If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. This appeared to be D.C. United coach Ben Olsen’s thought with his starting lineup Saturday in the 1-1 draw against LAFC. Olsen started an identical lineup in United’s games against the San Jose Earthquakes and LAFC, despite gaining midfielder Júnior Moreno back from injury and defender Joseph Mora […]
Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath said back before this past run of six games — five of which were at home — that how the Loons fared in this stretch would define where they ranked in MLS so far this season. Well, the Loons were able to end it with a statement, beating the Montreal […]
HARRISON, N.J. — In the locker room before Saturday night’s match, New York Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips reminded his team of the importance of the matchup — the Philadelphia Union. “I think they look at us as a big rival,” he said. “Before the game, I spoke and [Red Bulls coach] Jesse [Marsch] spoke […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”219″ 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″] Orlando City coach Jason Kreis apologized in advance for any “snide” comments he might make during his post-match press conference, He was frustrated after the Lions’ 2-1 loss to the Chicago Fire, and the coach took aim at the officiating after the match. A […]
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Samuel Armenteros scored twice and the Portland Timbers extended their franchise-record winning streak to six with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Armenteros flicked Sebastian Blanco’s pass around defender Danny Wilson and then beat him to it for a chip finish that opened the scoring for […]
SEATTLE –Real Salt Lake upended the Seattle Sounders at home Saturday, 1-0. RSL notched the game-winner in the 61st minute thanks to a curling strike from winger Sebastian Saucedo, as a lackluster Seattle team failed to mount a threat to the visitors. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer said his team needed to realize the performance […]
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Orlando Pride Tom Sermanni lamented a lack of initiative from his club after a disappointing midweek loss at home on Wednesday. The Pride responded Saturday, using an aggressive attack and two goals off the bench from Sydney Leroux to earn a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Red Stars in front of an announced crowd of […]
The New England Revolution and Vancouver Whitecaps could not slow one another down Saturday afternoon. Both settled for a 3-3 draw at BC Place in a wide open, end-to-end thriller that offered few breaks. New England (5-4-3, 18 points) opened the scoring in the 26th minute thanks to an own goal by Vancouver’s Aly Ghazal, […]
Orlando City vs. Chicago Fire, 7:30 Where: Orlando City Stadium Watch: WRDQ TV27 The Buzz: Orlando City (6-4-1, 19 points) looks to end a two-match losing streak with the Chicago Fire (3-6-2, 11 points), another club riding its own two-match losing streak. … The Lions will be without the services of midfielder Yoshi Yotún and centerback […]