Major League Soccer Roundup
Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under Colorado Rapids, LA Galaxy, MLS, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment
Fresh on the heels of the news that former U.S. coach Bruce Arena has been handed the keys to the LA Galaxy came the announcement that Fernando Clavijo has resigned as Colorado Rapids head coach.
“A lot of things happened through the year that I was not happy with in many ways,” Clavijo told the Denver Post. “But I think because of family now I’ve decided it’s the right time to put all my energy into my family and recharged my batteries and myself, too.”
Assistant coach Gary Smith will take over as head coach for the rest of the season.
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Major League Soccer Weekend Recap
Posted on August 17, 2008 - Filed Under Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, Houston, Kansas City Wizards, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Revolution, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment
A look at the scores and match reports from this weekend’s games in Major League Soccer.
Columbus 2 FC Dallas 1
Jeff Cunningham became the fourth player in MLS history to reach 100 goals when he scored in his first game for FC Dallas, but midfielders Brian Carroll and Brad Evans netted second-half goals to give the Crew a 2-1 win Saturday night.
Cunningham’s 35th-minute tally was his first for Dallas since being acquired from Toronto FC Aug. 8. It also was his first goal against the team for which he played eight seasons.
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MLS Weekend Recap
Posted on August 10, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, DC United, Kansas City Wizards, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Revolution, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment
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.”
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Need Reporter For Rapids Everton Game
Posted on July 30, 2008 - Filed Under Colorado Rapids, Premier League | Leave a Comment
Mark Sadler is a huge Everton fan who has a blog called bollocks. Mark is looking for a someone who is attending the Everton vs. Colorado to email him a commentary of the game as a “guest commentator” for the day.
If you are going to the game and want to see your match report read across the Internet email Mark at markpsadler@gmail.com.
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Major League Soccer Weekend Review
Posted on July 28, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, San Jose | Leave a Comment
Limited schedule ion Major League Soccer this weekend with the bog shock occurring on Dallas where FC Dallas hammered Beckham and the Galaxy 4-0 in front of a sell-out crowd.
FC Dallas 4, LA Galaxy 0
After going winless in MLS play since mid-June, FC Dallas finally decided enough was enough. Kenny Cooper scored twice in the first 17 minutes, Dominic Oduro scored his fifth goal of the season and Abe Thompson came off the bench to add another tally as FC Dallas blasted the Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-0, at Pizza Hut Park.
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Ties Abound In Major League Soccer
Posted on July 21, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, San Jose, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment
This weekend was a weekend of ties in Major League Soccer with the four games all ending up deadlocked.
New York 2 LA Galaxy 2
David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy needed a goal in extra time to tie the New York Red Bulls 2-2 on Saturday night before 46,754 fans, the largest crowd for a single Major League Soccer game this season.
It appeared as if Juan Pablo Angel’s goal in the 71st minute was going to be the game-winner for the Red Bulls. But the Galaxy’s Landon Donovan knocked in a bending shot in the 92nd minute for the game-tying score. It was his league-leading 12th goal of the season.
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MLS Weekend Recap
Posted on July 13, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, NY Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, San Jose, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment
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.
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Colorado Rapids vs Everton FC Preview
Posted on July 12, 2008 - Filed Under Colorado Rapids, Premier League, Tickets | Leave a Comment
Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO
Everton FC at Chicago Fire Tickets
U.S. national goalkeeper Tim Howard and his Everton teammates head to the Rockies to play the MLS’s Colorado Rapids in a pre-season game on August 3rd. In addition to Tim Howard Everton is lead by midfielders Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill. Up front Yakubu Ayegbeni had a great season last year with 21 goals and Yakubu should have a new strike partner by the time Everton touches down in the U.S.
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NE Revolution Top L.A. Galaxy
Posted on July 5, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Revolution, San Jose | Leave a Comment
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.
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Major League Soccer Weekend Review
Posted on June 29, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Revolution, San Jose, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment
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.
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