First it was Englishman Kevin Souter, who made the jump from NAIA school Graceland University in Iowa to the Kansas City Wizards. Now, Canadian defenderEdson Edward hopes to stick in MLS as a walk-on. In his case, the move from Graceland is a little farther. Edward has played at right back andcenter back for FC […]
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Labor battle: Call it a draw and move on
By Ridge Mahoney And the game of chicken continues, sort of. Up against a twice-extended deadline to finalize a new collective bargaining agreement with MLSor play another season under the same conditions or go on strike, the MLS Players Union has instead decided on d), none of the above. “We have advised our players to […]
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Rugby? In Red Bull Arena – the soccer super-stadium? Afraid so.
By Paul Gardner It is greatly to be hoped that the gala opening of the Red Bull Arena next month does not get upstaged by the ongoing dispute between MLS and theplayers union. This stadium marks a tremendous step forward for the sport in this country. For two reasons. Firstly, it will surely be the best […]
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Houdini does it again for Sounders
[MLS] Signed last June but waived in November without playing a league game, Lamar Neagle is back with the Seattle Sounders and making a caseto stick with the team, scoring the winning goal in their 1-0 win over Norway’s SK Brann to take fifth place in the La Manga Cup on Thursday afternoon. (Sounders-Brann HIGHLIGHTS.) […]
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TFC and Red Bulls advance in Disney Classic
[MLS] Toronto FC and New York advanced to Saturday’s final of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic with wins over FC Dallas and Houston, respectively, onThursday. Ugandan trialist Vincent Kayizzi scored the only goal of the game in TFC’s 1-0 in over FC Dallas. TFC won despite losing Nick Garcia to a red card […]
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Clues embedded in U.S. squad for Netherlands game
[USA] The U.S. men’s national team coach Bob Bradley has named a 20-player roster to face the Netherlands at AmsterdamArenA Wednesday (TV: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 and Galavision). The squad includes several surprises … Recalled for the first time since the Confederations Cup is DaMarcus Beasley. Also back is Rangers teammate Maurice Edu after a […]
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No work stoppage (for now)
[MLS] There’s no labor peace but nor is there war. Upon the expiration of the second extended deadline to reach an agreement on a new collective bargainingagreement, Major League Soccer advised the MLS Players Union that it will not lock out the players, and the players did not strike. On Friday, they will continue to […]
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MLS on brink of work stoppage?
[MLS] In this case, no news may be bad news, as movement toward a collective bargaining agreement seems to be nonexistent. Through two extensions agreed upon byMajor League Soccer and the MLS Players Union, the deadline to finalize a new agreement is Thursday. Barring a miraculous midnight-hour settlement or another extension, the only chance forbusiness […]
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Chivas USA and Wizards tie twice
[MLS] Chivas USA and the Kansas City Wizards played 1-1 and 0-0 ties in a pair of 60-minute matches Thursday at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix. In the first match, Josh Wolff equalized for the Wizards after Mexican Mariano Trujillo put Chivas USA ahead. Both teams used a number of trialists. In the […]
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Americans rally for late win
[USA-EL SALVADOR] What can you say about a game in which a goalkeeper makes several outstanding saves, but gifts the other team both of its goals? And how to evaluate the guy who’s playing out of position, again, commits a howler to hand the opposition a goal, yet does just about everything else well if […]