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/ 3963 days agoPlayer ratings – USMNT 4 Holland 3
Well, folks, international friendlies don’t get any better than that! It was a banner day for the US men on Friday, as the Americans traversed a late 3-1 deficit against the Netherlands to come back and beat the Dutch 4-3. Here are the player ratings: Brad Guzan, 7: Guzan, named the US No. 1 for […]
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/ 3967 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 13
Here are the 10 things we learned from week 13 of the Major League Soccer season. 1. Orlando City is the league’s best show This week started strongly for Orlando City – the club announced last Wednesday that its new soccer-specific stadium in downtown Orlando would be completely privately financed, built on land the club […]
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/ 3974 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 12
Here are the 10 things we learned from gameweek 12 of the Major League Soccer season. 1. Congratulations to Chris Wondolowski The wait for Wondo’s 100th MLS goal wasn’t a long one. Eight days after heading in 99 at Avaya Stadium, the San Jose Earthquakes striker hit the century mark at Levi’s Stadium by converting […]
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/ 3978 days agoSacking Carlo Ancelotti would be a major mistake for Real Madrid
The now commonly accepted fact is that Carlo Ancelotti will coach his last game for Real Madrid on Saturday against Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu, after which he will be fired after his second season in the Spanish capital. Ancelotti’s crime? A year after delivering Real their elusive 10th European Cup, the Italian tactician led […]
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/ 3981 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 11
Here are the 10 things we learned from week eleven of the Major League Soccer season. 1. Seattle Is The Team To Beat The Sounders traveled up to BC Place to take on the front-running Vancouver Whitecaps, replaced Obafemi Martins with Chad Barrett, watched Barrett nab a brace, and returned to Seattle with the Cascadia […]
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/ 3988 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 10
Here are the 10 things we learned from week ten of the Major League Soccer season. 1. The first New York derby lives up to the hype MLS has had its fair share of contrived, manufactured, entirely disappointing rivalries. This New York Red Bulls – New York City FC thing isn’t going to be one […]
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/ 3991 days agoNew York City's future remains bright despite troubled start
The results aren’t painting a pretty picture for New York City FC ahead of the biggest match in franchise history. NYCFC haven’t won since the middle of March. They’ve lost five of their last seven, with measly draws picked up against Colorado and Philadelphia. During that stretch, the team has scored a measly three goals. […]
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/ 3995 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 9
Here are the 10 things we learned from gameweek nine of the Major League Soccer season. 1. Sleepwalking in LA Alan Gordon has, single-handedly netted LA somewhere around five of their 13 points this season. Without Gordon, who hit the 200 appearance landmark against Seattle earlier this year, the Galaxy are bottom of the Western […]
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/ 4002 days ago9 things we learned from MLS gameweek 8
Here are the 10 things we learned from week eight of the MLS season. 1. Univision’s MLS English-language broadcasts are a disaster With MLS’ new TV deal, Univision was pushed into the spotlight with an exclusive Friday night game each week. It hasn’t been pretty. Univision had a double-header on Friday night, and to be […]
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/ 4016 days ago10 things we learned from gameweek 6 of MLS
Here are the 10 things we learned from week six of the Major League Soccer season. 1. Orlando can be as good as they want to be The Lions made one of the longest road-trips in MLS to play the newly confident Portland Timbers, and dismantled them in a convincing 2-0 win. Very few teams […]
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/ 4024 days ago10 things we learned from gameweek 5 of MLS
Here are the 10 things we learned from week five of the 2015 Major League Soccer season: 1. Crisis in Philadelphia What’s the worse feeling for Philadelphia Union fans right now? That the Union became only the seventh team in MLS history to go into stoppage time winning and finish it losing, or that there’s […]
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/ 4030 days ago10 things we learned from gameweek 4 of MLS
Here are the 10 things we learned from gameweek 4 of MLS. 1. Why did we play this weekend? MLS has consistently played through FIFA international breaks. That was the case this weekend too, with the likes of Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore, Nick Rimando, Robbie Keane and others absent and on international duty instead […]
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/ 4031 days agoJurgen Klinsmann should be sacked if USMNT fail to win Gold Cup
When Bob Bradley got sacked as US manager after the 2011 Gold Cup, it was the right move. The US needed a new voice. Fresh ideas. Different energy. Bradley did a good job, but it was time for both parties to move on. A 4-2 loss to Mexico in the tournament finale at the Rose […]
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/ 4037 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 3
Here are the 10 things we learned from week three of MLS. 1. New beginnings in San Jose Thanks in large part to MLS’ generous hand in scheduling the Chicago Fire as the opposition on opening day at the new Avaya Stadium, the San Jose Earthquakes’ big day went off without a hitch. Avaya is […]
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/ 4044 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 2
Here are the 10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 2: 1. A Little Joy For NYCFC NYCFC’s rollout was rough. It ranged from brutally mismanaged to the deliberately misleading in the signing of Frank Lampard. The team still doesn’t have a stadium plan, the New York Yankees are moaning about their use of Yankee Stadium, […]