FC Dallas won the battle of MLS’s unbeatens as Mayor Figueroa‘s first-minute goal held up for a 1-0 win over Sporting KC. Orlando City took over the lead in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1win at New York City FC. MLS WEEK 8, RESULTS: Wednesday, April 19 New England 0 San Jose 0.New England — […]
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MLS Week 8: Three Games to Watch
Rivalry games in both conferences, a matchup of the two teams yet to lose, and Game 2 of the 2017 Cascadia Cup make for an intriguing weekend of play in MLS. Here are three games worthchecking out: BASTI GOES TO BMO. Yes, there’s pertinentquestions about whether the Fire’s hot start is to be but a […]
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MLS Discipline: Timber forward Adi fined and suspended
For swinging his elbow into the face of Sporting Kansas City defender Ike Opara in their game last weekend, Timbers forward Fanendo Adi has been fined and suspended one game by the MLSDisciplinary Committee. In the 26th minute of SKC’s 1-0 victory at Providence Park Adi, with Opara on his back, lashed out with his […]
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What They're Saying: Pablo Mastroeni
“I think there was a security issue there. After the game, there are fans in this tunnel where players are walking. It’s like me walking a foot away from an angry fan who has been drinking allgame long and is saying, ‘Howard, you suck!’ What do you say? What do you do? Who in his […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas stays on top
The only two teams still unbeaten, FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City, occupy the top two spots in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings after getting results on the road. FCD gave up alast-second goal but still came home from San Jose with a 1-1 tie and SKC turned in an impressive performance to prevail against […]
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MLS: Players union challenges security in Howard incident
After Colorado goalkeeper Tim Howard was hit with three-game suspension for foul language directed toward a fan at the Rapids’ MLS match at Sporting Kansas City and altercation with a fan aftergame, MLS Players Union raised questions about the security at Children’s Mercy Park. “We are disappointed with the league’s handling of the situation involving […]
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MLS Weekend: Three Games to Watch
The sharp reversal of 2015 MLS Cup finalists Columbus and Portland is one of the intriguing early developments of the 2017 season. Both fell short of the playoffs last year, the firstsuch occurrence in league history. And both are leading their respective conferences, with the Timbers also atop the overall standings at 4-1-1 (13 points). […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas stays on top
Top-ranked FC Dallas shook off the disappointment of elimination from the Concacaf Champions League by beating Minnesota United, 2-0, and big wins for Portland, Sporting Kansas City, and Orlando Citymoved them into the top four of Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Losses sent New York City FC, Columbus, and Colorado tumbling in the other direction. […]
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MLS Week 6: Three Games to Watch
The first FIFA international break of the calendar year falls just a few weeks into the MLS season, as teams go through the process of testing out new players and getting their systems of play squaredaway. Last weekend was a chance for teams to regroup following the break, and several of them have already been […]
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MLS Moves: Toronto FC promotes Mark Pais to first team
An injury suffered by Toronto FC starting goalkeeper Clint Irwin has prompted the club to bring up Mark Paisfrom the TFC II squad. Pais, 25, signed with TFC II last month and hasplayed in both of its USL games so far this season. He appeared in 33 games for Saint Louis FC during the 2015 […]