Toronto FC is the class of MLS. If anyone doubted, its 4-0 win over New York City FC showed why TFC, now with a five-point lead in the Supporters’ Shield race, is the team to beat.
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MLS Power Rankings: NYCFC jumps two spots to top
In one of the wackiest as well as busiest weeks of the season so far, another shuffle of the top three moved New York City FC atop the heap after it beat previous leader Chicago, 2-1. After getting agood point at Yankee Stadium, Toronto FC was held at home by Colorado, 1-1, to stay second. […]
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MLS: Those All-Star Game omissions
The bigger MLS gets, in terms of number of teams and the talent it attracts, the harder it gets to pick an all-star team. But even with 24 players named for the MLS All-Star Game Aug. 2 against RealMadrid in Chicago, there were some very notable omissions. — Tim Melia (Sporting KC). Leads MLS in […]
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Report: Bradley and Altidore will join USA for Gold Cup quarterfinals
Sources told Goal.com that Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore will join the U.S. national team from Toronto FC for the knockout stages of the Gold Cup. Each team can make up to sixchanges for the quarterfinals. Players must come from its provisional roster of 40 players.
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SA Midseason Awards: Nikolic, Paunovic head list of Chicago candidates
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) There are clear frontrunners for a few of the major individual awards presented annually by MajorLeague Soccer, and other categories are wide-open. The official voting for such awards is split between three groups: current MLS players; MLS staff members, including coaches, technicaldirectors, PR directors, and business officers; and media members with […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Chicago stays on top
Chicago held the top spot and the teams in second and third switched places during the holiday midweek action. The Fire posted a 2-2 tie in Portland to stretch its unbeaten streak to 11games, the longest such run in MLS this season. Toronto FC beat Orlando City, 3-1, and moved into second past New York […]
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Midseason kudos to Atlanta, questions for PRO
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Thanks to the FIFA international break, this week is a good time to assess MLS and praise the good andlament the bad. It’s about the only time as well, for the return of league play dovetails with the heavy schedule of summer international friendlies as well as the All-Star GameAug. 2 […]
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USL Rewind: Western rivals battle to tie
Sacramento Republic FC scored the first goal at home, but could not tally again and settled for a 1-1 tie with San Antonio FC Saturday viewed by 11,569 fans at Papa Murphy’s Park. Republic centerback Emrah Klimenta surprised SAFC by making a run out of the back in the 19th minute and when captain Danny […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red-hot Fire takes over at the top
The Chicago Fire took advantage of Toronto FC’s second loss in the last four games to take over first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 4-0 rout of Vancouver coupledwith a 3-1 FC Dallas defeat of TFC moved Chicago on top, and New York City FC rose to second by downing Minnesota United, […]
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MLS Saturday: Fire takes first with eighth straight win
The Chicago Fire moved into first place in the Eastern Conference when it beat Vancouver, 4-0, for its eighth straight MLS win and Toronto FC lost at FC Dallas, 3-1. It’s the latest in the season theFire has been in first place since 2005. Nemanja Nikolic scored twice in the first 18 minutes to give […]