The good times rolled on for the top teams, and the bad spells for 2017 MLS Cup finalists Toronto FC and Seattle continued. Leader Sporting Kansas City and the runner-up Red Bulls heldtheir positions by playing 0-0 ties, and Portland surged into third by winning its sixth straight game. Another hot team, Houston, knocked off […]
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Peter Vermes asks of U.S. Soccer, 'What is the plan?'
For more than three decades, Peter Vermes has been prominent in American soccer. He played collegiately at Rutgers before embarking on a career that took him overseas to Hungary, theNetherlands and Spain as well as the MetroStars, Rapids, and Kansas City Wizards. He represented the U.S. at the 1988 Olympics and 1990 World Cup, earning […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta United stays on top with split
A busy week of 16 games scrambled a few places atop the MLS Power Rankings, though many of the top teams stayed put by winning. Previous leader Atlanta United held first place despitelosing to Sporting Kansas City, 2-0. The Five Stripes rebounded from their first home loss by halting Orlando City’s six-game winning streak, 2-1. […]
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MLS Focus: State of the Teams, Part II
Most MLS teams are about one-quarter of the way through their 34-game schedules, and with the exodus of World Cup-bound players about to begin, they are being evaluated as to current status regardlessof where they are in the standings. In Part I released onWednesday, the 10 teams competing that day were assessed. In Part II, […]
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MLS Focus: Length of new deal with Sporting KC even surprised Vermes
Peter Vermes, the longest-tenured active coach in MLS, has signed a contract extension that will keep him as the manager and technical director with Sporting Kansas City through the 2023season. Vermes, who moved into player development at Sporting KC after retiring as a player in2002, was hired as interim head coach in August 2009 and […]
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MLS Focus: Johnny Russell puts on a show for Sporting KC
Scotsman Johnny Russell is quickly becoming a legend in Kansas City. On Friday night, all he did was score three goals in the first 48 minutes, earn a penalty kick and get twoVancouver players sent off during an altercation at the end of the first half. Sporting KC cruised to a 6-0 win over the […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Top teams hold their spots with ties
New York City FC followed up a 4-0 smashing of Real Salt Lake to register a 2-2 tie in Atlanta, with that result keeping those teams in the top two slots in Soccer America’sMLS Power Rankings.Sporting Kansas City held third by tying Seattle, 2-2, at home, and FC Dallas stayed unbeaten while rising to fourth […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Idle NYCFC stays on top as pursuers keep winning
During a week jumbled by games postponed to assist MLS survivors in the Concacaf Champions League, idle New York City FC held first against a surge of the two teams right behind it. Atlanta United’s pulverizing of Los Angeles FC and a solid Sporting Kansas City victory in the home of LAFC’s archrival preserved their […]
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MLS Focus: New players bring new confidence to surging Sporting Kansas City
One of this year’s early surprises in MLS has been Sporting Kansas City, which opened up a three-point lead atop the Western Conference thanks to a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy. Strongstarts aren’t new from Sporting Kansas City. It’s now opened with 12 or more points after its first six games for three straight […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Crew SC stays on top
Road teams did well in the second week of MLS play but by holding serve at home – in front of a small crowd – Columbus held first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Both New York teams won at home to take the next two spots and a spectacular road victory by Los […]