A native of Venezuela, Portland Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese came to the United States to play at Long Island University and started a 20-year pro career in 1994 with the Long Island RoughRiders of the United States Interregional Soccer League. He was an original member of the MetroStars and in addition to playing for […]
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MLS Positional Rankings (Holding Midfielders): Embattled Alonso holds his place among defensive anchors
As MLS has evolved, so too has the class of midfielders labeled as “defensive” or “holding.” Typically, they are not tasked with offensive duties, other than toget the ball to a teammate once it has been secured. Yet the player who can destroy opponents’ attacks yet do little else is not nearly as valued as […]
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What They're Saying: Tim Leiweke
“It’s completely and totally unfair and ridiculous how people don’t realize what this man has done for his country and the teams he has played on. He’s what you want your sonor daughter to be. He is, to me, the epitome of an athlete you do want to put on a pedestal.” — Former Toronto […]
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U.S. players return to face the music
Alejandro Bedoya is 30 years old and no longer a starter on the U.S. national team but he is still a sure pick, when healthy, on any squad. He’s already been to one World Cup — heplayed all four games at Brazil 2014 — and hoped to go to one more World Cup. “I had […]
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USA's World Cup elimination brings increased scrutiny of MLS
It’s time to put down once and for all the grand misconception that MLS is obligated to develop players for the U.S. national team. Every facet of the game in this country is comingunder fire in the wake of a 2-1 loss in Couva Tuesday night that knocked the U.S. out of contention for the […]
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USA-Panama: It can't get any bigger than this
As he looked out at a packed media room Thursday morning at Orlando City Stadium, Bruce Arena could not pass up the chance to knock down the notion that he and his players were treatingFriday’s USA-Panama game as just another World Cup qualifier. “Well, it’s not as normal as possible,” Arena said. “If that was […]
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All hands on deck: Our USMNT picks
Bruce Arena will have a nervous weekend as he watches the players he is counting on for the deciding World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Panama and Trinidad & Tobago get through their clubgames. Key players down the spine are coming back from injuries, so he’ll likely again call in an expanded squad. Three overridingthemes: 1. […]
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Atlanta United, best MLS expansion team ever? Not so fast
Atlanta United is on course to set an attendance record in its first MLS season and is playing some of the best soccer ever seen in the league. But how does it rank among expansion teams? With the additions of Minnesota United and Atlanta United, MLS has grown by 15 teams since the first expansion […]
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What They're Saying: Michael Bradley
“It’s ridiculous — the field, the [football] lines, the whole thing is a joke. It’s the same for both teams. No excuse. It is what it is. It played no part in who wins orloses. But when you talk about trying to grow the league and make every part of it better, games on terrible […]
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What They're Saying: Michael Bradley
“One of the recent [sayings] that I’ve seen that I like is, ‘The lion doesn’t care about the opinion of the sheep.’ I’ll leave it at that. It’s prettyfitting.” — U.S. national team captain Michael Bradley with his reaction to Fox Sports commentator Alexi Lalas‘ comments critical of the national team performance andparticular players following […]