By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The San Jose Earthquakes have dipped into their past as they push into the future, starting a new erain a new stadium with a familiar face at the helm. Dominic Kinnear grew up just a few miles north of San Jose in Fremont, played for local teamsprior to the startup of […]
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Houston Dynamo shuffle continues with staff changes
The shakeup at the Houston Dynamo following the departure of longtime coach Dominic Kinnear and arrival of former EPL manager Owen Coyle as head coach continued. Scotsman Sandy Stewart has joined the Dynamo as an assistant coach while PaulCaffrey enters as sports performance director/fitness coach, while goalkeeper coach Tim Hanley and assistant coach SteveRalston resigned, […]
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New Quakes' home named Avaya Stadium
[SOCCER BUSINESS] MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes reached an agreement with Avaya for their new 18,000-seat stadium, set to open in 2015, to be named after the SantaClara-based technology company. The stadium will feature Avaya’s state-of-the-art technology throughout the venue and be the first “cloud-enabled” arena in MLS. Theagreement calls for the Quakes to receive $20 […]
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MLS Players Respond to Klinsmann Criticism
It would appear that several of the USA’s MLS-based players disagree with Jurgen Klinsmann’s assessment of the league they play in. On Monday, the day before the USA’s 1-1friendly draw with Honduras, USA coach Klinsmann again criticized Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley for moving to MLS from Europe, saying it is a weaker competition. He […]
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Kinnear: 'The time is right'
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Dominic Kinnear is heading back home. In a joint announcement on Wednesday, the Houston Dynamo announcedthat Kinnear, the club’s only coach since its move from San Jose in 2006, will return home to coach the Earthquakes, who in turn announced that head coach Mark Watsonwas fired and Ian Russell will be its interim […]
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Wondo added to roster for Ecuador match
[USA MEN] Forward Chris Wondolowski, who has scored 14 goals in 2014 for the San Jose Earthquakes, has been added to theU.S. roster for Friday’s friendly against Ecuador in East Hartford, Connecticut (live at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, WatchESPN, UniMas). Wondo brings the total to 22 players available for Friday’sgame. The Quakes, who play […]
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What They're Saying: Dominic Kinnear
“I think my name comes up with jobs every once in a while. And there’s always a connection between myself and San Jose. It happened when the team came back [as an expansion club in 2008]. It happenedwhen Frank Yallop left midway through last season. I’m always kind of fighting those rumors. I think it’s […]
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Trio joins team at Buenos Aires training camp
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] U.S. under-20 men’s national team head coach Tab Ramos brought in Columbus Crew midfielder Romain Gall and Chivas de Guadalajara defender Luis Martir, as well as Junior Floresof Borussia Dortmund II for the camp taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Is there truly a new way in San Jose?
By Ridge Mahoney(@ridgemax) The trade this week of Alan Gordon, one-half of the beloved “Bash Brothers,”is being portrayed as one more sign a New Age is dawning in San Jose. No more will the Quakes rely on high balls pumped into the air for Gordon and Steven Lenhart to bang on frame orknock into areas […]
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Back-and-forth Cali Clasico ends in stalemate
[MLS: Friday] Chris Wondolowski scored one goal and set up fellow DP Matias PerezGarcia, who was making his MLS debut, for a second goal as the visiting San Jose Earthquakes twice led the LA Galaxy before the teams played to a 2-2 tie in their California Clasico that sawthe Galaxy finish with a 24-3 edge […]