MLS’s Philadelphia Union fired broadcaster Peter Pappas after it was revealed he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud for receiving $481,773 in kickbacks as a pharmaceuticalsalesman. He faces up to 10 years in jail and a minimum of $250,000 in fines as part of a plea agreement reached in April 2016. Pappas, […]
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MLS Talking Points: Comeback kids rewarded again
For the seventh time this season, the Philadelphia Union rallied to earn points in MLS action. Sunday’s 2-2 tie with the New York Red Bulls, which kept the Union in second place in the EasternConference, was the best yet as it came back from two goals down after 44 minutes. C.J. Sapong and Chris Pontius […]
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Premier League teams are all over the map during preseason
One might think that bitter rivals Manchester United and Manchester City see enough of each other in annual Premier League encounters and the occasional cup clash to forgo a foreign meeting, butmeet they will a week from Monday. In China. The famed National Stadium — opened in 2008 for the Summer Olympics and nicknamed the “Bird’s […]
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MLS Countdown: Philly and friends fight for first
So tightly bunched are the teams atop the Eastern Conference that their head-to-head meetings over the next two weekends could dramatically re-shape the standings. The Philadelphia Unionis in second place, sandwiched between the New York teams heading into a home showdown Sunday against the Red Bulls, who jumped into third Wednesday by beating Orlando City, […]
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MLS Countdown: Keane is heating up for Galaxy
The LA Galaxy is unbeaten in its last four games but won’t be at full strength Friday against the Houston Dynamo. However, it will have Irish striker RobbieKeane. A strained hamstring will sideline Ashley Cole for a second straight game, and midfielder Nigel de Jong has been suspended an additional match by the MLSDisciplinary Committee. […]
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MLS Midseason Awards: Villa and the other Kamara are among the leaders
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The six major categories of awards presented each season by MLS runthe gamut of experience, youthful promise, and performance. Steady expansion over the past decade has strengthened as well as expanded the pool of candidates, and perhaps surprisingly,not many U.S. internationals are in the running for the major awards midway through […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Road win moves FC Dallas to top spot
FC Dallas winning a third straight game and the Colorado Rapids tying their third in a row flipped those teams atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 1-0 victory at San Jose edged FC Dallas into first place and bumped Colorado into second despite a last-second goal that earned the Rapids a 2-2 tie at […]
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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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SA's MLS Midseason Best XI
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The halfway mark of the season finds Colorado near the top and at least one traditionally strong team,Seattle, far below the playoff tier. A midseason Best XI gives an idea of which players have most influenced their team’s success and the top two teams in the overall standings,Colorado and FC Dallas, […]