The LA Galaxy is unbeaten in its last four games but won’t be at full strength Friday against the Houston Dynamo. However, it will have Irish striker RobbieKeane. A strained hamstring will sideline Ashley Cole for a second straight game, and midfielder Nigel de Jong has been suspended an additional match by the MLSDisciplinary Committee. […]
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Donovan names roster for Homegrown game
Back for the second time as head coach of the MLS Homegrown team, former USA international Landon Donovan named his squad on Tuesday. The 20players named include U.S. international Jordan Morris, who has scored six goals for Seattle in his first pro season, and FC Dallas goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez, a former member of theMexico U-20 […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Road win moves FC Dallas to top spot
FC Dallas winning a third straight game and the Colorado Rapids tying their third in a row flipped those teams atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 1-0 victory at San Jose edged FC Dallas into first place and bumped Colorado into second despite a last-second goal that earned the Rapids a 2-2 tie at […]
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MLS Moves: D.C. United beefs up attack with Sam
In the end of June five years ago, D.C. United dealt Dax McCarty to the New York Red Bulls for Dwayne De Rosario. The Canadian went on win the 2011 MLS MVP award. United isn’tasking the same from Lloyd Sam whom it acquired from the Red Bulls on Thursday, but the winger has the potential […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Tim Howard brings luck to Rapids
Colorado wasn’t able to mark Tim Howard’s return to MLS with a victory but by battling Portland to a 0-0 tie held top spot by a narrow margin over FC Dallas, which blasted OrlandoCity SC, 4-0. Montreal’s comeback victory over New England moved the Impact into the top five. New York City’s first triumph over […]
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Donovan confirms ownership interest in Swansea City
American investors Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, D.C. United’s managing general partner, have had their purchase of a controlling interest in Swansea City approved by the EnglishPremier League. Landon Donovan confirmed later on Friday that he had secured a minority share in the club.
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MLS Countdown: Birnbaum back for long road slog
A four-game road trip starts Friday for D.C. United and the return of defender Steve Birnbaum and health of keeper Bill Hamid lend hope of improving the team’s ability toget points away from RFK Stadium, where it is 4-4-1 this season. United is 1-2-4 on the road so far this season and starts off against […]
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MLS Moves: Fire and Gilberto part ways
Put this one in the file folder labeled “Long Overdue.” The Chicago Fire announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Brazilian striker Gilberto to terminate hiscontract. He last played for the Fire May 21 and reportedly was held out of team training sessions when it reconvened after a one-week Centenario break. Gilberto, 27, recorded […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Colorado stays on top
The Colorado Rapids kept their place on top of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, and two of the Northwest teams maintained recent good form to move up the rankings. Portland andVancouver notched 3-2 victories as Western Conference rivals San Jose and LA Galaxy played to a tie. Philly suffered its first home loss of the […]
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MLS Countdown: U.S. win deprives teams as play resumes
Of the MLS coaches watching their players in the Copa America Centenario, perhaps Peter Vermes of Sporting Kansas City and Oscar Pareja of FCDallas watched most closely when the USA played Ecuador Thursday. Defender Matt Besler started for the U.S. and teammate Graham Zusi came on as a sub. FCD midfielderCarlos Gruezo was substituted in the […]