It’s a case of double jeopardy for the Houston Dynamo, which is trailing by two away goals and will be missing two starters when it plays Seattle Thursday (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 10:30 p.m. ET) atCenturyLink Field in the Western Conference finals. Head coach Wilmer Cabrera must make do without defender Jalil Anibaba (red card) and […]
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Preview: Burden of favorite is squarely on Toronto FC against Crew
The best team during the MLS regular season squares off with a beleaguered opponent to decide which of them will advance to the MLS Cup final as Eastern Conference representative as well as host. Thus can be described the second leg of the Toronto FC-Columbus Crew SC series to be staged Wednesday (Fox Sports 1, […]
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Houston-Seattle: Sounders cruise after Dynamo reduced to 10 men
HOUSTON-SEATTLE EXPRESS: Nov. 21 in Houston Houston 0 Seattle 2. Goal: Svensson 11, Bruin 42Att.: 22,661. The Houston Dynamo dug itself a huge hole when it lost to the defending MLS champion Seattle Sounders, 2-0, in the first leg of the Western Conference finals before arecord crowd of 22,661 at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Sounders […]
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Preview: Houston aims to extend supremacy over Sounders at sold-out BBVA Compass Stadium
Visits to BBVA Compass Stadium can be daunting enough without the place packed, which it is expected to be for the first leg of the Western Conference finals against defending champion Seattle Tuesday(Fox Sports 1, Fox Deportes, (9:30 p.m. ET). The Sounders have never won in that stadium, lost there in their 2017 season opener […]
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Dempsey narrowly wins MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award
A year after sitting out an MLS Cup playoff tournament won by his team, Seattle forward Clint Dempsey has been named Comeback Player of the Year. Dempsey edged out Columbusmidfielder Federico Higuain and Houston striker Erick ‘Cubo’ Torres in voting conducted among players, club coaches and executives, and media members. The media vote carriedthe day […]
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Cascadia clash: Deuce delivers for defending champion Sounders
Clint Dempsey, who missed the 2016 playoffs when the Seattle Sounders won their first MLS Cup and was suspended for the first leg of the 2017 Western Conference semifinals, scored both goals togive the Sounders a 2-0 win over Vancouver and send them into the finals with an aggregate win by the same score. 1. […]
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Enforcement of D2 standards accelerates Sounders FC 2 move to Tacoma
The Seattle Sounders confirmed they will move their USL second team from Tukwila, where Sounders FC 2 has played for three seasons, to Tacoma in 2018. Photo: courtesy of Seattle Sounders FC The Sounders andTacoma Rainiers had previously announced the move to Tacoma, but it is accelerating the timetable to conform to U.S. Soccer’s Division […]
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Return: Sounders will have Clint Dempsey back for second leg against Vancouver
As bad as was the first leg between Seattle and Vancouver in terms of entertainment, it did offer some promise for the return match Thursday at CenturyLink Field (Fox Sports 1, Fox Deportes, MLS Live,10:30 p.m. ET). Photo:courtesy of Seattle Sounders FC A dreary 0-0 tie featured the returns to action of Seattle midfielders Ozzie […]
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Stalemate at BC Place: A case for ending MLS's two-leg playoffs
Vancouver put five goals past San Jose on Wednesday night but didn’t put a shot on target against Seattle. Then again, the Sounders only managed one shot on goal as in the first leg of their WesternConference semifinals series ended in a 0-0 tie. The cautious play of two teams wanting to have everything to […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC finishes in top, Sounders and Crew SC edge into top three
The final season came to a close with a flourish and a flurry of goals — 46 in the 11 matches played Sunday — and by scraping out a point in Atlanta Toronto FC held onto the top spot while setting aleague record for points in a season (69). Strong finishes for Seattle and Columbus […]