A strong week of performances by teams in the top tier generated little movement in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings; top three Toronto FC, Chicago, and New York City FC all won to keep theirplaces, and Atlanta United moved up a notch by beating Columbus, 3-1. The recent good form shown by the Red Bulls […]
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The season so far: a quick rundown of all 22 MLS teams
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In about a month, the domestic transfer window will re-open, all 22 MLS teams will sign theperfect players to fill their needs, and all the fans shall rejoice. In the real world, more teams will fail in their quests to land the ideal midseason additions than will succeed and afew […]
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USL Rewind: Rhinos' revival continues
A first professional goal by a first-half substitute earned Rochester Rhinos a 1-0 defeat of FC Cincinnati that extended their unbeaten streak to five games. Bradley Kamdem replaced aninjured Rayane Boukemia in the 22nd minute and though the 22-year-old Frenchman labored through an up-and-down performance, his low shot into the corner with 25 minutes remaining […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Fire stays second behind TFC
The Chicago Fire couldn’t exploit a two-man advantage to get a win in Orlando, and thus stays second in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 0-0 tie ended the Fire’sfour-game winning streak and left it just behind leader Toronto FC, which lost, 3-0, to New England to end an eight-game unbeaten run. New York City […]
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MLS Today: Galaxy injury jinx hits again
The LA Galaxy cannot escape an injury jinx that has cost them dearly in 2017. The latest to go down: goalkeeper Brian Rowe, who will likely miss 6-8 weeks due to a groin injury suffered duringtraining this week. Rowe’s injury could not come at a worse time as Clement Diop with whom he has split […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Torrid Fire sweeps into second
Toronto FC held the top spot by romping over Columbus, 5-0, to run its unbeaten streak to eight games. Important wins for Chicago and the L.A. Galaxy moved them upSoccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Heading in the other direction are Portland and Orlando City. Their winless streaks were extended to five and six games, respectively, […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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MLS Week 13: Galaxy rolls on in Cali Clasico
The LA Galaxy won its third straight game, all on the road, when it beat the San Jose Earthquakes, 4-2. Giovani dos Santos had two goals to extend his scoring streak to four games. All fiveteams that began the day below the red line in the Western Conference won on Saturday. MLS STREAKS:UNBEATEN 8 Toronto […]
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MLS Weekend: Three Games to Watch
Week 13 isn’t being billed as a Rivalry Week, perhaps because the Red Bulls and NYCFC do not play each other and MLS, though a national league, has a definite New York-centric persona. Yet there’s a good slate of traditional tussles on tap, including in-state clashes of the California and Texas teams and another installment […]
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MLS Discipline: Three players suspended, Ortiz fined, Heath warned
Upon review of incidents from games played last week, the MLS Disciplinary Committee has handed down suspensions to three players for violent conduct and issued a fine and a warning in othercases. Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman is suspended for RSL’s game against Philadelphia on Saturday for kicking Clint Dempsey in the 16th minute […]