“You have to be smart not to get caught in the [hype]. You say to the player, ‘Good game and now we’ll see where you stand when we play some better teams.’ I’m not surprised how he played… However,I’m pretty sure that he is not walking on water yet.” — LA Galaxy coach Bruce Arena […]
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MLS Trade Central: Michael Farfan headed to D.C.
D.C. United has signed midfielder Michael Farfan via the allocation ranking order after spending part of 2014 in Mexico with Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Farfanplayed 82 regular-season games with the Philadelphia and was selected to the 2012 MLS All-Star Game. Farfan, who represented the USA at the 2005 U-17 World Cup with his […]
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What They're Saying: Tim Leiweke
“He’s made a lot of money off cheese. … I love the fact Joey (Saputo) is shooting at us. I think we have better young players (than Montreal). A better academy. A better focus on what (ourstaff) is trying to do with the young kids.” — Toronto FC executive Tim Leiweke fires back at Montreal […]
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Quakes pass 11,000 in season tickets
The San Jose Earthquakes announced Monday that it has passed 11,000 in season-ticket sales and less than 1,000 remain for the team’s debut season at Avaya Stadium. A cap of 12,000season tickets — 2,000 more than the club originally planned — is in place for the $100 million, 18,000-capacity stadium near San Jose International Airport. […]
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2015 MLS Preseason Action
Spanish star David Villa scored in the first half for New York City as it beat Scottish club St. Mirren, 2-0, in their friendly played before 2,000 fans atManchester City’s Etihad campus. Houston and Portland both wrapped up their stints in Tucson with unbeaten records. Week 3 Results:TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Clearwater, FL | Philadelphia 0 […]
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MLS Trade Central: Sounders add young Colombian Correa
The Seattle Sounders have signed 21-year-old Colombian defender Andres Correa, who has spent time at Fortaleza and Independiente Medellin. The former ColombianU-20 was scheduled to play for Tolima in 2015 after splitting time at Fortaleza and Independiente Medellin in 2014. According to Colombian press reports, Correa had a tryout in Spain with Real Betisbut did […]
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What They're Saying: Brad Evans
“I think at this point a strike is imminent if we don’t get what we want. And that’s kind of where we stand. If that’s what it takes, that’s what it takes. But we all have to be smart about it andwe’ve all got to look at the repercussions, but we’ve got to know that […]
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MLS Trade Central: Benfica sends Vitoria to Union
Steven Vitoria became the latest player to head from Benfica of Portugal’s Primeira Liga, joining the Philadelphia Union on loan for the duration of the2015 MLS regular season. Vitoria, who turned 28 in January, was born and raised in Toronto but has spent his entire pro career playing in Portugal. He represented Portugal at […]
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MLS owner sounds alarm bells in Montreal
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) As MLS enters its 20th season,there are a lot of good stories. New York City FC and Orlando City should both draw big crowds for their first MLS seasons. San Jose is opening its new stadium in March. The season-ticket bases of allthree clubs will be at least 10,000. Then there […]
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Jermaine Jones to undergo surgery on Tuesday
Jermaine Jones, who started the last two U.S. national team matches at center back, announced via his Instagram page on Monday that he will undergo surgery onTuesday and be sidelined “for a couple weeks.” SBI Soccer reported on Monday that Jones, who joined the NewEngland Revolution last summer, will undergo surgery on a sports hernia […]