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...
Gomez, Perez score in Union’s draw with FC Dallas
FC Dallas and the Philadelphia Union's respective winless runs continue. Panamanians Blas Perez and Gabriel Gomez each found the back of the net for their teams, as FC Dallas and the Union played to a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas Stadium on Saturday. The result leaves FC Dallas without a victory in their last seven...
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...
MLS Notes: Rimando out a game, Keane named to Ireland Euro squad and more
Nick Rimando has come to Real Salt Lake's rescue countless times over his tenure with the club, but RSL will have to do without their steady goalkeeper Wednesday night. Rimando suffered a shoulder injury during RSL's 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution Saturday night, and he did not travel with the club for its...
Rapids cruise past nine-man FC Dallas
When FC Dallas started Sunday's match against the Colorado Rapids, they were already facing the prospect of trying to win without Brek Shea, sidelined by turf toe. Two red cards later, Dallas' task went from difficult to impossible. First-half red cards to Daniel Hernandez and Blas Perez gave the visiting Rapids a two-man edge. They...
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...
MLS Notes: Di Vaio-to-Montreal intensifies, Agudelo nears return & more
The Montreal Impact appear to be closing in on their big-name acquisition. According to numerous reports out of Canada and Italy, the Impact are on the verge of signing Bologna striker Marco Di Vaio through the 2013 MLS season. Di Vaio, who will be 36 in July, is reportedly holding a press conference on Friday...
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...
Noonan’s late equalizer salvages Galaxy draw vs. FC Dallas at Home Depot Center
By ADAM SERRANO CARSON, Calif. --Pat Noonan scored in stoppage time to help the Los Angeles Galaxy steal a late point from FC Dallas in a 1-1 draw at Home Depot Center on Saturday night. Shea converted a penalty kick in the 61st minute after Galaxy back-up goalkeeper Bill Guadette brought down forward Blas Perez...
MLS Week 8: A Look Ahead
Photo by Stephen Brashear/ISIphotos.com By THOMAS FLOYD There won't be any silverware on the line this time around, but this weekend's clash between the Seattle Sounders and Chicago Fire is sure to be a tense affair all the same. After the Sounders claimed their third straight U.S. Open Cup title over the self-proclaimed "Kings of...
