“I’m a firm believer of what you project out in the world is what you’ll receive back 10-fold. Don’t just say it, do it.” — San Jose Earthquakes forward QuincyAmarikwa, who wrote a check for $2,200 right on the spot to taxi driver Pedro Hahamian, who was giving him a ride to the Las Vegas […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC rolls to the top
Two more wins for Toronto FC ran its win streak to six and vaulted it atop the MLS Power Rankings. Previous leader FC Dallas slipped a couple of notches by tying New York City, which tookover second place after their 1-1 tie in Frisco. Sporting Kansas City and Houston round out the top five. The […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas back on top
After winning six of its first seven games of the 2017 season to claim the top slot, Orlando City fell victim to its road woes. The Lions lost at Toronto and Houston to plummet down thelistings, and FC Dallas regained first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by defeating Real Salt Lake, 3-0, to […]
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MLS Week 10: Three Games to Watch
The 10th week of MLS play features a rematch of the 2016 championship game, another edition of Can Philly Get Off the Schneid? and the latest stop in the FC Dallas unbeaten tour. Fourteams played on Wednesday and go right back at it this weekend. The same pattern will be repeated later in May with […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Orlando City leaps into first place
Another victory at Orlando City Stadium edged the Lions atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings with their league-high sixth win of the season. Previous leader FC Dallas dropped a notchdespite rallying twice to tie Portland, 2-2, at home. The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City, a 3-0 winner over Real Salt Lake, retained their places […]
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FC Dallas is adding to the tasks of Kellyn Acosta in Diaz's absence
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Six months into life without midfield maestro Mauro Diaz, FC Dallas is decidedly less elegantyet still undefeated. When Diaz suffered a ruptured Achilles’ tendon near the end of the 2016 regular season, FCD’s title chances essentially went out the window and not manyobservers looked beyond that stark forecast. Yet FCD needed […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas maintains top spot
By knocking off previously unbeaten Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas held top spot in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Maynor Figueroa scored just his second MLS goal and FCD notched itssecond shutout of the season against SKC. Victories for Orlando City, Portland, and Houston moved those teams into the top five, and just outside that […]
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MLS Week 8: Revs and Quakes play to scoreless draw
New England and San Jose played to a 0-0 tie in the first midweek game of the 2017 MLS season. Both teams had their chances but goalkeepers David Bingham and Cody Cropper combined tomake eight saves. The tie ended the Revs’ home winning streak at six games. The point was the first of the season […]
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The best of the MLS rookie class of 2017
Any preseason list of the top MLS rookies in 2017 would have likely included Ian Harkes and Brooks Lennon, but Nick Lima, Julian Gressel, Alex Crognale and MarcoFarfan? They are among the early standouts in the MLS rookie class of 2017. 1. NICK LIMA (San Jose). Lima was signed as just the Quakes’ second Homegrown […]
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MLS Moves: Quakes hire Brazilian as head of scouting
The San Jose Earthquakes hired Brazilian Bruno Costa as their head of scouting. Costa worked for the CBF, the Brazilian soccer confederation, and Fluminense for almost 15 yearsbefore returning to the United States, where he had attended the IMG Academy and played at FIU. He joined the NASL’s Fort Lauderdale Strikers in December 2015 and […]