By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) All the controversy surroundingFrank Lampard‘s status with New York City FC overshadowed the fact that a bigger international star, David Villa,already settled with his family in Manhattan late last summer and was raring to go. The bad taste of NYCFC’s handling of Lampardgate was all in the past Sunday as the […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Galaxy climbs into first
The defending champion LA Galaxy moved atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by snagging a tie in stoppage time at Portland. FC Dallas is the only team to record victories in its first twogames, though D.C. United — which didn’t play last weekend — can emulate that feat by winning at Red Bull Arena. MLS Results, […]
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Why are goalkeepers allowed to get away with this?
By Paul Gardner The picture below is from Saturday’s Dallas-Kansas City game. It shows Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz in the process of punching the ball away. Not avery successful punch, the ball was punched downward and hit the ground not that far from Seitz. But it was belted upfield by Dallas, and play continued. Kansas […]
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MLS Week 2: Results & Standings
FC Dallas was the only winner from Week 1 to get a second victory in MLS action this weekend. A 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City moved it into first place in the Western Conference. Both expansionteams, New York City FC and Orlando City, remained unbeaten with wins on Week 2. GOALS: 25 in 8 […]
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Crew extends Berhalter's contract through 2017
Columbus Crew SC extended the contract of sporting director and head coach Gregg Berhalter through the 2017 Major League Soccer season. Berhalter, who joinedthe Crew for the 2014 season, had a three-year contract and an option for the fourth that the Crew picked up. Berhalter, who had coached in Sweden after finishing up his playing […]
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MLS draft picks join second teams on USL contracts
As MLS clubs reduce their rosters from 30 to 28 player and some launch second teams — seven teams will join LA Galaxy II in the USL — these new teams are increasingly signing college draft picks andpotential Homegrown signings from their MLS clubs to USL contracts. Toronto FC II announced it had signed five […]
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MLS Week 2: Clubs weigh suspension fill-ins
Matt Besler and Aurelien Collin, former partners in the middle of the Sporting Kansas City backline, were both redcarded last weekend, leaving their respective teams scrambling for replacements as they head on the road for tough matches against teams that won in Week 1. Collin’s Orlando City playsits first road game when it faces the […]
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Kaka's smashing debut is just the start
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The Brazilian star has launched his MLS career in spectacular fashion, on andoff the field. A few days removed from the MLS debut of Orlando City SC as well as himself, Brazilian attacker Kaka demurred when asked to assess the league and its direction. “Maybe it’s soon to say something more […]
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What They're Saying: Axel Sjoberg
“You’re going to get some nicknames here and there. I love the mountains, and I’m not going to complain.” — Colorado rookie AxelSjoberg, whose Rapids teammates call him “Mountain Man.” At 6-foot-7, the Swede, who started in Colorado’s MLS opener, is tied with Columbus Crew SC’s Adam Bedell as the tallest players in league history. […]
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MLS Week 2: Tchani suspended for Crew home opener
Columbus Crew SC midfielder Tony Tchani was suspended one game and fined for his challenge on Dynamo midfielder LeonelMiranda in last Saturday’s 1-0 Dynamo victory. He’ll miss Saturday’s Crew home opener against Toronto FC. Colorado Rapids defender JamesRiley was suspended and one game and fined for serious foul play involving an incident with Philadelphia […]