midweek schedule … Tuesday Results: Concacaf Champions League Toronto FC 1 Real Salt Lake 1. TFC — Jacob Peterson […]
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RSL clinches berth in final eight
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake became the first team this season to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League when it ralliedto earn a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC before more than 10,000 fans at BMO Field on Tuesday. Cruz Azul of Mexico clinched the other berth from Group A in the […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Thursday
Olimpia of Honduras put a dent into the Puerto Rico Islanders’ hopes of reaching the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League when it beat Toluca of Mexico, 2-1, and moved into a tie forfirst place with Toluca, two points ahead of the Islanders in Group D. The other group leaders after four games are the […]
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MLS teams split 3-2 decisions on road
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake became the first MLS team to win a Concacaf Champions League match in the group stage on the road this season when itbeat Panama’s Arabe Unido, 3-2, and took over first place in Group A. The Seattle Sounders also appeared headed to victory on the road, but Mexico’s Monterrey […]
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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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American Soccer Scoreboard: Tuesday
The Columbus Crew moved closer to clinching a berth in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League with a 1-0 win over Santos of Mexico on AndresMendoza‘s late goal. Toronto FC stayed alive with a 0-0 tie at Mexico’s Cruz Azul. American Steve Cherundolo started for Hannover 96 in its 4-1 win overWerder Bremen that […]
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RSL adds to Toronto's misery
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] A change in head coach didn’t mean a change in fortunes for Toronto FC. After taking an early lead in the first all-MLS clash in theConcacaf Champions League, visiting TFC collapsed and fell to Real Salt Lake, 4-1. Playing its first game under interim coach Nick Dasovic sincethe firing of head coach […]