Hundreds of fans turned out to welcome Didier Drogba to Montreal. Philly’s new signing may be needed right away to fill a big void. Donovan Ricketts has rejoined the Galaxy. 1. Big crowds and excitement greet Drogba. In more ways than one, Montreal is the most foreign city in NorthAmerica. Airports are regularly thronged by […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Big win pushes FCD into top spot
There’s a new leader in the Power Rankings after a big win by FC Dallas. D.C. United’s rally after falling behind 2-0 moves it up a spot. The bad times continue for San Jose and Seattle as they slipdown the rankings. MLS, Week 21 Results Friday, July 24 Real Salt Lake 2 Sporting KC 1. Highlights
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MLS Power Rankings: Hot teams crowd top slots
This is the time of year when the good teams start to heat up, and a look at the top of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings shows this clearly. Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas, and the LA Galaxy areamong the league’s hottest teams and they all won last week, as did the New York Red […]
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MLS remains on pace to smash attendance record
After almost two-thirds of the 2015 season, Major League Soccer is averaging 21,142 fans a game, up 10.4 percent over last season’s record average of 19,149. The increase is largelyattributable to the arrival of expansion teams Orlando City and New York City FC, which are averaging 33,960 and 28,785, respectively, to rank second and third […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Crew douses Fire, Ashe joins Orlando City
Amid a busy week of Gold Cup group games and international friendlies, Crew SC picked up its first win of the season on the road in a midweek Midwest match in Chicago. Defender Corey Ashehas landed on a new team after nine seasons in Houston, and there are rumblings of back-line change in Montreal. Ashe […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Giovinco hat trick takes its place in history
Only two players have scored faster hat tricks than the one tallied by Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovincoin a 4-4 tie with New York City FC on Sunday. 1.Giovinco hat trick not the fastest in MLS history. Amazing as it is for one player to score three goals in nine minutes, it’s not the quickest hat […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Sporting KC retains first place
Sporting Kansas City kept the top spot in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings after sitting out the weekend; solid wins by FC Dallas, the Galaxy and Portland moved them up the rankings. GoldCup play starts this week and just about every team will be affected by absences. Only the Revolution is callup-free. MLSResults: Friday, July […]
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MLS: This weekend …
Robbie Keane recorded his third career hat trick with the LA Galaxy in a 4-0 win over Toronto FC. The win moved the Galaxy to within one point of theWestern Conference lead shared by the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps. The ‘Caps fell at Colorado, 2-1, to end a five-game road trip while B.C. Place […]
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MLS Power Rankings: 'Caps continue climb
Vancouver won its fourth game in the last five to continue an ascent up the rankings though the leaders also won to hold their slots Sporting Kansas City is still atop the Power Rankings asthe elite teams, despite glitches here and there, are starting to separate themselves from the pack. There’s the usual muddle of teams […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Sporting KC keeps top spot
Despite losing to a very late goal at Real Salt Lake, Sporting KC remains atop the Power Rankings. D.C. United rallied to beat New England and has taken over second place. California Clasico rivalsSan Jose and the Galaxy, which square off on Saturday, also posted wins to move up. MLS: Week 16 Results: Friday, June […]