The NASL’s New York Cosmos beat New York City FC, 1-0, to advance to the fifth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers, winners over D.C. United in a shootout after ascoreless tie, were the only other non-MLS team to advance. Danny Szetela‘s header gave the Cosmos the win in […]
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Teen stars sign with MLS clubs
By Mike Woitalla In the wake of Atlanta United, set to begin MLS play in 2017, signing 15-year-old Andrew Carleton, comes news that D.C. United has signed 16-year-old Chris Durkin. Both players are currently part of the U.S. U-17 national team residency program in Bradenton, Fla., and Durkin is U.S. U-17 captain. Durkin, who hails […]
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MLS Power Rankings: RSL and Timbers move up
An abbreviated week of six league games didn’t much affect the Power Rankings, though Real Salt Lake andPortland jumped a couple of spots by posting victories. The three Canadian teams are competing for a spot in the Concacaf Champions League and next week the 17 U.S. teams start their schedules in theU.S. Open Cup. League action […]
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Chinese firm buys majority interest in Inter Milan
Retail giant Suning Group has acquired a 70 percent stake in Inter Milan in a deal worth more than $300 million. The Chinese firm bought the club whose majority owner was Indonesian businessmanErick Thohir, who also owns MLS’s D.C. United. Thohir will remain as president and become the sole minority shareholder in Inter Milan. Former […]
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MLS Countdown: Timbers seek second helping of revenge
Portland’s stumble out of the gate as defending champion started in San Jose, and on Wednesday it gets another chance to atone at home. Both teams are missing key players away on internationalduty for the Copa Centenario. On the second weekend of the season, a 2-1 loss to the Quakes that featured a long-range golazo […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Rapids still first, Philly now third
The Philadelphia Union emerged from an arduous road trip to Orlando and Colorado with a pair of ties that was enough to slide into third place in the Soccer America MLS PowerRankings behind the Rapids and FC Dallas, which held second by securing a 0-0 tie at San Jose. Philly took over third from the LA […]
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Philadelphia Union embarks on its toughest stretch of games to date
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In presenting the Philadelphia Union with a daunting run of games one-third of the way through the 2016season, those who formulate the MLS schedule have provided an ideal field test for this question: Just how good is the Eastern Conference leader? The Union plays in Orlando Wednesday,five days after beating D.C. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Rapids stay top
Colorado prevailed in Seattle, 1-0, to run its unbeaten streak to eight games and retain first place in the Soccer America MLS Power Rankings. FC Dallas jumped ahead of the Galaxy intosecond place by winning, 4-2, at New England, and Philadelphia jumped two places by knocking off D.C. United, 1-0. The Union is unbeaten in […]
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Perry Kitchen finds a new niche in Scotland
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Why did Scottish club Hearts pursue former D.C. United midfielder Perry Kitchen and sign him to anice contract in March? Among his many attributes, he’s not a poser. So said D.C. United U-23 coach Richie Burke, a native of Liverpool who coached in Scotland beforetaking his post with the MLS club […]
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MLS Countdown: Tasty menu of rivalry games is served up
One of the shrewder competitive practices instilled by MLS has also produced marketing opportunities the league enthusiastically promotes. Case in point is “Rivalry Week,” sponsored byHeineken, during which a package of the league’s most intense matchups are rolled out on national television. On Friday, the series kicks off when Philadelphia hosts D.C. United on UniMas; […]