Week 13 isn’t being billed as a Rivalry Week, perhaps because the Red Bulls and NYCFC do not play each other and MLS, though a national league, has a definite New York-centric persona. Yet there’s a good slate of traditional tussles on tap, including in-state clashes of the California and Texas teams and another installment […]
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MLS Alums: Yedlin brings home his own championship legacy
Having left the Seattle Sounders prior to their capture of the 2016 MLS Cup title last December, DeAndre Yedlin brought his own championship legacy when he arrived in town this week. Yedlin scored one goal and registered six assists in 27 appearances for Newcastle United, which won the League Championship title this month and returns to […]
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What They're Saying: Caleb Porter
“I actually just got off the phone with Timber Joey and I wanted to clarify his experience working in the woods. So, I will have you hear today that he is a legitimate ‘lumberman.’ He has worked inthe woods. To quote him, he has ‘cut, milled and built things out of wood’ and he did […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Fire and Union climb charts
Double-win weeks for the Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union vaulted them up Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, and a pair of road losses for Houston dropped it down the ladder. In thetop tier, Toronto FC held first place by earning a 1-1 tie at Red Bull Arena. A first loss of the season — at […]
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MLS Week 12: Three Games to Watch
The games have piled up for many MLS teams, which have been burdened by midweek games and next week, in the case of the three Canadian representatives, will also play in the Canadian Championship. Ten teams played on Wednesday, so rotation of players could present some unusual decisions as to personnel and tactics. The crunch […]
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Surprise and euphoria give way to the long, hard slog for Seattle Sounders
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) A storybook ending of surprise and euphoria has given way to the long, hard slog of a full campaign asdefending champion. Ten games into the 2017 season, the Seattle Sounders have won just twice. They have scored 15 goals and conceded 16, a remarkably similar balance to their totals of 44goals […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC rolls to the top
Two more wins for Toronto FC ran its win streak to six and vaulted it atop the MLS Power Rankings. Previous leader FC Dallas slipped a couple of notches by tying New York City, which tookover second place after their 1-1 tie in Frisco. Sporting Kansas City and Houston round out the top five. The […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas back on top
After winning six of its first seven games of the 2017 season to claim the top slot, Orlando City fell victim to its road woes. The Lions lost at Toronto and Houston to plummet down thelistings, and FC Dallas regained first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by defeating Real Salt Lake, 3-0, to […]
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MLS: Sounders plan to expand Puget Sound reach
Some pro soccer clubs have teamed up with pro baseball clubs on sharing facilities. The Seattle Sounders and Tacoma Rainiers are taking it a step further and announced plans to build a 5,000-seat,soccer-specific stadium adjacent to the Rainiers’ Cheney Stadium in Central Tacoma for the Sounders’ USL team. The Sounders FC II have played at […]
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MLS Week 10: Sapong hat trick carries Philly to first win
Philadelphia picked up its first win of the season with a 3-0 win over the New York Red Bulls thanks to C.J. Sapong‘s hat trick in the last quarter of an hour. Toronto FC took the lead inSupporters’ Shield face with a 1-0 win at Seattle in a rematch of MLS 2016. The other two Canadian […]