Costa Rica called up nine MLS players for the Ticos’ World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Honduras. Costa Rica roster:GOALKEEPERS: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid/ESP), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense), Danny Carvajal (Saprissa). DEFENDERS: Giancarlo Gonzalez (Palermo/ITA), Kendall Waston (VancouverWhitecaps), Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United), Oscar Duarte (Espanyol/ESP), Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC), Cristian Gamboa (Celtic/SCO), Bryan Oviedo […]
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MLS Weekend: Three Games to Watch
After just two rounds of the 2017 season, three teams are already looking a lot better than they did last year, and all three face road tests this weekend that can validate their apparentupgrades. The Fire plays at Atlanta after posting a win and tie in its first two games, and the Dynamo and Quakes take […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls hold top spot
The New York Red Bulls edged past Colorado, 1-0, in their home opener, one of several played in sub-freezing temperatures. Forecasts of severe weather prompted MLS to postpone the New England-OrlandoCity game. Portland knocked off the LA Galaxy, 1-0 at StubHub Center, and San Jose and Houston leaped into the top 10 by doubling up […]
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MLS Talking Points: Minnesota United, from bad to worse
After a 5-1 loss in its opening MLS game at Portland, it was hard to image things could get worse for Minnesota United, but they did. A crowd of 35,403 braved temperatures of 20 degrees — a recordlow for an MLS kickoff — and steady snow only for the Loons to lose to Atlanta United, […]
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By the Numbers: Worst starts by expansion teams
Minnesota United isn’t the only expansion to lose its first two games. Five expansion teams lost their first two games and three others were winless after two games, but no team has lost as badlyas the Loons did in their first two games, dropping 5-1 and 6-1 decisions. The only two teams who made the playoffs […]
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MLS Weekend: Three Games to Watch
The first meeting of expansion entrants Atlanta United and Minnesota United is among the notable games on the schedule for the second week of MLS play. For the second weekend of MLS 2017,the league has arranged three intriguing games for its national telecasts. The Timbers and Galaxy always put on a good show, and though […]
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MLS Talking Points: Expansion teams taught tough lessons
Too bad expansion teams don’t get to play two 40-minute halves. Both Minnesota United and Atlanta United would have probably settled for the scorelines of their openers after 80 minutes. But arespectable 2-1 deficit turned into a 5-1 defeat for Minnesota at Portland, while Atlanta, which led for most of its game, lost to the […]
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Soccer Hot Takes: The weekend in tweets
Reaction to the new U.S. Soccer policy that requires players to “stand respectfully” during the playing of the national anthem was swift. It was only one of the soccer stories on Twitter on a weekendthat marked the first week of MLS and saw the USA won a historic victory at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship. Minnesota […]
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What's new in 2017 MLS: 1-10
MLS kicks off its 22nd season Friday night when the Portland Timbers host Minnesota United. By Wednesday, Timbers fans in tents had already begun to camp out outside of Providence Park. More than150 Dark Clouds supporters have flown in for MNUFC’s first game. That sort of passion around many MLS markets has become the norm. But […]
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MLS 1-22: Ranking the teams on the eve of a new season
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) By design and luck, MLS will field 22 teams in its 22nd season. That’s also the number ofplayers on the field at kickoff, and so if numerology means anything in professional soccer, this is destined to be an amazing season for the Division I league in North America. By next year,there […]