Which version of the 2017 Red Bulls will show up in 2018: sixth-place finishers in the regular season, or playoff warriors who pummeled Chicago, 4-0, in the Knockout Round and harassed eventualchampion Toronto FC before losing their semifinal series on away goals? There’s no doubt in the mind of head coach Jesse Marsch, who in […]
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Los Angeles FC lands young Honduran keeper Luis Lopez
MLS expansion team LAFC signed 24-year-old Honduran goalkeeper Luis Lopez from Real Espana to battle former Seattle Sounders backup keeper Tyler Miller for the starting job. Lopez made 124 appearances in five seasons for Real Espana, which won the Apertura 2017 in the fall. He started for Honduras in the Gold Cup and played two […]
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MLS Positional Rankings (Right Midfielders/Wingers): Houston rewards Elis for productive debut season
If this category seems a bit sparse, one reason is a few players who drive their teams’ attack primarily from the right flank have been listed as attacking midfielders (RomainAlessandrini, Nicolas Lodeiro) or forwards (Hector Villalba). There also a couple of players very productive in past seasons – such as Dominic Oduro –as right mids […]
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MLS Moves: Dynamo snaps up transfer option for Cabezas
Houston’s turnaround season showcased the abilities of midfielder Juan David Cabezas, and the team has displayed its appreciation by converting his loan into a transfer. “Juan David impacted the Houston Dynamo with his presence on the field throughout the season. He was a top player in the midfield for us and is a natural ball […]
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Richard Groff: 'We need to keep doing what we do well'
Longtime soccer executive and administrator Richard Groff, 71, grew up playing soccer in Pennsylvania and first became affiliated with soccer administration as an official with the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association in 1986. He began serving as U.S. Soccer Federation treasurer in 1990 and helped organize the U.S. Cup tournament that served a dry run […]
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Honduras seeks to get Figueroa and Elis cleared for first leg of playoff
Honduras should hear shortly whether two suspended players, MLS players Maynor Figueroa and Alberth Elis, can face Australia in the first leg of their World Cup 2018 qualifyingplayoff. Both players received their second yellow cards in the final Hexagonal match against Mexico. Peru and New Zealand had their yellow cards cleared ahead of their playoff.
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Honduras coach Pinto rips FIFA for 'inhumane' travel schedule for playoffs
For Honduras, the good news was it edged the USA for fourth place in Concacaf and qualified for the intercontinental playoffs. The bad news it has to play home and away against Australia on Nov. 10and 15. “It’s inhumane of FIFA to put the dates so close with such a long trip in between them,” […]
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Hexagonal: Costa Rica clinches thanks to stoppage-time equalizer
Costa Rica clinched the second berth in the 2018 World Cup from Concacaf thanks to a stoppage-time goal from the Vancouver Whitecaps’ Kendall Waston that gave the Ticos a 1-1 tie withHonduras. That result assured the USA of all but mathematically clinching third place on Tuesday with a win or tie at Trinidad & Tobago. […]
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What USA needs to do to directly qualify for the World Cup
The USA moved back into third place in the Hexagonal with its 4-0 win over Panama that certainly made its path to Russia a lot easier. Hexagonal Standings: PTS TEAM W-T-L +/- 12 (3) USA 3-3-3 16/11 —————————- 10 (4) Panama 2-4-3 7/9—————————- 9 (5) Honduras 2-3-3 9/16 Here’s what it needs to do to […]
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Costa Rica-Honduras match threatened by Tropical Storm Nate
Costa Rican authorities say police may not be able to provide security for Friday’s Costa Rica-Honduras World Cup qualifier because of other duties related to providing safety to the public impactedby Tropical Storm Nate. The Costa Rica federation denied knowledge of the report, but later in the days the Honduran federation secretary general tweeted that […]