By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) So much international soccer — Gold Cup, Women’s World Cup, prestigiousclub friendlies — was played during July that some great moments in MLS may have been overlooked. The MLS debuts of NYCFC’s Andrea Pirlo and the Galaxy’s StevenGerrard are milestones in the league history and both players showed their stuff as […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Big win pushes FCD into top spot
There’s a new leader in the Power Rankings after a big win by FC Dallas. D.C. United’s rally after falling behind 2-0 moves it up a spot. The bad times continue for San Jose and Seattle as they slipdown the rankings. MLS, Week 21 Results Friday, July 24 Real Salt Lake 2 Sporting KC 1. Highlights
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MLS Power Rankings: Hot teams crowd top slots
This is the time of year when the good teams start to heat up, and a look at the top of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings shows this clearly. Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas, and the LA Galaxy areamong the league’s hottest teams and they all won last week, as did the New York Red […]
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ICYMI | MLS: The wait for Pirlo ends
The New York soccer landscape changed again Monday when New York City FC officially announced the signing of Italian starAndrea Pirlo. 1. Pirlo signs on with New York City FC. Is one of the greatest Italian players in history worth a reported $9million over 18 months to MLS and New York City FC? We […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Sporting KC retains first place
Sporting Kansas City kept the top spot in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings after sitting out the weekend; solid wins by FC Dallas, the Galaxy and Portland moved them up the rankings. GoldCup play starts this week and just about every team will be affected by absences. Only the Revolution is callup-free. MLSResults: Friday, July […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Galaxy romps, Ishizaki then says good-bye
Robbie Keane hit a hat trick as the LA Galaxy clobbered Toronto FC, 4-0, on the Fourth of the July. But it was a day of comings and goings as the Galaxyintroduced Steven Gerrard and — in a surprise — said goodbye to Stefan Ishizaki. 1. Galaxy winger Ishizaki heads home to Sweden. MLS: This […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Philly's no to Palacios, Crew-Revs rematch
The struggling Philadelphia Union has decided not to add Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios during its midseason evaluation. Just about halfway into the MLS season, Columbus and NewEngland are set to play their sixth game in less than a year. Neither team comes into Wednesday’s game in good form. 1. Philly passes on Palacios. Few wouldargue […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Carl Robinson goes back to New York
In his one and a half seasons in charge of Vancouver, former Red Bull assistant coach Carl Robinson has established his credentials and the benefits of his time as a player in New York, wherethe Whitecaps have returned to face the Red Bulls. Real Salt Lake is beset by injuries to it backline. Revs attacker […]
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ICYMI | MLS: NYCFC adds defenders, SKC's Myers returns
New York City FC has signed two defenders to toughen its defense. Chance Myers, one of the key members of Sporting Kansas City’s 2013 championship team,is back on the field, and two MLS players hit the net for Canada in World Cup 2018 qualifying. 1. New York City shores up the backline. The building of […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Expansion teams find their strides
MLS’s two expansion teams both won for the second week in a row. The Seattle Sounders are back on top in the Supporters’ Shield race with two games in hand on second-place D.C. United. New EnglandRevolution midfielder Jermaine Jones will be sidelined 6-8 weeks after undergoing sports hernia surgery. 1. Orlando digs in, NYCFC gets […]