Atlanta United F.C. announced Saturday night it signed goalkeeper Paul Christensen to another short-term, four-day contract. The move points to the 22-year-old potentially starting in goal for the Five Stripes against Orlando City SC on Sunday, which would be the first start of his young career in Major League Soccer. Atlanta signed Christensen to his […]
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – The New York Red Bulls are now winners of three-straight matches, as goals from Daniel Royer and Derek Etienne propelled the visitors to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Conversely, Colorado lost its fourth consecutive match, despite substitute Jack McBean finding the net for the first time […]
May has been kind to Columbus Crew SC. Playing their third game in eight days, Columbus smothered the Chicago Fire 3-0. The win caps off a number of superlatives for the club to start the month: they are undefeated through five games, have three straight shutouts for the first time since April 2011, and haven’t […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Toronto FC wasn’t ready for the New England Revolution’s high press. That much was clear inside the first seven minutes of the clubs’ clash Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. New England (5-3-2, 17 points) scored twice off a pair of Toronto (2-6-1, 7 points) giveaways en route to a 3-2 win. Cristian […]
The New England Revolution (4-3-2, 14 points) took a 2-0 lead within 7 minutes of kickoff Saturday afternoon against Toronto FC (2-5-1, 7 points). Cristian Penilla scored both goals at Gillette Stadium, the first off a counter in the 4th minute. Three minutes later, Toronto slipped up with a poor backpass to goalkeeper Alex Bono, who […]
The Montreal Impact (3-8-0, 9 points) lost at home Saturday afternoon 2-0 against the Philadelphia Union (3-5-2, 11 points). Cory Burke and Haris Medunjanin scored for Philadelphia in the 43rd and 88th minutes, respectively. The Union won without stars CJ Sapong (left hip/quad injury) and David Accam (coach’s decision) in their starting XI. The official handed out two red […]
Things looked dangerous for the Orlando Pride for a while in Providence Park. The Pride scored two goals in the first 21 minutes of their Saturday match against the Portland Thorns, a club they’ve never beaten. Despite the early lead, the Pride never had much control over the match, and the Thorns quickly responded with […]
MINNEAPOLIS – A pair of penalty-kick goals from Magnus Eriksson and Chris Wondolowski, plus a back-post finish from Danny Hoesen carried the San Jose Earthquakes (2-5-2, 8 points) to a 3-1 win over host Minnesota United (4-7-0, 12 points). Loons standout Christian Ramirez scored the game’s most impressive goal in a losing effort. The Quakes […]
Orlando City’s rivalry match on Sunday against Atlanta United includes a host of players to watch. Coach Jason Kreis will be keeping his eye on two in particular. The midfield pairing of Cristian Higuita and Yoshi Yotún will play a huge role in whether Atlanta United’s dangerous attack gets opportunities in transition. “If we give […]
Ahead of Orlando City’s rivalry matchup against Atlanta United, Pro Soccer USA’s Orlando City writer, Jordan Culver, traded three questions with Atlanta United writer Mitchell Northam. Note: These questions were traded at the start of the week, before Atlanta lost 2-0 to Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night. Jordan Culver: Remember when Atlanta United got […]