ATLANTA — The Kings of the South are now the kings of Major League Soccer. Take all of Atlanta’s sports tropes and blunders, put them in a bag and throw it out. None of that matters anymore. Every bad loss erased. Every sports sin forgiven. Every ghost vanquished. Atlanta United FC, in its second season […]
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It’s been “four years in the wilderness” for Sporting Kansas City, according to Fox Sports announcer John Strong. SKC won the MLS Cup in 2013, then was bounced from the knockout round in each of the four seasons after that. But now, “Peter Vermes has finally recalibrated things and hit that right balance,” Strong said. […]
The Portland Timbers faced a tough task Wednesday night, traveling to face FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium for a knockout round match in the MLS Cup Playoffs. The challenge became more difficult when defender Larrys Mabiala earned a red card in the 58th minute, leaving the Timbers with 10 men and just a 1-0 lead. […]
In previous postgame press conferences, Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath has praised his team after losses and issued criticism following victories, based on the underlying performance. But when MNUFC notched its first win since July 22 during the weekend, a 3-2 result over the Portland Timbers, Heath strayed from that habit. He was candid […]
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The Colorado Rapids extended their current losing streak to three on Saturday night, as hosts Portland tallied goals from Jeremy Ebobisse (45’) and Diego Valeri (65’), both assisted by Sebastian Blanco in a 2-0 win for the Timbers. Here are three takeaways from the Rapids’ 2-0 loss: Bassett makes MLS debut A week after debuting […]
Jeremy Ebobisse had a breakout performance in his first start at the MLS level last July, recording a goal and an assist to lead the Portland Timbers to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. He finished his rookie season with a goal and three assists in just 317 minutes. But despite a promising rookie season, Ebobisse saw […]
When the 2018 MLS All-Stars take on Juventus at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Aug. 1, it might feel a lot like an Atlanta United FC game. The game will be played in Atlanta, of course, Gerardo “Tata” Martino will be on the sideline as head coach and at least six Atlanta players will be on the 24-man […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”84″ 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″] Neither Chicago nor Portland have a win to their names through the first month of the MLS season, but one team was happier with Saturday’s 2-2 draw. Portland coach Giovani Savarese praised the progress his team showed in earning a second straight road draw […]