[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”41″ 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″] Columbus Crew SC kept sizzling this week as the Crew took a quick lead in their home opener against the Montreal Impact, eventually holding on for a 3-2 win. 12 minutes into the match, former Crew SC defender Jukka Raitala dragged down Lalas Abubakar […]
Last Saturday marked the first time in Darlington Nagbe’s Major League Soccer career that he put on a kit other than the Portland Timbers’. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder spent seven seasons in Portland after the team drafted him in 2011, and helped the Timbers win the 2015 MLS Cup. But the Timbers shipped […]
FRISCO, TEXAS— While many teams prepare for their second match of the Major League Soccer season, FC Dallas will be off having to wait 15 days between competitions. The extra week, along with spring weather, allowed Dallas to work on aspects of the game needing improvement. “The weather has allowed us to do some stuff […]
D.C. United travels south Sunday for a clash of the Uniteds. Despite meeting Atlanta United three times last year, D.C. will be making its first trip to the 71,000-plus capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the 3 p.m. match. “I haven’t been to Mercedes-Benz,” D.C. coach Ben Olsen said. “Anytime you get in front of that many […]
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From the age of 10, Andrew Carleton did much of his schooling at home through online classes. Back then — before Atlanta United FC made him the club’s first homegrown signing and fans nicknamed him “The Frosted Orange” because the color of his hair matches The Varsity’s trademark beverage — Carleton took the homeschool route so he […]
Two years before Cleveland lost its professional football franchise, Columbus, Ohio, got a professional football — sorry, soccer — team. The Columbus Crew are one of Major League Soccer’s 10 charter clubs. They’ve won a league championship. They play in the first soccer-specific stadium ever built for an MLS team. But with the organization’s owner frustrated over the unwillingness of […]
With their first game of the 2018 Major League Soccer season in the books, the San Jose Earthquakes breathed a collective sigh of relief. After rushing out to a three goal lead over Minnesota United, the Quakes had to survive two late goals from the visitors at Avaya Stadium to sneak out a 3-2 win. […]
The Seattle Sounders won their fourth match ever against Liga MX opposition in the CONCACAF Champions League Wednesday night, 1-0 over CD Guadalajara. A late goal from Clint Dempsey gave Seattle the edge heading into the return leg Mar. 14. Here are three takeaways from the win. There’s nothing quite like the Champions League for […]
[bc_video video_id=”5746905526001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Considering how many new faces are on Orlando City’s roster in 2018, keeping up with who plays in purple and who no longer does can be a bit of a puzzle. This couldn’t have been more evident than at the home opener against […]