After thriving for a short stretch at home, LAFC floundered in Chicago last weekend, falling to the Fire after ceding a penalty kick and allowing three goals in the first half. The team never found an offensive rhythm despite maintaining dominant possession for all 90 minutes, resulting in a frustrating 3-1 finish. Although the game […]
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The Orlando Pride on Monday announced the core of a talented roster — one that was expected to contend for an NWSL title in 2018 — is still under contract. The Pride, who parted ways with coach Tom Sermanni after the team failed to reach the playoffs, exercised contract options on 10 of their 20 players […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”414″ 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″] Sporting Kansas City tied Real Salt Lake 1-1 Sunday night at home. Here are three things we learned from the draw: Johnny Russell is underrated set-piece magician The talk around Russell usually centers on his goal-scoring abilities, and for good reason. But it was […]
Major League Soccer has nine representatives on the latest United States men’s national team roster, released Monday afternoon ahead of friendlies against Colombia and Peru in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 11 and East Hartford, Conn., Oct. 16, respectively. However, the biggest inclusion on the 23-man list is that of Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic, who missed […]
FC Dallas drew the Portland Timbers 0-0 Saturday at Providence Park. The result clinched a playoff berth for Dallas, which missed the playoffs last season. The game plan Dallas had for the match was simple: frustrate Portland with its shape and look to not concede on the road. In Major League Soccer, a draw on […]
The New England Revolution lost to Toronto FC 4-1 last Saturday evening at BMO Field. The result snapped the Revs’ four-game unbeaten run and pushed their fleeting playoff hopes further out of reach. Here are three takeaways from the game: Toronto puts another nail in the Revs coffin The Revolution aren’t yet mathematically eliminated from […]
HARRISON, N.J. — Here are three things we learned about the New York Red Bulls’ 2-0 win over Atlanta United Sunday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. Post-match fireworks It wasn’t an official promotion by the club, but there were some fireworks after the final whistle when Atlanta midfielder Miguel Almiron appeared to take exception to […]
KANSAS CITY — Ike Opara laid on the grass at Children’s Mercy Park Sunday night, arms outstretched and motionless. The match was over, and players and coaches were milling around midfield. Still, Opara lay frozen. He had scored Sporting Kansas City’s only goal, but it still hadn’t resulted in the win he wanted. Instead, it […]
HARRISON, N.J. — The Supporters’ Shield race is on. Danny Royer and Tim Parker scored a goal in each half to lift the shorthanded New York Red Bulls to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United in front of an announced crowd of 22,057 Sunday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls (19-7-5, 62 points) moved […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”409″ 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″] In one of Saturday’s early games, the Colorado Rapids traveled west to face the Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field. Looking to end a two-game skid, the Sounders scored first with Raul Ruidiaz’s strike in the 22nd minute. Seattle took the 1-0 lead into halftime, but […]