It was an abbreviated schedule in Week 4 with only 10 of Major League Soccer’s 24 teams competing during the FIFA international window. But there was still plenty of movement in the Pro Soccer USA Power Rankings. The biggest movers in Week 4 were FC Cincinnati, which jumped five spots after extending an unbeaten streak […]
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The Week 4 Major League Soccer slate may have been small because of the FIFA international break, but it didn’t disappoint in terms of intriguing storylines. Both Sacha Kljestan and LAFC earned revenge for different reasons Saturday. First, the Orlando City midfielder scored on the road against his former team. Then, the second-year franchise avenged […]
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — A goal and an assist from midfielder Kenny Saief helped FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over the New England Revolution Sunday at Gillette Stadium. The visitors from Cincinnati were missing six players heading into the Eastern Conference clash. International duty and injuries meant four fresh faces for a new-look FC Cincinnati […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – It was supposed to be a fair-weather spring day with the New England Revolution in reasonable shape to win its first game of the season. But FC Cincinnati, an expansion team making its first visit to New England, did not get that memo as it strolled to a comfortable 2-0 victory in front […]
FC Cincinnati visits Foxborough on Sunday looking to do what just one other expansion team has ever done: beat the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on the first try. The Philadelphia Union is the only expansion team to emerge victorious from its maiden visit to Gillette Stadium, although the Chicago Fire did win its […]
CINCINNATI — International call-ups and injuries mean FC Cincinnati is expected to field a new-look lineup Sunday against the New England Revolution. Facing a third road match in their opening four fixtures was hard enough for FCC head coach Alan Koch. But making matters worse, Koch will be without six players for the 4 p.m. […]
Generation adidas Cup: MLS academies, Liga MX teams to compete in expanded 2019 tournament
Major League Soccer released details Thursday about the 2019 Generation adidas Cup, which will feature MLS academy and international youth teams. The GA Cup will take place at the Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas, home of FC Dallas, from April 13-20. This year marks the 12th year of the annual under-17 youth tournament. The […]
MLS Power Rankings Week 3: FC Cincinnati, Montreal Impact leap forward
It has taken three weeks, but we finally have some stability atop the Pro Soccer USA MLS Power Rankings. Seattle Sounders FC, LAFC, D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls all remained in unchanged positions among the top four teams after positive results in Week 3. The Montreal Impact and expansion side FC Cincinnati […]
Stand up and give yourselves an extended round of applause, FC Cincinnati fans. Sunday’s home opener for the expansion side at Nippert Stadium was a dream come true for everyone involved with the franchise. Kendall Waston’s 15th-minute goal ignited the party that started well before kickoff around the stadium, and it continued further when Allan Cruz […]
CINCINNATI — Home openers don’t get much better than FC Cincinnati’s on Sunday, as the expansion club opened their 2019 home slate with a resounding 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers. FC Cincinnati’s first MLS win came in front of a sellout crowd of 32,250 at the University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium who were treated […]