The New York teams keep winning, and Seattle and D.C. United continue their late-season surges as the MLS season heads into its final month. Toronto FC and the LA Galaxy, on the otherhand, slipped down the rankings as their struggles persist. United, the Sounders and the Montreal Impact all came away with six points from […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls' win takes them to the top
By extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 1-0 defeat of Montreal, the New York Red Bulls nudged aside Toronto FC take over first place in the MLS Power Rankings. TFC is secondafter a 1-1 tie with Philadelphia, and FC Dallas held its spot, third, by taking a point at Real Salt Lake. […]
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MLS Playoff Watch: Breaking down the Eastern Conference's battle of bubble teams
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) No Eastern Conference team has yet clinched a playoff spot but as many as three could do so this weekendwith a month of the regular season still to be played. Conference leader Toronto FC (47 pts.) and co-second place New York City FC and New York Red Bulls (both 45 pts.) […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Rally keeps Toronto FC in first
In a matchup of the Power Rankings’ top two teams, two late goals by Toronto FC earned a wild 3-3 tie with the Red Bulls that was just enough to keep the Canadian team on top. FC Dallas heldonto third place — and clinched a playoff spot — by tying NYCFC, 2-2, at Yankee Stadium, […]
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MLS Countdown: Fire seeks revenge in blowout rematch
At this stage of the season, a seven-point gap between D.C. United and Chicago drops them into vastly different categories. United (7-9-12, 33 points) is just a point out of an Eastern Conferenceplayoff berth, the Fire (6-13-8, 26 pts.) is tied for last place. They meet Friday at Toyota Park (UniMas, 8 p.m. Eastern) three […]
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Talk of treble not heard at FCD
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) A drought of nearly two decades without a trophy ended Tuesday night at Toyota Stadium when FC Dallasshook off the concession of an early goal to roll over New England, 4-2. Those long, barren seasons dating back to the 1997 U.S. Open Cup final — won by the Dallas Burn against […]
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Open Cup: FC Dallas chase for the treble begins
FC Dallas won the U.S. Open Cup in 1997, its second year in MLS, but waited 19 years for its second trophy. It got three goals and four assists from Argentines Maxi Urruti and Mauro Diazto defeat the New England Revolution, 4-2, in the final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup now named after […]
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Open Cup Final: Cases for FC Dallas and Revs
FC Dallas and the New England Revolution, which meet in Tuesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final (ESPN2, UDN, 10 pm ET), have a shared history. Both are founding members of MLS in 2016, but eachclub’s one domestic trophy came in the Open Cup. FC Dallas has a shot at an historic MLS triple, while […]
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Rested Revs will be tested by defining run of games
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Faced with a crucial regular-season game and the U.S. Open Cup final in a span of three days, theformerly freewheeling Revs will stick with what has been working recently. In the past three games, they’ve conceded just one goal. A formation change to a diamond midfield, renewedcommitment to defending for 90 […]
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Video Pick: Lee Nguyen's Amazing Journey
This MLS Insider mini-doc follows Lee Nguyen‘s journey from his hometown of Plano, Texas, to Indiana University, to the Netherlands, where he played for Guus Hiddink,to stardom in Vietnam, to his current home at the New England Revolution.