[MLS] Rookie Ike Opara, a key part of the San Jose Earthquakes’ turnaround, has been sidelined with a broken left footthat will require surgery. There is no timetable for his return. What makes the injury even more unfortunate is that Opara only joined the team full-time this summer aftercompleting his junior year of studies at […]
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The Fire is stoked; Thierry Henry delivers
[MLS] A full slate of eight weekend games wedged into a busy schedule of Concacaf home-and-away series plus international friendlies and the All-Star Gameyielded some surprising results. FIRE IS STOKED. Nery Castillo didn’t play and Freddie Ljungberg came on as a sub, and stillChicago carved up the Galaxy backline three times in the first 19 […]
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Backe not only coach worth backing
[MLS] A revival of the Red Bulls propels Hans Backe squarely into the Coach of the Year picture, yet other candidatesmake this more than a one-horse race. Backe doesn’t have my vote for Coach of the Year. At least not yet. SA’s top five Coachof the Year candidates: 1. Hans Backe (New York) 2. Bruce […]
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The best positioned 2010 rookies
[MLS] A lot of youngsters have earned regular playing time this season but the field is a bit short on truly outstanding prospects. It’s notunusual for rookie defenders to make their mark in MLS, and take home the Rookie of the Year award. Last year, Omar Gonzalez was a runaway winner, and in the past […]
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Donovan keeps Galaxy undefeated at home
[MLS] One of the wilder editions of the Los Angeles-San Jose rivalry ended with a 2-2 tie Thursday night at Home Depot Center in the teams’ first meetingof 2010. In the final minute of regulation Landon Donovan stuffed in a loose ball during a goalmouth scramble to bring the Galaxy back from a one-goal deficit […]
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MLS weekend …
[MLS] There are five games scheduled for Saturday and two on Sunday. For the current standings, leading scorers and schedule … June 25 in Sandy, Utah Real Salt Lake 0 San Jose 0. Real Salt Lake —Rimando, Russell, Borchers, Olave, Wingert, Williams, Grabavoy (Warner, 73), Morales, W.Johnson (Alexandre, 89), Saborio (Campos, 60), Espindola. San Jose– Busch, […]
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Seattle sets new high
[MLS ATTENDANCE] In the final weekend of MLS play before its two-week World Cup break, eight games drew an average of 19,525 fans. League attendance leaderSeattle had its biggest crowd of the season and rewarded the 36,344 fans with a 3-0 win over New England. FC Dallas also a had season-record turnout, which raised its […]
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Young guns and golazos
[MLS] Major League Soccer’s two-week break for the World Cup could not come at a worse time for its young guns, who have been on fire in recent weeks. Golazosfrom three Seattle Sounders were also among the six noteworthy elements of last weekend’s action in Week 11 … YOUNG GUNS. The modern breed ofdomestically produced […]
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Wednesday's Three Stars
[MLS] The two MLS games played Wednesday produced seven goals, lots of drama, and a stunning ending. Here are the Three Stars who made it a memorable night… Wednesday’s Three Stars 1. BOBBY CONVEY (San Jose) Against the Eastern Conference-leading Crew, Convey led a furious Quakesassault that twice rallied from one-goal deficits to secure a […]
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What's really going wrong in Seattle?
[MLS] The rich got richer over the weekend, with the teams on winning streaks continuing to win and the struggling teams unable to reverse the momentum. Hereare six observations from those 450 minutes, plus stoppage time. WHY PICK ON FREDDIE? After enduring another frustrating 90 minutes of numerous chances and no goalsthat sent a rabid […]