PORTLAND, Ore. — One-by-one after this opening playoff defeat, a confident group of Sounders reminded themselves and everyone else of what they’ve already overcome just to get here. They shrugged off Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Portland Timbers as a mere bump on that road, a 12-minute span of first-half disarray in which Diego Valeri […]
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Federico Higuain entered the Crew’s first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday and quickly changed the game, carving up the Red Bulls defense to create havoc and, later, a Gyasi Zardes goal in a 1-0 win. Higuain had the benefit, though, of entering a 0-0 game. Had […]
When Real Salt Lake rookie forward Corey Baird first entered the team’s preseason training, he was expecting to fight for Major League Soccer minutes while perfecting his craft with the team’s United Soccer League affiliate, Real Monarchs. But Baird quickly impressed RSL manager Mike Petke with a few qualities he values in young players. He […]
The New England Revolution declined options on six players, including former captain Claude Dielna, on Monday morning in the club’s first sweeping personnel changes of the off-season. Dielna said last week that he did not intend to return to New England in 2019 after spending most of the past season off the bench, but the […]
Could Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s time with the Los Angeles Galaxy be over already? AC Milan is reportedly interested in permanently acquiring the Swedish icon for the remainder of the Serie A season, according to Italian journalist Vito Angele. Angele tweeted Sunday that Ibrahimovic’s agent, Mino Raiola, is calculating a transfer fee for the Rossoneri to pay […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Diego Rubio scored from distance in the 60th minute, seconds after entering as a second-half substitute Sunday, and Western Conference champion Sporting Kansas City tied Real Salt Lake 1-1 in Game 1 of a two-legged semifinal. It was Rubio’s first touch after entering as a sub. Goalkeeper Nick Rimando’s clearance attempt […]
NEW YORK — New York City FC entered the first leg of its Eastern Conference semifinal against Atlanta United on Sunday with high confidence. The Cityzens were at home and in form following back-to-back wins against the Philadelphia Union. Atlanta, one of the best road teams in MLS, derailed the City mystique with a 1-0 […]
Eric Remedi picked a good time to score his first career goal, netting the ball Sunday in the 37th minute of an Eastern Conference semifinal to give Atlanta a 1-0 victory over New York City FC. Remedi rushed toward the goal to tap in a rebound after NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson dove to stop a […]
With very little separating Columbus Crew SC and the New York Red Bulls, individual moments, big moment, loomed large on Sunday. In the opening leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals at MAPFRE Stadium, Crew SC came up with the two biggest on both ends and that’s why they head to Red Bull Arena next Sunday […]
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