[MLS INJURY REPORT] Seattle goalie Kasey Keller is listed as questionable for the Sounders’ game at Toronto FC on Sundayafter departing Thursday’s match at FC Dallas at halftime complaining of blurred vision. Terry Boss made his MLS debut in Keller’s place. For the latest MLSinjury news … EASTERN CONFERENCE: Chicago — OUT: FW Calen Carr […]
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Can woeful Toronto exploit weary Seattle?
[MLS] The train wreck that is D.C. United takes the week off as Seattle fills out the eight games by playing at Toronto Sunday on just two days’ restafter surrendering a last-second penalty kick to end up tied in Dallas, 2-2. HOMECOMING, SORT OF. Philadelphia Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz did a lot of thespadework, and […]
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Three thoughts from Dallas drama
[MLS] More last-minute drama livened up a contentious match between FC Dallas and Seattle Thursday night that a national ESPN2 audience and very few spectatorswatched Thursday at Pizza Hut Park. Here are three notable elements of the 2-2 tie … SPOT-ON? The last-minute penalty kick by which FCD tied the match looked to be aquestionable […]
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Strong start at the turnstiles
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Four weeks into the 2010 season, MLS’s average attendance is up by more than 2,000 compared to 2009’s average for the entire season. At thesame stage (29 games), average attendance is 3,000 more in 2010 than last season. The boost is thanks to the fact that the Seattle Sounders have already hosted three […]
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Soccer America ranks Designated Player chase
By Ridge Mahoney Rankings are all the vogue these days regarding all things MLS, yet in this age of power rankings and other opinion-ridden rankings there’s oneglaring omission; that of ambition, of zeal, of commitment to spend. Suffice it to say, the expansion of Designated Player options gives license to those teams willing to pay […]
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What They're Saying
“We’ve called Adidas and asked for a new shipment of jerseys because we’re running out.” — Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid after two of his players, TyroneMarshall and James Riley, got their jerseys bloodied during a 1-0 won over Kansas City. (Seattle Times)
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Harvard man hero for Sounders
[MLS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT] Drafted out of Harvard in 2009 by the Seattle Sounders, Michael Fucito saw no MLS action in his rookie year, was placedon the disabled list in midseason because of a foot injury, and waived in the postseason. But the striker who played alongside Charlie Davies in high school has made a dramaticcomeback. […]
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Buddle claims top star
[MLS] None of the six MLS games played on Saturday ended in ties and only one produced just one goal. Houston’s LovelPalmer scored with an incredible strike from 35 yards in Houston’s 3-0 flattening of Chivas USA, and Quakes rookie defender Ike Opara got hissecond goal in a 2-0 defeat of New England, yet these […]
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MLS Saturday …
[SCOREBOARD] Los Angeles won its fourth straight game with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake in their MLS Cup 2009 rematch, while D.C. United fell to 0-4 with a 2-0loss at home to Chicago . Juan Pablo Angel‘s second goal of the game, a stoppage-time penalty kick, earnedNew York a 2-1 win over MLS’s only […]
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Great goals and gaffes mark exciting MLS battles
[MLS] The classy and the calamitous punctuated eight MLS games Saturday. They produced a few ugly goals as well as several of the spectacular variety, andmemorable nights for rookies. LE TROIS TIMES DEUX. By hitting the first two hat tricks of the season, New England’s Zach Schilawski andPhiladelphia’s Sebastien Le Toux answered some questions about […]