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Montreal Impact San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes captain Chris Wondolowski calls season-opening loss a ‘mixed bag’

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes lost their season opener 2-1 to the Montreal Impact on Saturday, putting forth a “mixed bag” performance, according to Chris Wondolowski. Magnus Eriksson scored the lone goal for the Quakes, giving the hosts an early lead at sold-out Avaya Stadium. But the Impact struck back through their […]

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Chicago Fire LA Galaxy

Three things we learned from LA Galaxy’s home opener win

The LA Galaxy won their 2019 MLS regular season home opener Saturday night by defeating the Chicago Fire 2-1 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. Here are three things we learned from the match: Winning after being down a goal The Galaxy have had issues closing out matches in the last few […]

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Colorado Rapids News

Blustery Day in Burgundy: Takeaways from the Colorado Rapids’ 3-3 draw with Portland

In their opening match of the 2019 season, the Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers faced off in the midst of an early March snowstorm in Commerce City. Despite three different lead changes and a red card to Colorado, which led to two different Portland leads, the 10-man Rapids stormed back with a late stoppage time […]

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Philadelphia Union

3 Takeaways from Philadelphia Union’s 3-1 loss to Toronto FC

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Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati MLS debut spoiled in Seattle

SEATTLE — Despite taking an early lead through a Leonard Bertone wonder-strike, FC Cincinnati’s first match in Major League Soccer ended in a 4-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on Saturday night. Anticipation for the 24th MLS expansion franchise’s inaugural match was sky high, both in Cincinnati and Seattle. Reports of up to […]

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In-Depth Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Possession and Chemistry: Vancouver Whitecaps remain a work in progress

VANCOUVER — Despite a strong start — new signing Érik Godoy scored within six minutes — the Vancouver Whitecaps lost their season opener to Minnesota United 3-2.  Heading into the game, Minnesota had never won in Vancouver and in the last two seasons had conceded 148 goals in 68 games. In some ways, the third-year […]

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Los Angeles FC

LAFC faces Sporting KC in home opener

The regular season opens for LAFC with a primetime clash on Sunday night. The club takes on Sporting Kansas City in its home opener. After laying the foundation of a passionate fanbase in its initial season, the team is looking to repeat its success in 2019 and earn a spot in the playoffs for the […]

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Cincinnati Seattle Sounders FC

With Jordan Morris back, Seattle Sounders take down FC Cincinnati 4-1

SEATTLE — Jordan Morris had not started a match at CenturyLink Field for the Seattle Sounders in 538 days entering Saturday’s home opener against FC Cincinnati. In front of an announced crowd of 39,011, Morris made up for lost time, bagging a brace as the hosts took an emphatic 4-1 victory over the MLS debutants. […]

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Montreal Impact San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes fall in season opener 2-1 to Montreal Impact

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Chicago Fire LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy defeat Chicago Fire in 2019 season opener

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