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MLS Week 2 preview: Wondo Watch, big clash in West and more

At some point in the near future, fans will rise for an extended ovation and praise will come in from all over social media to celebrate San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski. Wondolowski is one goal away from tying Landon Donovan’s all-time scoring record of 145 goals, and Wondo’s recent success against Minnesota United suggests […]

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USL Championship preview: 11 players to watch in 2019

The United Soccer League rebranded and reorganized itself into three tiers during the offseason, and the highest level – the USL Championship – is set to get underway this weekend. Filling rosters in the league are budding and promising prospects, former MLS stars, bonafide professionals and journeymen who just flat out love the sport of […]

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Dome Torrent: NYCFC ‘have to win’ home opener vs. DC United

NEW YORK — It’s Game 2 of 34 in the Major League Soccer regular season, but New York City FC coach Dome Torrent is already placing a label on the club’s home opener against D.C. United usually reserved for the fall. Yes, Sunday afternoon’s showdown at Yankee Stadium is a “must-win” game for the Cityzens. […]

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USL notes: Pittsburgh gets goalkeeper Lundgaard on loan from Columbus

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds bolstered their goalkeeping corps earlier this week by acquiring Ben Lundgaard on loan from Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew. The native of Wilmington, Del., is set to be on loan with the Hounds for all of 2019 season, but the Crew reserve the right to recall him at any point. “Ben is […]

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Chicago Fire defender Marcelo adjusting to new league, language, ‘everything’

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Growing up in Brazil and playing almost all of his professional career in Portugal, Chicago Fire defender Marcelo only needed to know one language. As the 29-year-old now adjusts to life in America and Major League Soccer, Marcelo is also handling a language barrier. For the first time in his career, Portuguese is no […]

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Houston Dynamo hold college signing ceremony for academy players

Houston – The Houston Dynamo held a college signing ceremony for seven of their academy players that moved on to the next step toward becoming professional soccer players.   Since 2010, The Dynamo academy has produced 89 collegiate and professional players, such as starting goalkeeper Tyler Deric, defender Erik McCue and midfielder Memo Rodriguez — […]

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Is Kemar Lawrence a fullback option for New York Red Bulls’ second leg vs. Santos?

HANOVER, N.J. — It’s clear as day how vital Kemar Lawrence is to the New York Red Bulls. The Jamaican international is an MLS Best XI selection from 2018 and his knee injury before the Eastern Conference finals all but derailed the club’s hopes of lifting the MLS Cup for the first time. But what’s […]

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FC Cincinnati adapting to an early change in tactics

CINCINNATI — For some coaches, talking formations can sometimes be the opposite of straightforward.  “Everybody will talk about your formations,” offered FC Cincinnati head coach Alan Koch at the club’s training on Thursday. “Formations are [just] numbers, of course. It’s really about where you want to put the players on the field in their areas of […]

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Breaking down the USWNT players’ federal lawsuit

All 28 current United States women’s national team players filed a federal class-action lawsuit Friday morning against the U.S. Soccer Federation seeking equal pay and alleging gender-based discrimination. The USSF is the governing body for the sport in America and pays the men’s and women’s national teams. The lawsuit demands a jury trial for violations […]

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Vancouver Whitecaps hope for improved chemistry against Real Salt Lake

While the Vancouver Whitecaps lost their season opener 2-3 against Minnesota United, there were plenty of positives from the game. Positives the Whitecaps hope will be at the forefront when they travel to Utah, where they face Real Salt Lake at 6 p.m. ET Saturday. Individual mistakes were the main problem for the Whitecaps against Minnesota. […]