New York City FC coach Dome Torrent intimated last week that Valentín Castellanos would be available for the Saturday match against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Ultimately, Torrent decided that the 19-year old Argentine was the superior option to start the home contest. “He has the quality to play, especially against Vancouver,” Torrent told Pro Soccer USA […]
The North Carolina Courage continued their dominant season, rolling to a 2-1 win over the Portland Thorns and earning the NWSL Shield in Cary, N.C., Sunday. Two first-half Lynn Williams goals the Courage (15-1-4, 49 points) record a season sweep the Thorns (8-6-5, 29 points), last year’s NWSL champions. The sole blemish during an otherwise […]
HARRISON, N.J. — With the New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Football Club locked in a stalemate with 10 minutes remaining in regulation, Bradley Wright-Phillips took down a long ball from Marc Rzatkowski with his right foot and took a second touch into the box. The ball was on the foot of one of […]
HOUSTON — In a battle in which both sides desperately needed points to make any sort of playoff push in the last quarter of the NWSL season, it was the Utah Royals who prevailed, scoring twice in the second half for a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dash. But the match on the pitch wasn’t […]
ORLANDO — Orlando Pride coach Tom Sermanni is still searching for answers with four matches left in the season. Time and again, his team of talented stars has put forth confounding performances. The Pride have some of the best attacking players in women’s soccer, but they can’t convert chances. Defensively, Sermanni’s squad has given up […]
Orlando City on Saturday earned its second draw of the season thanks to a stoppage-time goal from right back Scott Sutter. The draw stopped a three-match losing skid, but Orlando City still has a lot of work to do to make up ground in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Here are three takeaways from the […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”339″ 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″] After a controlling of shots and possession from Colorado early, the L.A. Galaxy took an early 1-0 lead against the Rapids when Tommy Smith’s failed clearance landed at the feet of Romain Alessandrini. But the hosts battled back with an equalizing goal from Kellyn […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”339″ 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″] The Seattle Sounders capped off a dramatic comeback at TCF Bank Stadium Saturday night with Will Bruin’s chipped goal in the seventh minute of stoppage. The late goal helped Seattle extend its unbeaten streak to seven matches with a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”340″ 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″] The Vancouver Whitecaps picked up a crucial point Saturday at Yankee Stadium with a 2-2 draw against New York City FC. Vancouver took the lead through a Nicolás Mezquida long-distance shot in the 22th minute. The Whitecaps then fell behind by a goal after […]
FRISCO, Texas — Reggie Cannon was tired entering Saturday night. Days earlier, he said he felt “fatigued” for the first time this season and his 22 Major League Soccer starts and 1,932 minutes of playing time were taking a toll. And during FC Dallas’ 3-1 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes, that toll showed in […]