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In-Depth New England Revolution

Why it took so long for the Revolution to sign Cristhian Machado

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution’s quest to acquire Cristhian Machado will go down as one of the longest pursuits in club history. Machado officially signed with New England via free transfer on July 23 – almost nine months after the club first made contact with the Bolivian midfielder, who has a green card […]

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Houston Dash NWSL

Houston Dash let points slip away with 2-1 loss against Utah Royals

Here are three takeaways from Houston Dash 2-1 home loss to Utah Royals FC: Costly mistakes  The Houston Dash were 15 minutes from securing a vital three points at home. Three points that could have moved the Dash within striking distance of a playoff positioning, but a couple of mistakes late in the game erased […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City midfielders Sacha Kljestan, Yoshimar Yotún day-to-day with injuries

SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City midfielders Sacha Kljestan and Yoshimar Yotún are day-to-day with injuries they suffered during the Lions’ 3-3 draw on Saturday with the New England Revolution. Kljestan’s injury is a right ankle injury, while Yotún’s is a right foot injury. Neither player was present for Monday’s training session, though the starters from […]

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New York Red Bulls News

Bradley Wright-Phillips touched by ceremony to honor his 100 regular season goals

HARRISON, N.J. — Here are three things we learned from the New York Red Bulls‘ 2-1 win over Los Angeles Football Club Sunday at Red Bull Arena. The reluctant superstar gets his due Bradley Wright-Phillips stood on a stage erected on the field after the win as part of an elaborate ceremony to honor his […]

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Houston Dynamo

Three takeaways from the Dynamo’s second consecutive home loss

For the second consecutive home game, the Houston Dynamo (7-9-6, 27 points) played a man down and dropped points in the process. While Houston played the majority of their 1-0 loss 10 versus 11, the Orange finished the game with eight men, as Darwin Ceren and Alberth Elis were ejected in injury time, and without […]

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New York City FC

Dome Torrent’s surprise decision to start NYCFC’s 19-year old transfer Valentín Castellanos

New York City FC coach Dome Torrent intimated last week that Valentín Castellanos would be available for the Saturday match against the Vancouver Whitecaps.  Ultimately, Torrent decided that the 19-year old Argentine was the superior option to start the home contest. “He has the quality to play, especially against Vancouver,” Torrent told Pro Soccer USA […]

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Los Angeles FC New York Red Bulls

The Wright stuff: BWP sets up winning goal as New York Red Bulls topple LAFC

HARRISON, N.J. — With the New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Football Club locked in a stalemate with 10 minutes remaining in regulation, Bradley Wright-Phillips took down a long ball from Marc Rzatkowski with his right foot and took a second touch into the box. The ball was on the foot of one of […]

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Houston Dash NWSL Utah Royals FC

Utah Royals score twice in second half to prevail over Houston Dash 2-1

HOUSTON — In a battle in which both sides desperately needed points to make any sort of playoff push in the last quarter of the NWSL season, it was the Utah Royals who prevailed, scoring twice in the second half for a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dash.  But the match on the pitch wasn’t […]

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Colorado Rapids News

The payoff of Kellyn Acosta among 3 takeaways from Colorado’s 2-1 win over LA Galaxy

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”339″ 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″] After a controlling of shots and possession from Colorado early, the L.A. Galaxy took an early 1-0 lead against the Rapids when Tommy Smith’s failed clearance landed at the feet of Romain Alessandrini. But the hosts battled back with an equalizing goal from Kellyn […]

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Seattle Sounders FC

Three takeaways from Seattle’s late win over Minnesota United

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”339″ 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″] The Seattle Sounders capped off a dramatic comeback at TCF Bank Stadium Saturday night with Will Bruin’s chipped goal in the seventh minute of stoppage. The late goal helped Seattle extend its unbeaten streak to seven matches with a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United. […]