“I think Adrian was very good for us and everything he did for this club. I definitely had a very good relationship with him. We had a lot of chats during the week before games, so I can say we had agood relationship.” — Orlando City playmaker Kaka denying he influenced the firing of Coach Adrian […]
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Making a List: MLS expansion coaches
Except for Sigi Schmid, Frank Yallop and Bob Bradley, who each lasted five or more years on the job, no coach of an MLS expansion team has had a better record than AdrianHeath, who was relieved of his duties by Orlando City. Heath exited with a 16-18-16 record. MLS Expansion Coaches: GPCOACH (TEAM, W-L-T, SEASON) […]
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MLS: Popular Orlando City coach Heath is fired
Adrian Heath, Orlando City’s only head coach since its launch as a USL PRO team in 2011, is out. The Lions parted ways with the popular Heath and assistant coach Mark Watsonon Wednesday. “It isalways a very difficult decision to part ways with a head coach and not one that the board of directors has […]
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MLS Moves: Miranda and Rocha leave Dynamo
Two players brought to Houston by former head coach Owen Coyle have moved on. A loan deal by which Argentine playmaker Leonel Miranda came to MLS from Independiente of BuenosAires 18 months ago has expired, and the team has reached an agreement to terminate the contract of midfielder David Rocha, who signed with Houston last […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Tim Howard brings luck to Rapids
Colorado wasn’t able to mark Tim Howard’s return to MLS with a victory but by battling Portland to a 0-0 tie held top spot by a narrow margin over FC Dallas, which blasted OrlandoCity SC, 4-0. Montreal’s comeback victory over New England moved the Impact into the top five. New York City’s first triumph over […]
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U.S. Open Cup: PC move triggers Strikers' upset win
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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USL Rewind: Saint Louis rewards another sellout crowd
Saint Louis FC is in the playoff zone and with the majority of its remaining games at home, results like the 1-0 defeat of Portland Timbers 2 at World Wide Technology Park might be occurring moreoften in the near future. USL: Week 13Results Another full house of 5,513 watched a victory secured by Irvin Herrera’s […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Colorado stays on top
The Colorado Rapids kept their place on top of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, and two of the Northwest teams maintained recent good form to move up the rankings. Portland andVancouver notched 3-2 victories as Western Conference rivals San Jose and LA Galaxy played to a tie. Philly suffered its first home loss of the […]
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MLS Week 16: Results & standings
Diego Valeri converted two penalty kicks, the second in stoppage time, and assisted on the third goal as the Portland Timbers came back from 2-0 down in the 63rd minute to beat the HoustonDynamo on Sunday. The win moved the Timbers into fifth place in the Western Conference, ahead of the LA Galaxy, now winless […]
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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 […]