Toronto FC held the top spot by romping over Columbus, 5-0, to run its unbeaten streak to eight games. Important wins for Chicago and the L.A. Galaxy moved them upSoccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Heading in the other direction are Portland and Orlando City. Their winless streaks were extended to five and six games, respectively, […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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MLS Weekend: Three Games to Watch
Week 13 isn’t being billed as a Rivalry Week, perhaps because the Red Bulls and NYCFC do not play each other and MLS, though a national league, has a definite New York-centric persona. Yet there’s a good slate of traditional tussles on tap, including in-state clashes of the California and Texas teams and another installment […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Fire and Union climb charts
Double-win weeks for the Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union vaulted them up Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, and a pair of road losses for Houston dropped it down the ladder. In thetop tier, Toronto FC held first place by earning a 1-1 tie at Red Bull Arena. A first loss of the season — at […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC rolls to the top
Two more wins for Toronto FC ran its win streak to six and vaulted it atop the MLS Power Rankings. Previous leader FC Dallas slipped a couple of notches by tying New York City, which tookover second place after their 1-1 tie in Frisco. Sporting Kansas City and Houston round out the top five. The […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas back on top
After winning six of its first seven games of the 2017 season to claim the top slot, Orlando City fell victim to its road woes. The Lions lost at Toronto and Houston to plummet down thelistings, and FC Dallas regained first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by defeating Real Salt Lake, 3-0, to […]
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Video Pick: David Villa finishes superb combo
We really like David Villa‘s Week 10 goal for the slick sequence of setup passes, including one by Villa to get things going and a back-heel assist by Rodney Wallace.Also nominated for MLS Goal of the Week: strikes by Romell Quioto, Alberth Elis, Federico Higuain and Chris Wondolowski.
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What They're Saying: T.J. O'Toole
“One of the things that brought us joy, during the growing pains of being an expansion team, was the chicken bucket [tenders or sliders, plus fries, for $20]. It started out of nowhere –I’d had a few beers, we all started talking about what a good value the chicken bucket was.” — T.J. O’Toole, one […]
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MLS Moves: NYCFC's Villa isn't ready retire
David Villa, the 2016 MLS MVP, signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at New York City FC until the end of the 2018 season. The Spanish star has scored 46 goals in70 games and ranks with Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovincothe most successful of the big international stars who joined MLS in 2015. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Orlando City leaps into first place
Another victory at Orlando City Stadium edged the Lions atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings with their league-high sixth win of the season. Previous leader FC Dallas dropped a notchdespite rallying twice to tie Portland, 2-2, at home. The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City, a 3-0 winner over Real Salt Lake, retained their places […]