In a weird week — many teams played twice, and one didn’t play at all — there was no change at the top but some big moves further down the ladder. Columbus, D.C. United, and RealSalt Lake all swept a pair of games to move up a few notches, and four-point weeks for Cascadia Cup […]
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What They're Saying: Brian Schmetzer
“Joevin is away for personal reasons that I can’t discuss. We hope he can get those resolved, that he can come back to the team and continues to perform like he does.” — SeattleSounders coach Brian Schmetzer a day after star left back Joevin Jones flew to Trinidad & Tobago and then texted Schmetzer he […]
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New Sounder Leerdam is enthused about move to MLS
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Sounders right back Kelvin Leerdam is in good company. One of the mostaggressive MLS teams to use Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) to bolster its attacking options, Seattle signed the Surinamese-Dutch defender in July on a free transfer from Vitesse Arnhem and moved himstraight into a position formerly occupied by DeAndre […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Seattle and Montreal continue surge
Seattle and Montreal are the hottest teams in MLS and another week of wins has pushed both teams into the top five in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. The Sounders are third, winnersof three in a row and unbeaten in their last nine games. The Impact swept a pair of games to run its streak […]
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USL Rewind: New signing Wiesenfarth gets assist as Republic wins again
Sacramento Republic FC is starting to roll at just the right time. With playoffs not far away, Sacramento extended its unbeaten streak to seven games bybeating Portland Timbers 2, 1-0, at Providence Park. Wilson Kneeshaw scored his fourth goal of the season in the 14th minute, capitalizing on a feed from Matthew Weisenfarth, whocollected a […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls, Dynamo, Sounders climb
Another solid week for the top teams in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings didn’t cause much change in those slots, but the second tier is another story. Seattle moved into fifthplace by edging Sporting Kansas City, and Houston and the Red Bulls also moved up. Their success caused the Fire and SKC to tumble a […]
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Crowd Count: Sounders top 40,000 for 11th straight game
The Seattle Sounders drew their 11th straight crowd of greater than 40,000 fans when they beat Sporting KC, 1-0, to join Houston and Sporting KC at the top of the Western Conference. MLS Attendance Leaders: AVERAGE TEAM 46,318 Atlanta United 42,799 Seattle Sounders27,214 Toronto FC 25,279 Orlando City 23,443 New York City FC Photo courtesy […]
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USL: Martinez celebrates hat trick with … red card
The USL Eastern Conference has a new leader. By beating Louisville City FC, 3-1, behind an Enzo Martinez hat trick, Charlotte (11-3-6, 39 points) moved ahead of previous leaderCharleston (10-5-7, 37 pts.). A 1-0 loss to Toronto FC II extended the Battery’s winless streak to six games. USL2017: Scoreboard |Standings By contrast, the Independence is […]
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What They're Saying: Michael Boxall
“Not really. I mean, obviously I’ve played against some world-class players. So, it’s tough to compare to that just coming off the [Confederations Cup]. No, they’re good players.They keep the ball, they keep it simple. They do the simple things right all the time. So, it’s not like any single moment that wows you. They […]
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MLS Moves: Sounders use TAM to sign Spanish winger
The second coming of Alvaro Fernandezto Seattle didn’t turn out very well, and six weeks after his contract expired the Sounders have signed a replacement. Spanish winger Víctor Rodríguez, 28, comes to MLS from Sporting Gijon, one of many clubs he’s played for in his native country since starting his pro career withCF Baladona. He […]