[MLS] New York Red Bull Thierry Henry inflicted a knee injury on FC Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartmann on Thursday when theFrenchman celebrated Mehdi Ballouchy‘s goal by whacking the ball, which Hartmann had his foot on. Hartman suffered an injured medial collateral ligament in his right kneeand left at halftime of the game that ended 2-2. […]
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Red Bulls' rise good for MLS
In the wake of the recent rise of the New York Red Bulls MLS commissioner Don Garber said, “The league has had to operate for over a decade with a team in an extremely importantmarket that underdelivered and was unable to capture the hearts and minds of the city.” The Wall Street Journal’s Kevin Clark […]
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Ballouchy 'good fit' for Red Bulls
[MLS] As the 2010 MLS trade deadline approached, the New York Red Bulls picked up Moroccan-born midfielder MehdiBallouchy from Colorado for Macoumba Kandji in a move intended to bolster their midfield in their bid to win the 2010 MLS championship. Ballouchy had a career-high three goals and five assists in 21 games for the Rapids […]
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Wanted: An MLS Cup without rottweilers
By Paul Gardner If MLS adhered, more or less, to what are regarded as the “standard” regulations for playing a soccer season. And if the MLS season were to be finishedright now … then we just had the final this past weekend. In this “adjusted final,” we saw the Los Angeles Galaxy, the best in […]
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OBITUARY: John Kluge (1914-2010)
John Kluge, one of the richest men in the United States and an original investor in Major League Soccer, died Tuesday at the age of 95. TheMetroStars were named after Metromedia, the media company Kluge owned for many years and made him a billionaire. Kluge and his business associate StuartSubotnick operated the MetroStars from their […]
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Golazos and gifts highlight wild weekend
[MLS] The seven weekend games produced 25 goals. Several were golazos, sure Goal of the Year candidates, but others were gifts. Kansas City, Houston andSan Jose posted victories vital to their playoff aspirations, and Toronto FC lost at home for the first time this season during Week 20 in MLS. CHING RINGSUP THREE. Brian Ching […]
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L.A. Galaxy: effective, yes, but hardly imaginative
At this point of the MLS season, we are faced with the unappetizing thought that the L.A. Galaxy might win the whole thing. An eventuality that is worth pondering, because a Galaxy championshipwould be accomplished with a team playing remorselessly pragmatic soccer. The Galaxy, truth be told, is not a particularly entertaining outfit. It came […]
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Real Salt Lake on a roll; San Jose moves up
[MLS] The Galaxy got back on track by beating New York, 1-0, at a soldout Red Bull Arena, and Western Conference rival Real Salt Lake kept up the pressure bydowning Columbus, 2-0, to stay within four points of the overall leader. There wasn’t much movement elsewhere in the standings, although San Jose snuck into the […]
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Young Tim Ream copes well with MLS 'brute force'
[INTERVIEW] Stylish New Red Bulls rookie central defender Tim Ream, a 22-year-old St. Louis product, has started all 19 of his team’sgames and must surely be on the U.S. national team radar. He’ll be tested on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd at Red Bull Arena when he plays alongside DP teammates Rafael Marquezand […]
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Thierry Henry: 'MLS fans are amazing'
[INTERVIEW] Thierry Henry played his first MLS home game for the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday and assisted on the gamewinner in a 1-0victory over Toronto. Afterward, France’s all-time leading scorer talked about: his progress toward full fitness, MLS fans, Landon Donovan, a promising young teammate, andwhether he watched Les Bleus’ first game since […]