Watched by a dismal crowd of 8,992 at MAPFRE Stadium, Crew SC squandered an early lead and by losing to Vancouver, 2-1, dropped out of first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. New York City FC jumped into the top spot by rallying for a 2-1 victory at San Jose. Atlanta United captured a […]
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What They're Saying: Jonathan Osorio
“There were two of their staff who were kind of harassing Seba. I stepped in to say, ‘Just relax,’ and one of their guys kind of did a little cheap shot. It’s OK, I took it and kept going. I didn’tsee any players involved. I don’t know what [Club America head coach Miguel Herrera] saw, […]
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MLS Focus: Toronto FC juggles priorities and competitions
Returning from the international break, Greg Vanney, coach of MLS champion Toronto FC, says good performances are still more important early in the MLS season than results. Andwhat TFC does in the Concacaf Champions League is the short-term priority over MLS. But the Reds enter Friday night’s game at home against Real Salt Lake facing […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Road point just enough to keep Crew SC on top
Five teams remain unbeaten at this early stage in the MLS season and though the Crew failed to win it stayed atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by tying 0-0 at Philadelphia. New York City FC held second with an efficient 2-0 defeat of Orlando City in a match that exemplified the different directions taken by […]
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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 […]
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Toronto FC breaks seal at home to win battle of champions
MLS champion Toronto FC rallied from a goal down in the second half to beat reigning Mexican champion Tigres, 2-1, in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series. Chilean Eduardo Vargas put Tigres, the 2017 Torneo Apertura champion, ahead in the 52nd minute, but TFC came right back eight minutes later when […]
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MLS 2018: Eastern Conference preview
A surge of superiority by the Eastern Conference is not likely to abate in 2018. Toronto FC is again head of the class and a pack of pursuers is led by Atlanta United, Chicago and the twoNew York teams. There are new head coaches in New England and Montreal, and a lot of expectations for […]
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MLS 2018: Treble-winning Toronto FC sets sights on more trophies
The capture of an historic treble last year by Toronto FC didn’t sit well with many rival fans south of the border, for the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup were accompanied by theCanadian Championship, won by TFC in a field of just four teams. Concacaf Champions League: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 208 pm ET Herediano (CRC) vs. […]
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MLS Moves: Champion Toronto FC upgrades lineup with van der Wiel signing
MLS champion Toronto FC has the luxury of picking and choosing where it wants to add to its team. The signing of Dutch international right back Gregory van der Wiel fits into thatcategory. He was signed after TFC reached a transfer agreement with Italian Serie A club Cagliari. Van der Wiel was acquired TAM, meaning […]
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Bill Manning on building a winning tradition in Toronto, what he learned about player development at RSL and the way forward for U.S. Soccer
Massapequa (N.Y.) native Bill Manning, 50, got his start in pro soccer as a player and then as an executive with lower-division teams like the New York Fever and Long Island Rough Ridersand with the Brooklyn Italians, who played in the old Concacaf Champions Cup. After an MLS stint with defunct Tampa Bay, he worked in […]