FC Cincinnati, which hosts the Chicago Fire Wednesday in a round-of-16 of the U.S. Open Cup televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, has come out of nowhere to become a hot favorite for MLS expansion.None of the six MLS clubs that began as minor-league teams came close to enjoying the support FC Cincinnati enjoys. In […]
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What They're Saying: Caleb Porter
“We have to have more guys that are finding ways to f***ing win games. Excuse my French.” — Portland coach Caleb Porter after the Timbers, who played the second half with a manadvantage, gave up a tying goal to the archrival Seattle Sounders at home in the 94th minute and had to settle for a […]
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MLS: Timbers' Cascadia draw latest in worrying pattern
The Portland Timbers were coming off two tough losses on the road in the last week — 2-1 at Colorado and 3-2 at Minnesota United — but their 2-2 tie with the archrival Seattle Sounders was eventougher to swallow after Clint Dempsey tied the score in the 94th minute. “It feels like a loss,” Timbers […]
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Value of Open Cup depends on perspective
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Though the end is valuable in itself, the means of the U.S. Open Cup continues to vary wildly for itsMLS participants. It strikes me as ironic that U.S. Soccer has banned the USL teams run by MLS clubs, such as Red Bulls II and their ilk from the Galaxy, Timbers, Sounders, […]
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USL Rewind: Rhinos' revival continues
A first professional goal by a first-half substitute earned Rochester Rhinos a 1-0 defeat of FC Cincinnati that extended their unbeaten streak to five games. Bradley Kamdem replaced aninjured Rayane Boukemia in the 22nd minute and though the 22-year-old Frenchman labored through an up-and-down performance, his low shot into the corner with 25 minutes remaining […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Fire stays second behind TFC
The Chicago Fire couldn’t exploit a two-man advantage to get a win in Orlando, and thus stays second in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 0-0 tie ended the Fire’sfour-game winning streak and left it just behind leader Toronto FC, which lost, 3-0, to New England to end an eight-game unbeaten run. New York City […]
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MLS Today: Sounders' Bruin comes back to haunt Dynamo
In his first appearance since he dislocated his elbow, Will Bruin scored to give the Seattle Sounders a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo, where he spent his first six MLS seasons. The win wasthe third in the last four games for the Sounders, who moved into the Western Conference’s top six. — The Chicago […]
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MLS Today: Sounders' frontline depleted
The defending champion Seattle Sounders head into their game at Columbus on Wednesday with back-to-back wins for the first time this season, but they will be short-handed. Clint Dempsey andJordan Morris were both called into the U.S. national team camp, while Will Bruin, the first choice off the bench up front, is out with a […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Torrid Fire sweeps into second
Toronto FC held the top spot by romping over Columbus, 5-0, to run its unbeaten streak to eight games. Important wins for Chicago and the L.A. Galaxy moved them upSoccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Heading in the other direction are Portland and Orlando City. Their winless streaks were extended to five and six games, respectively, […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]