This is the time of year when the good teams start to heat up, and a look at the top of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings shows this clearly. Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas, and the LA Galaxy areamong the league’s hottest teams and they all won last week, as did the New York Red […]
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Open Cup: RSL spoils Gerrard's competitive debut
Steven Gerrard‘s first competitive match for the LA Galaxy ended in defeat as the Galaxy fell at Real Salt Lake, 1-0, in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cupquarterfinals. Gerrard came on the second half and was thwarted on a one-on-one attempt by RSL keeper Jeff Attinella in the 53rd minute, one ofseveral great saves by […]
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Open Cup: Red Bulls pound Cosmos, SKC's Dywer hits four
A year ago, the New York Red Bulls were crushed by the New York Cosmos, 3-0, in their first meeting in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. On Wednesday, the Red Bulls gained revenge with a 4-1 win in theround of 16. Sporting Kansas City’s Dom Dwyer set a club record with four goals in […]
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USL Roundup: Schuler on the way back
Defender Chris Schulerreturned to competitive play Saturday after working for more than two months to rehabilitate a torn meniscus that required surgery. He played 65 minutes for Real Monarchsagainst Arizona United SC. He came out of the match in good order and trained fully with Real Salt Lake on Tuesday “He’s not 90-minute fit,” RSL […]
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MLS Power Rankings: 'Caps continue climb
Vancouver won its fourth game in the last five to continue an ascent up the rankings though the leaders also won to hold their slots Sporting Kansas City is still atop the Power Rankings asthe elite teams, despite glitches here and there, are starting to separate themselves from the pack. There’s the usual muddle of teams […]
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What They're Saying: Dave Checketts
“The Burn, the Rapids, the Chicago Fire — listening to that, you couldn’t tell if it was a lacrosse team or an arena football team. Kind of [like] these wacky nicknames. The whole leaguelacked credibility.” — Former Real Salt Lake owner Dave Checketts, who started the move of MLS expansion teams to adopt traditional soccernames […]
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'Caps and Sounders kick off CCL group play in August
Two more Cascadia Cup matches in August and September have been added to the 2015 calendar thanks to the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League schedule-makers. Seattle and Vancouver will playtwice in the CCL group phase that kicks off in early August. Only the winner in each of the eight groups advances to the quarterfinals that will be […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Sporting KC keeps top spot
Despite losing to a very late goal at Real Salt Lake, Sporting KC remains atop the Power Rankings. D.C. United rallied to beat New England and has taken over second place. California Clasico rivalsSan Jose and the Galaxy, which square off on Saturday, also posted wins to move up. MLS: Week 16 Results: Friday, June […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Marsch promises change, Vermes praises RSL
The Red Bulls look to change things up as they’ve hit their first skid under new coach Jesse Marsch. Real Salt Lake’s “hungry” play has drawn praise fromSporting KC coach Peter Vermes, and Seattle grapples with a host injuries as well as the Clint Dempsey suspension. 1. Marsch vows changes for Red Bulls. Head coach […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Carl Robinson goes back to New York
In his one and a half seasons in charge of Vancouver, former Red Bull assistant coach Carl Robinson has established his credentials and the benefits of his time as a player in New York, wherethe Whitecaps have returned to face the Red Bulls. Real Salt Lake is beset by injuries to it backline. Revs attacker […]