New San Jose coach Matias Almeyda battled against NYCFC sporting director Claudio Reyna when Argentina faced the USA at the 1996 Olympics. Argentina beat theUSA, 3-1, but then 23-year-old Reyna, who opened the scoring in the 1st minute, won many midfield battles against the 22-year-old Almeyda. — Soccer America (Aug. 5, 1996)
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Last-place San Jose Earthquakes fire first-year coach Mikael Stahre
Photo: Kyle Terada-USATODAY Sports With just four wins in 28games, the San Jose Earthquakes announced on Monday that they parted ways with head coach Mikael Stahre and assistant coach Alex de Crook. Assistant coach SteveRalston will become the fourth coach in the last 15 months, serving as interim head coach for the team’s final six […]
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Making a List: MLS mid-season changes (first-year coaches)
1996 Eddie Firmani (MetroStars)— Timo Liekoski (Columbus)— Bob Houghton (Coorado)1998 Alfonso Mondelo (MetroStars) — Carlos Cordoba (Miami) 1999Walter Zenga (New England) 2001 Alfonso Mondelo (Tampa Bay) 2005Thomas Rongen (Chivas USA) 2008 Ruud Gullit (LA Galaxy) 2010Preki (Toronto FC) — Curt Onalfo (D.C. United) 2011 *Teitur Thordarson (Vancouver) 2013 Jose Luis Sanchez Sola (Chivas USA) 2017 […]
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Large Panama contingent heads MLS representation
A fleet of MLS players were on the field Sunday and Monday as Costa Rica and Panama, respectively, kicked off their World Cup campaigns. Costa Rica has five current MLS players as well asthree other players with MLS experience. Panama head coach Hernan Dario Gomez named 13 current or former MLS players to his 23-man […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Ties at the top yield scant change
The last weekend of MLS play before the start of the World Cup produced ties in games between top teams in the Power Rankings and thus little change. Of teams in the top one-third, onlyFC Dallas won, and that victory edged FCD up a notch into fourth place. Retaining the top three spots in order […]
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Herculez Gomez: 'I knew I couldn't play forever'
A year and a half ago, Herculez Gomez ended a long playing career to work full-time as an analyst for ESPN. Gomez works game telecasts, appears in studio segments, and co-hosts the “Hercand Max Podcast” with Max Bretos. Gomez, 36, is of Mexican-American heritage. He grew up in Las Vegas and after unsuccessful trials with […]
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MLS Focus: State of the Teams, Part II
Most MLS teams are about one-quarter of the way through their 34-game schedules, and with the exodus of World Cup-bound players about to begin, they are being evaluated as to current status regardlessof where they are in the standings. In Part I released onWednesday, the 10 teams competing that day were assessed. In Part II, […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta stays top, New York City FC tumbles
Surging Atlanta United won another road game, 2-1 at Chicago, to hold first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 4-0 Red Bull romp in the Hudson River derby knocked New YorkCity FC out of second and all the way to sixth, dropping it behind Los Angeles FC, Orlando City and Sporting Kansas City […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Another impressive offensive outburst keeps Atlanta on top
Atlanta United racked up four goals in 20 minutes to overpower Montreal, 4-1, and hold first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Several teams, including NYCFC, took advantageof Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas losses to move up. NYCFC took over second and expansion team Los Angeles FC, which opened its new stadium by […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Top teams hold their spots with ties
New York City FC followed up a 4-0 smashing of Real Salt Lake to register a 2-2 tie in Atlanta, with that result keeping those teams in the top two slots in Soccer America’sMLS Power Rankings.Sporting Kansas City held third by tying Seattle, 2-2, at home, and FC Dallas stayed unbeaten while rising to fourth […]