Galaxy look to use experience to advance past New York
BY ADAM SERRANO Throughout the last three years, the Los Angeles Galaxy have experience in dealing with the pressures of important games and in order to bypass the New York Red Bulls on Thursday (11pm EST, ESPN2), they will need all the cunning at their disposal. With a 1-0 aggregate advantage after their win last...
Seattle Sounders vs. Real Salt Lake: Match Night Commentary
The task is an extremely difficult one, but not an impossible one for the highest-scoring team in MLS. The Seattle Sounders must find a way to erase a three-goal deficit in tonight's Western Conference semifinal second leg against Real Salt Lake after suffering a 3-0 loss in the first leg (10pm, ESPN2). The tasks sounds...
Sporting KC vs. Colorado Rapids: Match Night Commentary
The first spot in the MLS Conference Finals will be locked up tonight when Sporting Kansas City takes on the Colorado Rapids at Livestrong Sporting Park tonight (8pm, Fox Soccer Channel). Sporting KC opened the Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 2-0 victory against the Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and will now return...
MLS Spotlight: Seattle a perfect fit for Alonso
By JOSÉ M. ROMERO Osvaldo Alonso honestly felt that this could be the year for his Seattle Sounders. He said as much late last week, before the Sounders were blasted 3-0 at Real Salt Lake in the first leg of the MLS Western Conference semifinals. Now Seattle is on the brink of elimination, and will...
Rosales will miss second leg vs. RSL
The Seattle Sounders sorely missed injured playmaker Mauro Rosales during their 3-0 Western Conference semifinal first leg loss to Real Salt Lake, and now it appears the Sounders won't have Rosales for their crunch second-leg clash at CenturyLink Field on Wednesday either. Seattle head coach Sigi Schmid told the Seattle Times that Rosales will not...
Which MLS playoff first leg loser will rebound?
Three of four lower seeds in the MLS conference playoff semifinals suffered home losses, leaving most of higher seeds in total control heading into the second leg rematches at mid-week. While that may not bode well for seeing a true upset in the conference semifinals for the first time in a good while (unless you...
SBI MLS Spotlight: Mike Magee
SBI interviews Mike Magee after LA Galaxy's 1-0 win over the New York Red Bulls.
Bunbury brace helps Sporting KC topple Rapids
By DAVID GUBALA Sporting Kansas City went into Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal first leg looking to hopefully come away with a draw against the Colorado Rapids to send the series back to Kansas City A nightmarish night for the Rapids helped Sporting KC return to the Midwest with so much more. After a scoreless first...
MLS Playoffs: Union vs. Dynamo (Match Day Commentary)
The Philadelphia Union will play the first playoff game in their team's brief MLS history today as they take on the Houston Dynamo at PPL Park (5pm, ESPN2). The Dynamo finished the regular season on a strong run to grab the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, but take on a Union side...
MLS Playoffs: Red Bulls vs. Galaxy (Match Day Commentary)
The Los Angeles Galaxy will begin their chase for the 2011 MLS Cup title today against a New York Red Bulls squad intent on shaking up the playoff field wih an upset of the Supporters Shield winners (3pm, ESPN2). Today's Western Conference semifinal first leg brings us to frigid Red Bull Arena, where some surprising...
Real Salt Lake dismantles Seattle at Rio Tinto
By JOSÉ M. ROMERO Much was made of Real Salt Lake's regular season-ending six-match winless streak and how it might be a sign that RSL is in trouble heading into the playoffs. On Saturday night, Real Salt Lake put that notion to rest in emphatic fashion. The attacking combination of Alvaro Saborio, Fabian Espindola and...
MLS Playoffs: Union vs. Dynamo (Match Night Commentary)