[MLS] With several teams adding significant players during the domestic transfer window, the standings could look much different in late September than they arein late July. Not likely, though, is the collapse of Los Angeles, Columbus or Real Salt Lake. They are the top three teams in points and also fill eight slots in Soccer […]
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Revs hand Los Angeles rare defeat
[MLS] The New England Revolution pulled off the biggest upset of the MLS season when it ended a three-game losing streakwith a 2-0 win over Los Angeles. The loss was only the second of the season for the league-leading Galaxy, which was playing without World Cup star LandonDonovan, who was rested. Second-half goals from Marko […]
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MLS weekend …
[MLS] There are five games scheduled for Saturday and two on Sunday. For the current standings, leading scorers and schedule … June 25 in Sandy, Utah Real Salt Lake 0 San Jose 0. Real Salt Lake —Rimando, Russell, Borchers, Olave, Wingert, Williams, Grabavoy (Warner, 73), Morales, W.Johnson (Alexandre, 89), Saborio (Campos, 60), Espindola. San Jose– Busch, […]
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Storm delay, dodgy goal end Galaxy's unbeaten run
[MLS] So impressive has the Galaxy been during its unbeaten start to the season that only extraordinary forces could undo what is has accomplished. So it came to be at Rio Tinto Stadium Wednesday night, when an apparently offside goal decided a game delayed by more than half an hour by lightning as Real Salt […]
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Seattle sets new high
[MLS ATTENDANCE] In the final weekend of MLS play before its two-week World Cup break, eight games drew an average of 19,525 fans. League attendance leaderSeattle had its biggest crowd of the season and rewarded the 36,344 fans with a 3-0 win over New England. FC Dallas also a had season-record turnout, which raised its […]
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Young guns and golazos
[MLS] Major League Soccer’s two-week break for the World Cup could not come at a worse time for its young guns, who have been on fire in recent weeks. Golazosfrom three Seattle Sounders were also among the six noteworthy elements of last weekend’s action in Week 11 … YOUNG GUNS. The modern breed ofdomestically produced […]
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Kirovski leads Saturday's Three Stars
[MLS] Picking Saturday’s Three Stars out of eight games that featured some incredible goals and numerous heroics isn’t an easy task, but on the lastweekend before MLS takes a two-week World Cup break there were some deserving candidates who stood out. 1. JOVAN KIROVSKI (Los Angeles) It’s really not fair to single out just Kirovski, […]
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Najar does it again for D.C.
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Like Tristan Bowen at Los Angeles, D.C. United’s Andy Najar,another academy product, is growing in confidence with each game. Four days after he scored his first MLS goal, Najar came off the bench in overtime and scored the winning goal that gave D.C. United a2-1 win over Real Salt Lake and a […]
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What to look for in Week 10
[MLS] A showdown of conference leaders highlights a seven-game Saturday slate, as a few teams get back their players that didn’t make the U.S. World Cup rosterand they get a chance to take out their disappointment in league play. Here’s what to watch for this weekend … LEADERS OF THE PACK. The Crew is at […]
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Saborio's success is deja vu for Real Salt Lake
By Ridge Mahoney Real Salt Lake has been through this before: the impending loss of a goalscorer who wants to test the waters overseas. But this time, ithas already landed a possible replacement, though the cost of keeping Alvaro Saborio – who is on loan from Swiss club FC Sion – around for a few […]