[MLS 2014 COUNTDOWN] First, it picked up Swiss keeper Stefan Frei from Toronto. Then,it dealt for central defender Chad Marshall from Columbus. Finally, the Seattle Sounders completed a week of big moves with the acquisition of the rights toforward Kenny Cooper. Leaving the Emerald City this week were Steve Zakuani, Mauro Rosales, Michael Gspurning, Marc […]
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Red Bulls part ways with Pearce
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The Supporters’ Shield-winning season of the Red Bulls was good for the careers of some players, and not so good for others. Put formerU.S. national team defender Heath Pearce in the latter category. He played 18 games for New York last season after being acquired in May 2012 fromChivas USA in the Juan […]
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Wenger Rules Out Henry Loan Move
New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry has been training with Arsenal during the MLS offseason, but Gunners coach Arsene Wenger insists it is just to boost hisfitness levels and has ruled out a loan move for the 36-year-old former club legend.
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Sky Blue-Red Bull talks off, Houston tests market
[NWSL] Sky Blue FC CEO Thomas Hofstetter confirmed that talks between the NWSL and MLS’s New York Red Bulls to join forceshave ended without a deal. “Both sides were very eager to make it work,” Hofstetter told reporters on Thursday, “but at the end of the day, we couldn’t get on the samepage.” The success […]
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Mindless Midfields Usher Out Sounders and Red Bulls
By Paul Gardner Unthinkable is probably too strong a word, but the ignominious departure of the New York Red Bulls and the Seattle Sounders from the MLS playoffscertainly seemed to defy probability. Above all, the manner of their defeats, with the hammer-blow for each team coming via defeat in a climactic game in their home […]
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Storylines abound for Wednesday showdowns
[MLS PLAYOFFS: Eastern Conference Previews] The four conference semifinal second legs are split between the two conferences. By the end of play Wednesday, the twoEastern finalists will be known. Ditto the West on Thursday. The survivors will have only two days of turnaround time before they square off in the first legs of the conference […]
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MLS conference semis start sharply
By Ridge Mahoney There’s no question a Stanley Cup playoff game ramps up the pace and intensity of a typical regular-season NHL encounter, and judging by what transpiredlast weekend, the MLS Cup playoffs are clearly trending in the same direction. No doubt Commissioner Don Garber is sick and tired of responding to critics who pine […]
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Red Bulls blow two-goal lead, lose Olave with red card
[MLS PLAYOFFS: Houston-New York] Supporters Shield winner New York came into BBVA Compass Stadium and took a two-goal lead after 32 minutes, but it couldn’t holdon as Houston came back to earn a 2-2 tie on Omar Cummings‘ first goal for the Dynamo. The Red Bulls will return home Thursday for the second leg of […]
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Galaxy and Dynamo hope to defy odds again
[MLS PLAYOFFS: Sunday Preview] The Galaxy has beaten Houston in the last two MLS Cups, and they are poised again to renew their recent postseason histories. Both are lower seeds in their conference semifinals and haven’t done well on the road, so in their home legs to be played Sunday a solid victory would seem […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls on top; D.C. United rock bottom
By Ridge Mahoney New York retained top spot in the final edition of the Power Rankings yet shared the best recent record with a team that fell short of the playoffs. By blasting Chicago, 5-2, in their final game to win the Supporters’ Shield with the best overall record, the Red Bulls also upped their […]