The NASL Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, who had never beaten an MLS team going back to their days as Miami FC, have now beaten two MLS teams in this year’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. They followed up ontheir shootout win over D.C. United with a dramatic 2-1 win in overtime at Orlando City in the […]
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NASL: Kranjcar leaves Cosmos for Rangers
Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjcar, who played seven NASL spring season games after joining the New York Cosmos in March, has joined Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers. “We agreed toa contract with Niko for the duration of the spring season,” said Cosmos COO Erik Stover said in a press release. “He showed his class by giving maximum effort […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Top teams below Rapids stumble
The resumption of MLS play didn’t faze leader Colorado, but several other teams in the top tier lost their first games following the Centenario break. Many teams struggled to filltheir commitments in the wake of midweek U.S. Open Cup games, but the Rapids followed up a 1-0 victory over Colorado Switchbacks FC of the USL […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Round-of-16 draw
The New York Cosmos and Fort Lauderdale Strikers, the NASL’s two survivors, will face the New England Revolution and Orlando City, respectively, in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup’s round of 16, whichwill be played June 28 and 29. The 16 teams were broken into four geographic regions for the draw and then randomly selected […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Cosmos take East River Derby
The NASL’s New York Cosmos beat New York City FC, 1-0, to advance to the fifth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers, winners over D.C. United in a shootout after ascoreless tie, were the only other non-MLS team to advance. Danny Szetela‘s header gave the Cosmos the win in […]
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NASL Rewind: Strikers put Cosmos spring title on hold
The NASL spring title, with which comes a semifinal spot in the championship playoffs following the fall season, will be decided next weekend because the 2015 NASL champion New York Cosmos lost, 2-1,at the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. The Cosmos, however, are still poised to lift the spring championship. For the Cosmos, who were prefect at […]
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NASL Rewind: Red cards fly as Cosmos stay on top
Defending champ New York Cosmos took a big step toward winning the NASL spring title, which guarantees a 2016 championship semifinal spot, with a 1-0 win over Rayo OKC, three of whose played werered-carded. NASL Week 9 Results: Ottawa 1 (Haworth 8) Ft. Lauderdale 2 (Maicon Santos 8, Gentile 65) Att.:5,034 Jacksonville 1 (Bahner 30) […]
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NASL Rewind: Cosmos back in first place
The defending NASL champion New York Cosmos returned to first-place in the spring standings thanks to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies and road losses by Minnesota and Carolina. CopaCentenario-bound Bolivian striker Yasmani Duk justified his first start for the Cosmos with a 32nd minute goal to equalize against the Rowdies before Ruben Boverscored […]
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NASL Rewind: Minnesota moves into first place
Minnesota United, a 2-0 winner over Jacksonville, moved into first place in the NASL spring standings as the defending champion New York Cosmos dropped from second to third with their third loss ofthe season. Joe Cole debuted for Tampa Bay. The Carolina RailHawks, which played winless Miami FC to a scoreless tie, are tied on […]
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NASL Rewind: Nesta takes blame for Miami woes
After a 3-0 loss to the New York Cosmos kept NASL newcomer Miami FC winless in its first six games, Coach Alessandro Nesta said his team needs rebuilding. “This wasthe worst game we played; and I am to blame, of course, because I am the coach,” Nesta, the former star defender for Italy and AC […]