[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The number of foreign goalkeepers in MLS is increasing. On the heels of Macedonian-German goalie OlaNikolov signing with Philadelphia comes the announcement that Vancouver has acquired Denmark native David Ousted, a 28-year-old who has played forBrondby and most recently Randers FC. During the last three Superliga seasons for Randers, Ousted recorded 35 shutouts […]
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Three coaches in the hot seat
[MLS SCHEDULE: Week 14] Following the exit of Chivas USA head coach Jose Luis Sanchez Sola — Dutchman Sacha van der Most, the club’s youth academy directory of soccer, will serve asinterim head coach until Mexican Jose Luis Real takes over — attention turns to the other MLS coaches in the hot seat. One of […]
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Impact rallies twice to win national crown
[AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP] The Montreal Impact twice came back from a goal down to tie the Vancouver Whitecaps, 2-2, and win the Amway Canadian Championshipon away goals. The title will send the Impact to the Concacaf Champions League for the first since 2008-09 when it reached the semifinals as a minor-league team. Vancouver, on the […]
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Huitema hat trick gives him lead with 25 goals
[VANCOUVER WHITECAPS] Brody Huitema‘s hat trick for the Northwest Division co-leader Vancouver Whitecaps in an 8-0 winover the Santa Cruz Breakers catapulted him into the national scoring lead in the Development Academy’s under-17/18 age group with 25 goals. YassinEssa has 16 goals for Vancouver, and Spencer DeBoice, who also had a hat trick against the […]
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'Caps improvise and frustrate Montreal
[AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP] After starting 0-4-1 in MLS play on the road, the Vancouver Whitecaps adopted a new defensive look for the first leg of the AmwayCanadian Championship final at Montreal, and it paid off with a 0-0 tie at Stade Saputo. Among the changes were midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker movingto right back and left back […]
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Salgado needs surgery again on injury foot
[USA UNDER-20 MEN] Omar Salgado, the No. 1 pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, is sidelined again with a broken footsuffered during the recent U.S. under-20 national team camp. He re-fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, requiring surgery performed by Dr. BertMandelbaum in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday. Salgado had initially broke his […]
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Galaxy underwhelms in Vancouver loss
[MLS REWIND: Week 11] The Los Angeles Galaxy looked anything like two-time MLS champions in its 3-1 loss to Vancouver thatsnapped the Whitecaps’ seven-game winless streak. Yes, David Beckham is gone, and Robbie Keane was left at home ratherthan risk further injury on the B.C. Place turf. But its two big stars, Landon Donovan and […]
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Montreal answers critics with 6-0 win over Toronto
[AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP] The Montreal Impact brushed aside criticism that it did not take the Amway Canadian Championship seriously with a 6-0 drubbing ofToronto FC at Stade Saputo Wednesday night that moved it into the final against the Vancouver Whitecaps with a 6-2 aggregate win. Italian forward Marco Di Vaiocame off the bench to led […]
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A matter of trust
By Paul Kennedy The Seattle-Portland match caps MLS’s schedule of seven Saturday games during Rivalry Week — and concludes 10 hours of consecutive coverage on NBC and NBC Sports Network. MEDIA NOTES. Jeff Bradley has joined MLSSoccer.com as a senior writer. He worked as the MetroStars’ first mediadirector and later covered soccer for ESPN The […]
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Here come the Canucks!
By Ridge Mahoney I know it’s ridiculously early in the MLS season to get too giddy about anything, but the signs north of the border are glowingly positive. Montreal has already equaled its grand total of two road victories last year by winning in Seattle and Portland on back-to-back weekends. Like the Impact, Vancouver is […]