The Kansas City Wizards, or as they were (humorously) known during their inaugural season ”The Wiz”, are a founding member of MLS and in 2000 they completed the MLS double by winning the MLS Cup and the Supporters Shield. Since then, the only trophy they have hoisted was the 2004 US Open Cup. Since 2004, they have struggled mightily.
Preki was KC’s greatest offensive player ever, though Eddie Johnson also delighted fans with his attacking style during his brief time with the squad. They also formerly featured Alexi Lalas, Nick Garcia, Jose Burciaga Jr., Chris Klein, Mo Johnston, Peter Vermes (their current GM) and, of course, “The Ponytailed One” himself, Tony Meola.
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Recap: The Wiz certainly had a bittersweet 2008. They managed to finish above .500 (11-10-9), but they couldn’t advance in the playoffs. Their big DP signing, Mr. Lopez, failed to pay off offensively. Overall, their poor attack marred their chances of competing, so they get a C for 2008.
Offense: Kansas City, as usual, could not get the attack going this year. They scored only 37 goals, better than only MLS recent expansion sides TFC and SJE. It’s never good when Jimmy Conrad is almost your leading scorer. The offense was very poor in 2008, so they get a D in offense.
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The Columbus Crew as expected beat the Kansas City Wizards 2-0 to win their Eastern Conference semifinal Saturday. The Crew, the top seed in the MLS Cup, extended their home-unbeaten streak to 10 games and will meet the Chicago Fire in the conference final.
The Crew got rolling earlier when Brad Evans put them one up after only seven minutes. The goal settled the nerves of the Crew players and fans, who were looking for their first playoff win in more than six years.
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Forbes.com recently released a report that looked at the economic side of MLS and also put a value on each of the Major League Soccer franchises.
At a macro level, things are looking up for MLS. Seven of the league’s 14 teams play in soccer-specific stadiums, five of which have been built since 2002. Expansion franchises in Seattle and Philadelphia recently agreed to pay $30 million each to join the league, three times what Toronto FC paid to join MLS three years ago. Commissioner Don Garber says the next two expansion teams, to be announced in 2009, will cost $40 million. Some team owners are even floating a $50 million price tag.
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Stop the presses, the Los Angeles Galaxy finally won a game! Yes, the MLS’s flagship team ended a three month winless streak to beat D.C. United this week. This is a a look at this weekends games in Major League Soccer and how the playoff run is shaping up.
LA Galaxy 5 D.C. United 2
Landon Donovan had three goals and an assist as the Los Angeles Galaxy snapped a 12-match winless streak dating back to June 14th with a 5-2 triumph over D.C. United.
Donovan is the league leader with 19 goals this season and his hat trick finally gave Bruce Arena his first win as the Galaxy’s coach.
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The Columbus Crew were the only Eastern Conference team to win and by doing so moved to the top of the division and the MLS overall table to round out Week 23 of the Major League season.
LA Galaxy 2 New England Revolution 2
Landon Donovan scored a pair of goals for the Los Angeles Galaxy, but Shalrie Joseph’s first goal of the season helped the New England Revolution grab a 2-2 tie.
Joseph’s goal in the 71st minute helped New England (11-6-5) extend the Galaxy’s (6-9-7) winless streak to 10.
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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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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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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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The KC Wizards host the Chicago Fire tonight at 8 p.m. ET in MLS Week 18 action. The Wizards are enjoying a six-game unbeaten streak. The Fire also sport an unbeaten record from the last four games with a win and three draws. Separated by only four points in the Eastern conference standings, the Wizards could move into fourth place with a victory.
Kansas City is lead by MLS All-Star captain Jimmy Conrad. The defender has four goals and has logged 1440 minutes in the team’s 16 games. Forward Claudio Lopez has three goals and three assists. The Argentine in second on the team with a total of 1426 minutes played from 16 games. Recent addition Josh Wolff scored in his return game against the Columbus Crew. That goal from the Wizards legend preserved the team’s unbeaten streak.
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