[MLS] Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman is the league’s all-time shutout leader but had to sit on the sidelines for most ofthe preseason while Kansas City negotiated with another goalie and finally swung a trade with Dallas for […]
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Kamara tops Saturday's Three Stars
[MLS] A prolific run of scoring in MLS slammed to a halt Saturday; in seven games only nine goals were scored. Two games ended goalless and there were three 1-0results. Not surprisingly, the back-line players get […]
The Challenge of Change: Where it's working, where not
By Ridge Mahoney Replacing a head coach, overhauling a roster, or both, are really the only ways a team can improve, but change in and of itself is no guarantee, asseveral struggling teams are proving this […]
Few fans in Dallas, New England
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Toronto FC drew the smallest announced crowd in its four-year history, but the crowd of 18,394 for its 2-0 win overSeattle on Sunday was still the largest MLS crowd during a week marked by […]
Squanderers of sitters, take heart
By Ridge Mahoney Kei Kamara, you are in good company. His astonishing failure to put a ball over the goal line while sliding across saidline in the Wizards-Galaxy game Saturday isn’t atypical at all of how […]
What They're Saying
“It’s one of those nights.” — Kansas City forward Kai Kamara on one of the most spectacular misses in MLS history. (Click here to view miss.) With the ball sitting on the goal line ready to […]
Strong start at the turnstiles
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Four weeks into the 2010 season, MLS’s average attendance is up by more than 2,000 compared to 2009’s average for the entire season. At thesame stage (29 games), average attendance is 3,000 more in […]
Soccer America ranks Designated Player chase
By Ridge Mahoney Rankings are all the vogue these days regarding all things MLS, yet in this age of power rankings and other opinion-ridden rankings there’s oneglaring omission; that of ambition, of zeal, of commitment to […]
MLS Saturday …
[SCOREBOARD] Los Angeles won its fourth straight game with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake in their MLS Cup 2009 rematch, while D.C. United fell to 0-4 with a 2-0loss at home to Chicago . Juan […]
Thompson leads Rapids past Wizards
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Colorado Rapids got two goals from Wells Thompson and defeated the Kansas City Wizards, 2-1, in the2010 U.S. Open Cup’s first MLS play-in game, played Tuesday at UMKC. Kansas City went ahead […]