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Appearances and Minutes vs San Jose

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Another set of stats today, appearances and minutes vs San Jose.

First league play appearances.

1. Chris Klein - 26
Preki - 26
3. Nick Garcia - 22
4. Kerry Zavagnin - 20
5. Chris Brown - 19
6. Francisco Gomez - 18
Matt McKeon - 18
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Appearances and Minutes vs the LA Galaxy

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Here's a look at the appearances and minutes against the LA Galaxy.

First the appearances against LA in league play for KC.

1. Preki - 29
2. Kerry Zavagnin - 24
Chris Klein - 24
4. Nick Garcia - 23
5. Davy Arnaud - 21
Matt McKeon - 21
7. Mo Johnston - 18
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Appearances and Minutes vs DC United

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Now taking a look at Kansas City appearances against DC United.

First appearances in league play.

1. Kerry Zavagnin - 24
2. Preki - 22
3. Nick Garcia - 21
4. Davy Arnaud - 20
Jack Jewsbury - 20
Chris Klein - 20
7. Jimmy Conrad - 15
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Appearances and Minutes vs the Colorado Rapids

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Continuing the stats for appearances and minuts against each team, today it is Colorado. Being one of the original teams in the league with KC, these two have played a number of times. Less so in recent seasons since KC's move to the East. So the top players on this list are players from KC's early years.

S.A.S. Monday After Stats

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Kei Kamara's goal was his 32nd in all competitions for KC, tying him with Mo Johnston for 5th on that list.

Kamara's goal was his 21st at home in league play tying him with Chris Klein and Mo Johnston for 3rd on that list.

Kamara's goal was his 23rd in all competitions at home for KC, tying him with Klein for 3rd on that list.

Sunday After Stats

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5 years, 3 months, and 21 days is how long it'd been since Sporting KC scored at BMO Field on 4/28/2007 when Eddie Johnson scored.

KC's 7 road wins is a franchise record for road wins in a non-shootout season.

Kei Kamara's goal was his 50th in all competitions in his MLS career.

Sunday After Stats

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The game was Peter Vermes' 100th in charge of KC. That ties him with Ron Newman for the second most games coached for Sporting KC.

It was also Vermes' 50th win in all competitions as a coach. He is the 3rd coach to reach that mark for KC.

Oriol Rosell became the 7th youngest player to ever appear in a game for Sporting KC at 20 years and 25 days.

Sunday After Stats

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Kei Kamara's goal was his 28th in league play for KC, tying him with Digital Takawira and Scott Sealy for 6th on that list.

It was Kamara's 20th league goal at home for KC, tying Josh Wolff for the 5th most in team history.

It was his 21st in all competitions at home, breaking his tie with Scott Sealy for 6th on that list.

10,000 Minute Club

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Continuing the stat updating for you tonight, it's time to update the 10,000 minute club.

In league play one new player joined the 10,000 minute club, as Michael Harrington became the 12th player for Kansas City, Davy Arnaud also jumped up 1 spot on the list moving ahead of Jimmy Conrad.

All Competitions Top Goal Scorers 2011

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Since it'd been a few days without a post I figured I'd give you a second post today as well on stats. This time it's all competition goal scorers for Sporting KC in their history. First here are some previous years for you.

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

On the list this year we add two new players to the list this season, other than that we see no movement on the list this year.

Top League Scorers Through 2011

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More stats to update for you. This time it's the leading scorers in MLS play now through the 2011 season. First here are links back to the previous years.

1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010

One new player joins the list this year, and another continues to shoot up the list.

Landmark Goals

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One more new stat before I start doing some updating on some of the stats I already had been tracking. Today it's a look at landmark goals for KC. I'm tracking league goals, competitive goals, both home and away. I'm also tracking US Open Cup, playoff, and international goals, but those 3 won't be listed here simply due to lack of many landmark goal numbers.

Single Season Appearances and Starts

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Another new stat for you today regarding Sporting KC. And it's another single season stat. Here's a list of the top ten single season appearances and starts.

Top ten appearances in league play in a single season.
1. CJ Sapong - 34 - 2011
2. Preki - 32 - 1996
2. Mark Chung - 32 - 1996
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Single Season Minutes

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Continuing with the statistical updating that I've been doing, here's another new stat that I hadn't previously done. Here are the top 10 single season minutes for players throughout the team's history. As I mentioned a few times late in the year this year, Matt Besler ended up tied for the 3rd most minutes played in league play in team history.

Thank You Davy Arnaud

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photo courtesy Jarred Donalson

So one of the longest careers in Sporting Kansas City Wizards history ended today with Davy Arnaud being traded from Sporting Kansas City to the Montreal Impact for Seth Sinovic and allocation money. I've never been good at eloquently writing down how good a player was for this team or how much I'll miss seeing them in a Kansas City jersey.

S.A.S. Monday Edition

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Lots of good stats from the game last night, including a landmark goal by Teal Bunbury.

In 6 games at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, this is KC's first win there. It was KC's first win in Colorado since 6/9/2004 when Josh Wolff scored a 90th minute penalty kick.

Teal Bunbury's two goals were only the 3rd time in team history a KC player has scored multiple goals in the playoffs, the other two times, Miklos Molnar in 2000 and Davy Arnaud in 2004.

Aron Winter

Payne In – Anselmi Out

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This is a good day to be a Toronto FC supporter. In one fell swoop Toronto has added a vast quantity of soccer and MLS intelligence to the Front Office....

THE STARTING 11: Aron Winter regrets

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Not Aron's best look...By all accounts, Aron Winter was a very bright football mind - and more importantly, a true gent. Things just didn't go the way he wanted, or we wanted for that matter, at Toronto FC. Whether the lion's share of the blame lies with Winter, with the toxic TFC Front Office or a combination of both - we'll never likely know.

Winter out as Toronto FC fails to fire Tom Anselmi for sixth running

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"The Teflon Tom"
There was a great temptation today to go back and simply re-post whatever it was that we wrote when Mo Johnston "moved upstairs", John Carver "stepped down", Chris Cummins was axed, Preki was sacked and Nick Dasovic was tossed aside. We could have done that - but pressing "Ignore" in spellcheck every time "Anselmi" popped up would have been exhausting.

Reading The TFC Tea Leaves

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TFC makes some coaching moves that are are as difficult to decipher as the old Soviet Politburo used to be. Thoughts on BDK's, Brennan's & Mariner's new jobs.
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THE MATCHUP: Winter's end?

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Goodbye old friend. Goodbye old friend's wispy 'stache.TORONTO VS. MONTREAL
AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
SEMI-FINAL 2ND LEG (0-0 AGGREGATE)
 
BMO FIELD - WEDNESDAY 8PM ET
TV: SPORTSNET ONTARIO
 
THE KICKABOUT:
What started a year and a half ago so optimistically could very well end with a whimper at the end of the Canadian Championship's ("The Cank" to its friends) semi-final.

Tom Anselmi – We vs They

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Why Tom Anselmi is ultimately responsible for the current mess that is Toronto FC, his own words notwithstanding.
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2011 TFC Headlines

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A month by month look back at the year that was for Toronto FC and why last season's upheaval is finally starting to show dividends.
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John Spencer

Report: Timbers to announce Porter as head coach on Wednesday

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The Portland Timbers wanted Caleb Porter, and the second-year MLS club has reportedly gotten the coach they set out to hire as their permanent replacement for John Spencer.

Portland radio station KPAM 860 reported on Tuesday night that Portland would announce Porter as the team's new head coach on Wednesday.

Arena named MLS Coach of the Year for record 3rd time

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Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena was named MLS Coach of the Year for the third time, winning the 2011 award after leading the Galaxy to the Supporters Shield as the team with the best record in the MLS regular season. The Galaxy's 19-5-10 record was also the second best record in league history.

Kasey Keller

U.S. MNT vs. Brazil: In-Game Blog

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Welcome to tonight's In-Game Blog for the match between the U.S. Men's National Team and Brazil. We'll have all the information on this international friendly for the USA, including lineups, pre-game facts and in-game notes from Landover.

Lineup:

USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.

Keller On The Call

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U.S. goalkeeping legend Kasey Keller has traded in his boots for a microphone and will be part of the ESPN broadcast team for tonight's match against Brazil. With the U.S. looking for only its second ever win against Brazil, it's serendipidous to have the man who recorded a clean sheet in the USA's first and only victory.

The Only U.S. Win Against Brazil

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In one of the biggest upsets in the history of the U.S. Men's National Team, the USA beat Brazil 1-0 on Feb. 11, 1998, in the semifinal of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. That game was the first U.S. win against the South American side, and today it remains the only time in 16 matches the U.S. has emerged victorious.

D.C. United

THE MATCHUP: De R'0' and 7

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Keeping the memory of Raivis Hscanovics alive since 2010TORONTO VS. D.C. UNITED
 
BMO FIELD - SATURDAY 4PM ET
TV: SPORTSNET ONTARIO-----RADIO: THE FAN 590
 
THE KICKABOUT:
No matter the result, this one practically writes itself.

A Look Back at Season Openers

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With the 2012 season 4 days away for Sporting KC, I thought I'd take a look back at past year's season openers for the club. Some of the earlier matches are blurred together in a mix of games from before my college years but I'll add comments where I can.

1996 - KC Wiz vs Colorado Rapids 3-0

The inaugural game for the team saw the Wiz pull off the shutout win over the Rapids.

Major League Soccer

THE MATCHUP: No tempers flare as Canada FC faces Club UnAmerica"

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Can't we all get along? Oh and...Ariba!TORONTO VS. CHIVAS USA
 
BMO FIELD - SATURDAY 4:30PM ET
TV: GOL TV
 
THE KICKABOUT:
Outside of Rick Martel and Tito Santana's 80's wrestling tag-team "Strike Force" uniting both sets of fans - these two teams have about as little to do with each other as any in MLS.

THE STARTING 11: Adjusted Toronto FC 2012 promotional slogans

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"This guy was a thing, wasn't he?"With a number of season tickets still unsold, Toronto FC's bean-counters can't be happy with the sudden sputter of the 2012 season. After the highs of The Reds' CCL exploits, things looked very bright for "SIXual Healing" but a pair of major injuries coinciding with a pair of shambolic fixtures to open the MLS season has tempered emotions.

Where in the World is the 2000 MLS Cup?

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The Wizards celebrate with their MLS Cup.An unseasonable warm mid-October day in Washington D.C. was the setting for the 2000 Major League Soccer Cup. The championship game pitted the Chicago Fire, the league's most potent offense, against Supporter's Shield winners, Kansas City Wizards.

Miklos Molnar would capitalize on some unusually poor Fire defending to score on Zach Thorton in the 11th minute.

Expansion Draft: Chivas USA lose defender Valentin, ship striker Braun, midfielder Mayen to Montreal in exchange for former Sounders defender Riley

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Goat guy: former Sounders favorite James Riley will bring experience and a winning attitude next season to Chivas USA's back four, which badly needed strengthening, after arriving via a trade today with Montreal (AP Photo).

Perhaps the most surprising thing to me about today's now-completed Expansion Draft - no players from the MLS champion Galaxy were among the 10 selected by the Montreal Impact.

Jimmy Conrad

New Captain

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Since Davy Arnaud was traded to Montreal, the debate has gone on about who should replace him as captain of Sporting KC. From Roger Espinoza to Matt Besler to Kei Kamara to Jimmy Nielsen to Julio Cesar have all had their names brought up as potential captains for Sporting KC this season. Today on Twitter, Robb Heineman let the cat out of the bag on who the new captain would be, congratulating the White Puma, Jimmy Nielsen, on being selected.

Sporting KC on International Duty

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Two Sporting KC players were representing their national team at two different levels. Roger Espinioza was away representing the Honduran national team as they took on Ecuador yesterday as part of the international window. Espinoza started for Honduras, earning another cap, his 22nd for Honduras. He has the fourth most caps for his national team while a member of Sporting KC, behind only Josh Wolff, Jimmy Conrad, and Preki.

The Rest

Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame name 2013 Induction Class

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3/4/13 - The Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame today announced its 2013 class, marking the induction of five players and one coach. Preki, Kai Haaskivi, Zoltan Toth, Brian Quinn, Mike...

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Sources: Vergara’s story claiming Preki passed on Chicharito not true

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When Chivas USA owner revealed on Tuesday that former Chivas USA head coach Preki was once offered Mexican national team star Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, only to turn him down for not being good enough, the story made plenty of waves.

Sources tell SBI Vergara took some liberties with the truth when re-telling that story.

THE STARTING 11: Toronto FC-related CNE attractions

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Cummins, Carver, Preki, Winter and Dasovic - Live at The BandshellEvery year around this time, a long-honoured tradition takes place at Toronto's Exhibition Place. No it's not when Toronto FC is mathematically eliminated form the playoffs (you correct cynics!) but rather the Canadian National Exhibition.

LETTERS FROM CAMP: All quiet on the southern front

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Eddie Johnson's a thing... right?FLORIDULL
There's a strange feeling amongst TFC supporters that training camp is quiet... too quiet. So unaccustomed are we to a drama-free lead up to the season that some are getting worried. Why no more trialists? Why not enough friendlies?