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MLS Player Rankings Week 5: Vela, Rooney in top spots going into head-to-head clash

Some of the highest-profile players in Major League Soccer took center stage in Week 5.  For their performances this weekend, Carlos Vela and Wayne Rooney landed at the top of our MLS Player Rankings. In the bottom half of the top 20, six players entered the list after they shined in their respective contests. While the […]

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MLS Power Rankings Week 5: LAFC the new, unanimous No. 1

There were only two unanimous votes in Week 5 of the Pro Soccer USA Major League Soccer Power Rankings — for the No. 1 team and the No. 24 team. Ironically, both played each other Saturday. Los Angeles Football Club, who jumped over Seattle Sounders FC into the top spot, crushed the winless San Jose Earthquakes 5-0 at […]

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MLS Week 5 Review: Blowouts, slam dunks and waterlogged fields

Week 5 was the most lopsided of the Major League Soccer season by far, and it was also one of the more lopsided weekends in recent memory.  All you have to do is look at the scoring disparity to understand how dominant a three-day span it was for the victorious sides.  But the significant margins […]

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Three takeaways from Atlanta United’s 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew

  [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”503″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Atlanta United suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Columbus Crew at a soggy Mapfre Stadium Saturday night. The defending MLS Cup champions are now winless through their first four league games of the year. Here are three takeaways from the match in Columbus: […]

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Weather causes controversy between teams, officials in Columbus

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”503″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rain pounded the capital city for the majority of the day, causing the field conditions at MAPFRE stadium to deteriorate throughout Saturday’s 2-0 Columbus win over Atlanta. A poor but playable first 30 minutes changed greatly after an hour delay for […]

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Columbus Crew win waterlogged match against Atlanta United

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Crew SC picked up its first-ever victory against Atlanta United by a score of 2-0 Saturday night, but the real story was the condition of the field. Rain fell all day in Columbus, and it soon showed. The pitch held up well for the first 30 minutes of the game, but […]

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Atlanta United wary of Columbus Crew attack

MARIETTA, Ga. — Gerardo “Tata” Martino was always a fan of how the Columbus Crew played under Gregg Berhalter. It was an admiration so sincere, the former Atlanta United manager expressed regret over his plan to sully a game against Columbus last August with time-wasting tactics, a reluctant response to what he perceived was poor […]

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MLS Power Rankings Week 4: FC Cincinnati cracks the top 10

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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David Accam’s brace powers Philadelphia Union to first win of 2019

CHESTER, Pa.– As David Accam saw his first goal of the Philadelphia Union’s 3-0 win over the Columbus Crew go into the back of the net, he let out a storm of emotions.  Accam was playing with a heavy heart after the passing of his father from cancer earlier this week.  “(The celebration) wasn’t planned. […]

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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 […]