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Colorado Rapids’ defensive struggles continue

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Saturday night’s match saw the Colorado Rapids jump out to an early 1-0 lead on a Benny Feilhaber goal, but visiting D.C. United stormed back with three unanswered goals to take a 3-1 lead into halftime. Colorado pulled back a goal with a Kei Kamara strike (66’) in the second half, […]

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Kei Kamara makes history, other takeaways from the Colorado Rapids’ 4-1 loss to Houston

Three Houston Dynamo goals in the first half, including two own goals – all propelled by Alberth Elis passing – gave the visitors an early 3-0 lead over the Colorado Rapids Saturday night. Elis bagged one of his own to open the second half and extend the lead to 4-0 before Kei Kamara pulled one […]

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Dillon Serna’s rise at left back could open doors to Rapids success, USMNT future

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – At just 24 years old, Colorado Rapids homegrown Dillon Serna has all the marks of a grizzled veteran. He stands as the longest-tenured player on the Rapids roster. His 91 appearances in Burgundy also mark the most for any current Rapids player. But through seven seasons and three different head coaches, […]

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Three takeaways from Colorado’s 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City

The Colorado Rapids hosted a tired Sporting Kansas City side that entered the match on short rest Sunday night. After a dogged and goalless first half, former SKC forward Diego Rubio broke the deadlock with his goal in the 54th minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. But a late sending off for Rapids […]

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Was Colorado’s resurgence fool’s gold? Takeaways from the Rapids’ 2-0 loss to LAFC

The Colorado Rapids had their three-match unbeaten run ended by LAFC on Sunday night at Banc of California Stadium as second half goals from Diego Rossi (49’) and Lee Nguyen (80’) propelled the hosts to a 2-0 win in the first ever meeting between the two sides. Here are some takeaways from Colorado’s 2-0 loss […]

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The best and worst of Edgar Castillo and other takeaways from Colorado’s 2-2 draw at L.A.

MLS fans were treated in the lone Tuesday night game as Western Conference opponents Colorado Rapids and L.A. Galaxy faced off for the second time in 10 days. After looking like a gritty defensive battle for the first half, the two sides broke through for four goals in a span of 24 minutes. Ashley Cole’s […]

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Colorado Rapids leave it late again, defeating San Jose 2-1 in stoppage time

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”350″ 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″] COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – In a matchup of league bottom dwellers, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes faced off to contest the fabled MLS wooden spoon trophy. After an exchanging of goals between the two sides, midfielder Bismarck “Nana” Boateng scored the game-winner […]

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3 things from the Colorado Rapids’ 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”312″ 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″] After going up 2-0 within the first 20 minutes off goals from Damir Kreilach (11’) and Joao Plata (17’), a third-straight Rocky Mountain Cup title looked well in the grasp of Real Salt Lake. But a 45-minute weather delay shifted momentum in favor of […]

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Nashville SC downs Colorado Rapids 2-0 in another U.S. Open Cup upset

DENVER – It was another U.S. Open Cup upset as United Soccer League side Nashville SC downed the Colorado Rapids 2-0 at Vanderbilt Stadium Wednesday night. A first-half own goal from Rapids midfielder Micheal Azira and a second-half header from Nashville forward Ropapa Mensah marked the difference between the struggling Major League Soccer side and […]

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Colorado Rapids prepping for unique challenges ahead of NYCFC clash

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Rattled by injuries and in the midst of a four-game winless skid, the Colorado Rapids face a formidable test as they travel east to face New York City FC on Saturday. Complicating things for Rapids head coach Anthony Hudson is the fact that his side will be without the services of […]