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San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes approach bye week in a positive way

With their first game of the 2018 Major League Soccer season in the books, the San Jose Earthquakes breathed a collective sigh of relief. After rushing out to a three goal lead over Minnesota United, the Quakes had to survive two late goals from the visitors at Avaya Stadium to sneak out a 3-2 win. […]

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Seattle Sounders FC

Three lessons from Seattle’s Champions League first leg 1-0 win over Chivas

The Seattle Sounders won their fourth match ever against Liga MX opposition in the CONCACAF Champions League Wednesday night, 1-0 over CD Guadalajara. A late goal from Clint Dempsey gave Seattle the edge heading into the return leg Mar. 14. Here are three takeaways from the win. There’s nothing quite like the Champions League for […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City: How well do you know the 2018 team?

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Los Angeles FC

LAFC opens single-game ticket sales ahead of home opener

One day after its stadium was visited by MLS commissioner Don Garber, LAFC announced that single-game tickets for the team’s first five games will soon be available. The first home game is only weeks away, and soon Banc of California stadium will be open. Nestled into Exposition Park in the heart of the city, one […]

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New York Red Bulls

Tim Parker relishes coming back home to play for New York Red Bulls

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Toronto FC

Toronto FC sign defender Mavinga to multi-year extension

French-born Congolese defender Chris Mavinga has signed a contract extension with Toronto FC, the club announced Thursday. The Canadian side did not reveal the terms of the contract, simply calling it a “multi-year” deal. “From the moment he joined Toronto FC, Chris has made a significant positive impact for our club and was an important figure […]

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Los Angeles FC

Laurent Ciman anchors LAFC’s back line while Bob Bradley waits on return of injured players

Bob Bradley was in teaching mode Wednesday. So three days after coaching the Los Angeles Football Club to a gutsy win over Seattle in the first game in franchise history, Bradley stood in the middle of a training field at UCLA, waving his arms like a traffic cop as players hung tight to his instructions. A few […]

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New York Red Bulls Portland Timbers

4 keys for the Portland Timbers when they face the New York Red Bulls

The Giovanni Savarese era of the Portland Timbers has just one match in the books after a 2-1 loss to the Galaxy last weekend and it’ll take time for the new coach to make his stamp on the team. But after a sloppy season opener that saw the Timbers look shaky on both sides of […]

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Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union veterans proud of Homegrown player progression

CHESTER, PA– Long before Auston Trusty made his debut for the Philadelphia Union, he was a member of the team’s academy and training with the MLS club on countless occasions. The then United States under-20 national team defender looked up to experienced Union players, such as fullback Ray Gaddis. So after getting his first start […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City subs looking to make impression while opportunities last

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