[MLS] When their MLS season beginsSaturday, players on D.C. United, the Chicago Fire and Los Angeles Galaxy will have the option of wearing special fitting uniforms designed by adidas. The Techfit PowerWeb uniformsinclude the same compression apparel commonly worn under a player’s jersey. The Techfit jersey as worn by the players will be available […]
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Philly down but far from out [VIDEO]
[MLS] Not much went right for Philadelphia in its league debut, from the absence of playmaker Fred to a steady rain thatslickened the FieldTurf at Qwest Field followed by a first-half red card, so a 2-0 defeat to Seattle Thursday can’t be construed as a total loss. Yet Philly got right into the game,getting a […]
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MLS Saturday …
WEEK 1 March 27 in Carson, Calif. Los Angeles 1 New England 0. Goal:Buddle (Donovan) 6. Los Angeles — Ricketts, Franklin, Gonzalez, Leonardo,Dunivant, Kovalenko, Magee (Birchall, 67), Juninho (Stephens, 80), Lewis (Alex Cazumba, 26), Buddle, Donovan. New England– Burpo, Alston (Smith, 90), Gibbs, Osei, Sinovic, Nyassi (Boggs, 58), Phelan, Niouky, Tierney, Dube (Mansally, 76), Schilawski. […]
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Beckham checks in with Galaxy teammates
David Beckham was spotted on crutches at a Los Angeles Galaxy practice earlier this week. Beckham is recovering from surgery to repair his severed Achilles’ tendon, an injurysuffered while playing on loan with AC Milan. His children remained in school in California while he was in Italy. The Galaxy opens its season at home against […]
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2010 team-by-team rosters
[MLS] Teams continue to make moves as the 2010 MLS season opens. Toronto signed Croatian-Argentine midfielder MartinSaric and goalie Jon Conway and waived Brian Edwards. New England signed former Rev Khano Smith and Serbian midfielder Marko Perovic. For all 2010 numerical rosters, based on the latest information, including career MLS games andgoals … Note: r=rookie. […]
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Houston stadium project makes progress
The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority formally agreed on Thursday to take a role in the construction of a stadium for MLS’s Houston Dynamo. The authority’s board voted unanimously toaccept the city and county’s request that it negotiate a lease with the Dynamo, oversee construction of the stadium and then serve as its landlord. The vote […]
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Toronto unloads Marvell Wynne
[MLS] Toronto FC and the Colorado Rapids completed their third trade of the offseason when TFC shipped U.S. international Marvell Wynne to the Rapids for midfielder Nick LaBrocca and their third-round pick in the 2011 SuperDraft. Wynne, the first pick byNew York in the 2006 SuperDraft, earned his third cap for the USA in January […]
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India striker may be headed to MLS
If India national team striker Sunil Chhetri signs for the Kansas City Wizards as is being reported in the Indian press, he would become only the nation’s third player to ply histrade in a professional league abroad. Mohamed Salim played for Scottland’s Celtic in pre-independence days of India while current national captain Bhaichung Bhutia was […]
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SA RANKINGS: Fire has the most firepower
[MLS] In the final edition of Soccer Amerca’s team-by-team positional rankings for each team on the eve of MLS’s 15th season, Ridge Mahoneyruns down the forwards, explaining what could make Chicago lethal and why New England may struggle upfront. Many teams will move forwards and midfielders around, depending on strategiesadopted for different opponents, playing home […]
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SA PREDICTIONS: The 2010 MLS champ will be …
[MLS] With a new CBA in place and many teams featuring untested foreign players, plus the possibility of rosters changing again following the World Cup, thismight be the most unpredictable season in league history. A balanced schedule of 30 games – one home and one away – with each opponent will nevertheless be disrupted by […]