[MLS] Shiny, spiffy, brand-new Red BullArena will have to wait to stage an MLS Cup. And that’s probably a good thing. A week after Commissioner Don Garber hinted during ateleconference call with reporters that the league’s championship game would be staged north of the border, an official announcement came Tuesday of a Nov. 21 title […]
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Teams look for bright spots
[MLS] It won’t be easy for D.C. United’s new coach Curt Onalfo to point to positives after United was routed by his former team, andPhiladelphia’s most surprising pick of the expansion draft disappointed, but Chicago and Toronto could find reason for optimism after their losses. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoneylooks back at the first week of […]
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2010 team-by-team rosters
[MLS] Teams continue to make moves as the 2010 MLS season opens. Toronto signed Croatian-Argentine midfielder MartinSaric and goalie Jon Conway and waived Brian Edwards. New England signed former Rev Khano Smith and Serbian midfielder Marko Perovic. For all 2010 numerical rosters, based on the latest information, including career MLS games andgoals … Note: r=rookie. […]
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SA RANKINGS: Chivas USA goalkeeping duo stands out
[MLS] Heading into the 15th MLS season, Soccer America will rank each team at each position. First up, the goalkeepers. The keepers for each teamare ranked for experience, competence, and depth. The backups, of which there may be more than one per team, also figure into the evaluations and are listed if they have MLS […]
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Moreno leads D.C. United to Carolina Cup title
[MLS] Jaime Moreno, MLS’s all-time leading goal scorer, scored two more goals to give him all five goals in threevictories and lead D.C. United to a 2-0 win over host Charleston Battery that gave it the Carolina Challenge Cup championship for the first time in five appearances on Saturday night before a crowd of5,036. The […]
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Players anticipate strike, says Toronto rep Garcia
[MLS] While talks between Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Union continue in Washington, D.C. under the auspices of mediator George H. Cohen, the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, at least one player rep says the union anticipates that the 2010 MLS season won’t start on time. Toronto FC’s Nick Garcia […]
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Angel hat trick gives unbeaten Red Bulls Disney Classic title
[MLS] Juan Pablo Angel scored a hat trick to lead the New York Red Bulls past Toronto FC, 4-0, Saturday night and givethem the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic title at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Rookie forward Conor Chinn also scored for New York,which improved to 4-0-3 in preseason. Rookie Austin da […]
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TFC and Red Bulls advance in Disney Classic
[MLS] Toronto FC and New York advanced to Saturday’s final of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic with wins over FC Dallas and Houston, respectively, onThursday. Ugandan trialist Vincent Kayizzi scored the only goal of the game in TFC’s 1-0 in over FC Dallas. TFC won despite losing Nick Garcia to a red card […]
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How will expansion Philly fare off-field?
By Ridge Mahoney While it’s true that expanding into Philadelphia in 2010 will mark the fourth straight season, and fifth occasion in the last six years, that MLShas added at least one new team, this move might be the most important. Philly will not be a melding of MLS and NFL, as is the case […]
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UCF earns tie against Toronto FC
[MLS PRESEASON] Most college teams have been routed by MLS teams in preseason action, but UCF battled to a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC in a 80-minute match playedThursday. The Knights came within a minute of pulling out a win. Knights used a penalty kick from junior Yaron Bacher in the 57th minute to earnthe […]