Following a 4-3 home loss to Sacramento Republic FC, Saint Louis FC has dismissed head coach Dale Schilly and named former assistant Tim Leonard toreplace him on an interim basis. “We’re expecting this move to energize the team and give us the push necessary to reach the playoffs,” said team GM JeremyAlumbaugh in a statement […]
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MLS Power Rankings: No change in top five
Leader FC Dallas took the weekend off and of the four teams closest to it only former leader Colorado was able to win, so the top five in Soccer America’s MLS PowerRankings stayed as is. The Galaxy held second by rallying to tie the Red Bulls at home. Ordinarily, a fourth straight victory would lift […]
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MLS moves: Quakes and Lions swap midfielders
There’s no more MPG in San Jose. He was signed to run the Quakes’ midfield, but problems with injuries and lackluster form have moved Matias Perez Garciato Orlando City in exchange for Darwin Ceren. In the trade announced Wednesday, the Quakes also receive salary-budget space to sign a season-endinginjury replacement, and the Lions get an […]
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MLS Power Rankings: New York teams move up
The Colorado Rapids’ long run of success was ended and several teams took advantage to move up in the Power Rankings. FC Dallas stayed on top by beating Vancouver and the Galaxy’stie in Seattle took it into second place. Frank Lampard’s first hat trick in MLS and the first in NYCFC team history took it […]
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USL Rewind: Richey sets record as 'Caps claim road point
Clutch goalkeeping is especially important away from home, and by posting nine saves Spencer Richey helped Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 claim a 1-1 tie in ColoradoSprings Saturday night. Richey hasn’t been an automatic first-choice in 2016, but in his 10th start he set a team record for saves as VWFC2 held on to get a […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Galaxy takes third, Red Bulls fifth
The last weekend of play before the All-Star Game produced some stellar performances. Leader FC Dallas played a 1-1 tie with No. 2 Colorado that kept those teams in the same spots. TheGalaxy jumped past the Timbers into third place by winning 2-1 in Portland and a 5-1 pulverizing of Philly lifted Montreal into fourth. The […]
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MLS Moves: Orlando bolsters backline with Aja signing
The first player signed by Orlando City after the hiring of head coach Jason Kreis has actually been with the team for a while. Uruguayan centerback JoséAja, 23, has been signed to a six-month loan with an option to buy his rights from Montevideo powerhouse Nacional, which had already loaned him this year to local […]
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Orlando makes dramatic yet obvious move by hiring Kreis
The Eastern Conference just got a lot more interesting, and competitive. As soon as Orlando City fired head coach Adrian Heath, who had been with the club since its birth as AustinAztex in 2008, speculation began about the team’s short-term and long-term prospects. Did the four-man Board of Directors overreact to a team struggling in […]
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USL Rewind: San Antonio win is tale of two penalties
Keeper Matt Cardone’s save of a penalty kick inspired San Antonio FC, which converted a PK of its own and added a stoppage-time goal to defeat Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, 2-0, Saturday atToyota Field. USL: Week 15Results Cardone’s stop of Kyle Greig’s attempt following a foul on Marco Bustos sent the teams into the locker […]
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Heath departure mirrors volatile history of MLS expansion teams
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The two MLS teams that recently fired their British coaches square off Friday when Houston plays at OrlandoCity, and the fates of, respectively, Owen Coyle and Adrian Heath in many ways reflect volatile dynamics in the Eastern Conference. (Not for discussion here is the wisdom ofhiring foreign coaches, few of whom […]