Soccerblog 14 November @ 09:34 AM EST
The Galaxy weathered two power outages, a disallowed goal by Andrew Hainault, and a dominant
Dynamo display in the second half to score two extra time goals.
Landon Donovan becomes the MLS all time leader in goals scored as he converted the penalty after
Alan Gordon was brought down by Ricardo Clark in the box.
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Big Story
The American soccer blogosphere has been getting very hot and bothered in the past week, prompted
by Jason Davis at Match Fit USA's tongue-in-cheek post questioning Columbus'
suitability for remaining in MLS, following poor attendance in their last playoff game: a mere
10,109 showed up at Crew Stadium last week to see the defending champions crash out to Real Salt
Lake.
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On May 26th, 2009 the whole world found out that this player would be available on a free
transfer:
For those of you not familiar with him, Juninho Pernambucano is probably the world's best free
kick taker. Give him a free kick within 35 yards and you're facing a very dangerous situation.
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Yes, MLS fans, despite all that is right with this league you still get your opportunity to bitch
and moan. Qwest Field will be Field Turf for the Cup Final, as the temporary sod would have been
unsafe for players. - MLS worked very closely with the Qwest Field and Sounders FC staff to analyze
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Yes, MLS fans, despite all that is right with this league you still get your opportunity to
bitch and moan. Qwest Field will be Field Turf for the Cup Final, as the temporary sod would have
been unsafe for players.
- MLS worked very closely with the Qwest Field and Sounders FC staff to analyze all of the
options to bring in temporary natural grass for MLS Cup at Qwest Field.
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Moving as I do mostly through non-footballing circles, I've been asked, "hey, what's the deal with
Toronto FC? Did they make the playoffs? I heard they lost something like 10 nothing to some nobody
team in the states."
These post-mortems can get boring, so let me just throw down my two-cents on this club as I see it
so we can all move on.
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This is the game Southern California MLS fans have long awaited.
I'd like to say there's a buzz in the air, a sense of anticipation and tension and plenty of
concrete expressions of the rivalry that have temporarily divided friends and families.
I'd like to say that, but it wouldn't be true.
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It's that time of year again, MLS fans. The leaves are turning, a chill wind blows from the north,
DC United are watching from home (sniff!), and the playoffs are getting ready to kick into gear. So
let's take a look at the matchups and consult the...
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Maybe the Bayern Munich U-17s *would* start in MLS since Toronto apparently got beat by a teenage
girls side on the weekend. From Monday's Du Nord:
. . . a "correspondent" on from Toronto who was all but bragging about how his team TFC
would make the playoffs because their opponent in the final round was a "Kansas City U14 Girls
team".
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So did you enjoy the MLS regular season?
Were you compelled to watch not only your own team's games, but others as well since they all
mattered?
Are you looking forward to some exciting playoff games?
If so, Richard Snowden wants you to know that every time New York loses a CONCACAF Champions League
qualifier, God kills a kitten.
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Well, another Major League Soccer regular season has concluded, which unfortunately means
another MFLS season is in the books. I've profiled MFLS on this site several times now, and I
wouldn't hesitate to label it the finest fantasy soccer league in the world. There is simply no
place to play fantasy soccer that I know of with more tradition and competition.
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When the New York Red Bulls take on Toronto FC on Saturday night, it will mark the final soccer
game at Giants Stadium. With the new Giants Stadiums set to open in 2010, and the New York Red
Bulls moving into Red Bull Arena in the spring, soccer fans will finally be able to say farewell to
the former home of the New York Cosmos as well as the site of so many great soccer memories.
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When the New York Red Bulls take on Toronto FC on Saturday night, it will mark the final soccer
game at Giants Stadium. With the new Giants Stadiums set to open in 2010, and the New York Red
Bulls moving into Red Bull Arena in the spring, soccer fans will finally be able to say farewell to
the former home of the New York Cosmos as well as the site of so many great soccer memories.
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There is a delicious sense of the absurd in the way Don Garber has gone about his MLS business in
the last few days, almost like a Steven Colbert satirizing the moronic "ideas" market of the
Blatter/Warner contingent in order to expose football's upper echelon time-wasters for what they
are.
First, we had Garber telling European clubs that MLS could be a model for wage sharing on the
continent, the equivalent of asking the Germans to slow down on the Autobahn or the French to
"clean up those unions so everything can run better in the country and there'd be less strikes and
stuff.
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A marketing study found Major League Soccer's "customer experience" to be "less than stellar,"
ranking at the bottom of a list of 25 companies reviewed (ASN, Sept. 30, 2008).
MLS fans continue to have mixed experiences, as this recent First Touch Online article
documents. At least it's not all of MLS though.
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By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Sep 28, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- For years, Major League Soccer
supporters have been asking ourselves when our league will be on par with some of the great leagues
in Europe. We envision the day that MLS is regularly producing World-class players and aspiring
stars from all over ply their trade for teams like DC United or the Houston Dynamo.
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MLS commisioner Don Garber seeks a balanced schedule
Last week's press release announcing that MLS will take a two week break during the World Cup
Finals group stage has stirred some debate from supporters of the league. However, hidden at the
end of that same press release is news that all MLS fans must be pleased to read.
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MLS fans looking in the direction of WPS this week might find themselves surprised at the impending
free agency period. Players who have been waived by teams are free to sign with any other team for
the upcoming season, and many players are playing abroad in the off season.
Among the reasons for this is that apparently WPS is not a strict single-entity league.
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The MLS has announced that during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa that there will be a
two-week hiatus from any league matches. The 15 day timespan the American league gave for the
break will be from June 11th to the 25th. During those weeks the World Cup group brackets will
be played and the league also confirmed that no MLS games will be played during the semi-finals or
finals of the World Cup as well.
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Background: Like Pablo, who I already enshrined, I love me somes Clint Mathis.
How could you not love Clint, or "Cletus" as many fans call him due to his bad attitude and
foolish demeanor. I love the man as a player, but most MLS fans hate him. After all he has broken
their team's hearts with thrilling goals and their players knees with ugly tackles.
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Eddie Gaven scores the game winner at The Monster's Cave
While most people were still nursing their hangovers from a two day orgy of UEFA Champions
League matches, the CONCACAF equivalent was contested at sites around Northern and Central America
the past three nights. So perhaps you missed what is arguably the finest result yet by an MLS team
in the 2009 edition of the tournament.
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MLS will take a break during the opening round of next summer's FIFA World Cup.
Next season, MLS will take a break during the opening round of the FIFA World Cup for the first
time in League history. Take a look at the press release below from MLS regarding the details of
next year's schedule:
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that for the first time in its history,
MLS will not play League games during the group phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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MLS Daily 16 September @ 04:15 PM EST
Major League Soccer officials have announced this afternoon their decision to schedule a league
break during the group phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup next summer, marking the first time it has
done so in its 14-year history. The move comes in response to constant criticism of the league's
policy of scheduling games on FIFA-recognized international dates and during tournaments, such as
the Gold Cup, Confederations Cup and World Cup.
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Well, for the group stage anyway and by the end of that phase the U.S. should be done, no? Two
weeks off is a huge improvement.
Good to see the MLS suits finally grab a clue.
Now, if they could only have one league division.
Here's today's press release with the details:
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that for the first time in
its history, MLS will not play League games during the group phase of the 2010 FIFA World
Cup.
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WVHooligan 16 September @ 02:57 PM EST
News that may finally get some folks off the MLS front office executive's backs for a little
bit. Today the league announced that next year's schedule would include a two week break during the
World Cup in South Africa.
The two week break will be during the group phase of the World Cup starting June 11 through the
June 25.
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Background: I'm ready for the backlash, and I hold no remorse for putting
beloved American player Pablo Mastroeni on this list. While I love me somes Pablo, both as an MLS
star and a US MNT warrior, one cannot deny he is one of the dirtiest MLS players in league
history.
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MLS Debris 05 September @ 05:06 PM EST
When the United States takes on El Salvador two hours from now, four faces familiar to MLS fans
could take the field. Three players on the roster currently ply their trade in MLS:
- Alfredo Pacheco (New York Red Bulls)
- Arturo Alvarez (San Jose Earthquakes)
- Ramon Sanchez (San Jose Earthquakes)
A fourth, Eliseo Quintanilla played in 27 games for DC United between 2002 and 2003.
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Welcome to the latest edition of You Write the Caption. It has been a while since we had a
caption contest, but today felt like a good day to have one.
Today's subject is David Beckham (surprise), who has won back some of the MLS fans he lost with
his whole AC Milan experiment (pun intended).
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Welcome to the latest edition of You Write the Caption. It has been a while since we had a
caption contest, but today felt like a good day to have one.
Today's subject is David Beckham (surprise), who has won back some of the MLS fans he lost with
his whole AC Milan experiment (pun intended).
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I've read a great deal about perceived MLS failures in CONCACAF over the last week. As many of
our readers know, I am not defender or apologist for MLS. But, calling two loses to FMF sides,"
failures" again show many MLS fans live in an alternate reality. If anything Columbus and DC United
should be applauded for competing against the best this hemisphere has to offer.
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Photo by ISIphotos.com
The past weekend in Major League Soccer action featured the continuation of some trends that MLS
fans have grown accustomed to.
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Hey MLS fans! Are you excited about the playoff race?
Don't bother. It's pretty much over. At least, according to Sports Club Stats.
Crew - 99.7%
Dynamo - 99.3%
Fire - 97.8%
Galaxy - 91.8%
CD Chivas - 88.1%
Sounders - 70.5%
Rapids - 70.
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MLS Daily 27 August @ 11:22 AM EST
Despite the August 12th loss to Mexico, many US soccer fans still believe that their team has the
edge against their Mexican counterparts on the international level. On the club level, however,
there is no denying that Mexican teams dominate those from MLS. Last night was no different, as
both DC United and the Columbus Crew were handed decisive losses at the hands of teams from south
of the border.
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MLS Rumors 21 August @ 05:11 PM EST
The sun has set on World Soccer Daily.
Who didn't see this coming. We will not editorialize as some of our views on Steve Cohen and World
Soccer Daily are well known.
What we can tell you is that it should come as no surprise that a very effective boycott that was
not just limited to Liverpool fans but also MLS fans who joined them in solidarity reached it's
conclusion.
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