[SCOREBOARD] With ailing head coach Hans Backe back at the team hotel, assistant RichieWilliams was back in charge of the New York Red Bulls, who won their first regular-season game on the road in almost two years with a 1-0 win at Seattle. SATURDAY RESULTS: Seattle 0 New York 1 Att.: 36,066. Highlights Colorado 2 […]
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Digital trail exposes MLS web site mess
Fake Sigi takes us under the hood, so to speak, of mlssoccer.com, MLS’s new and much-maligned web site. He calls for the firing of Chris Schlosser, MLS’s Director of Digital Strategy, but finds blame all around the room, from MLS executives to consultant RocketFuel to the editors who were hired to manage thecontent. Fake Sigi […]
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Red Bulls tempt Lehmann to join Henry in MLS
Former Arsenal teammates Jens Lehmann and Thierry Henry might be reunited in Major League Soccer with the NewYork Red Bulls. Lehmann, the former German national team goalie, is now 40 and set to retire at the end of the season with VfB Stuttgart, but the Red Bulls have offered him a one-yearcontract. Henry has one more […]
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Curt Onalfo's long soccer odyssey
Curt Onalfo was born to play soccer — born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 19, 1969, the day Pele scored his 1,000th professional goal. Hisfather, Jim, was an executive with General Foods working in Brazil, and friends gave Curt’s mother, Linda, a brownsoccer ball that was placed in his crib. Steven Goff chronicles the […]
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Rapids hope Lopez will work out better than Gomez did
The Colorado Rapids bolstered their attack with the signing of 35-year-old forward/midfielder Claudio Lopez. The former Argentina national team star spentthe last two seasons with the Kansas City Wizards, the first as a Designated Player. “Any time you can add a talented player like Claudio to your club, the group becomes better,” Rapidscoach Gary Smith […]
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MLS club finally adopts academy program
[SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES] The San Jose Earthquakes, the notable MLS holdout on the academy scene, launched the Earthquakes Youth Academy, which will field a pairof academy teams in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy system, beginning next season. The academy’s launch coincides with the construction of the “Nutrilite Training Center” as theclub’s home training base. “The […]
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Revs moving slowly on stadium & DP
The New England Revolution is one of the few MLS clubs without either a designated player or a soccer-specific stadium. The slow movement on both fronts doesn’t stem from a lack of effortor desire on the team’s part, Revolution investor/operator Jonathan Kraft. Team executives have explored stadium options, but the economic downturn has made thesearch […]
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World Cup hopeful Ching injured [UPDATE]
[MLS] Brian Ching, who overcame injury problems, to put himself back in contention for a berth on the U.S. World Cupteam, left the Houston Dynamo’s game against Real Salt Lake in Thursday night with a hamstring strain. It remains to be seen how serious the injury and whether it might jeopardize his chances ofmaking the […]
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Herculez Gomez compares MLS to Mexican league
Nevada native Herculez Gomez, hadn’t scored more than five goals in an MLS season since he struck 11 for the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005. After stints in Colorado and Kansas City,he joined Mexican First Division club Puebla FC lasts January and has scored seven goals in 12 games. Gomez compared MLS to the Mexican […]
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MLS's Designated Players lack staying power
[MAKING A LIST] Major League Soccer announced plans to expand its Designated Player program, offering new mechanisms for teams to acquire star players. But upuntil now, MLS’s Designated Players have lacked staying power. Only three of its 13 current or former Designated Players could be termed outright successes. Cuauhtemoc Blanco, David Beckham and Juan Pablo […]