Three teams each landed two players on the MLS Best XI announced by the league on Monday. Supporters Shield winner FC Dallas is represented by defender Matt Hedges andmidfielder Mauro Diaz; Eastern Conference champion New York Red Bulls contribute forward Bradley Wright-Phillips and midfielder Sacha Kljestan, and the L.A.Galaxy lists attacker Giovani Dos Santos and centerback Jelle Van Damme. Rounding out the heavily foreign squad […]
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MLS Moves: USL MVP Okoli signs with NYCFC
Though it is well-stocked with attacking firepower, New York City FC has signed a goalscorer to start the rebuilding for 2017. USL MVP and Golden Boot winner Sean Okoli has signed an MLScontract to play for NYCFC. The former Seattle Sounders Homegrown signing scored 16 goals in 29 games for FC Cincinnati, which in its […]
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MLS Moves: Dynamo, Revs, New York teams make moves
Houston, New England and the two New York teams notified players whether they will pick up or deny their 2017 options. Players whose options were picked up included 2016 Golden Boot winner BradleyWright-Phillips (Red Bulls) and highly regarded young Costa Rican international Ronald Matarrita (NYCFC). The Revs denied the option on Jose Goncalves, the 2013 […]
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MLS Moves: NYCFC picks up options on key players
Seven NYCFC players have had their options exercised for the 2017 campaign, including six who played in the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals: RJ Allen, Frederic Brillant,Eirik Johansen, Ronald Matarrita, Tommy McNamara and Khiry Shelton. Backup keeper Andre Rawls will also be back. In addition, NYCFC have agreedterms on new deals for defender […]
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MLS Moves: Lampard bids farewell to NYCFC
The second season for Frank Lampardat New York City FC turned out much better than the first, but there will not be a third. NYCFC announced Monday Lampard, 38, is leaving after two yearsriddled with confusion and controversy. Injuries and a delayed arrival due to a loan spell at Manchester City limited him to 29 […]
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Big names laid big eggs in the MLS conference semifinals
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The byzantine MLS playoff schedule goes into hiatus at just the right time, allowing more time for threeof the top four regular-season teams to dissect and digest how they faltered in the conference semifinals. Those in-house processes are ongoing as most of the American soccer community turnsits focus to Columbus and […]
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MLS Playoffs: Toronto blowout sets up Canadian clash
Instead of a New York derby, a Canadian showdown will determine the Eastern Conference representative in the 2016 MLS Cup. Toronto set up the duel with Montreal by crushing New York CityFC, 5-0, in the second leg of their semifinal series Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Sebastian Giovinco’s hat trick, just the fourth in MLS playoff […]
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What They're Saying: Frank Lampard
“Everyone was upset to lose. There’s no problem at all. I think you see us training here today. We’re all together. I know there wasn’t any nonsense. [The report of a meeting], it’s been made up.” — English star Frank Lampard, dismissing a media report that New York City players were upset withNYCFC coach Patrick […]
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MLS Playoffs: Previewing Sunday's quadruple header
For the second Sunday in a row, MLS stages a playoff quadruple header spread over at least nine hours of programming time. None of the higher-seeded teams was able to score an away goal in the first legs, so as the home teams this time around they must balance defensive necessities along with scoring enough […]
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MLS snub: No Sebastian Giovinco on MVP shortlist
MLS will have its 20th different MVP in 21 seasons. Despite another stellar campaign for Toronto FC — 17 goals and 15 assists in 28 games — 2015 winner Sebastian Giovinco is not afinalist for the 2016 Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award. The three finalists: The New York Red Bulls’ Bradley Wright-Phillips and Sacha Kljestan and […]