[SCOREBOARD] The Los Angeles Galaxy became only the second MLS team to open with three straight shutout victories when it won, 2-0, at Houston. The only otherunbeaten and untied team is Kansas City, a 1-0 winner over Colorado. For all the summaries and highlights on MLS’s first eight-game day, which produced an average of 3.25 […]
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Five things to look for on Super Saturday …
[MLS] On the first eight-game Saturday in league history, there’s another double-dip of Western Conference contenders; home openers for the Fire, Revs anddefending champion Real Salt Lake; and Game 1 of an I-95 rivalry between D.C. United and expansion Philadelphia Union. Here are five things to look for during the Saturday action … WEEK 3: […]
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'Homegrown' players given new value
[MLS] It took a while for MLS to figure out what to do with young players developed by its teams and how to tweak its acquisition rules, and terminology, toaccommodate them. Teams will be allowed to place as many as two “homegrown” players on its rosters, the maximum of which has been increased from 24 […]
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Fire's de los Cobos adds second Salvadoran
[MLS] The Chicago Fire has signed left back Deris Umanzor, the second former player whom Fire boss Carlos de los Cobos coached on the El Salvador national team to join the MLS team.
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Amarikwa moves to Rapids
[MLS] Colorado’s makeover took another tweak this week with the trade of forward Quincy Amarikwa to the Rapids from SanJose. He joins a roster a bit thin at forward, with starters Omar Cummings and Conor Casey backed up by rookie Andre Akpan and Ross Schunk, who is currently injured. Lopez might get a chance to […]
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Croatian trialist joins Fire midfield puzzle
[MLS] Not surprisingly, the departure of Mexican catalyst Cuauhtemoc Blanco after two and a half seasons in Chicago hasleft the Fire midfield disjointed. Midfield mainstays John Thorrington and Logan Pause are battlinginjuries and may not be available for the Fire’s home opener Saturday against San Jose, which is one reason Coach Carlos de los Cobos […]
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TFC era ends with Brennan retirement
[MLS] Upon announcing his retirement Wednesday, former Toronto FC captain Jim Brennan denied reports that a falling-outwith head coach Preki prompted his decision. Everybody here and everybody in that dressing room knows it’s a lie,” Brennan said at anews conference in response to a story in the Toronto Sun. “There was never a bust-up between […]
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Dynamo stadium deal gets green light
The Houston Dynamo’s stadium project got a green light when the Houston City Council approved the deal with Harris County and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. “This is a great day forHarris County,” said council member James Rodriguez. “This is a long time coming.” The stadium will be built on city-owned land east ofdowntown […]
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Three stories we're following …
[MLS] Two former scoring stars could be headed back to MLS. Preki’s arrival at Toronto may have produced another casualty. For three stories we’re following… 1. Ngwenya sighting in Houston With Brian Ching sidelined from four to six weeks with ahamstring injury, Houston is giving a trial to former Dynamo attacker Joseph Ngwenya. A member […]
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Tico defenders suddenly in vogue
[MLS] Chivas USA picked up its second Costa Rican central defender in the last month when it acquired DarioDelgado on loan from Puntarenas. Delgado, 24, has played his entire professional career for Puntarenas and made his debut with the Costa Rica national team in May 2009. Delgado’s MLS rights were picked up in a trade […]