Good results for the top three kept them in their places and another puzzling defeat for FC Dallas dropped it a couple of notches. The Galaxy held off SKC while a man down to earn a point thanks toa superb chip by Giovani dos Santos. Defending champion Portland crossed the country to get a midweek […]
giovani dos santos
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
MLS Power Rankings: Real Salt Lake stays top
Of the six teams that played twice last weekend, FC Dallas and Colorado were the only ones to rack up six points, but Real Salt Lake won again to stay unbeaten and retain the top spot. Aspectacular game by Giovani dos Santos tore apart Houston and edged the Galaxy in third place, a notch behind […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
MLS Power Rankings: Top teams keep their places
There was no movement among the top five teams – none of which lost – yet Montreal and Philly moved up while the Rapids dropped. Vancouver and Columbus also fell a few notches and theRed Bulls’ fourth loss of season dumped them in the basement. Six teams play midweek games and there’s a full slate […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Galaxy's Keane sidelined following knee surgery
The LA Galaxy will be missing midfielder Steven Gerrard for its game against Vancouver Saturday, and won’t have striker Robbie Keane available for at least a month. Gerrard suffered a calf injury warming up for a game against San Jose March 19 and isn’t expected to play against the Whitecaps. Gerrard has registered one assist […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
MLS Countdown: Kaka is ready for defending champs
Orlando City, one of three unbeaten teams at 1-0-2, plays its next two games on exclusive national telecasts: at home against Portland Sunday on Fox Sports 1, and next Friday in Philadelphia onUniMas. OCSC should be at full strength against the defending champion. Kaka has recovered from a thigh injury that has ruled him out […]
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
More TAM means more pressure across the board for MLS clubs
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Just a few days after the 2015 MLS season ended with Portland winning its first league title, the landscape for2016 already looks dramatically different. Despite the fact that less than half of the teams used Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) to bolster their rosters after the mechanism was officiallyannounced in July, MLS […]
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
MLS Playoffs: Quick turnaround will be followed by quick exit
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The 2015 MLS playoffs differ from the previous few years in that fourteams, rather than two, in each conference have landed in the knockout round. Yet the first postseason game between D.C. United and New England at RFK Stadium Wednesday is the same matchup of No.4 and No. 5 teams, respectively, […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
USA-Mexico: Who's got the edge at each position
Mexico is not Brazil, so any preview or prediction based on the 4-1 pasting administered nearly a month ago is completely irrelevant. And the U.S. is not Argentina, which Mexico led, 2-0, in its mostrecent friendly before conceding two late goals to settle for a 2-2 tie. The U.S. centerbacks will not be Ventura Alvarado […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Dos Santos returns for Rose Bowl clasico
To the surprise of no one, Galaxy attacker Giovani dos Santos has been named by Mexico head coach Ricardo Ferretti to his roster for the Concacaf Cup showdown against the USA at theRose Bowl Oct. 10. The winner of this matchup between the 2013 and 2015 Gold Cup champions qualifies for the 2017 Confederations Cup […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Galaxy expects dos Santos to return Saturday at RSL
A full day of training for Galaxy attacker Giovani Dos Santos on Thursday has Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena confident he’ll be in the lineup this weekend against Real SaltLake. “He’s doing fine,” Arena said after the team’s last training session prior to its Friday departure for Utah. “We plan on playing him.” Arena removedDos […]