by David Wilson on August 20, 2008
Sacha Klijestan: The Chivas USA midfielder vastly improved his international resume with his Olympic performance. It is only a matter of time before a European outfit makes a bid offer for the 22-year-old U.S. international. He ended with two goals scored in Group B action.
Sekou Cissé: The 23-year-old Ivorian striker scored two goals with one coming against finals participant Argentina. Currently, he competes for Eredivisie outfit Roda JC. He also netted four goals at the recent Toulon Tournament.
Moussa Dembélé: The 21-year-old Belgian striker already has three goals and he could add to his tally with the Bronze-medal match upcoming. The AZ Alkmaar player has long been rumored with a move to the Premiership. Read more... (224 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)
by David Wilson on August 10, 2008
A look at the week 19 in Major League soccer where NY Red Bulls upset DC United.
New York 4, DC United 1
Juan Pablo Angel scored two goals to lead the New York Red Bulls to a surprising 4-1 win over D.C. United on Sunday.
Sinisa Ubiparipovic added his first career MLS goal and Mike Magee also scored for the Red Bulls (6-6-7), who snapped a five-game winless streak.
“It was a must-win game because of the circumstances,” Angel said. “I think it was extremely important for us to get a positive result.” Read more... (313 words, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on July 20, 2008
The Houston Dynamo cruised to a 3-1 victory over the DC United aided by former United star Bobby Boswell who scored one of the team’s three goals. Ricardo Clark and Stuart Holden also scored for the two-time MLS champions. Houston now advances to play the second-place finisher from Group B in the semi-finals. Out of the four MLS representatives, the Dynamo look like the superior team. Read more... (195 words, estimated 47 secs reading time)
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by David Wilson on July 13, 2008
Recap of this weekend’s games in Major League Soccer which saw two MLS shown red cards.
Earthquakes 1, Colorado 1
Ryan Johnson’s second-half goal broke a long scoring drought for the last place San Jose Earthquakes, but Conor Casey scored minutes later to lift the Colorado Rapids into a 1-1 tie Saturday.
Johnson ended the Earthquake’s 281-minute scoreless run in the 62nd minute for San Jose (3-10-3), winless in six matches.
The physical and defensive match featured only two corner kicks, seven shots and six yellow cards, all in the second half. San Jose coach Frank Yallop was ejected for arguing against Casey’s goal. The Rapids (6-8-2) broke a five-game losing streak on the road. San Jose has an MLS-low 11 goals this season. Read more... (522 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on July 12, 2008
Aston Villa have agreed a fee with Chivas USA for goalkeeper Brad Guzan. Guzan gas been a long term target of Villa who have been searching for a goalkeeper since Scott Carson returned to Liverpool after a season-long loan at the club.
Guzan thanked the MLS club and its fans for their support during his time at the Home Depot Centre.
“It’s been absolutely unbelievable,” Guzan said. “Obviously being able to stay at a club for three and a half years, learning and growing as a player, as a person, I’ve been very thankful for Chivas USA and everything they’ve done for me. And obviously the league has made tremendous strides, and hopefully it’ll keep going in the right direction
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by David Wilson on July 5, 2008
I turned on Sky Sports this morning and the lead headline was that the New England Revolutuon had beaten David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy 2-1 in a battle of the top teams in MLS. I must admit, I almost fell of my chair when I saws the headline.
Here are the game summaries from this week’s MLS games.
New England 2, Los Angeles 1
Adam Cristman scored two goals as the New England Revolution held on for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday. Cristman opened the scoring with an unassisted tally in the 33rd minute and then doubled the advantage four minutes later with his career-high sixth goal of the season to give the Revolution a 2-0 advantage. Read more... (628 words, estimated 2:31 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on June 29, 2008
By winning against Toronto, the New England Revolutuon assured thta they will have the best record in the east at the half way point of the season and that Revolutuoiin coach Steve Nicol will coach the MLS All-Stars against West Ham United FC of the English Premier League on July 24
Dynamo, FC Dallas tie 1-1
Kenny Cooper scored in the 62nd minute to help FC Dallas tie the Houston Dynamo 1-1 on Thursday night. It was the third time this season FC Dallas and Houston have played to a tie. Brian Ching’s sixth goal in seven games gave Houston (4-4-7, 19 points) the lead before Cooper tied it up. Read more... (675 words, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on June 21, 2008
Recap of this weekends games in major league soccer.
Chivas 2 Chicago 1
Sacha Kljestan and Justin Braun scored first-half goals to lead Chivas to a 2-0 upset victory over the Chicago Fire on Thursday night. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for Chivas (5-6-2), which had been shut out by identical 1-0 scores and had failed to register a goal for 275 minutes before Kljestan connected. U/S/ goalkeeper Brad Guzan made one save for his third shutout of the season and 23rd of his career. Read more... (670 words, estimated 2:41 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on June 15, 2008
Review of this weekends games in majoer league soccer. Can someone at MLS league offices tell me why the Wizards were playing their first home game in two months!
Toronto 3, Rapids 1
Rohan Ricketts scored his first two Major League Soccer goals as Toronto FC remained unbeaten at home with a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Danny Dichio also scored for Toronto (6-4-2), which improved to 5-0-2 at home and won despite missing five starters to international assignments. The lone goal for Colorado (5-6-0) came in the 81st minute, when Christian Gomez connected on a free kick. Read more... (670 words, estimated 2:41 mins reading time)
by David Wilson on May 25, 2008
