[MLS] Rookie midfielder Ely Allen out of the University of Washington has seen action in half of the Los Angeles Galaxy’s games this season, starting 11 times and enjoying the company of superstars David Beckham and Landon Donovan. Get to know Allen in this profile by Soccer America’s Bryan Alvarez that covers on- and off-field experiences. …
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When old friends meet
He’s just one piece of the puzzle, yet what the playoff picture looks like at the end of the season is sure to be framed around forward Scott Sealy and many players like him.
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Turf war looming at BMO?
[MLS] Canada coach Dale Mitchell has added his voice to a growing chorus of those who don’t like the artificial surface at BMO Field, and his isn’t the only voice that’s getting louder and louder. The issue is fast becoming a cause célèbre north of the border and might soon boil over to immerse Toronto FC, its operator-investor Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), the Canadian Soccer Association, the City of Toronto, and the local Canadian Football League team, the Argonauts.
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Crowded schedule muddles playoff chase
To the perplexing task of predicting which MLS team is best suited to running the gauntlet of playoff matches that determine the league champion can be added yet another variable: attrition from yet another competition.
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Red Bulls roll on; More woes for Rapids
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS] A win over two-time defending champ Houston signaled that the Red Bulls’ rise is for real. The coaching change in Colorado hasn’t made a positive difference yet. The Earthquakes failed to score but stayed unbeaten for the sixth straight time. Taylor Twellman displayed his perfect strike rate as a starter. Columbus marched closer to postseason play, which has eluded it since 2004. Kansas City keeps getting its goals from a defender. For the weekend’s MLS highlights. …
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MLS Results
San Jose’s tie with Chivas USA tightened the race in the West while Columbus took a share of the East lead. For MLS game summaries, scoring leaders and this week’s TV schedule. …
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NE Revolution: ‘Supah Shalrie’
Shalrie Joseph is the New England Revolution’s leader in its quest to finally win an MLS Cup title. He is the perfect package, combining size, strength, touch and vision, and could be MLS’s best player.
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LA Galaxy: Anatomy of a Meltdown
The news that both Alexi Lalas and Ruud Gullit had departed the Los Angeles Galaxy in early August came as a surprise, but the underlying problems at MLS’s most visible team were an old story.
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Kasey Keller comes home
Nearly two decades after dazzling the local soccer scene as a phenomenal teenage soccer player, Kasey Keller is coming home. Discussions regarding Keller coming to MLS had run hot and cold for the past few years, but once the entry of Seattle Sounders FC into MLS became official last December, the only uncertainty boiled down to when, not if, Keller came aboard.
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Bruce Arena attends Galaxy’s first post-Gullit game
The SuperClasico is supposed to be the most passionate rivalry in MLS, yet in some ways it played a reserve role Thursday night. With Bruce Arena in attendance at Home Depot Center in the luxury box used by Anschutz Entertainment Group president Tim Leiweke, Cobi Jones on the sideline making his debut as a head coach, and rumors swirling of Galaxy attempts to offload Carlos Ruiz to make room for U.S. international Eddie Lewis, the local teams played a sloppy yet riveting 2-2 tie.
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MLS TV Schedule
The Los Angeles Galaxy’s first game under interim coach Cobi Jones is the Southern California derby against Chivas USA on Thursday night. It’s the third and final meeting of the season between the teams that share the Home Depot Center. The Galaxy defeated Chivas USA 5-2 and the teams tied the second meeting 1-1 in their earlier 2008 clashes. For all of this week’s MLS action on TV and the standings and leading scorers. …
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Colorado lands Cory Gibbs
[MLS] Struggling Colorado has signed defender Cory Gibbs, 28, a Florida product who started his pro career at age 21 in Germany, where he played for FC St. Pauli in the first, second and third divisions. Gibbs played one season in MLS, for FC Dallas in 2004, before returning to Europe, but has spent two years battling injury.
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Is D.C. losing its winning identity?
For more than a decade, D.C. United has prided itself on being the flagship of not only Major League Soccer, but of Latin-style soccer.
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MLS Results
New York and New England drew the biggest crowds of the weekend. For MLS game summaries, scoring leaders and this week’s TV schedule. …
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Coming out of the Cosmos shadow?
We got used to the best in New York. Make that New Jersey — or, more accurately but more clumsily, make it New York/New Jersey. Whatever, the Cosmos — and please note that they dropped the geographical reminder, they were just plain Cosmos — spoiled us.
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Red Bulls Romp; Fire burns Revs again
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS/VIDEO] The New York Red Bulls came alive and thumped D.C. United as Juan Pablo Angel struck twice. Taylor Twellman announced his return to form in his injury-plagued season but Chicago kept up its dominance over the Revs. Colorado fell at home while Kansas City held off Chivas USA’s comeback attempt. For the weekend’s MLS highlights …
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Pat Noonan returns
[MLS] Forward Pat Noonan, who had helped New England to three runner-up finishes before spending 2008 with Norwegian club Aalesund, has joined the Columbus Crew.
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New England revels after downing Dynamo
[SUPERLIGA] Losers of all four MLS Cups in which it has played, the New England Revolution is doing everything it can in other competitions to eradicate that stigma of falling at the finish line. It beat FC Dallas, 3-2, in last year’s U.S. Open Cup final, and Tuesday night the Revs gave their home fans another crown by edging Houston on penalty kicks, 6-5, in the 2008 SuperLiga final at Gillette Stadium after a 2-2 tie.
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Rising Star Profile: Robbie Rogers
[MLS/OLYMPICS] His second-year in MLS has seen Robbie Rogers score five goals in 17 starts for the Columbus Crew while earning MLS All-Star team selection and a spot of the U.S. Olympic team, which opens against Japan on Thursday. Get to know Rogers in this profile by Soccer America’s Bryan Alvarez that covers on- and off-field experiences …
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Toja leaves FC Dallas for Romania
[MLS] Midfielder Juan Toja has been transferred from FC Dallas to Romanian club FC Steaua Bucharest. The 23-year-old Colombian joined Dallas last season from Argentina’s River Plate and made 43 MLS appearances, scoring eight goals.
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SuperLiga: Another Boring Revs vs. Dynamo Final?
Don’t rely on anything in soccer. Whenever you think you’ve got the sport sorted out, it strikes back with a sly sucker punch that flattens your theories. Just one year ago, the SuperLiga was a success at every level — good games, good soccer, good crowds, good atmosphere — and a good USA vs. Mexico (Galaxy vs. Pachuca) final. This year, things have been rather different. For a start the Mexicans have not exactly covered themselves with glory. Both their semifinalists — Atlante and Pachuca — turned inexcusably nasty at the end of their games. There can be no excuse for the way their players behaved in the face of defeat.
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San Jose comes alive; D.C. gets a shutout
[MLS NAMES & NUMBERS/VIDEO] The Earthquakes won their fourth game of the season, adding to the woes of the Los Angeles Galaxy, now winless in seven games despite more goals from Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle. D.C. United’s defense had its best performance of the year. Kenny Cooper showed why Dallas is so reluctant to let him go. For the weekend’s MLS highlights …
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MLS Results
For all the weekends MLS results, scoring leaders and this week’s schedule.
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MLS’s Honor Roll
With about three months to go in Year 2 of the Designated Player, D.C. United and Kansas City are still waiting for Marcelo Gallardo and Claudio Lopez, respectively, to surpass their solid performances and attain the lofty heights attained last year by Juan Pablo Angel, who himself battled injuries for the first half of 2008. In Los Angeles, home of DP David Beckham and his “grandfathered” colleague, U.S. international Landon Donovan, the offense is sexy but the defense is sordid. On the other coast, New England has steadily chugged along without an injured Taylor Twellman and has added a prime Rookie of the Year candidate to its already deep squad. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney provides a rundown of MLS’s top players in 2008 so far, including a league Best XI …
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Dynamo’s Waibel liable to receive NFL calls?
[MLS/VIDEO] The Houston Dynamo may have to fend off a few calls from NFL teams after defender Craig Waibel put on a field-goal show at the Houston Texans’ training center.