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New York Red Bulls News

New York coach Chris Armas feels numbers are in Red Bulls’ favor

HANOVER, N.J. — New York Red Bulls coach Chris Armas says all the numbers, or analytics, are positive — except the standings that show three straight losses. “It’s close,” Armas said after the Red Bulls’ training session Tuesday. “What we don’t do is cloud what we’re looking at. We know what we’re looking at, and […]

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Tony Novo out as president, general manager of Sky Blue

NEW YORK — Tony Novo resigned his position as Sky Blue FC president and general manager, the club announced on Tuesday. He will be replaced by the club’s vice president, Alyse LaHue, on an interim basis. Novo will return to his work as a residential mortgage lender after more than six years at Sky Blue, […]

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Atlanta United FC News

Ezequiel Barco: Atlanta United staying ‘calm’ through winless streak

MARIETTA, Ga. — Four games into the 2019 Major League Soccer season, Atlanta United, the defending MLS Cup champion, remains without a victory. This was unexpected.  Atlanta has struggled for numerous reasons: A congested schedule to start the year, a new manager implementing new tactics and a new arrival replacing a departed star, to name a […]

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Week 6 MLS Player Rankings: Vela, Rossi lead LAFC dominance

Los Angeles Football Club is not only the top team in Major League Soccer, it has been the dominant force in the weekly Pro Soccer USA Player Rankings.  In six weeks, six different LAFC players have graced the ranking of the league’s top 20 in-form players.  Bob Bradley’s side is again represented by the most […]

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In-Depth New York Red Bulls News

Will stable rosters, lineups become fashionable in MLS?

NEW YORK — To the casual Major League Soccer or New York Red Bulls fan, the starting lineup Chris Armas trotted out for New York’s first competitive match of the season probably didn’t raise an eyebrow. Against an obscure Dominican opponent (Atlético Pantoja) in a non-league, international match (the Concacaf Champions League), the game drew […]

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Atlanta United FC News

Atlanta United’s Mikey Ambrose out 3-5 weeks. Franco Escobar, Pity Martinez resume training

MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United fullback Mikey Ambrose injured his right meniscus in training last Friday and will miss three-to-five weeks, the club announced Tuesday. Ambrose tore the same tendon last August and missed the remainder of the Five Stripes’ season. A club official calls the new injury a “slight tear.” Forward Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez resumed training […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City goalkeeper Brian Rowe: Lions looking to cut out ‘preventable’ goals

SANFORD, Fla. – Despite Orlando City securing its first home win of the season by dropping the Colorado Rapids 4-3 in a thriller, coach James O’Connor said the team’s defending is something that will be addressed in training this week. Goalkeeper Brian Rowe, the team’s starter through its first six matches, called the goals the […]

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Orlando Pride

Orlando Pride coach Marc Skinner on team culture: I want the best for the players

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Pride coach Marc Skinner isn’t just installing a new system of play for his team. The Pride rolled to a 5-0 preseason victory over Puerto Rico Sol FC on Sunday in Orlando City Stadium. Skinner’s system was on display during the friendly, but he said that system is a product of […]

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Cincinnati News US Soccer

U.S. men’s national team to host Venezuela in first ever match in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — U.S. Soccer is set to officially announce that the men’s national team will visit Cincinnati for a friendly against Venezuela on June 9, according to sources familiar with the details.  This will be the first-ever stop in Cincinnati for the men’s national team, and the second of two tune-up matches ahead of this summer’s […]

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Los Angeles FC News

The record LAFC broke that no one is talking about

Los Angeles FC did more than add to its unbeaten 5-0-1 record this past weekend when it defeated D.C. United 4-0 at Audi Field. The club also broke a record for most goals scored through the first six games of a season. LAFC has scored 19 times already, breaking the previous record of 18 that […]