WASHINGTON — Rob Castro was sipping beer on the upper concourse of Nationals Park on an August Sunday — a sixth-inning break from a game that would last two hours and 40 minutes — when he spotted something new two blocks away: Audi Field, the just-opened home of D.C. United, getting ready for a night […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”376″ 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″] That Clint Dempsey’s professional soccer career started in New England is as much footnote as fact. There is now plenty of time and distance between Dempsey’s beginning – getting drafted eighth overall by the Revolution in the 2004 Superdraft – and his end, which […]
Coach Jill Ellis doesn’t have many questions left, but she will be looking for answers just the same when her U.S. women’s national team faces Chile on Friday at StubHub Center in the first of two tuneups before next month’s CONCACAF Championships, which will serve as the regional qualifying tournament for next summer’s Women’s World Cup. […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It was a long time coming, but on Wednesday night at Avaya Stadium, the San Jose Earthquakes finally snapped their nearly six month long winless streak at home, beating conference leaders FC Dallas 4-3. Valeri “Vako” Qazaishvili scored twice for the Quakes, and Chris Wondolowski scored the game winning goal, the […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City captain Jonathan Spector’s season hasn’t gone anything like he expected. The 32-year-old centerback hasn’t been able to string together more than three consecutive full 90-minute performances since the start of the season. He battled concussions to start the season and – four matches after he returned to the match-day 18 […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”379″ 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″] HARRISON, N.J. — Here are three things we learned from the New York Red Bulls’ 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo Wednesday night at Red Bull Arena. The kids are alright Luis Robles couldn’t believe it. Somehow, the Red Bulls, already a young team, […]
SEATTLE — When Clint Dempsey was unveiled to a crowd of 39,360 in August of 2013, he had a simple message for fans of the Seattle Sounders: “I think we’ll accomplish some great things here,” he said. When Dempsey announced his retirement from professional soccer Wednesday, just over five years later, it was tough to […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”377″ 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″] WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s a negative stigma that surrounds the Philadelphia Union, and up until the last month, it’s been proven true on the field. Instead of faltering in the middle of the playoff race like past years, the Union reeled off five consecutive […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Diego Chara scored his first goal of the season in the 64th minute and the Portland Timbers went on to snap a four-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Wednesday night. Portland’s skid, which followed a 15-game unbeaten streak, was the Timbers’ longest since they lost five […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”378″ 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″] SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes, behind two goals from Valeri “Vako” Qazaishvili, defeated FC Dallas 4-3 Wednesday night in front of an announced 15,648 at Avaya Stadium to earn their first victory at home since the season opener nearly six months […]