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MLS Weekend Recap

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.”

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Need Reporter For Rapids Everton Game

by David Wilson on July 30, 2008

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

by David Wilson on July 28, 2008

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

by David Wilson on July 21, 2008

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

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.

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Colorado Rapids vs Everton FC Preview

by David Wilson on July 12, 2008

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.

Everton, who will be making their fourth preseason appearance in five years in the United States, finished the 2007-08 season in fifth place in the Premiership and made a return to the UEFA Cup.

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NE Revolution Top L.A. Galaxy

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.

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Major League Soccer Weekend Review

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.

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MLS Weekend Roundup

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.

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MLS Weekend Roundup

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.

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