For the second Sunday in a row, MLS stages a playoff quadruple header spread over at least nine hours of programming time. None of the higher-seeded teams was able to score an away goal in the first legs, so as the home teams this time around they must balance defensive necessities along with scoring enough […]
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MLS Awards: Giovinco leads list of MVP candidates
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Voting closed Monday for the MLS individual awards andwithout knowing who the three finalists will be in each category, here’s how we see the races shaping up: Most ValuablePlayer 1. Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC) 2. Sacha Kljestan (NY Red Bulls) 3. David Villa (New York City FC) 4. Bradley Wright-Phillips […]
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MLS Countdown: Lodeiro, Morris can help Sounders clinch
A home win against Houston is all that is needed Wednesday for Seattle, which won just five of its first 17 games, to nail down a postseason spot. TheSounders (13-13-5, 44 points) have pushed into the playoff tier by winning seven of their last 10 games and are a point behind fourth-place Real Salt Lake. […]
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USA-Cuba International Friendly Player Ratings
Hot conditions and a bumpy, dry field produced a rather tepid U.S. effort, but substitute Chris Wondolowski’s goal and assist etched a 2-0 victory in the first of two friendlies servingas preparation for the start of Hexagonal play in November. Julian Green threatened throughout the match and after his shot rebounded for Wondolowski to put […]
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MLS Talking Points: Dempsey's loss doesn't faze Sounders
For the first time in 2016, the Seattle Sounders are in the top six in MLS’s Western Conference. With an edge in the tiebreaker (total wins) and a game in hand, the Sounders overtook the defendingchampion Portland Timbers thanks to their 1-0 win over Chicago, making up 10 points and three places in the standings […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls' win takes them to the top
By extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 1-0 defeat of Montreal, the New York Red Bulls nudged aside Toronto FC take over first place in the MLS Power Rankings. TFC is secondafter a 1-1 tie with Philadelphia, and FC Dallas held its spot, third, by taking a point at Real Salt Lake. […]
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Making a List: Top MLS rookie scorers
Jordan Morris scored two goals in the Seattle Sounders’ 4-2 win over the LA Galaxy to give him 12 goals, the most by an American rookie in MLS history. He is one of only five rookies who havescored 10 or more goals in a season. Top MLS rookie scorers: G PLAYER (TEAM, YEAR) 17 Cyle […]
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What They're Saying: Jordan Morris
“I know you guys don’t like it when I use the outside of my right [foot].” — Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris, joking after he scored his well-takenwinning goal in the 4-2 win over the LA Galaxy with the outside of his right foot. Critics are argued he has been too reliant on his right […]
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So far, Jordan Morris' decisions have been the right ones
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Remember last January when Jordan Morris turned down German club Werder Bremen to sign an MLSHomegrown contract to play for his hometown team, Seattle Sounders FC? Oh, the backlash! Journalists and pundits and fans landed on him and started stomping on his lack of drive, ambition,desire, whatever to stay at home. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Rally keeps Toronto FC in first
In a matchup of the Power Rankings’ top two teams, two late goals by Toronto FC earned a wild 3-3 tie with the Red Bulls that was just enough to keep the Canadian team on top. FC Dallas heldonto third place — and clinched a playoff spot — by tying NYCFC, 2-2, at Yankee Stadium, […]