Not since the days of best-of-three playoffs have two teams faced off so often as will Houston and Sporting Kansas City when they meet at BBVA Compass Stadium Thursday (9:30 p.m. UniMas, MLS Live). The Knockout-Round match comes on the heels of regular season games Oct. 11 and Oct. 15 that were good results for […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC finishes in top, Sounders and Crew SC edge into top three
The final season came to a close with a flourish and a flurry of goals — 46 in the 11 matches played Sunday — and by scraping out a point in Atlanta Toronto FC held onto the top spot while setting aleague record for points in a season (69). Strong finishes for Seattle and Columbus […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Five playoff teams move up, Sporting Kansas City slips
The penultimate weekend of the 2017 MLS regular season produced strong moves for teams such as Seattle, Columbus, Portland, Houston and Chicago, and a steep drop for Sporting Kansas City. Crew SC ran its winning streak to three games by beating Orlando City, 1-0, and Houston took four of six points in a pair of […]
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MLS Closeup: Sporting KC makes quick turnaround for Houston rematch
Playing the same team twice won’t be a case of deja vu for Sporting Kansas City. In lost in Houston, 2-1, Wednesday in a game postponed by Hurricane Harvey, and Sunday hosts theDynamo with the dynamics dramatically different. Veterans Graham Zusi and Matt Besler return from international duty, as do Houston’s Honduran internationals RomellQuito and […]
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MLS Playoff Race: Dynamo gains ground in Western Conference
The Houston Dynamo rallied for two goals in the second half and beat Sporting Kansas City, 2-1, opening up a three-point lead on San Jose and a four-point lead on Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas in thebid for the final two playoff berths in the Western Conference. An own goal by Sporting Kansas […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Minnesota United makes good use of double dip
With just four games played last week, there wasn’t much movement in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, yet by halting Atlanta United’s amazing run of home dominance expansioncounterpart Minnesota United got a boost. The New York Red Bulls also moved up by posting a solid defeat of Vancouver that also clinched a playoff spot. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta tucks into second behind Toronto FC
The busiest week of the season — 18 games — produced some big scores and a few playoff fates decided. Top-ranked Toronto FC clinched the Supporters’ Shield for best overall recordand amazing expansion club Atlanta United kept rolling to take over second place. RSL moved up another notch, into sixth place, with another gutty result. […]
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MLS Playoff Race: Dynamo hopes ride on home dominance
Many of the 16 teams that play twice this week are in dire need of points in the playoff chase, yet the stakes are probably highest for Houston. The Dynamo (10-10-9, 39 points) is tiedwith sixth-place San Jose in the standings, but the Quakes (11-13-6) have the advantage in the first tiebreaker, which is most […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Surges continue for 'Caps and Atlanta
Four-point weeks for two teams helped jostle the rankings at the top, though the top three of Toronto FC, New York City FC and Seattle stayed pat. Atlanta United delighted combined crowdsof more than 115,000 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium by scoring 10 goals, and Vancouver took over the Western Conference lead by beating Minnesota United […]
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MLS Power Rankings Top teams hold their spots
Toronto FC and Seattle continued their impressive runs and Atlanta United ran all over FC Dallas in its new home as teams got back to work after the FIFA international break. TFC’sfive-game winning streak is the second-longest in MLS this season. It won six a row from April 21 to May 13. The Sounders’ run […]