[MLS REF WATCH] Penalty kicks and ejections are usually the most contentious incidents of a competitive soccer match, and the first Ref Watch of 2010 takes alook at incidents from the first two weeks of play. STAHL’S SENDING-OFF. Philadelphia head coach PeterNowak traded barbs with Sounders midfielder Freddie Ljungberg after the Union lost its inaugural […]
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Noonan provides cover for Sounders' thin attack
[MLS] Pat Noonan has joined the Seattle Sounders, his fourth club in less than two years. The formerIndiana University forward scored 42 goals in five seasons with the New England Revolution but has struggled since returning from a brief stint at Norwegian club Aalesund. “I’m excitedthat Pat Noonan was available and we were able to […]
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Race from London to Seattle
Arlo White, the new voice of the Seattle Sounders, arrived in the radio booth with five minutes to spare to call the Seattle-Philadelphia opening gameThursday. His day began in London, where he awaited word whether his passport would be available for him to fly to Seattle to do the First Kick. White, a former BBC […]
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[MLS] Two former U.S. national team players let go on the eve of the 2010 MLS season might be back to work shortly. Thursday’s Houston-Real Salt Lake matchcould come too soon for the Dynamo to have the services of a key offseason signing … 1. Busch might return to work Jon Busch might not be […]
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Philly down but far from out [VIDEO]
[MLS] Not much went right for Philadelphia in its league debut, from the absence of playmaker Fred to a steady rain thatslickened the FieldTurf at Qwest Field followed by a first-half red card, so a 2-0 defeat to Seattle Thursday can’t be construed as a total loss. Yet Philly got right into the game,getting a […]
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2010 team-by-team rosters
[MLS] Teams continue to make moves as the 2010 MLS season opens. Toronto signed Croatian-Argentine midfielder MartinSaric and goalie Jon Conway and waived Brian Edwards. New England signed former Rev Khano Smith and Serbian midfielder Marko Perovic. For all 2010 numerical rosters, based on the latest information, including career MLS games andgoals … Note: r=rookie. […]
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SA RANKINGS: Chivas USA goalkeeping duo stands out
[MLS] Heading into the 15th MLS season, Soccer America will rank each team at each position. First up, the goalkeepers. The keepers for each teamare ranked for experience, competence, and depth. The backups, of which there may be more than one per team, also figure into the evaluations and are listed if they have MLS […]
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The West's solid backbone
[MLS] Western Conference teams defended better in 2009 than those in the East. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney explains why and grades thecentral defenses of MLS Western Conference teams going into the 2010 season. Chivas USA’s signing of Costa Rican international defender Michael Umana should make it eventougher to score against one of the Western Conference’s […]
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Portland wins the Northwest clash
[MLS] Another noisy night of Northwest rivalry emerged Thursday at Qwest Field in Seattle as Portland, which joins MLS next year, knocked off their major-leagueneighbors on their home field, 1-0. A goal by Gabriel Obatola, who is on trial with the Timbers, edged the USSF Division 2 team past the Sounders, which staged the matchas […]
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Keller cites lack of new faces
As the Seattle Sounders returned to Qwest Field for preseason training and to prep for a Thursday night friendly against the Portland Timbers, goalkeeper Kasey Keller needled hisclub for a lack of signings for its second season in MLS: “So far I feel good. We haven’t had really any significant injuries. We have had some […]