Extending an unbeaten streak to a modest three games is rarely newsworthy, but by posting its first victory this season over Eastern Conference leader Charleston, the Tampa Bay Rowdies also moved towithin four points of the top spot. Goals by Joe Cole and Martin Paterson subdued the Battery, whichdropped a second consecutive game for the […]
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MLS Weekend: Roldan on fire for Sounders
All Cristian Roldan has done since returning from the U.S. national team is score two winning goals and three goals in two games. His goals two minutes apart gave the SeattleSounders a 3-0 win over San Jose that moved them above the .500 mark for the first time since the 2015 season. Both Roldan goals […]
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MLS Wednesday: Roldan caps historic Seattle comeback
Down 3-0 at home to D.C. United after 50 minutes, the Seattle Sounders rallied with four goals in 27 minutes for a 4-3 victory, becoming the first club in league history to win in regulation aftertrailing by three goals. The winning goal was scored by Cristian Roldan, who was released by the U.S. national team after […]
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Academy pipeline: Gonzalez, 16, inks Sounders 2 pro deal
The Seattle Sounders made Azriel Gonzalez, who turned 16 in May, their youngest signing ever when he inked a pro contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2. He has already played five gamessince joining S2, another MLS second team that has been aggressively promoting academy players. Listen: Ezra Hendrickson on Azriel Gonzalez.
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MLS Closeup: Atlanta United is a raging success
If a fun factor was tabulated into the MLS standings, Atlanta United would be challenging for the Supporters’ Shield. No other team is averaging more than two goals per game (2.05to be precise) and drawing more than 46,000 fans per game (46,482, which if maintained will be a league record). No other team has three […]
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MLS Today: Plenty of July 4 fireworks
There were plenty of fireworks in MLS on July 4 as the five games produced 25 goals. The stunner: last-place Real Salt Lake’s 6-2 win at LA Galaxy, depleted by injuries (six players), call-ups(Giovani dos Santos and Gyasi Zardes) and the suspension to captain Jelle Van Damme. Young first-year players Jefferson Savarino and AlbertRusnak, both […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red-hot Fire takes over at the top
The Chicago Fire took advantage of Toronto FC’s second loss in the last four games to take over first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 4-0 rout of Vancouver coupledwith a 3-1 FC Dallas defeat of TFC moved Chicago on top, and New York City FC rose to second by downing Minnesota United, […]
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MLS: Sounders get help with Leerdam at right back
The Seattle Sounders signed 27-year-old Dutch defender Kelvin Leerdam, using Targeted Allocation Money to sign him as a free agent from Vitesse, filling a big hole on their backline, where ithas been right back by committee. Photo courtesyof Sounders FC The Dutch U-21 international has played nine seasons in the Eredivisie. He’ll be eligible to […]
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MLS Closeup: Seattle ready for another playoff push
Pretty soon the retelling and rewriting of the Sounders’ remarkable surge to their first MLS Cup title will begin. July 26, 2017 will mark the one-year anniversary of SigiSchmid’s firing, which begat the naming of assistant coach Brian Schmetzer to replace him, which begat everything that followed. The Sounders hope by then a few midseason […]
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Open Cup: Quakes end drought in Leitch's debut
The San Jose Earthquakes moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders in Chris Leitch’s first game as the Quakes head coach. It was the firsttime in 11 games the Quakes defeated an MLS team in the Open Cup proper. Shea Salinas gave the Quakes […]