MLS heads into its final weekend with several teams and individuals on the verge of setting league records. 68 points.Toronto FC heads into its match at Atlanta United with 68 points and needs more one point to break the record for most points in a season it shares with the 1998 LA Galaxy. 20 wins. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Five playoff teams move up, Sporting Kansas City slips
The penultimate weekend of the 2017 MLS regular season produced strong moves for teams such as Seattle, Columbus, Portland, Houston and Chicago, and a steep drop for Sporting Kansas City. Crew SC ran its winning streak to three games by beating Orlando City, 1-0, and Houston took four of six points in a pair of […]
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U.S. players return to face the music
Alejandro Bedoya is 30 years old and no longer a starter on the U.S. national team but he is still a sure pick, when healthy, on any squad. He’s already been to one World Cup — heplayed all four games at Brazil 2014 — and hoped to go to one more World Cup. “I had […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta tucks into second behind Toronto FC
The busiest week of the season — 18 games — produced some big scores and a few playoff fates decided. Top-ranked Toronto FC clinched the Supporters’ Shield for best overall recordand amazing expansion club Atlanta United kept rolling to take over second place. RSL moved up another notch, into sixth place, with another gutty result. […]
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What They're Saying: Justin Morrow
“Greg says I should have had four tonight. That is the first thing he said to me. But he is probably right.” — Toronto FC’s Justin Morrow on what his coach, GregVanney, said after he became the first MLS player in 20 years to score a hat trick with three goals in the 4-2 win […]
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Toronto FC clinches first MLS Supporters' Shield
Toronto FC became the first Canadian team to win the MLS Supporters’ Shield when it clinched the top seed in the 2017 playoffs with a 4-2 win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. HEY (@justmorrow remix)
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Atlanta United, best MLS expansion team ever? Not so fast
Atlanta United is on course to set an attendance record in its first MLS season and is playing some of the best soccer ever seen in the league. But how does it rank among expansion teams? With the additions of Minnesota United and Atlanta United, MLS has grown by 15 teams since the first expansion […]
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MLS Race: Atlanta loses 'heartbeat,' youth is served at RSL
Atlanta United won again before another huge crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but the victory could have been costly as Miguel Almiron, arguably the most exciting young player in MLS, exitedearly with a hamstring injury. No team is playing with more young players than Real Salt Lake, which has surged into playoff contention. Atlanta loses its […]
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What They're Saying: Michael Bradley
“It’s ridiculous — the field, the [football] lines, the whole thing is a joke. It’s the same for both teams. No excuse. It is what it is. It played no part in who wins orloses. But when you talk about trying to grow the league and make every part of it better, games on terrible […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Surges continue for 'Caps and Atlanta
Four-point weeks for two teams helped jostle the rankings at the top, though the top three of Toronto FC, New York City FC and Seattle stayed pat. Atlanta United delighted combined crowdsof more than 115,000 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium by scoring 10 goals, and Vancouver took over the Western Conference lead by beating Minnesota United […]