WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United fell back to the pressure of New York City FC’s offense from the opening whistle Sunday at Audi Field. The home side failed to find its footing, conceded early and lost 2-0. “It is very disappointing,” captain Wayne Rooney said. “I don’t think we deserved anything out of the game […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen knows the intricacies of a Major League Soccer season. In his 22nd season in the league, he is quite familiar with the long season, suspensions, injuries and the art of having to put together several iterations of a team. Although prepared, those obstacles challenged United last […]
Saturday morning’s match saw the Chicago Fire jump out to an early 1-0 lead on a Nemanja Nikolic goal, but the visiting Colorado Rapids leveled the match with a Kei Kamara header as both teams entered halftime at 1-1. In the second half, the hosts opened the floodgates with three unanswered goals by C.J. Sapong […]
CHESTER, Pa. — Philadelphia Union manager Jim Curtin issued a challenge to his team ahead of Saturday’s 3-0 win against the Montreal Impact. “I challenged the guys this week,” Curtin said. “Do we want to be average and be in that fight for 5th through 12th in the Eastern Conference, or do we want to be […]
Atlanta United lost to FC Dallas, 2-1, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday afternoon. The defeat leaves the Five Stripes with five points after six Major League Soccer games in 2019. Here are three takeaways: How can Josef Martínez get involved? Martínez is the reigning MLS Most Valuable Player. He scored 38 goals in the regular season […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — When Nicolás Gaitán was introduced as a Chicago Fire player, coach Veljko Paunović said he is one of the best players to ever play in MLS. He hasn’t approached that level yet, but on Saturday the Argentine playmaker showed up in crucial moments, as Paunović put it. Gaitán had two assists in […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Earth Day in the South Bay was all Earthquakes Saturday night, as San Jose celebrated a convincing 4-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City in front of an appreciative crowd of 15,777 at Avaya Stadium. Danny Hoesen scored twice in the opening quarter-hour of the game, as the forward took his season […]
The Washington Spirit (1-1-0, 3 points) could not find an answer to the high-pressing Utah Royals FC (1-0-0, 3 points) Saturday. Utah took down the Spirit 1-0 in front of an announced crowd of 18,015 at Rio Tinto Stadium. The Royals — with more experience on the roster than the Spirit’s week 1 opponent, Sky […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution goalkeeper Cody Cropper apparently owes his teammates doughnuts. At least that’s how the ritual is supposed to go when the Revolution keep a clean sheet, which they did for the first time this season in Saturday night’s 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls. Cropper pitched in by […]
COLUMBUS, OH – In his first match against his old team, Columbus Crew head coach Caleb Porter probably wished he was on the other side of the outcome. The Portland Timbers broke Columbus’ undefeated home streak that dated back to June of 2018, beating the hosts 3-1 and getting their first win of the season. […]