SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 7
Sporting Kansas City is still the team to beat in MLS right now, but the San Jose Earthquakes sure are making things interesting. While Kansas City suffered its first loss of the season in Portland over the weekend, the Earthquakes improved to 5-1-1 with a 3-1 triumph over Real Salt Lake, pushing them to No....
Perez suspended for elbow to Harvey
Blas Perez has been on the wrong end of a challenge deemed suspension-worthy by the MLS Disciplinary Committee. Now he's the one being suspended. The FC Dallas striker has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his elbow to Vancouver defender Jordan Harvey in their matchup Saturday night. He becomes the ninth...
MLS Week 7: A Look Ahead
By THOMAS FLOYD D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls will renew their longtime rivalry Sunday, and they'll do so with second place in the Eastern Conference at stake. The match features two of the league's most in-form teams, with New York unbeaten in four and United undefeated in five. The Red Bulls claimed...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 6
It may be seven months before the MLS Cup is awarded, but at this point in 2012, there is little doubt Sporting Kansas City is the top team the league has to offer. Entering the weekend as the league's only unbeaten club, Kansas City separated itself from the pack in the SBI MLS Power Rankings...
SBI MLS Player of the Week: Blas Perez
FC Dallas has turned things around after a slow start to the season, posting consecutive wins. The latest win, a comeback victory against Montreal, was delivered in large part due to the impressive efforts of Panamanian striker Blas Perez. With Dallas trailing 1-0 at Pizza Hut Park, Shea scored a second-half equalizer, then took part...
Shea’s first goal of season lifts FC Dallas to victory
Brek Shea picked a good time to come out of his early-season slump. Shea scored his first goal of the season on an 88th-minute effort that saw FC Dallas complete their comeback to top the Montreal Impact, 2-1, at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Saturday night. The result improved FC Dallas to 3-2-1...
MLS Notes: Dynamo sign Mexican left back, FCD recalls Jackson and more
The Houston Dynamo are in a bit of a personnel crisis with suspensions and injuries taking their toll on the club's roster, but the club augmented its defensive options on Friday with the signing of a young Mexican left back. Houston acquired Oscar Recio on loan from Monterrey, a move that frees starting left back...
MLS Week 6: A Look Ahead
By THOMAS FLOYD After much debate over who is the top team in MLS at this early stage in 2012, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City will resolve matters just as the soccer gods intended -- on the field. The matchup between 5-1-0 Salt Lake and 5-0-0 Kansas City -- the league's final unbeaten...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 5
The stage has been set for Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City to do battle with early-season supremacy at stake. For the second week in a row, the teams are 1-2 in the SBI MLS Power Rankings. Salt Lake notched a pair of victories, including a Rocky Mountain Cup triumph over the Colorado Rapids,...
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