New England Revolution midfielder Jermaine Jones underwent surgery on Friday to repair a bilateral sports hernia that will sideline him 6-8 weeks. He was notlisted on the USA’s provisional roster for the 2015 Gold Cup. Jones appeared in and started nine games for Revs. He missed the first five games of the season while rehabbing […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Pirlo signing reported, United sets home mark
Legendary Italian player Andrea Pirlo could be bound for MLS after he plays forJuventus against Barcelona in Saturday’s UEFA Champions league final. For the second game in a row, D.C. United rallied from a 1-0 deficit to win, extending its unbeaten streak at home to 20 games.Seattle’s MLS obsession shows no signs of abating at […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Revs' Jermaine Jones out with groin injury
MLS stars Jermaine Jones and Robbie Keane are dealing with groin issues. MLS clubs may not know when to expect back their U.S. U-23s from France until later in the week, and a pairof first-year MLS internationals could face off in a Euro 2016 qualifier. 1. Groin problem sidelines Jones. The question as to whether […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Time to end Jermaine Jones experiment?
The New England Revolution’s nine-game unbeaten streak ended when it imploded at Sporting Kansas City, losing, 4-2. In tandem with Jose Goncalves for the firsttime at center back, Jermaine Jones was simply horrible, raising doubts about his future at the position. He has been used at center back as a fill-in for theRevs, but he […]
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MLS this week …
Depleted Sporting Kansas City, which was swept by New England in three games last year when they were conference rivals, blitzed the Revs for four goals in the space of 17 minutes and defeated them,4-2, on Wednesday night. The loss in the lone regular-season meeting between the teams snapped New England’s nine-game unbeaten streak. Hungarian […]
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What They're Saying: Bruce Arena
“The league is all of us — this is not somebody in the league office devising devious rules. These rules come up and everybody finds a way to take advantage of them. It’s like anything else.Rules are rules. I guess if you take the air out of a football, that’s a rule being broken and […]
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Galaxy's Arena blasts MLS for 'blackmail job'
MLS has unveiled its new rules for the signing of players from outside theleague, and Bruce Arena, for one, isn’t happy. In the aftermath of having to pay New England $50,000 in order to sign SebastianLletget from West Ham United, the outspoken LA Galaxy head coach and general manager told the club’s Web site the […]
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MLS Weekend: Derby time in New York
A seven-game run of road games to open the season — one of the longest in league history — has ended for Toronto FC, which plays its first game at an expanded BMO Field on Sunday. Also on Sundayis the first head-to-head showdown between the Red Bulls and newly minted expansion rival New York City […]
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Video Pick: Charlie Davies' tremendous diving header
Fabian Castillo (FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (New England), Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC) andObafemi Martins (Seattle) provide the Week 9 nominees for AT&T MLS Goal of the Week. We like the way Castillo pulls the trigger on his shot and Giovinco’s excellent free kick –but give the edge to Davies’ diving header. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: D.C. topples Red Bulls from perch
D.C. United and three other teams took advantage of the New York Red Bulls falling from the unbeaten ranks in the MLS Power Rankings. A tie and a loss for the Red Bulls dropped them from first tosixth. A 2-0 defeat of Columbus pushed United, unbeaten in its last six games, to the top slot. […]