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New York Red Bulls knocked out of Concacaf Champions League by Santos Laguna

The New York Red Bulls gave their fans hope with two goals in the opening nine minutes that leveled their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series Tuesday night in Torreón, Mexico. Santos Laguna gave those same fans a familiar feeling in a nine-minute span late in the second half, scoring four times en route to a 4-2 […]

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New Mexico United, El Paso Locomotive make Southwest proud in USL Championship debuts

The Southwest certainly showed out for soccer this past weekend. Three new teams from this growing region of the USL Championship landscape debuted Saturday, with New Mexico United and El Paso Locomotive drawing sellout crowds for their home openers. Austin Bold FC, meanwhile, debuted at Cashman Field against a Las Vegas Lights FC team that […]

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Four soccer coaches indicted in college admissions scandal

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Montreal Impact News

Montreal Impact’s Samuel Piette called up to Canadian national team

MONTREAL — The Canadian national team have called up Montreal Impact midfielder Samuel Piette for its Concacaf Nations League qualifiers against French Guiana at BC Place on March 24. “It’s the last game before the Gold Cup so it’s a last preparation to be called up for it especially since the competition is more and […]

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Montreal impact coach Remi Garde denies Lyon return rumors

MONTREAL — Montreal Impact coach Remi Garde denied the rumors indicating he’d return to coach his former club Lyon this summer.  The Frenchman made a point to turn down any link with the Ligue 1 club on Tuesday morning. “On my side, I deny all recent contacts with Lyon on the subject that was brought […]

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MLS Player Rankings Week 2: Darwin Quintero remains on top

As expected, there was plenty of turnover in our MLS Player Rankings following Week 2.  Since some of Week 1’s top performers didn’t thrive as much in Week 2, the door was open for plenty of new entrants to slide into the list. And we also opened up five more spots as we work our […]

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Minnesota United FC News

Minnesota United reverses recent history with two early wins

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City signs Swedish centerback Robin Jansson

Orlando City announced the signing of Swedish centerback Robin Jansson on Tuesday, putting a face to a potential signing teased by club executive vice president of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi. Jansson, 27, comes to Orlando City from Swedish Allsvenskan side AIK. He won the league title with AIK last season and recorded 25 starts.  “Robin […]

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Sky Blue FC: Coach, players say there’s a ‘fresh energy’ after concerns addressed

MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — After a rocky 2018 season and an offseason that also had its drama, things appear to have finally settled down for Sky Blue FC. It is more than just the promise of a season that should be better than the last — the team’s players finally got changes they asked for. “When things […]

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Guram Kashia on winless start to San Jose Earthquakes season: ‘It’s not a crisis’

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After suffering a second straight loss to open the 2019 season, both at their home stadium, the San Jose Earthquakes sit bottom of the MLS table. It’s a familiar locale for the franchise, which finished off the previous campaign in the very same position. The introduction of new head coach Matias […]