by David on July 11, 2011
Four members of the Los Angeles Galaxy and three from the New York Red Bulls were named to the MLS All-Star First XI over the weekend.
Here are the eleven players who received the most All-Star votes among fans:
GK- Kasey Keller
D- Omar Gonzalez, Sean Franklin, Rafa Marquez, Tim Ream,
M-David Beckham, Jack Jewsbury, Brek Shea, Landon Donovan
F- Thierry Henry, Chris Wondolowski
This is not necessarily the lineup that will start in the 2011 MLS All-Star Game against Manchester United on July 27th. New York Red Bulls head coach Hans Backe will select the starting lineup for the match. Buy MLS All-Stars v Man United Tickets Read more... (263 words, 1 image, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)
by David on June 11, 2011
It was one of their best performances of the season, but the New England Revolution still came up a little short at the end as they lost 2-1 to the New York Red Bulls Friday night.
New England made one change to the team that lost 1-0 at FC Dallas last week. Pat Phelan replaced Stephen McCarthy in central midfield.
If their was ever a good time to play the Red Bulls this is it, as the are missing five players because of international duty; Juan Agudelo (United States), Dwayne De Rosario (Canada), Rafa Marquez (Mexico), Tim Ream (United States) and Dane Richards (Jamaica). Read more... (755 words, 1 image, estimated 3:01 mins reading time)
If you have any doubts about the standard in Major League Soccer you need to watch the highlights below of Saturday’s LA Galaxy v New York Red Bulls match.
The match pitted together two of the three best sides in MLS and this game lived up to the hype as the two sides played to a 1-1 draw. The soccer was of such high quality that the final scoreline hardly mattered. In short it was the best game I have seen in MLS because of the quality of play. Read more... (118 words, estimated 28 secs reading time)
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by David on April 22, 2011
It’s been nine months on the making, but MLS fans are finally starting to see a healthy and fit Thierry Henry and that is bad news for the rest of Major League Soccer.
Henry was hampered by injuries last season and managed two goals in his first year in MLS. That is a total he matched against D.C. United last night were Henry scored two goals and had a hand in another as the Red Bulls look like they are finally starting to find their form. Last night’s 4-0 win against D.C. comes on the back of last week’s 3-0 win over San Jose, and NYRB are starting to look like that team that everyone picked to win the MLS Cup this season. Read more... (179 words, estimated 43 secs reading time)
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by David on April 19, 2011
The folks over at MLSSoccer.com have update their weekly power rankings. No surprise that Real Salt Lake is in first place. The Portland Timbers are one of the big winners moving up to four places after a week that consisted of two home games, seven goals and six points.
Major League Soccer Week 5 Rankings
1. Real Salt Lake
No. 1 in the MLS power rankings, and fighting to be No. 1 in CONCACAF as well. The next 10 days will determine whether this RSL bunch go down as a great team, or a truly legendary one. Win or lose against Monterrey, this is still the best team in MLS until someone proves otherwise.
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by David on April 17, 2011
The New York Red Bulls got their first win since the opening week of the season while Charlie Davies continued his remarkable goalscoring recovery for D.C. United.
New York 3 San Jose 0
Luke Rodgers scored the first two goals of his MLS career and added an assist to lead the Red Bulls to a victory over the Earthquakes.
The win for the Red Bulls (2-1-2) snapped a three-game winless streak. It also came at the expense of the Earthquakes (1-2-2), who shocked and upset the Red Bulls, the MLS Eastern Conference regular season champions, in the opening round of the 2010 MLS Cup playoffs. Read more... (591 words, 1 image, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)
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by David on April 11, 2011
A review of the action in Major League Soccer this weekend.
D.C. United 1 LA Galaxy 1
Charlie Davies converted a disputed 90th-minute penalty kick as D.C. United tied the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1.
The goal, Davies’ fourth of the year and third on a penalty, came 78 minutes after Mike Magee put the Galaxy ahead on a header off David Beckham’s corner kick.
Davies drew the penalty by falling to the ground inside the 18-yard box after pushing the ball past Omar Gonzalez. Television replays showed Gonzalez stretched his arm and made contact with Davies, but that Davies made the most of it. Several Galaxy players rushed toward referee Abiodun Okulaja to protest after he blew for the foul. Read more... (410 words, 1 image, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)
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by David on March 31, 2011
There’s no doubt about who’s ranked number one this week. Real Salt Lake thrashed the LA Galaxy to show that they are the class of MLS at the moment.
MLS Rankings: Week 2
1. REAL SALT LAKE (2-0-0)
Last week: Beat Los Angeles, 4-1, on Saturday.
This week: Idle.
Outlook: Is there any doubt which team deserves the top spot after RSL‘s rout of the Galaxy at Rio Tinto? Granted, the Galaxy was without Landon Donovan, Omar Gonzalez, Greg Berhalter and Donovan Ricketts, but RSL didn’t have key starters Alvaro Saborio and Will Johnson, either. Javier Morales was the star of the show, and RSL looks to ride its momentum into its CONCACAF Champions League semifinal second leg at Saprissa next Tuesday. Read more... (1264 words, 1 image, estimated 5:03 mins reading time)
by David on March 28, 2011
Even with players away on international action this weekend there was still a full slate of MLS games. The headline game was the match between RSL and the LA Galaxy, which RSL easily one. At the other end of the table, the Columbus Crew are still winless to begin the season.
Real Salt Lake 4 LA Galaxy 1
Javier Morales scored twice and added an assist as Real Salt Lake strolled bast the LA Galaxy. RSL got off to a great start when Morales assisted on Andy Williams’ goal in the 2nd minute. Morales then made in 2-0 after only 10 minutes when he scored for the penalty spot. Morales then beat Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders from 20 yards out in the 41st minute to send RSL into halftime with a 3-0 lead. Read more... (889 words, 1 image, estimated 3:33 mins reading time)
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Four members of the Los Angeles Galaxy and three from the New York Red Bulls were named to the MLS All-Star First XI over the weekend.
