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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Soccer on TV
On Thursday, the Europa League starts group play. Among the matches available are Arsenal-FC Cologne and Real Sociedad-Rosenborg. SOCCER AMERICA’s free e-letters (Soccer on TV, SA Daily,and more): sign up (All times Eastern unless noted.) (TV programming is always subject to change. Besides the exclusive streaming programming listed here, many networks make TV programming available on streaming […]
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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 […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls move up a spot
Only four games were played last weekend because of the FIFA international break, but several teams made slight moves. The Red Bulls moved up a spot with a 2-2 tie at FC Dallas despitenot closing out a game they twice led by a goal playing against 10 men. The Chicago Fire ended its six-game winless […]
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Mexico: Dos Santos brothers in, Rafa out
Both Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos of the LA Galaxy were named to Mexico’s squad to face Panama and Costa Rica in World Cup 2018 qualifying in September. Jesus”Tecatito” Corona, who missed the June qualifier against the USA and Confederations Cup because of personal problems in the notable addition to the 25-player squad announced by Juan […]
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Van Damme gets wish: Galaxy issues transfer to Antwerp
Belgian defender Jelle Van Damme is heading home. The Galaxy sold the 33-year-old center back to Royal Antwerp of the Jupiler Pro League for a transfer fee of $235,000. Van Dammedeparts after making 46 appearances over two years. He was a 2016 MLS Best XI pick and two-time MLS all-star, but the number everyone will […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls, Dynamo, Sounders climb
Another solid week for the top teams in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings didn’t cause much change in those slots, but the second tier is another story. Seattle moved into fifthplace by edging Sporting Kansas City, and Houston and the Red Bulls also moved up. Their success caused the Fire and SKC to tumble a […]
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What They're Saying: Sigi Schmid
“A center forward. Somebody who’s very comfortable finishing goals.” — LA Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid on what his team needs after it dropped another homegame, a 2-0 decision to NYCFC that extended its winless streak to eight games. Schmid said U.S. Gold Cup champion Gyasi Zardes was “anonymous” for the first30 minutes and in […]
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What They're Saying: Javier Hernandez
“They are my teammates and I love them and admire them. I’m tired of looking at the negative side of things whenever questions are made in Mexico — whether we win, lose or draw; whether some guysplay abroad, whether they’re pursuing their happiness; whether some players grow. It’s just about everything. There’s always a negative […]