[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 […]
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Teams facing harsh truth of the table
[MLS] Not many leagues allow their teams to rejigger and retool for three-quarters of the season, but MLS has been playing for more than five months and stillteams have another week or so before the roster freeze date/trading deadline of Sept. 15. Yet while changes in personnel and fortunes may yet arise, it’s time to […]
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More MLS misery against Mexican teams
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Of all the agonizing disappointments Major League Soccer teams have suffered against their Mexican counterparts, the results ofWednesday’s Concacaf Champions League encounters may be the most bitter. In Mexico City, Real Salt Lake led Cruz Azul, 3-1, well into the second half, and after conceding three goalsto fall behind equalized in stoppage […]
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MLS teams go 3-for-3
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] MLS upped its record in the group stage of the Concacaf Champions League to three wins in three games when Real Salt Lake andColumbus earned narrow wins at home on Wednesday. Costa Rican Alvaro Saborio and Nigerian Emmanuel Ekpo were the heroesfor RSL and the Crew, respectively. RSL, the defending MLS champion, […]
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SA RANKINGS: RSL 'diamond' is brightest midfield gem
[MLS] The evaluation of each MLS team by position continues with this third installment looking at the league’s midfield corps. Performance so far thisseason and what can be accomplished in the remaining two months are the primary criteria. 1. REAL SALT LAKE. Preseason ranking: 2. All the fussabout the “tight” diamond formation – as opposed […]
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SA RANKINGS: Galaxy backliners on top
[MLS] In the second installment of ranking each MLS team by position, the defensive units are presented. Performance, depth and consistency are the criteriaused to evaluate the caliber of personnel. 1. LOS ANGELES. Preseason ranking: 3. The mix of experience (GreggBerhalter, Todd Dunivant) and youth (Omar Gonzalez, Sean Franklin, A.J. DeLaGarza) is formidable. How Coach […]
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SA RANKINGS: Real Salt Lake keepers are the best
[MLS] At the start of the MLS season, Soccer America ranked each team by position. With the domestic transfer window closed and about a monthremaining for teams to make moves (the trade deadline and roster freeze date is Sept. 15), the updated rankings start with the goalkeepers. 13. HOUSTON (Pat Onstad, Tally Hall). Preseason: 3. […]
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On the road with the Cauldronites
In honor of Kansas City’s 15th MLS team, Sam Pierron, a Wizards season-ticket holder dating back to 1996 and well-known soccer activist, has been travelingto all the club’s away games this season and blogging about the trips on BigSoccer. His latest adventure: Salt Lake City, where he was joined by three Cauldronites, members of the […]
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Lindpere and Saborio pull away from field
[MLS] Like the season itself, the MLS evaluation of new players can be broken down into two halves: those who started 2010 with their new teams, and thosedon’t get onto the field until after the World Cup. Here’s a look at Soccer America’s ranking of the top MLS newcomers … SA’stop five newcomers: 1. Joel […]