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The 5 most intriguing MLS moves ahead of the 2017 season

by Graham Ruthven at Ijumaa, Mac 3 2017 12:00
The 5 most intriguing MLS moves ahead of the 2017 season The 2017 Major League Soccer season is finally upon us, with North America’s top flight moving into the third phase of his history by welcoming Atlanta United and Minnesota United as expansion franchises. MLS, from this point on, will embark on an expansion drive, with the league to consist of...
Categories: Transfer Watch

Season Review: MLS 2016 Round-up

by Graham Ruthven at Jumanne, Des 13 2016 17:22
Season Review: MLS 2016 Round-up With one final swoosh of Roman Torres’ right foot from the penalty spot the 2016 MLS season was concluded. The Seattle Sounders are MLS Cup champions for the first time and the shutters have been brought down on what was a compelling campaign.It’s now time to reflect on the past 12 month...
Categories: Season Review

Will Seattle continue dominance over Toronto in Sunday's MLS Cup final?

by Graham Ruthven at Jumatano, Des 7 2016 12:00
Will Seattle continue dominance over Toronto in Sunday's MLS Cup final? For a season that lacked a defining storyline there are no shortage of plots and narratives to unpick ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup final. Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders will meet in North American football’s showpiece season decider with both clubs looking to cross a rather significa...
Categories: Top Match Preview

Form Guide: Toronto looking the real deal beyond Giovinco's genius

by Graham Ruthven at Jumatano, Nov 9 2016 17:05
Form Guide: Toronto looking the real deal beyond Giovinco's genius There’s a certain stigma attached to Toronto FC. Renowned as North America’s most tediously tragic club, failing to deliver on big objectives and big promises time and time again, the Canadians were MLS’s easiest of easy targets. Until this season that is.Greg Vanney led TFC to the...
Categories: Form Guide

Seattle enjoying remarkable resurgence under Schmetzer

by Graham Ruthven at Jumatano, Okt 12 2016 12:50
Seattle enjoying remarkable resurgence under Schmetzer Essentially everything that could have gone against the Seattle Sounders this season has gone against the Seattle Sounders this season. Not only did they lose their figurehead coach, with Sigi Schmid leaving the club in July, but they are without their captain Clint Dempsey until next season at the ...
Categories: Team Focus

Big Apple Pair Providing Rivalry MLS Has Craved

by Graham Ruthven at Ijumaa, Sep 9 2016 13:45
Big Apple Pair Providing Rivalry MLS Has Craved This is what Major League Soccer wanted when they handed New York City FC an expansion place three years. The league body wanted to cultivate a rivalry in the United States’ biggest metropolis, harbouring hope that a new team in the Bronx would in turn spark the New York Red Bulls into life. T...
Categories: Team Focus

Platform to Build Upon for Kreis Following Orlando Appointment

by Graham Ruthven at Jumamosi, Ago 6 2016 11:50
Platform to Build Upon for Kreis Following Orlando Appointment When Orlando City fired long-time head coach Adrian Heath last month, the club’s support bemoaned a lack of understanding over what the former Everton midfielder had done for the central Floridian franchise. His departure was viewed as a severance of ties with the club’s grassroots. Supp...
Categories: Team Focus

NYCFC Out For Revenge in Sunday's Hudson River Derby

by Graham Ruthven at Ijumaa, Jul 1 2016 15:55
NYCFC Out For Revenge in Sunday's Hudson River Derby Over a month has passed since New York City FC were handed the most humiliating defeat of their still short history, but the club is still hurting. Patrick Vieira’s side have played four games, winning two of them, and sit in second place in the Eastern Conference, yet the 7-0 thumping at the ...
Categories: Match Focus

Is Pirlo Pulling His Weight for NYCFC?

by Graham Ruthven at Ijumaa, Jun 3 2016 15:30
Is Pirlo Pulling His Weight for NYCFC? In the pantheon of big names to have played in Major League Soccer over the two decades of its existence, Andrea Pirlo ranks highly. The Italian midfielder has won it all - the World Cup, the Champions League and countless Serie A titles - and now finds himself aiming for North American success with...
Categories: Player Focus

Has Patrick Vieira Made a Difference at NYCFC?

by Graham Ruthven at Ijumaa, Mei 6 2016 12:45
Has Patrick Vieira Made a Difference at NYCFC? From the moment their expansion was announced, New York City FC were destined to steal more than their fair share of attention in Major League Soccer. The spotlight tends to follow clubs of such wealth and stature, and with Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City behind the franchise NYCFC had both those th...
Categories: Team Focus