Chris Wondolowski‘s ninth goal of the season on a header was the difference for the San Jose Earthquakes, who climbed to sixth place in the overall MLSstandings with a 1-0 win over Philadelphia Union. Mexican club Toluca won its top-of-the-table clash with the PD-2 Pro League’s Puerto Rico Islanders, 3-0, in the Concacaf Champions League. […]
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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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American Soccer Scoreboard: Tuesday
Americans Maurice Edu (Rangers) and Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04) both started on the opening day of the group stage ofthe 2010-11 UEFA Champions League. For all the Tuesday action … TuesdayResults: CONCACAF Champions League Columbus Crew 3 JoePublic 0. CLB — Leandre Griffit 47 CLB — Jason Garey 51 CLB — Steven Lenhart 79 Monterrey […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Monday
German Robert Huth scored in the90th minute to give Stoke City a 2-1 win over American Brad Friedel‘s Aston Villa. Stoke rallied from 1-0 down at the half following a halftime talk by itsmanager, Tony Pulis, who had traveled from Wales, where his mother had died in the morning, and arrived in the stands after […]
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Ref Blunders: Searching for a solution
[MY VIEW] About a year ago, the coach of a very good MLS team about to play a not-so-good MLS team told a reporter, “Unless the referee does something crazy,there’s no way we can lose this game.” The referee didn’t do anything crazy and the coach’s team won the game comfortably. (Names and other details […]
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More MLS misery against Mexican teams
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Of all the agonizing disappointments Major League Soccer teams have suffered against their Mexican counterparts, the results ofWednesday’s Concacaf Champions League encounters may be the most bitter. In Mexico City, Real Salt Lake led Cruz Azul, 3-1, well into the second half, and after conceding three goalsto fall behind equalized in stoppage […]
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Nine-man TFC loses in Panama
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Toronto FC returned from its first road trip in the Concacaf Champions League group phase with a 1-0 defeat to Panamanian club ArabeUnido that it finished with just nine men. Nick LaBrocca and Fuad Ibrahim were sent off after Fidel Ceasar scored the only goal of the game in the 40th minute. […]
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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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Sounders squander lead in Honduras
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Despite an early goal by Roger Levesque that provided a 1-0 lead, Seattle lost its ConcacafChampions League opener to Honduran club Marathon, 2-1, in San Pedro Sula Thursday night. Orvin Paz equalized in the 27th minute and Nicolas Cardozo converted a penalty kick in the final minute of the first half to […]
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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, […]