The Seattle Sounders are in El Salvador this week to play Santa Tecla in the Concacaf Champions League, but sporting director and vice-president of soccer Chris Henderson will instead be inCosta Rica to scout three other CCL games. The former U.S. international was hired by the Sounders in 2008 as technical director prior to their […]
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What They're Saying: Darrell Steinberg
“I think my feeling today is that I am more encouraged than I have been in several months by the progress. It’s just a matter of hopefully finalizing at least one of thoseopportunities.” — Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg on the Sacramento group seeking an MLS expansion team being in discussions with several billionaires interested inbecoming […]
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MLS expansion race: Sacramento, once viewed as favorite, faces 'tall task'
For much of the current MLS expansion process, Sacramento was considered close to a lock for one of the two expansion sports to be awarded in the current round. Now its lead investor,Sacramento Republic FC chairman and CEO and Sacramento Soccer & Entertainment Holdings president Kevin Nagle, says the Sacramento bid group has a money […]
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MLS Expansion: The four sales pitches — and questions that will be asked
MLS headquarters at 420 5th Avenue in Manhattan will be a busy place on Wednesday. Groups representing four cities — Cincinnati, Detroit, Nashville and Sacramento — will makepresentations to MLS commissioner Don Garber and the league’s expansion committee. A decision on the two cities that will be awarded expansion spots should be made at a […]
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Crowd count: Sac Republic sells out every home game in 2017
Sacramento Republic FC finished the 2017 USL season with its 15th straight sellout. It drew a crowd of 11,569 fans at Papa Murphy’s Park for its 2-0 win over Phoenix Rising FC that leftit sixth in the Western Conference with aaa to play. Sac Republic, which is favored to be awarded an MLS expansion team […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Surges continue for 'Caps and Atlanta
Four-point weeks for two teams helped jostle the rankings at the top, though the top three of Toronto FC, New York City FC and Seattle stayed pat. Atlanta United delighted combined crowdsof more than 115,000 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium by scoring 10 goals, and Vancouver took over the Western Conference lead by beating Minnesota United […]
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MLS Power Rankings Top teams hold their spots
Toronto FC and Seattle continued their impressive runs and Atlanta United ran all over FC Dallas in its new home as teams got back to work after the FIFA international break. TFC’sfive-game winning streak is the second-longest in MLS this season. It won six a row from April 21 to May 13. The Sounders’ run […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls move up a spot
Only four games were played last weekend because of the FIFA international break, but several teams made slight moves. The Red Bulls moved up a spot with a 2-2 tie at FC Dallas despitenot closing out a game they twice led by a goal playing against 10 men. The Chicago Fire ended its six-game winless […]
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USL Rewind: New signing Wiesenfarth gets assist as Republic wins again
Sacramento Republic FC is starting to roll at just the right time. With playoffs not far away, Sacramento extended its unbeaten streak to seven games bybeating Portland Timbers 2, 1-0, at Providence Park. Wilson Kneeshaw scored his fourth goal of the season in the 14th minute, capitalizing on a feed from Matthew Weisenfarth, whocollected a […]
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USL Rewind: Real Monarchs own new win record
They were made to work hard for it by expansion team Reno 1868, but the USL record for consecutive wins belongs to Real Monarchs SLC. Andrew Brody and Taylor Peay scored thegoals from Sebastian Velasquez assists and the Monarchs survived a last-minute assault led by the opposing goalkeeper to post the historic 2-1 victory at […]