By Ridge Mahoney Rankings are all the vogue these days regarding all things MLS, yet in this age of power rankings and other opinion-ridden rankings there’s oneglaring omission; that of ambition, of zeal, of commitment to spend. Suffice it to say, the expansion of Designated Player options gives license to those teams willing to pay […]
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Young newcomers get off the mark fast
By Ridge Mahoney In the last two weeks, MLS has announced an ambitious expansion of its Designated Player option as well as more opportunities, to go along with bettersalaries, for young players whom teams have brought through their development programs. In the past year, it has also signed a slew of young foreign players, many […]
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Another Revs rookie hits a hat trick
[MLS NUMBERS] North Carolina product Zack Schilawski, who played his college ball at Wake Forest, became only the third player in MLS historyto hit a hat trick during his rookie season when he helped New England down Toronto FC, 4-1, on Saturday. One of the other rookie hat trick heroes was also a Rev. PatNoonan […]
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Great goals and gaffes mark exciting MLS battles
[MLS] The classy and the calamitous punctuated eight MLS games Saturday. They produced a few ugly goals as well as several of the spectacular variety, andmemorable nights for rookies. LE TROIS TIMES DEUX. By hitting the first two hat tricks of the season, New England’s Zach Schilawski andPhiladelphia’s Sebastien Le Toux answered some questions about […]
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Union's Le Toux claims top star
[MLS] Narrowing down the three most outstanding performances on a full Saturday night schedule of eight games was made somewhat easier with a pair of hattricks, by Philadelphia’s Sebastien Le Toux and New England’s Zack Schilawski (only the third ever scored by a rookie)and two more sharp finishes by Galaxy striker Edson Buddle, who has […]
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Five things to look for on Super Saturday …
[MLS] On the first eight-game Saturday in league history, there’s another double-dip of Western Conference contenders; home openers for the Fire, Revs anddefending champion Real Salt Lake; and Game 1 of an I-95 rivalry between D.C. United and expansion Philadelphia Union. Here are five things to look for during the Saturday action … WEEK 3: […]
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Youngsters thrust into spotlight
[MLS] An abbreviated Saturday schedule of just three games nevertheless produced some intriguing subplots for the second weekend of MLS 2010. Young strikerMacoumba Kandji showed he is maturing with New York. Goalie Andy Dykstra has been thrust into a tough spot atChicago. Meanwhile, D.C. United must sort out its defensive problems before its big match […]
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Revs' Kenny Mansally tops Saturday's Three Stars
[MLS] Only three MLS games were played the day before Easter as two away teams posted wins and no home team earned a victory. Conference leaders New York andLos Angeles are the only teams at 2-0. Kenny Mansally leads Saturday’s Three Stars with two late goals for New England in its 2-0 win at D.C. […]
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Revs moving slowly on stadium & DP
The New England Revolution is one of the few MLS clubs without either a designated player or a soccer-specific stadium. The slow movement on both fronts doesn’t stem from a lack of effortor desire on the team’s part, Revolution investor/operator Jonathan Kraft. Team executives have explored stadium options, but the economic downturn has made thesearch […]
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What to look for on Saturday
At a Quakes training session Friday a colleague asked me if it felt like the MLS season started a month ago, and reflecting on all the CBA stuff I’d read and written during that time I feltcompelled to agree, with a caveat. Once games commenced, as occurred Thursday when the expansion teams of 2009 and […]