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/ 3625 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 10 of the 2016 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 10 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. Triumph in Toronto No one needed to be told that Saturday night in Toronto was a Bloody Big Deal. It just was. After an eight-game road trip to begin the 2016 season, TFC returned home to play FC Dallas […]
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/ 3629 days agoPep Guardiola faces toughest challenge of his managerial career at Manchester City
The position that Pep Guardiola stepped into at Bayern Munich three years ago this summer was not, in many ways, an enviable one. The Spanish coach was preparing to take over a team that had just won the Champions League, Bundesliga, and German Cup in one of the most successful seasons in the club’s storied […]
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/ 3632 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 9 of the 2016 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 9 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. A Star is Born in Portland Some six years and a handful of weeks ago, Jake Gleeson started the Portland Timbers’ MLS home opener as a fresh-faced 19-year-old. Those were heady days for the New Zealander, who got the […]
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/ 3639 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 8 of 2016 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 8 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. Toronto makes its move The last time Toronto traveled down the 401 to Montreal, they were humiliated in the MLS Cup Playoffs. On that night, TFC didn’t show up. It was 3-0 Impact at halftime. But in the first […]
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/ 3646 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 7
Here are the top 10 things we learned from gameweek 7 of the 2016 MLS season from April 15-17: 1. Referees Remain in the Spotlight MLS PRO’s nightmare continues. Red cards didn’t play a huge part in MLS’ seventh week, but, "thanks" to Baldomero Toledo’s meltdown at the end of Orlando City’s game against New […]
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/ 3659 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 4
Here are the 10 things we learned from week four of the 2016 MLS season. 1. The Red Card Controversy Continues As the calendar flipped to April, red cards continued to dominate the discussion in MLS. Felipe, Matias Laba, Benoit Cheyrou, and Warren Creavalle were all casualties this week. There have now been sixteen red cards […]
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/ 3665 days agoUSA 4-0 Guatemala player ratings and match highlights [VIDEO]
Here are player ratings for the USA’ 4-0 win over Guatemala on Tuesday night in Columbus. USA Brad Guzan, 6 – The goalkeeper had very little to do on a night which the US dominated. There is still very little between Guzan and Tim Howard ahead of the Copa America. Edgar Castillo, 4 – Castillo […]
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/ 3667 days agoTottenham players breathe new life into England team in win
As far as friendly results go, the Germany 2-3 England match made quite an impression. Two nil down after 58 minutes at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, playing the World Champions without their captain Wayne Rooney and starting goalkeeper Joe Hart, the Three Lions were left celebrating a night that Roy Hodgson called “my best […]
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/ 3674 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 3 of the 2016 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 3 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. Red Cards Everywhere PRO's point of emphasis this offseason was on properly recognizing and punishing red card-worthy tackles. So far this season? Mission accomplished – in a big way. This weekend's slate of games was littered with sending offs […]
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/ 3681 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 2 of the 2016 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 2 of the 2016 MLS season. Orange Crush The weekend’s most eye-popping result came in the Texas Derby, where MLS darlings FC Dallas were blitzkrieged 5-0 by the Houston Dynamo. It was a whipping of extraordinary proportions. Part out-of-nowhere Dallas meltdown, but part Houston brilliance. Through […]
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/ 3687 days ago10 thoughts from Gameweek 1 of the 2016 MLS season
Here are ten thoughts on Week 1 of the 2016 MLS season. Back With A Bang There was no better way to forget MLS’ CONCACAF Champions League woes than a thrilling Opening Day of the 2016 season, one which saw 36 goals scored in ten games across the league. Of those ten games, multiple teams […]
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/ 3714 days agoGrading each MLS club on their work completed in the off-season
With opening day of the 2016 MLS season less than a month away, clubs across the league are putting the finishing touches on an offseason that has at different points been eventful, confounding, and fascinating. It’s been an interesting few months for MLS. There has been an exodus of top players – mostly, with the […]
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/ 3716 days agoRevamped LA Galaxy will be MLS powerhouse in 2016
The last piece of the LA Galaxy’s offseason overhaul fell into place on Wednesday, when the team announced the signing of Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong from AC Milan. De Jong is, most likely, the final move of an offseason in which the Galaxy added and subtracted some twenty players – and the final move […]
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/ 3727 days agoMontreal can breathe sigh of relief with return of Didier Drogba
The best news of the Montreal Impact’s offseason came on Sunday when Didier Drogba effectively announced on Twitter that he’d be returning to Major League Soccer for the 2016 season. Even though owner Joey Saputo couldn’t confirm on Monday that Drogba would complete the upcoming season in Montreal, the exhale in Quebec could be heard […]
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/ 3750 days ago10 predictions for the 2016 MLS season
2015 was a big year in MLS, but if recent trends continue, 2016 will be even bigger. Here are 10 predictions for the new season: 1. More expansion Don Garber began laying the groundwork for another league expansion as early as April 2015, when he announced that MLS would push past its 24-teams-by-2020 goal. He […]