Angel, Cooper find the net as Chivas USA halts RBNY winning streak in draw
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIPhotos.com BY DAVE MARTINEZ So close, yet so far. With a franchise record six consecutive wins within their grasp, the New York Red Bulls failed to convert on a plethora of chances en route to a 1-1 draw against the visiting Chivas USA. In fitting fashion, former Red Bulls star Juan...
MLS Wednesday: A Look Ahead
With the international break nearly here, MLS teams are cramming in games before World Cup qualifiers begin, and the result is a numerous mid-week matches. Four MLS games and a friendly accompany the Canadian championship on the docket Wednesday night, highlighted by the New York Red Bulls' five-game winning streak being put to the test...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 11
Things have just gone from bad to worse for the Los Angeles Galaxy. With their first loss to SuperClasico rival Chivas USA in five years, the Galaxy dropped to 3-6-2 and dead last in the Western Conference. And if they're going to climb back up the standings, they'll have to begin doing so without Landon...
Chivas USA snap winless skid vs. Galaxy, wins battle of LA for 1st time in five years
By KAYLA KNAPP CARSON,CALIF -- The LA Galaxy came into Saturday's SuperClasico hoping to keep their five-year unbeaten streak against Chivas USA rolling, and tried doing so with a lineup missing both David Beckham and Robbie Keane. The Rojiblancos had other plans, and bolstered by the team's new acquisitions, Chivas USA played like a team...
MLS Week 11: A Look Ahead
By THOMAS FLOYD Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy may be toiling near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, but their annual rivalry clash at the Home Depot Center on Saturday has become a must-see event. The match comes two days after Chivas pulled off a pair of high-profile trades, sending Heath Pearce...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 9
The Seattle Sounders are back on top. On the strength of shutout wins over the Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union, Seattle vaulted to the top slot in this week's SBI MLS Power Rankings, a position the club held for one week earlier this season. Things are certainly looking up for the Sounders, as Mauro...
Pappa’s stoppage-time winner lifts Fire past Chivas USA
By KAYLA KNAPP CARSON, Calif. -- Chivas USA came into Friday night’s match hungry for their first win home win of the season, while the Chicago Fire came in looking to become the latest team to take three points at the Home Depot Center. It looked like neither team was going to get what the...
MLS Week 9: A Look Ahead
By THOMAS FLOYD Six months after facing off in a feisty, high-profile playoff series, the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls meet again -- but with a bit less star power. Saturday's clash is the only match this season between the big-market clubs, both of which have experienced some early bumps in the...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 8
D.C. United just keep climbing up the ladder. For the first time this season, Ben Olsen's squad has cracked the top five of the SBI MLS Power Rankings. United defeated the Houston Dynamo 3-2 on Saturday, stretching their unbeaten run to seven games and claiming consecutive wins for the first time since June 2009. Elsewhere...
