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Shalrie Joseph scores to give Revs the win

Soccerblog 01 November @ 04:03 PM EST

The MLS playoffs have been engrossing and so far the upstarts have given the finger to the favourites.

This time it was the Revs taking it to the Fire who had all their big named players while the Revs have been without Twellman and Ralston. But the Revs African contingent stepped up admirably as Sainey Nyassi, Emmanuel Osei, and Kenny Mensally had a huge game.

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Five Points: Honduras

USSoccerPlayers 08 October @ 01:30 PM EST
By Graig Carbino - ALBANY, NY (Oct 8, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Show of hands, who remembers where they were on September 3rd, 2005? Not sure? Think Ralston and Beasley, a close-range header and a smartly executed corner kick routine. Memories jogged hopefully by now, this fateful day just so happens to be the last time the United States National Team qualified for a World Cup. Click to continue reading...

2009 MLS Power Rankings: Week 30

Soccer Tickets Online 07 October @ 07:00 AM EST

Week 30 (10/07)

Last Week's Ranking in Parenthesis...

  1. Columbus (1): The Crew finally lost @ home, but still lead the race for the Shield.
  2. Chivas USA (3): Preki's Goats got a huge W @ RFK and have the most games left.
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MLS: Post-Week 28 Notes

Climbing the Ladder 29 September @ 06:01 AM EST
1) Shalrie Joseph for MVP? It seems like all the forces are converging and settling on him after his player of the week performance. Today alone, there were three articles touting his candidacy from Ives Galarcep (Soccer By Ives), Ridge Mahoney (Soccer America), and Kyle McCarthy (Goal.com).
He has a lot of things going for him. Click to continue reading...

Up and Down

The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog 27 September @ 09:30 AM EST
So, no points in New England. It happens. Everyone got all excited when we went ahead, but when you're relying on world class goals (and damn, that was amazing), you're going to come up short.
As for the Revs, I can't see New England going very far in the playoffs, especially if Ralston's badly injured. Click to continue reading...

MLS predictions: Out of the Fog and back to winning

Nutmegged 18 September @ 01:40 PM EST
The Houston Dynamo are not the only ones suffering through a run of bad form in recent days. I need to come in out of the fog as well.
Three weeks ago, I was swimming along with a .452 prediction rate at 70-85, feeling pretty good about myself at 19 games above just throwing darts blindfold at a board. Click to continue reading...

Toronto v New England 8/1

The Offside - New England Revolution 01 August @ 06:57 PM EST

Happy August Everybody!

Kyle McCarthy posts expected starting XI on Twitter

kylejmccarthy TFC (4-2-3-1, R to L): Frei; Brennan, Serioux, Garcia, Wynne; Cronin, Robinson; Barrett, Vitti, De Rosario; Gerba
kylejmccarthy N.E. (4-4-2, R to L): Reis; Alston, Osei, Barnes, Heaps; Nyassi, Larentowicz, Ralston, Mansally; Jankauskas, Dube

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Near-Record Number of MLS Rookies Contributing

Climbing the Ladder 29 June @ 05:52 AM EST
I guess it's to be expected as the league gets bigger and bigger, but this year's rookie class is on pace to equal or break a record. What is it? The most rookies who started at least half of the regular season games. The record is 10, and already 9 rookies this season are virtually certain to hit that mark (15 starts):
  • Darrius Barnes (NE)
  • Matt Besler (KC)
  • Sam Cronin (TOR)
  • Stefan Frei (TOR)
  • Omar Gonzalez (LA)
  • Jeremy Hall (LA)
  • Chris Pontius (DC)
  • Rodney Wallace (DC)
  • Steve Zakuani (SEA)
Breaking the record is going to be hard, as some less hyped players will have to lock down a starting role. Click to continue reading...

Putting the Foot on the Throat

Down the Byline 14 June @ 11:15 AM EST
When New England defender Emmanuel Osei received a red card in the 31st minute of last night's game between KC and New England the cheers from the crowd were joined with a few groans. As I've mentioned earlier, the Wizards have struggled to score when they're a man up. Last night, the Wizards finally did it, taking advantage of the man up to score 2 more goals and defeat the Revolution 3-1. Click to continue reading...

SBI Fantasy MLS Corner

Soccer By Ives 10 June @ 08:01 AM EST

By CASEY CANNON

Hello and Welcome to the Soccer by Ives Fantasy Corner – now extra strength to ease pain and minimize swelling! Every week I dig through statistics, news, and rumors to provide the reader with the kind of fantasy advice that only a professional kick boxer can provide.

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SBI Fantasy MLS Corner

Soccer By Ives 10 June @ 08:01 AM EST

By CASEY CANNON

Hello and Welcome to the Soccer by Ives Fantasy Corner – now extra strength to ease pain and minimize swelling! Every week I dig through statistics, news, and rumors to provide the reader with the kind of fantasy advice that only a professional kick boxer can provide.

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Controversy ends United’s seven game unbeaten streak as they fall 2-1 to the Revolution

United Mania 30 May @ 09:03 PM EST
Steve Ralston converted a highly controvesial refereeing decision into a game-winning penalty kick in the 90th minute ending D.C. Uniteds seven match unbeaten streak in MLS. Click to continue reading...

SBI Fantasy MLS Corner (Week 10)

Soccer By Ives 22 May @ 11:59 AM EST

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By CASEY CANNON

Hello and Welcome to the Soccer by Ives Fantasy Corner – now with the latest in nanotech! Every week I dig through statistics, news, and rumors to provide the reader with the kind of fantasy advice that only a man who is retiring from the constant grind of coaching in the U-7 division can provide.

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SBI Fantasy MLS Corner (Week 10)

Soccer By Ives 22 May @ 11:59 AM EST

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By CASEY CANNON

Hello and Welcome to the Soccer by Ives Fantasy Corner – now with the latest in nanotech! Every week I dig through statistics, news, and rumors to provide the reader with the kind of fantasy advice that only a man who is retiring from the constant grind of coaching in the U-7 division can provide.

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Climbing back aboard

Nutmegged 22 May @ 11:46 AM EST
My quote from last week:
So, as you can see, like my Orange and those Celtic Bhoys, I am now feeling my oats. I've been around long enough to know, though, that is the exact, precise moment that reality comes crashing. So armed with the certain knowledge of crushing defeat. Click to continue reading...

Rapids Fight Revolution to Draw

View From The Couch 18 May @ 04:12 PM EST
The Rapids started hot, again, and gave up the tying goal instead of going for a second, again. The game started well, with Conor Casey putting a looping header into the back of the net off a Jordan Harvey cross in the 3rd minute. As is typical with the Gary Smith-led Rapids, the team could not hold the 1 goal lead for more than 20 minutes. Click to continue reading...

Player Interviews

Down the Byline 30 April @ 08:38 PM EST
The winner of this past week's player interview poll was the Wizards' right back, Lance Watson. Out at practice yesterday, Thad from The Back Post and I were able to speak with Watson for a few minutes. Watson talks about being in the starting lineup now and his contribution to the team. He talks about winning the ball back after he loses it, relating it to his former play as a midfielder. Click to continue reading...

Just 'cause LINKS

The Beautiful Game (2) 03 April @ 08:01 PM EST
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Crew cut

Welcome to the House of Soccer 28 September @ 08:58 AM EST
Prior to yesterday's match, Sean Donahue and I made our predictions, as is our custom. I believe he said Kenny Mansally would score more goals than Taylor Twellman, but wouldn't be surprised if it ended 0-0. I stuck with my previously published prediction of 2-2, and offered that either Mansally or Sainey Nyassi would score. Click to continue reading...

Colorado Rapids 2-0 Chicago Fire

The Offside - Colorado Rapids 17 September @ 03:34 PM EST

Who doesn't love a giant-killer game? Despite being at home, the Rapids were the dogs on Sunday and they knew it. They had to shut down Blanco and McBride, and they did it. That's going to (or at least should boost the confidence). It should also help that this was our first back-to-back win all year.

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Under Pressure

Who Ate All the Cupcakes 02 September @ 11:04 AM EST
cue Queen and David Bowie, with Vanilla Ice somewhere in the background still trying to prove Ice Ice Baby had a different bass line...
New England and Chivas USA are down to the wire tonight to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League group stage. They were unable to get results on the road, and are now left to prove their strength at home. Click to continue reading...

SuperLiga final running blog

Sideline Views 05 August @ 07:12 PM EST
I've been watching from the start, but had some connection problems.
4 - DeRo from distance, off the post.
6 - Announcers discuss Igwe, correctly asses that Jay Heaps was unjustly suspended from the final in the Atlante scrum.
8 - Joseph with a scorcher from distance. High.
10 - This game has had a ton of intensity from the start. Click to continue reading...
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REPORT: Crew Trouble Brews Again in Columbus

MLS Rumors 20 July @ 09:54 PM EST
Three words Columbus:Sort. It. Out.
We got several reports about incidents at the Crew friendly with West Ham but decided to sit on them until tomorrow morning. We are so often accused of being anti-Columbus and biased against Crew fans, so why rush to spread more bad news?Well the following story is going out over the AP Wire so if you Columbus fans think we're biased for running this then we suggest you take up your protest with the Associated Press and save your breath here. Click to continue reading...

The MLS All-Star Game replacement follies

Soccer By Ives 16 July @ 06:00 PM EST

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When the MLS All-Star reserves were named on Tuesday there were some very glaring absences from a list that included Juan Pablo Angel, Pat Onstad, Dwayne DeRosario, Jim Brennan, Pablo Mastroeni, Edson Buddle and Christian Gomez.

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