ALL POSTS TAGGED "Steve Zakuani"

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/ 4211 days ago

The Sad Tale Of Steve Zakuani's Ailing MLS Career

The question was only asked because there was nothing else to talk about. The press conference lasted all of 50 seconds. The Portland Timbers had just crushed Guyanese side Alpha United 6-0 in front of one of their smallest home crowds ever since joining MLS in a midweek CONCACAF Champions League respite from the furious […]

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/ 5450 days ago

What Should Mondaini's Punishment Be for Morales Tackle?

Another week, another MLS star goes down with broken bones. This time it was Javier Morales who is out for months after Marcos Mondaini made an aggressive challenge on the midfielder in front of the Chivas net. Morales cut back towards the goal from the wing and Mondaini, beaten on the play, went to ground […]

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/ 5461 days ago

The Week in Review: April 25-29, 2011

Quite possibly this has been one of the darkest weeks in MLS in a long time. David Ferreira is gone for a while, Steve Zakuani's situation is even worse, the league handed out the longest suspension in its history, Seattle is suffering even more with O'Brian White's surgery, and RSL suffered a gut-punch defeat. All […]

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/ 5462 days ago

Was Brian Mullan's Punishment Too Harsh?

MLS has handed down the punishment for last weekend's tackle by Brian Mullan that broke Steve Zakuani's leg, and it's a doosy. The league suspended the veteran midfielder for an additional 9 games on top of his one game red card suspension and fined him $5,000 (plus $250 for the red card). The suspension is […]