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The depressing history of MLS versus Liga MX in CONCACAF Champions League

CONCACAF Champions League fever is fully underway, with the tournament kicking off yesterday between Toronto FC and the Colorado Rapids. The dominance of Liga MX teams in the tournament has been a thorn in the side of Major League Soccer executives and general managers for years. And MLS’ lack of success fueled change within the league.  […]

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Colorado Rapids Toronto FC

Coldest match ever between MLS teams: Toronto ices Colorado

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City veterans work to ease transition for new Lions

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Los Angeles FC

LAFC rallies in second half to earn its third draw in preseason

The Los Angeles Football Club has several issues to address ahead of its inaugural MLS game in two weeks. But resilience isn’t one of them. For the second time in three preseason games, LAFC came from behind to earn a draw, this time playing the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 4-4 tie at UCLA on Sunday. “You’ve got […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City acquiring French Senegalese center back Lamine Sané

Orlando City SC is in the final stages of acquiring center back Lamine Sané, continuing the Lions’ roster rebuild with less than two weeks before the season opener. The club reached an agreement with Sané, whose signing is expected to be officially announced soon, according to a source. Orlando City officials declined to comment on […]

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New York Red Bulls

Kaku signing worth wait, says Red Bulls sporting director Denis Hamlett

Everything about #KakuWatch was unprecedented for the New York Red Bulls. For the club’s sporting director Denis Hamlett, who had coaching gigs with the Chicago Fire, Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact before joining the Red Bulls in 2015, there’s never been a longer process than the one that resulted in the club signing Alejandro “Kaku” […]

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FC Dallas Portland Timbers

FC Dallas caps preseason with 2-1 win over Portland

  FC Dallas finished its 2018 preseason strong with a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers.  Maxi Urruti scored twice in the match held in Tucson, Ariz., and Michael Barrios assisted both first-half goals. Portland’s Samuel Armenteros, a swedish striker signed during the offseason, scored the only goal for his team in the 71st minute.   […]

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Orlando City SC

Orlando City rookie Chris Mueller shows ‘pure grit’ during preseason

Chris Mueller has received so much solid advice during his first MLS preseason, he has trouble singling out just one piece as the best. For him, it’s been a pleasant surprise. The 21-year-old rookie midfielder-turned-striker out of Wisconsin came into the preseason with a “just put my head down and work” mentality and it’s been […]

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Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United introduces Barco, says he’s one piece of greater puzzle

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”22″ 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″] MARIETTA, Ga. – Courting Ezequiel Barco began last summer for Atlanta United. At a press conference on Thursday introducing the $15-million man to media, Atlanta technical director Carlos Bocanegra said the Five Stripes’ brass watched Barco play “all throughout the summer” and team officials […]

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LA Galaxy

Galaxy worry about Bradford Jamieson’s future after repeated concussions

Bradford Jamieson IV will miss the start of the MLS season and there is concern the rest of his career may also be in doubt after the Galaxy forward sustained the latest in a series of concussions in training last month. Jamieson, 21, banged heads with teammate Jorgen Skjelvik during practice on Jan. 28. Skjelvik […]