Houston, New England and the two New York teams notified players whether they will pick up or deny their 2017 options. Players whose options were picked up included 2016 Golden Boot winner BradleyWright-Phillips (Red Bulls) and highly regarded young Costa Rican international Ronald Matarrita (NYCFC). The Revs denied the option on Jose Goncalves, the 2013 […]
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MLS Moves: Revs renew options on 12 players
Nineteen Revs are under contract for the 2017 season after the club announced Monday it had exercised options on a dozen players. Rights were retained on forwards Juan Agudelo,Teal Bunbury, and Femi Hollinger-Janzen; midfielder Zachary Herivaux; defenders Andrew Farrell, Donnie Smith, Chris Tierney, Je-Vaughn Watson, andLondon Woodberry; and goalkeepers Cody Cropper, Brad Knighton and Matt Turner. […]
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MLS Moves: Jermaine Jones intends to shop around
The best Rapids player on the field for most of their 1-0 loss to Seattle Sunday may not be back next year. Midfielder Jermaine Jones, who joined Colorado last winter in a tradeafter he couldn’t agree on salary terms with New England, is out of contract and uncertain about which team he will play for […]
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MLS Moves: Roster makeover is imminent for Crew SC
As a mid-market team that plummeted from MLS Cup finalist also-ran in just one season, Columbus Crew SC — like any business in a competitive industry — is balancing risk versus reward. The same fate befell 2015 champion Portland, which has retained its head coach and promised to invoke necessary changes in its roster. Unlike […]
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Report: Heaps will be back with Revs in 2017
The New England Revolution have retained head coach Jay Heaps for a sixth season, despite its failure to make the MLS playoffs, the Boston Globe reported. The Revs, who were edged out byPhiladelphia for the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference on goal difference, had made the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls finish on top
They started their late-season push too late to contend for the Supporters’ Shield they won last year, yet by closing out the regular season by winning a fourth straight game the New York RedBulls held onto first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. FC Dallas, the Supporters’ Shield winner, finished second in the rankings. […]
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Harry Redknapp's wife seriously injured when he runs her over
Sandra Redknapp, the 69-year-old wife of former English coach Harry Redknapp, was seriously injured when he accidentally ran over her ankle in the Range Rover he was driving. The Sun reported that Harry Redknapp was dropping his wife off to shop when her coat got caught under his car as he pulled away and he […]
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Crowd Count: MLS on verge of breaking attendance mark
MLS heads into Decision Day with a good chance to break its league attendance record for a third year in a row. The league averages 21,489 fans per game, below last year’s record of21,574, but the top six teams in average attendance are all at home on Sunday. In addition, a crowd of more than […]
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Drogba and Saputo show the power of 'big personalities'
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Professional and major-college sports teams often tolerate extreme behavior from their stars, butrefusal to play is usually grounds for dismissal or at least suspension. Not so in Montreal, where owner Joey Saputo stepped in Tuesday to calm the waters roiled last weekend whenDidier Drogba, who had been informed by head coach […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls stay on top
The penultimate week of regular-season play cemented playoff slots for two teams and officially eliminated two others. Conference leaders New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas won their gamesto fill the top two spots in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Despite suffering a tough loss in Portland, Colorado jumped into third when New York City […]