NEW YORK — In England, clubs in the English Premier League sought his services. Ultimately, Liam Manning chose Major League Soccer and New York City FC. City announced Manning as the new director of coaching at the NYCFC Academy after four years in a similar position at West Ham United. “There were a lot of […]
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A new tactical setup did not change the game for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Once again, Vancouver struggled with possession and passing, and the Caps lost to Orlando City thanks to an 88th-minute winner by Portuguese superstar Nani. Tactical changes do not pay off The Vancouver Whitecaps entered the match against Orlando City with a brand […]
The first real signs of the team the Orlando Pride could become were on display Sunday night in Tacoma, Wash. The Pride (0-2-1, 1 points) earned their first point of the season with a 1-1 draw against Reign FC (0-0-2, 2 points) at Cheney Stadium. Orlando remained stout in the face of pressure from the […]
LOS ANGELES — Carlos Vela will receive most of the praise for Los Angeles FC’s 4-1 thumping of the Seattle Sounders (5-1-1, 16 points) to solidify its hold on the top of the Western Conference. However, Vela didn’t do it all alone. LAFC (7-1-1, 22 points) put its crisp ball movement on full display in […]
Orlando City (3-3-2, 11 points) defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps (1-5-2, 5 points) 1-0 at Orlando City Stadium on Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the match: O’Connor pleased with team progress Orlando City coach James O’Connor officially surpassed his 2018 win total with Saturday’s victory. It’s early in the season, but this Orlando City squad […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United fell back to the pressure of New York City FC’s offense from the opening whistle Sunday at Audi Field. The home side failed to find its footing, conceded early and lost 2-0. “It is very disappointing,” captain Wayne Rooney said. “I don’t think we deserved anything out of the game […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen knows the intricacies of a Major League Soccer season. In his 22nd season in the league, he is quite familiar with the long season, suspensions, injuries and the art of having to put together several iterations of a team. Although prepared, those obstacles challenged United last […]
Saturday morning’s match saw the Chicago Fire jump out to an early 1-0 lead on a Nemanja Nikolic goal, but the visiting Colorado Rapids leveled the match with a Kei Kamara header as both teams entered halftime at 1-1. In the second half, the hosts opened the floodgates with three unanswered goals by C.J. Sapong […]
CHESTER, Pa. — Philadelphia Union manager Jim Curtin issued a challenge to his team ahead of Saturday’s 3-0 win against the Montreal Impact. “I challenged the guys this week,” Curtin said. “Do we want to be average and be in that fight for 5th through 12th in the Eastern Conference, or do we want to be […]
Atlanta United lost to FC Dallas, 2-1, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday afternoon. The defeat leaves the Five Stripes with five points after six Major League Soccer games in 2019. Here are three takeaways: How can Josef Martínez get involved? Martínez is the reigning MLS Most Valuable Player. He scored 38 goals in the regular season […]