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/ 3904 days ago10 things we learned from gameweek 22 of the MLS season
Here are the ten things we learned from week 22 of the MLS season. 1. Trouble In Seattle The Sounders were demolished 3-0 by the Vancouver Whitecaps at home on Saturday night. The loss, Seattle’s seventh in their last eight games, hurt for a number of reasons. It happened with Brad Evans, Stefan Frei, and […]
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/ 3910 days agoPep Guardiola ignored Caleb Porter’s handshake
It had to have been one of the strangest questions Mauricio Pochettino has ever fielded, but it was a question that everyone in MLS knew was coming – yes, Pochettino will shake Pablo Mastroeni’s hand at the conclusion of the MLS All-Star game on Wednesday night. No matter what. It should go without saying. Not […]
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/ 3915 days agoUS Soccer should have hired Joachim Löw, not Jurgen Klinsmann
I’m not surprised that the United States lost to Jamaica in the Gold Cup semifinal on Wednesday night. If you’ve been watching the tournament, you probably weren’t surprised either. Jamaica is a solid team. Thanks to a new coach, the best part of two months together this summer thanks to a Copa America invite, and […]
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/ 3916 days agoUSA 1-2 Jamaica player ratings, Gold Cup semi-final
After another dismal performance, the United States has paid the ultimate price: A humiliating loss to Jamaica at the Georgia Dome in the Gold Cup semifinal – the first to a Caribbean team at home for the US since 1968, the US’ first Gold Cup loss before the final in five tournaments, and the Americans’ […]
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/ 3918 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 20
Here are the 10 things we learned from week 20 of the MLS season. 1. The Galaxy Raise The Stakes A fair number in MLS would tell you that the 2014 LA Galaxy was the league’s best attacking team ever. The front six – Juninho, Marcelo Sarvas, Stefan Ishizaki, Landon Donovan, Gyasi Zardes, and Robbie […]
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/ 3920 days agoUSA vs. Cuba player ratings from Gold Cup quarterfinal
The USA got their easiest and biggest win of the 2015 Gold Cup on Saturday afternoon in Baltimore against a depleted Cuba in the quarterfinal. The final score? 6-0 to the Americans. Stiffer tests are to come, but for now, the US can enjoy a big day. Here are the player ratings (out of 10): Brad […]
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/ 3925 days agoUSA vs. Panama player ratings
It was coming: The United States’ failure to beat Panama at Sporting Park on Monday night can hardly be surprising, considering the nature of their first two wins at this 2015 Gold Cup. Now, the business end of the tournament begins. Here are the player ratings (out of 10) for the Panama draw: Brad Guzan, […]
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/ 3925 days ago10 things we learned from MLS Gameweek 19
Here are the ten things we learned from week nineteen of the 2015 MLS season. 1. Hats Off To Jim Curtin Jim Curtin, without a doubt, has the hardest managerial job in Major League Soccer. Ask any Union fan, or anyone who covers the team, and they’ll tell you that the aggressively inept ownership of […]
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/ 3928 days agoUSA vs. Haiti Gold Cup player ratings
The US clinched its Gold Cup group last night with a 1-0 win over Haiti, but did little to soothe the fears surrounding this team after its first match against Honduras. Here are the player ratings for both teams. USA Brad Guzan, 8 – Guzan looked every bit the part of international number one, making […]
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/ 3932 days agoColumbus Crew revival and what it means for American soccer
On a hot Midwest day two years ago, the Columbus Crew beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 at what was then Columbus Crew Stadium. By the end of the season, the Timbers would be Western Conference champions playing a slick style of soccer under a young manager with confidence and vision. The Crew was mired in […]
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/ 3933 days ago10 things we learned from MLS Gameweek 18
Here are the ten things we learned from week eighteen of the MLS season. 1. Seattle Strikes A Blow To Save Its Season There is no torture in soccer like the torture of being unable to score goals. That’s what the Seattle Sounders were facing as they played on the horror show that is Univision’s […]
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/ 3940 days ago10 things we learned from MLS Gameweek 17
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 17 of the 2015 MLS season. 1. Rivalry Week worked The big, weeklong push for MLS’ first rivalry week paid off with some terrific spectacles and terrific soccer over the weekend, and while the corporate branding was somewhat nauseating, expect the rivalry week gimmick to be […]
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/ 3947 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 16 of 2015 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 16 of the MLS season: 1. The LA Galaxy Are Back The Galaxy got healthy. Robbie Keane, Robbie Rogers, AJ DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez – the band was back together in front of an unusually strong StubHub Center crowd on Saturday night, and the home team responded […]
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/ 3958 days agoUSWNT’s Abby Wambach under pressure ahead
There are plenty of fascinating angles in the buildup to the United States against Sweden Women’s World Cup match, and former US head coach, current Sweden boss, and generally beloved mother figure to the women’s game Pia Sundhage added fuel to the fire on Monday. Talking to the press, Sundhage pulled no punches. Between ripping […]
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/ 3962 days agoReview of day one of FOX’s Women’s World Cup coverage
On one of the biggest sports days of the year, the 2015 Women’s World Cup got underway Saturday from Canada and marked the beginning of FOX Sports’ World Cup era. In the buildup to the tournament, all the signs had been positive from FOX – from the studio setup in Vancouver, to the number of […]