Clint Dempsey scored in the 22nd minute at CenturyLink Field to equalize against the Chicago Fire Saturday. The Sounders were unable to punch in a game-winner, but a series of highlight-reel stops from Stefan Frei was enough to keep the scoresheet level. Here are three takeaways from the evening. Dempsey ties Montero’s mark Dempsey’s goal […]
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A first half goal from Minnesota playmaker Miguel Ibarra (20’) gave the visitors a 1-0 lead heading into halftime. The Rapids responded with a goal from Edgar Castillo to knot the game at 1-1 before a Christian Ramirez strike gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead (65’). Substitute Joe Mason scored again for Colorado to make it […]
Colombia all-time leading scorer Radamel Falcao will face off with Poland all-time leading scorer Robert Lewandwoski today in a must-win match. Both sides know a loss would likely knock them out of World Cup competition after suffering disappointing losses during the opening matches of group play. Kickoff for the Group H matchup is set for […]
Japan 2-2 Senegal: Honours Even in Ekaterinburg to Leave Group H Wide Open
Here are three things we learned from Real Salt Lake’s 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes. 1. RSL needs to capitalize early in the game Real Salt Lake held 72 percent possession in the first half — 64.2 percent overall — yet the home squad could not find a way to score. With four […]
Playing in their country’s first World Cup appearance will provide lasting memories for Michael Murillo and Fidel Escobar. But there’s few positives the New York Red Bulls defenders can take from Panama’s 6-1 loss to England in a Group G match at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Sunday. After positive performances in their World Cup debut, […]
England 6-1 Panama: Three Lions Roar With Biggest Ever World Cup Win to Book Last 16 Spot
HARRISON, N.J. — Here are three things we learned from the New York Red Bulls 3-0 win over FC Dallas Saturday night at Red Bull Arena Robles is his brother’s keeper Luis Robles is a detail freak. He likes to have everything planned out, from his daily routine on the training ground to pre-game and in […]
Young England wants to avoid falling to first-time World Cup participant Panama and advance out of the group stage. The two teams will face off in a critical Group G match at 8 a.m. Sunday. Panama held talented Belgium scoreless in the first half before falling 3-0 in its World Cup debut match. The team […]
Laurent Ciman hadn’t played for Los Angeles Football Club since May 26. That’s 360 minutes of game time without LAFC’s captain, absent because of his obligations to the Belgian national team. Ciman, the last player cut by Belgium before the World Cup, returned to LAFC last week, and in his return to the lineup Saturday, […]