[AWARDS] The Portland Timbers’ Ryan Pore, who led the USSF D-2 Pro League in scoring with 15 goals, was named theleague’s MVP. Pore and Austin’s Eddie Johnson, who joined him on the Best XI, have signed with the Timbers for their 2011 MLS season. Another Best XI selection, young Brazilian Paulo Araujo Jr., has already […]
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RSL wins group, Crew clinches
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] It was a big night for MLS clubs in the Concacaf Champions League. Real Salt Lake won Group A ahead of Cruz Azul when it beat theMexico City club, 3-1, while the Columbus Crew clinched a berth in the quarterfinals when Santos of Mexico crushed Municipal of Guatemala, 6-1. Real Salt Lake […]
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Eight teams vie for five berths
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Eight teams are fighting for the five berths that remain up for grabs going into this week’s final day of play in the ConcacafChampions League, evidence of the increasing parity in the regional competition. GROUP A. Only Group A is decided with Real Salt Lake hosting CruzAzul with first place at stake. […]
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Pondering the playoffs
By Ridge Mahoney One more week remains in the regular season, and unlike past years, no playoff spots hang in the balance. The eight teams are ordained, matchupsto be determined, and thoughts of revising the format yet again are being raised. The MLS playoff formula may not be “broken” as Real Salt Lake coach Jason […]
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Seattle sets attendance record, again
[MLS ATTENDANCE] The penultimate week of 2010 MLS games drew big crowds, including 36,356 for Seattle’s last home game, a 2-1 win overChivas USA. Seattle’s 2010 season average of 36,173 breaks the league record it set last season. For more on attendance records and Week 29 crowds … *Seattle’s 2010 home attendance average was higher […]
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MLS Games Must Entertain
By Paul Gardner Twenty years ago, a few months before the 1990 World Cup, I asked the same question of two national team coaches: Did they feel under any obligation toplay attractive soccer? England’s Bobby Robson said Yes – “We’re in the entertainment business … we owe the fans something.” Uruguay’s Oscar Tabarezdelivered a curt […]
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RSL clinches berth in final eight
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake became the first team this season to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League when it ralliedto earn a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC before more than 10,000 fans at BMO Field on Tuesday. Cruz Azul of Mexico clinched the other berth from Group A in the […]
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MLS teams split 3-2 decisions on road
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake became the first MLS team to win a Concacaf Champions League match in the group stage on the road this season when itbeat Panama’s Arabe Unido, 3-2, and took over first place in Group A. The Seattle Sounders also appeared headed to victory on the road, but Mexico’s Monterrey […]
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RSL adds to Toronto's misery
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] A change in head coach didn’t mean a change in fortunes for Toronto FC. After taking an early lead in the first all-MLS clash in theConcacaf Champions League, visiting TFC collapsed and fell to Real Salt Lake, 4-1. Playing its first game under interim coach Nick Dasovic sincethe firing of head coach […]
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Wanted: An MLS Cup without rottweilers
By Paul Gardner If MLS adhered, more or less, to what are regarded as the “standard” regulations for playing a soccer season. And if the MLS season were to be finishedright now … then we just had the final this past weekend. In this “adjusted final,” we saw the Los Angeles Galaxy, the best in […]