One of the pillars for San Jose the past two years won’t be available for the 2015 stretch run. The team announced Monday that left back Jordan Stewart, a Quakes’mainstay since arriving midway through the 2013 campaign, suffered a torn left Achilles tendon Friday in a 1-0 defeat of Colorado and will be out for […]
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San Jose promotes Leitch to technical director
Chris Leitch, who has helped turn around the San Jose Earthquakes’ youth program, has been promoted from the technical director of their Youth DevelopmentAcademy to the club’s technical director. The former MLS defender will work with Quakes general manager John Doyle on all aspects of scouting, playeracquisition and salary cap and roster management. “Chris Leitch […]
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San Jose Earthquakes snag Panamanian Godoy
On transfer deadline day, the San Jose Earthquakes went for added depth rather than a big splash. Panamanian midfielder Anibal Godoy has been acquired from Hungarian club FC Honved,for which he played 24 games in the past two years. Godoy, 25, is well-known to U.S. fans through his appearances for Panama in World Cup qualifiers […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Fire has inside track on Didier Drogba
The next use of TAM could be in connection with the acquisition of Didier Drogba. Lucas Melano, signed by Portland inthe same manner, has begun training with the Timbers. Struggling Seattle won’t have Marco Pappafor a while as he undergoes the league’s Substance Abuse andBehavioral Health procedures following his DUI arrest. 1. Fire in pole […]
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MLS remains on pace to smash attendance record
After almost two-thirds of the 2015 season, Major League Soccer is averaging 21,142 fans a game, up 10.4 percent over last season’s record average of 19,149. The increase is largelyattributable to the arrival of expansion teams Orlando City and New York City FC, which are averaging 33,960 and 28,785, respectively, to rank second and third […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Gerrard and Keane make quite a pair
In Steven Gerrard‘s MLS debut, the English star and Robbie Keane teamed up for four of the Galaxy’s five goals in its5-2 win over San Jose. FC Dallas, whose form mirrors exactly what happened last season, has run off four wins in a row to take the lead in the Supporters’ Shield race. 1. Who […]
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New MLS process twists its already labyrinth-like financial underpinnings
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Those who want to start crunching salary numbers to closely track howteams wiggle their way under the salary cap will be left frustrated and disappointed. The MLS Players Union has released the 2015 salary figures, but once again, those numbers do not reveal precisely howplayers’ contracts impact each club’s $3.49 million […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Landon Donovan to debut as coach
The 2015 MLS All-Star Game festivities in Colorado will include the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game, a match between the Club America U-20 team and a squad of Homegrown players coached by Landon Donovan. Quakes forward Mark Sherrod is anxious to play against his former team, Houston, but a suspension has removedSan Jose defender Jordan Stewart from […]
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ICYMI | MLS: New mechanisms could trigger big signings
The USA’s secondary transfer window opens next week and among those players on the radar screen are Mexican stars Giovani dos Santos and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, who have been linked to the LA Galaxy and Orlando City, respectively. MLS will advise its clubs on Wednesday of the mechanisms thatmight allow such moves. Dos Santos managed […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Galaxy's Lletget is ready for homecoming
The LA Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget, the hottest first-year American in MLS, is looking forward to his Northern California return. FC Dallas showed its commitmentto three young players by signing them to long-term deals. New York City FC has bolstered its back line by retaining Shay Facey. 1. Lletget ready forNorCal homecoming. If he plays against […]