In the 16 previous Major League Soccer seasons, nine different franchises have lifted the top prize in United States and Canadian soccer – the MLS Cup – following the league's playoffs. Since 1999, the league has given a secondary trophy ... Continue reading →
The Supporters' Shield is San Jose's to lose at this point. (US Presswire)
As I mentioned yesterday, the MLS Supporters' Shield race has gotten a little tighter in recent
weeks. Overall though it is not anywhere close to being a five or even a six team race like
previously thought. No, it really is down to three maybe four teams at most.
Still on the road...so here is the next part in our 2009 "Bringing the Fans" series. This post
looks at the "soccer hater" and asks whether they are a desirable target audience for MLS. Did
the World Cup change some minds? We should be back posting live Monday morning. The next part
in this series should run tomorrow.
Toronto FC faces a monstrous challenge today. If Toronto FC is to become the first Canadian club
and second MLS side to reach the CONCACAF Champions League final, the task will be monumental.
Beat Santos at Santos.
Well, I take that back. They technically don't have to win. They can tie 2-2 or 3-3 or etc.
Though most of us will never get far past managing our son's rec league, entering an MLS fantasy
league can help us all channel our inner Sigi Schmid. Luckily, there are countless free MLS fantasy
games available online, each with its own nuances and flavors.
MLS offers their own, called MLS Fantasy Soccer: Manager.
The Columbus Crew have announced a five year partnership with Barbasol to serve as the team's
jersey sponsor starting in 2012. Two years after Glidden departed front of the Columbus kit, the
team managed to secure a long term partnership with a venerable American company with a long
history of involvement with the sports world.
While some continue to debate the merits of sending MLS stars on loan, those in the camp that
doubted the quality of MLS were dealt a blow today. Thierry Henry, after two seasons in Major
League Soccer, returned to Arsenal and scored a magical goal to win the third round FA Cup match
over Leeds.
Henry came off the bench to side-foot home the game winner in the 78th minute for Arsenal.
Updated my list of MLS Supporters Club....true I left some off, so if you know any that I'm not
reppin' please let me know.
Thankful list:
1. The FIRE will have one more fan next year (my newborn son or daughter).
2. The league finally got it's Beckham Cup. After all, they had to deal with quite a bit of hubris
to get to that point.
I read a status update on my friend's Facebook page the other day and it read something of the
sort, "On My Way to Comic Con 2011".
I will be honest, the first thought that ran through my head was, "Man, what a total NERD!" And
then after a few minutes I pondered a couple of things.
Either way, history is going to made in Seattle Tuesday night.
Should the host Seattle Sounders defeat the Chicago Fire in the U.S. Open Cup final (10 p.m.,
Fox Soccer Channel), then they'll put the finishing touches on a three-peat, something that has
never been done in the Major League Soccer era and hasn't been accomplished since Greek American AA
did so in 1967-1969.
Remember when MLS teams couldn't buy a win in Mexico?
Way back in like 2010 and before, MLS teams did pretty bad south of the border. It was a little sad
to see MLS teams go there, knowing that no matter what they did, it would not be good enough for a
win. Heck, a draw would have been seen as an accomplishment.
Remember when MLS teams couldn't buy a win in Mexico?
Way back in like 2010 and before, MLS teams did pretty bad south of the border. It was a little sad
to see MLS teams go there, knowing that no matter what they did, it would not be good enough for a
win. Heck, a draw would have been seen as an accomplishment.
L.A. Galaxy star Landon Donovan says he wants a break this off-season. After two years of
mid-winter loans to the blue half of Merseyside, Donovan says his chances of again playing for
Everton are slim. Donovan has made several comments recently indicating that retirement may come
sooner than many people expect.
On Sunday evening in a rainy Carson, California it seemed that all the stars had aligned for
MLS, for AEG, for Don Garber, and for the Designated Player concept as David Beckham, Robbie Keane,
and Landon Donovan teamed up to give the Los Angeles Galaxy the 2011 MLS Cup winning goal in the
72nd minute at the Home Depot Center.
The Los Angeles Galaxy take on Real Salt Lake tonight in a match-up of Western Conference
powers, and a game that could draw the Galaxy to the verge of the MLS Supporters Shield.Â
Real Salt Lake will try to spoil the Galaxy's party, while also snapping their own two-match
losing skid.
Just two weeks after losing 5-0, the Portland Timbers looked to exact some revenge on the
visiting FC Dallas squad on Sunday night. While they were unable to pull out a victory, they were
able to unleash the wrath of the raucous JELD-WEN Field crowd late in the match to even up the
score, and walk off the field with a 1-1 draw.
The 2011 MLS Playoffs kickoff at 9 pm tonight on Fox Soccer Channel, as the New York Red Bulls
head to Texas to take on recently slumping FC Dallas in the first Wild Card round game of the
playoffs.
The winner affects the Philadelphia Union's start time on Sunday afternoon, along with the
playoff match ups after the Wild Card round.
Colorado was finally able to put a stop to a duo of losing streaks, as the Rapids entered
Saturday night on a six match losing streak, aloing with failing to register a win against Rocky
Mountain Cup rivals Real Salt Lake in their last eight matches.
It may not be much to look at. It may not be as meaningful as the cup. But once again, it is
ours. With Seattle's loss to San Jose the Galaxy have clinched the MLS Supporters Shield for the
second year in a row. In simple terms, that means they won the league by securing more regular
season points than any other team (with two games to spare!
Next week, the CONCACAF Champions League group stage gets under way with 5 MLS teams having
qualified. In light of that, I thought a few readers might like a bit of an explanation about what
the whole thing is all about.
By now, most MLS fans have at least an inkling of what the CONCACAF Champions League is.
Next week, the CONCACAF Champions League group stage gets under way with 5 MLS teams having
qualified. In light of that, I thought a few readers might like a bit of an explanation about what
the whole thing is all about.
By now, most MLS fans have at least an inkling of what the CONCACAF Champions League is.
Next week, the CONCACAF Champions League group stage gets under way with 5 MLS teams having
qualified. In light of that, I thought a few readers might like a bit of an explanation about what
the whole thing is all about.
By now, most MLS fans have at least an inkling of what the CONCACAF Champions League is.
While few could've predicted how it would happen, it would be hard for anyone to be surprised by
what the San Jose Earthquakes pulled off Saturday night.
In what has become the latest in a series of astonishing late heroics by San Jose, Steven
Lenhart scored a 93rd-minute winner to stun the Seattle Sounders and earn the Earthquakes a 2-1
victory at Buck Shaw Stadium.
This is some of the most powerful stuff I have ever seen written on soccer!
Wayne Drehs of ESPN with an incredible report (words, photos, audio & video) on Bob Bradley and his
life in Egypt as the national team manager! I love this!
-Drehs also writes about Bradleys relationship with the teams star player Mohamed Aboutrika.
Leeds United have signed MLS star Robbie Rogers on an 18-month contract from Columbus Crew.
The 24-year agreed personal terms on January 10 but had to wait for his work permit to be approved
before he could become officially part of the squad at Elland Road.
Rogers was given a taste of football in England in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Newcastle
last week but was unable to feature for the reserves because not all of his paperwork had been
completed.
There will be a running commentary here as well. It will be interesting to see the differences
from 2009 (which I helped run) to 2011. It isn't expected that Garber will announce the schedule,
playoff and other changes, but he may.
Ever since I bought the tickets in April, I had been looking forward to July 27th. Besides
seeing Manchester United already in Boston, I knew this experience was going to be simply insane.
Having the opportunity to see the champions of England go up against America's elite was something
I knew that I would cherish.
Portland TimbersThe Timbers first team has their next match this weekend in Dallas, Texas, but
there's plenty of news surrounding the Reserves, U-23s, and another MLS supporters group. First
Team Match Aftermath: The Internet is abuzz with reaction to Red...
By now, I am sure we are all away of the incident this past weekend involving the supporters
groups of the New England Revolution and their Front Office. If not, read about it on the Brotherly
Game here.
It has been a hectic 24 hours of planning on what we can do to try to help our brothers and
sisters in The Fort.
What's more amazing here: the fact that an MLS supporters group was an answer on Jeopardy or the
fact that a guy that looks like an extra from The Young Ones actually knew the answer? My how MLS
has changed.
