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Referee Jair Marrufo Gets a One-Game “Chance to Clear His Head” (Which is NOT a Suspension!) after Blanco Shirt Incident
By: Laurie |
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One jersey. Many problems.
As reported by our Chicago Offside blogger Irish Steve, referee Jair Marrufo has been suspended for this week’s matches after Chicago’s controversial comeback against Columbus. Seems Marrufo left the stadium carrying Chicago DP Cuauhtemoc Blanco’s jersey.
Except it’s not actually a real suspension, of course. Because [...]
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Tags: Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, Gino Padula, Jair Marrufo, MLS, MLS referees, red cards, referees behaving badly, suspensionsMLS Offside Power Rankings: Week Six
By: travis | 4 Comments
The Power Rankings for this week have been thrown in a blender and tossed around. Teams are climbing, others are on free fall — it’s pretty much all over the place. That’s what happens when some teams drop two games in the span of four days while others concede six goals in one game. Never [...]
MLS Rookie Life: Episode 6
By: travis | No Comments
Preseason continues as MLS Rookie Life takes a look at what it’s like to make a MLS team.
ESPN Final Kick: Week Six
By: travis | No Comments
They even recapped Wednesday’s and Thursday’s games. Impressive.
Week Six Recap
By: travis | No Comments
Is the warmer weather bringing in more soccer fans? We’ll have to see what happens as the summer rolls in, but it was a good week for attendance, with nothing under 10,000 reporter. I know that this column sometimes focuses too much on how many people are going to games, but it’s an easy standard [...]
Category: Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, Red Bulls New York, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Toronto FC Tags: Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, Red Bulls New York, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Toronto FCWeek Six Highlights
By: travis | No Comments
This week’s selection of highlights. Remember: follow MLS Offside on Twitter and to email tips to mlsoffside[at]gmail[dot]com. Enjoy:
Kansas City v Toronto
Columbus v Chicago
Real Salt Lake v New England
Colorado v Los Angeles
Thursday Night Highlights
By: travis | No Comments
These are a bit late, but I wanted to get them up — Video highlights of Kansas City’s win over New York. ESPN recap first, and league highlights after the jump. Enjoy the rest of the games on slate this weekend.
Week Six Preview: Are we here already?
By: travis | No Comments
Before jotting down this weekend’s preview I had to check myself. Are we already this far into the season? Time is flying by, and while there is a great deal of football to be played, there are plenty of things to discern from the first five weeks of action. First, we learned that the perennial [...]
Wednesday Night highlights
By: travis | No Comments
Highlights from the DCU-FC Dallas open cup play-in match and the league match between Chivas USA and Toronto FC. Check out the highlights from last night below:
Toronto 1-0 Chivas USA
D.C. United 2-0 FC Dallas – available over on DCU Offside.
Midweek Match ups
By: travis | No Comments
A quick turnaround this week for a few clubs, as fixtures on Wednesday and Thursday make it a short week for a handful of clubs. TFC played Sunday, so they’re on just two days rest, hosting a Chivas team that is flying high. I like both home teams to come away victorious, though if the [...]
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