Since leaving England nearly three years ago to sign with the Galaxy, Sebastian Lletget has established a regular place in the lineup, debuted and scored for the U.S. national team, andreturned to action following a long recovery from a serious foot injury. Lletget, 25, is a native of San Francisco who left the country at […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta surges to top as NYCFC falters
So successful have been the MLS teams in recent weeks that two of them swept up the standings when previous leader New York City FC fell to its first loss of the season. A 3-0 defeat inPortland opened the door for Atlanta United to grab first place and Sporting Kansas City to move into second. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Columbus stumble opens up top spot for NYCFC
Watched by a dismal crowd of 8,992 at MAPFRE Stadium, Crew SC squandered an early lead and by losing to Vancouver, 2-1, dropped out of first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. New York City FC jumped into the top spot by rallying for a 2-1 victory at San Jose. Atlanta United captured a […]
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El Trafico: Ibrahimovic could make Galaxy debut against LAFC
Photo: LA Galaxy Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived in LosAngeles on Thursday night and will train with the Galaxy on Friday. The big question is whether he will play on Saturday when the Galaxy hosts LAFC in the first meeting of the MLS’s newLos Angeles rivals. “I think there’s a chance he can play a part in […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Crew SC and New York City stay on top
In a week of just six matches, no teams changed places in the top tier of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Columbus and New York City FC maintained their spots — at No. 1 and No. 2,respectively — as did the idle teams right behind them. So did Sporting Kansas City at No. 6 and […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Road point just enough to keep Crew SC on top
Five teams remain unbeaten at this early stage in the MLS season and though the Crew failed to win it stayed atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by tying 0-0 at Philadelphia. New York City FC held second with an efficient 2-0 defeat of Orlando City in a match that exemplified the different directions taken by […]
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Todd Dunivant on building successful organizations, winning an NASL title and moving to Sac Republic
Since retiring after 13 MLS seasons in 2015, Todd Dunivant has worked as an executive for the defunct NASL champion San Francisco Deltas and is currently general manager of the USL SacramentoRepublic, which is one of three cities in the running to be added as the next MLS expansion team. The Deltas’ victory in the […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Crew SC stays on top
Road teams did well in the second week of MLS play but by holding serve at home – in front of a small crowd – Columbus held first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Both New York teams won at home to take the next two spots and a spectacular road victory by Los […]
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MLS 2018: Western Conference preview
The 23rd MLS season kicks off this weekend with 23 teams and of the 12 members of the Western sector, six are embarking with head coaches who were not in charge at the start of 2017. That’s a bit of a trick number, since Los Angeles Football Club is the expansion entrant for 2018 under […]
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MLS 2018: Rapids draw tough openers against Toronto FC
For the Rapids, what happens starting in early March is all that really matters, but first up there are a pair of games in February that would intimidate most teams in MLS. Head coachAnthony Hudson, who took the job in late November after leading New Zealand to the final round of 2018 World Cup qualification, […]