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NWSL Orlando Pride

Alex Morgan: Life not easy without Servando Carrasco in Orlando, Pride teammates help

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LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy bye week comes at the perfect time

Upon first review of the 2018 MLS regular season schedule, a bye week in the third week of the season may be viewed as less than ideal. It is a crucial time for teams to continue to become a cohesive unit while returning to ideal fitness levels. However, with the injury bug biting the L.A. […]

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D.C. United

DC United hosts Houston Dynamo in unusual offsite home game

Last week, D.C. United played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the heart of Atlanta in front of more than 71,000 fans. This week, United hosts the Houston Dynamo in front of a reported possible 3,000 to 3,500 fans in the middle of a suburban Maryland neighborhood. United opens its new home, Audi Field, on July 14 […]

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Orlando City SC

MLS adds game to Orlando City midfielder PC’s red card suspension

Orlando City midfielder Victor “PC” Giro will miss the club’s match against NYCFC after MLS announced he was suspended an additional game and fined an undisclosed amount for “violent conduct that endangered the safety of an opponent” during the Lions’ season opener against D.C. United.  The announcement came Friday evening.  PC received a red card […]

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FC Dallas

FC Dallas eyes win against injury-riddled Seattle Sounders

With a two week break behind them, FC Dallas will look to get its first win of the 2018 Major League Soccer Season when the club hosts the Seattle Sounders at 5 p.m. EST Saturday. Dallas had an intrasquad scrimmage last weekend to simulate a match day and keep players fit, but the team is […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City set for ‘measuring stick’ game at NYCFC

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New England Revolution

New England Revolution will not acquire Gershon Koffie

The New England Revolution will not acquire Hammarby midfielder Gershon Koffie, multiple sources told Pro Soccer USA.  Hammarby sporting director Jesper Jansson was the first to announce that Koffie was not in the Swedish club’s future plans, and the Revolution quickly emerged as the player’s rumored next destination. Koffie played for the Revolution in 2016 […]

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News San Jose Earthquakes

Chris Wondolowski excited for challenge of becoming MLS scoring champion

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For eight consecutive seasons, Chris Wondolowski has scored in double-digits for the San Jose Earthquakes — a feat never before accomplished in the short history of Major League Soccer. But he’s more than just the answer to a trivia question. By the end of the 2018 MLS campaign, Wondolowski, 35, is […]

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Seattle Sounders FC

Had Sounders advanced over Chivas, Champions League semi would’ve been at Mariners’ Safeco Field

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Imagine throwing the biggest dinner party of your life, only it has to take place at your neighbor’s house. That’s almost what happened to the Sounders, who would have been forced to play next month’s CONCACAF Champions League semifinal opener at Safeco Field had they advanced. That became moot on Wednesday when […]

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Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC: Player moves impact wives, children, too

Family visits for Mike Grella until a few months ago were simple. Not only was the 31-year-old midfielder’s house on Long Island the only house in which his three children had lived, it sat in proximity to his parents. A few feet away, to be exact. “I bought the house next to my parents,” said […]