[MLS SPOTLIGHT] The defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy carried an eight-game winless streak through the June break and sat in last place in the WesternConference. But wins over the Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake have pushed the Galaxy up two notches and only two points out of the top five. The win at […]
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MLS Power Rankings: RSL: takes over top spot
The top three places are still held by Western teams, but Eastern Conference foes New York and Chicago have moved into the top five as the season nears the one-third mark of the season. 1. REAL SALT LAKE (8-2-3). Fabian Espindola missed a midweek 0-0 tie with Chicago to attend the birth of this son, […]
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MLS Power Rankings: San Jose takes over the top
A second straight loss by Sporting Kansas City dropped it out of the top spot and all the way to fourth, behind three Western Conference teams. 1. SANJOSE (7-2-1). After a wild 5-3 home win over D.C. United in which Chris Wondolowski and Steven Lenhart bothnetted twice, the Quakes went north and lost a heartbreaker […]
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Kreis' comments raise pertinent issues
By Ridge Mahoney Another close call went against Real Salt Lake Wednesday in its 1-1 tie Wednesday, and another pointed criticism from Coach Jason Kreisfollowed. But how he criticized the officials in that match and a 3-1 loss in San Jose last weekend points out an added burden brought about by expansion. More teams bring […]
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MLS Rewind …
[WEEK 5] Ugo Ihemelu scored on a header five minutes into stoppage time to give FC Dallas a 1-0 win over the New EnglandRevolution on Thursday night at FC Dallas Stadium. Dallas keeper Kevin Hartman became the first player in MLS history to pass the 35,000 mark in minutes played.For all this week’s action … […]
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Gil and Packwood head camp roster
[U.S. UNDER-20 MEN] Luis Gil, who is starting for Real Salt Lake, and WilliamPackwood, who has suited up this season for Birmingham City’s first team, are among the players Coach Tab Ramos picked for the U.S. U-20 national teamcamp April 9-16 in Portland, Ore. The team will train for a week, playing against the University […]
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Ben Spencer, Chivas USA phenom with giant future
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] If one of the players at the U.S. under-18 national team camp that opens Sunday at the Home Depot Center needs to find his wayaround Los Angeles, all he needs to do is ask Albuquerque, N.M., resident Ben Spencer. The 6-foot-5 striker knows L.A.’s freeways. Spencer, who turns 17 […]
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Orellana, Utah star on El Salvador's radar
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] Salvadoran-born Maikon Orellana is one of the top players in the Development Academy.The Real Salt Lake AZ striker was a 2011 U-17/18 Development Academy Best XI selection and has already scored 10 goals this season. El Salvador reportedly has him on its radar as a candidate for itsU-23 team […]
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If Rich Guys Finish First, Stand By for a Dreadful Final
By Paul Gardner Admittedly, it’s a bit early in the season to be talking about this year’s MLS Cup winner. But … given that the Los Angeles Galaxy and theNew York Red Bulls are the two MLS clubs that have spent the most money, the two that get the most publicity, that they have a […]
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Revs sweep MLS powerhouses
[DESERT DIAMOND CUP] The Desert Diamond Cup features such MLS powers as the Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls and Real Salt Lake, but the lowly New EnglandRevolution have dominated the Tucson tournament, moving into the final with its third win in a row, a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. In the final, […]