WASHINGTON – All told, Saturday evening’s 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls isn’t a bad result for first-place D.C. United, a performance miles ahead of their late-March loss to New York and one which keeps them atop the Eastern Conference standings.
With just minutes remaining, it appeared that the New York Red Bulls were destined to suffer their first loss of 2015.
Lloyd Sam had other ideas.
In recent weeks, it had been D.C. United who managed the late-game heroics, netting stoppage-time winners in their past two games. But the tables were turned at RFK Stadium on Saturday, as United saw their 2-0 lead vanish in the waning minutes courtesy of Sam’s last-gasp equalizer.
Five matches into his team’s inaugural Major League Soccer season and New York City FC coach Jason Kreis has already identified an alarming trend.
The club has started slow in four of its five matches this season, and Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park was no exception.
Five matches into his team’s inaugural Major League Soccer season and New York City FC coach Jason Kreis has already identified an alarming trend.
The club has started slow in four of its five matches this season, and Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park was not the exception.
Five matches into his team’s inaugural Major League Soccer season and New York City FC coach Jason Kreis has already identified an alarming trend.
The club has started slow in four of its five matches this season, and Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park was not the exception.
CHESTER, Pa. – Since the start of the 2014 season, the Philadelphia Union have allowed 14 goals in the 80th minute or later, including two in a brutal collapse at Kansas City last week.
On Saturday against New York City FC, they flipped the script.
Instead of allowing a late winner, the Union broke a 1-1 deadlock in stoppage-time with a dramatic goal of their own, sending Philly to their first win of the season and providing a glimmer of hope that perhaps better days are on the horizon.
CHESTER, Pa. – The Philadelphia Union’s winless streak is no more.
In front of a sellout crowd at PPL Park on Saturday afternoon, Vincent Nogueira scored the stoppage-time winner to lift the Union to a dramatic 2-1 victory over New York City FC in the first-ever meeting between the new Eastern Conference rivals.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution and Columbus Crew SC struck up quite a nice little rivalry throughout the 2014 season, culminating in a physically grueling two-legged series in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
On Saturday the heated affair, which also featured Jermaine Jones in his first action of the season, was renewed with neither team giving way in a scoreless draw played in windy conditions at Gillette Stadium.
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CARSON, Calif. – Could Sunday's nationally televised showdown with the Seattle Sounders on Sunday be the perfect stage for the LA Galaxy to put behind all that ails them?
Maybe. But the Galaxy, who come into the match riding a four-game winless streak following consecutive shutout losses, say it doesn’t matter who’s on the schedule – to a point.
TUKWILA, Wash. – Cristian Roldan may be one of the youngest in the handful of fledgling players making a case for first-team minutes with the Seattle Sounders, but he’s hardly been buried on the depth chart.
AMSTERDAM – Aston Villa netminder Brad Guzan broke his Tottenham Hotspur jinx in style, shutting out their Saturday hosts 1-0 to climb six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
The US backstop notched three saves in stopping Spurs' perfect run of five victories against him, with his best stop denying Danny Rose near the half-hour. The clean sheet was Guzan's ninth of the season, matching a career-high, set last term. Villa, meanwhile, won for the second time in their last three on the road to reach 15th place.
BEAVERTON, Ore. – New Portland Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey said the team’s first win of the season over the weekend made it “easier to wake up in the morning and train.”
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The enormous distance from Federal Way, Washington to Boston is just about on par with how far Kelyn Rowe has come over his four-year MLS career.
HOUSTON – With just two goals in their first five matches, the Houston Dynamo have done just about everything in attack but hit the decisive final ball.
Could a difference-maker currently be sitting on the bench in the form of Alexander Lopez?
AMSTERDAM – Timothy Chandler and Eintracht Frankfurt have the unenviable weekend task of trying to boost their Europa League hopes on a visit to visiting league-leading Bundesliga holders Bayern Munich.
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Multi-game weeks are tough on any team. But they really took their toll on Columbus Crew SC last year.
Columbus had four multi-game weeks last season, and of the 10 matches involved, they posted a dismal 1-6-3 record.
After a particularly tough loss, 1-0 at home to the Vancouver Whitecaps on May 10, Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter was frustrated with himself and said his players were “running on fumes.”
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Mala Suerte.
For those who don’t speak Spanish, it means “bad luck.” It’s a phrase that Colorado Rapids designated player Juan Ramirez has used often to describe the team’s current run of over 600 minutes without a goal.
Have you ever had a hard time choosing between two players in MLS Fantasy Soccer? One could have a huge game if he can just shake off that injury, while the other is a steadier performer who’s guaranteed to get you a few points.
What if I was to tell you that there was a way you could hedge your bets and pick the best player between the two – even after the round has started?
At the moment, parity reigns in MLS. FC Dallas went into last weekend unbeaten, then got thumped at Portland. Vancouver took over the top spot after smacking the LA Galaxy, then drew 2-2 at home on Wednesday night against a Columbus team missing several starters. Read More
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PURCHASE, N.Y. – The first four games of Mix Diskerud’s Major League Soccer career have yielded varied results.
LOS ANGELES – As promised on the day their club was announced, Los Angeles Football Club wanted to hear from fans. And on Wednesday, they did just that, gathering a select group of fans to discuss what awaits the MLS expansion franchise.
During an event they called the “LAFC RoundTable” at the club's office in Los Angeles, co-owner and team president Tom Penn discussed the state of the club with seven members of the public, asked for input on several topics, and answered a few questions along the way.
Do the Montreal Impact have a realistic chance of winning their CONCACAF Champions League final against Mexican power Club América?
It's a legitimate question. MLS teams are 2-32-7 all-time in competitive games played in Mexico, where the series will start at the intimidating Estadio Azteca on April 22.
What's more, MLS teams are 3-22 in competitive two-leg series against Mexican opposition. 3-22!
CHESTER, Pa. – Before the Philadelphia Union played their inaugural game, the then-expansion club held open tryouts for anyone that thought they had what it took to play in Major League Soccer.
The only requirement was that you had to be at least 18 – but that wasn’t going to stop a 17-year-old high school senior named John McCarthy from showing up.
