By Ridge Mahoney Fans got a hefty dose of parity in Week 3 of the MLS season, with fiveteams getting their first wins of the season and five others tasting defeat for the first time. Yet only one of nine games ended in a tie. The much-maligned Red Bulls got into the wincolumn by hammering […]
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Galaxy inks $44 million-plus sponsorship deal
By Paul Kennedy The Los Angeles Galaxy has renewed its sponsorship deal with Herbalife,extending the agreement for 10 years. The agreement is valued at more than $44 million, making it the single largest and longest sponsorship agreement for an MLS club in league history. “Herbalife bet on the Galaxy six years ago and now MLS […]
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Six soccer execs make Forty Under 40
[MAKING A LIST] Such is the growing recognition of the strides soccer is making that six executives working in soccer were cited on Sports Business Journal’sannual Forty Under 40 listing of the sports industry’s top 40 executives under the age of 40. (Click CHRIS MCGOWAN, COO, Los Angeles Galaxy. Moved over from AEG’s Los Angeles […]
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Houston and Sporting KC hold sway in the East (Conference Preview)
By Ridge Mahoney As was the case in 2011, five Eastern teams will make the playoffs, but under a revamped format no longer will teams cross over in the postseason forwhich Houston and Sporting Kansas City are the best bets. The 2012 season in the Eastern Conference might resemble dual escalators, with one heading down […]
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What They're Saying
“It was fantastic. The whole atmosphere was amazing and it was really fantastic the ovation he received. You feel like your head’s going to spin off with the excitement.” — Dom Dwyer’s mother, Linda, when asked about the reception her son, a University of South Florida forwardfrom London via Tyler (Texas) Junior College, received from […]
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Smith moves to Chivas USA
[MLS] Chivas USA and Sporting Kansas City orchestrated the first deal of the MLS offseason. English midfielder RyanSmith moved from Sporting KC to Chivas USA in exchange for first- and third-round picks in the 2012 Supplemental Draft. Smith, 25, appeared in 32 matches and had four goals andseven assists in two years for Kansas City. […]
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Second-half surge sends Dynamo past KC
[MLS PLAYOFFS: Kansas City-Houston] The Houston Dynamo, which won the 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup as the Western Conference representative, took the EasternConference slot in this year’s championship game by beating Sporting Kansas City, 2-0, Sunday. The Dynamo will face L.A. for the 2011 MLS crown. Houston won its third straight playoff game,and second on […]
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Top pair in East shares similarities
Two teams that missed out on the playoffs last year vie for a spot in MLS Cup Sunday when Sporting Kansas City hostsHouston Dynamo (TV: 5:30 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer) in the Eastern Conference final. They finished just two points apart in the regular season and between them have conceded one goal infour playoff games. […]
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Collin and Sapong provide lift
[MLS PLAYOFFS: Sporting KC-Colorado] First-year players Aurelien Collin and C.J. Sapongwere the unlikely heroes of the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals for Sporting Kansas City with the goals that clinched a second 2-0 victory over the defending champion ColoradoRapids and moved it into Sunday’s conference final. COLLIN’S CONTRIBUTIONS. Of the dozen Frenchmen who […]
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Rosales rates narrow edge as top Newcomer
[MLS AWARDS FINAL FIVE] MLS did itself a great service by adding the Newcomer of the Year Award in 2007. It properly showcases the best moves made by teamsadding experienced players from sources as diverse as foreign leagues and the lower echelons of the domestic game. Some big-name Americans came to MLS in 2011, most […]