By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) If you were searching for polaropposites in the coaching world, Fabio Capello and Patrick Vieira would neatly fit the bill. Capello, a former Italian international, isone of the most famous — and successful — managers in the modern game, with seven domestic league titles and one Champions League trophy dotting his […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas finishes in top spot
Though it fell short in the Supporters’ Shield race because of goal difference, FC Dallas bounced back from a 1-0 deficit to beat San Jose, 2-1, and finish atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. The Western Conference is regarded as the stronger, yet late-season surges by three Eastern Conference teams earned them spots in the […]
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Western Conference Timeline: Gaps are razor-thin
Decision Day would determine if Sporting Kansas City, which for a time led the league in standings points-per-game, would fall out of the playoff altogether, or misfortune would claim Cascadia Cuprivals Seattle or Portland in the Western Conference. MLS moved the Chicago-Red Bulls game to jibe with the Western finales so Supporters’ Shield contestant FC […]
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Decision Day: Several MLS teams have much to lose
Of the myriad postseason possibilities facing many of the MLS teams that play on Sunday, a few teams are in the most dire straits: that of falling so far down the standings they miss the playoffsaltogether. New England lost in last year’s MLS Cup final and Sporting Kansas City captured the title in 2013, yet […]
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MLS vs. Liga MX: CCL battle royale is set
The LA Galaxy’s 1-1 tie against Comunicaciones in Guatemala City set up four MLS-Liga MX clashes in the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals. The Galaxy had gone ahead on Alan Gordon‘s goal in the 84th minute, but Rolando Blackburn‘s goal three minutes into stoppage time evened the score anddropped the Galaxy from the No. 1 […]
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CCL: Real Salt Lake win or tie will make it U.S. sweep
Real Salt Lake will look to quickly put its disappointment of not making the MLS playoffs behind it when it hosts Municipal of Guatemala Tuesday in the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League. CCL Week 6, Schedule: TUESDAY, OCTOBER20 8 pm ET Santos (MEX) vs. Saprissa (CRC) 10 pm ET Motagua (HON) vs. Club America (MEX) 10 […]
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MLS Wednesday: Toronto FC finally reaches the playoffs
They’ve waited through nearly nine full seasons and 288 regular-season games. Now TFC fans can plan for their firstpostseason party. Needing just a tie against the Red Bulls at BMO Field to clinch its first postseason slot since joining MLS in 2007, TFC rode past the Eastern Conference leader, 2-1, with goalsfrom Herculez Gomez and […]
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MLS Preview: RSL desperately needs a win
Of the six MLS teams in action on Wednesday, three have clinched playoff spots, two are within touching distance, and one is downright desperate. Team Desperate, a.k.a. Real Salt Lake, canwedge itself into a three-way logjam at sixth place in the Western Conference by beating Portland at Rio Tinto Stadium. The Timbers are tied with […]
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MLS Executive of the Year Manning joins TFC
Bill Manning, the two-time Major League Soccer Executive of the Year, has been named president of Toronto FC. Manning, who will oversee all team and business operations for the club,begins in his new role on Friday. Manning’s contract with Real Salt Lake, where he spent the last eight years, expired on July 1.
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What They're Saying: Bill Manning
“From an outsider’s perspective — and I remember telling this to the [MLSE] board — for me, TFC has always been in constant flux. The number of coaches, different GMs, the lineups, theplayers, if you look at TFC’s top 14-15 players every year it’s constant change. The one thing that I saw, clearly, at RSL […]