By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The past, present and future came crashing together Sunday in SanJose, and among the many visitors to wax eloquent and nostalgic on all three factors had yet to recover more than an hour after the final whistle sounded at Avaya Stadium. Former Quakes and U.S.international defender Jeff Agoos, looking nearly as fit […]
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MLS must do a lot better, San Jose gets it right
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) Week 3 of the MLS season ended ona positive note with the opening of Avaya Stadium — San Jose’s impressive new soccer stadium — but it can’t take away from the fact that it was a ugly weekend for soccer. Saturday’s sixgames produced just five goals, and three of them ended […]
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Busch anxious to revive Fire glory days
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In an age dominated by gargantuan goalkeepers, shorties like Jon Buschstand tall despite their stature. Not as renowned as undersized colleague Nick Rimando, who just happens to be the MLS all-time shutout king, Busch has nevertheless made a strong casefor those 5-foot-10 or thereabouts. Five seasons in the USL (Worcester, Carolina, […]
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What They're Saying: Jon Busch
“It’ll be a great reunion and I’m also excited to see the fans again. The fans treated me fantastic for five years and kind of made me part of their family. I was sad I didn’t get togive them a proper thank you for everything they’ve done for me. It will be exciting to see […]
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Quakes put down roots, ending more than 40 years of homelessness
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Homeless no more, San Jose joins the ranks of pro soccer teams ensconcedin a custom-made facility The opening of yet another stadium built primarily for an MLS team, in this case the “soft” curtain-raiser for the Quakes against archrival Galaxy onSaturday, is more than a milestone for the league and the […]
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MLS Countdown 2015: Quakes test out new home
With a new stadium about to open and local lad Dominic Kinnear back at the helm, there’s a palpable sense that the good times are back in San Jose. Yet the really good times goway back, to the era of 2001-05 during which the Quakes won two MLS Cups with Kinnear assisting head coach Frank […]
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2015 MLS Preseason Action
The opening of the Simple Invitational in Portland had mid-season intensity as the Timbers had two players sent off in their 1-0 loss to Cascadia rival Vancouver before 15,491 fans at Providence Park.Portland suffered a huge blow when midfielder Ben Zemanski tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the first half. The first-ever meeting behind MLS […]
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Quakes sign three offseason additions
San Jose head coach Dominic Kinnear has bolstered his roster with a trio of experienced players. The Quakes signed three players acquired in December: defender MarvellWynne and midfielders Sanna Nyassi and Leandro Barrera. Wynne, 28, and Nyassi, 25, were claimed in Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Draft, Barrera, 23, went in the Waiver Draft afterpassing through […]
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Quakes pass 11,000 in season tickets
The San Jose Earthquakes announced Monday that it has passed 11,000 in season-ticket sales and less than 1,000 remain for the team’s debut season at Avaya Stadium. A cap of 12,000season tickets — 2,000 more than the club originally planned — is in place for the $100 million, 18,000-capacity stadium near San Jose International Airport. […]
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MLS Trade Central: Cronin heads to Colorado
Four days after acquiring Marcelo Sarvas, a two-time MLS champion with the LA Galaxy, the Colorado Rapids added a second experienced midfielder with theacquisition of 28-year-old Sam Cronin from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for allocation money. Cronin has played six seasons in the league withToronto FC and the Quakes. In 2014, the central midfielder […]