MLS Final Kick: Week 15
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Once again, the best MLS recap video you’ll see.
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MLS Week 15 Highlights
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Happy Monday to everyone. As all of you who regularly check this space have noticed, there was no preview/recap up.
The reason for that? I’ve moved. MLS Offside will be changing shape a little, as the nuances of life dictate the inability to write for free all the time. For those of you who care, I’m in the process of trying to establish myself as part of the freelance world, writing for actual money.
With that anecdote out of the way, a lot of my more long-winded posts will be over at World Soccer Reader. Here, I’ll be doing simpler posts, such as Power Rankings, highlights, and other little tidbits. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to check out highlights from last weekend.
- Real Salt Lake v Toronto FC
MLS Offside Power Rankings: Week 14
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With the SuperLiga now in full swing, there weren’t a lot of changes to the Power Rankings. Colorado is the team on the rise, coming off a rather dominating win against D.C. United. It’s impossible to punish teams like Chicago, New England, and Kansas City because they are dormant in the league.
The bottom saw some movement, as both Dallas and San Jose dusted off the win column at home to score rare victories.
The next few weeks will truly be season defining, as a number of clubs will lose players due to the Gold Cup. Or in some cases, players will refuse national team duty for the regional tournament. Either way, it’ll be worth keeping an eye on.
Full rankings are after the jump. Don’t forget to follow MLS Offside on Twitter and to email ideas and tips to mlsoffside[at]gmail[dot]com. Read the rest of this entry »
MLS Final Kick: Week 14
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As usual, your weekly wrap-up highlights from the WWL.
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MLS Recap: Week 14
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Not as much to glean over on a Monday morning after a light serving of play on Saturday. The Superliga provided some quality entertainment on the side, especially with Brian McBride’s scintillating finish for the Fire.
Surveying the rest of league play, a couple of draws, maddening red cards and poor defending returned to mar the weekend. Both goals in the New York-Seattle game were marked by some atrocious decision-making at the back.
The cluttered schedule found a victim—D.C. United. Their performance out in Colorado was by far their worst of the season as they failed to get on the scoreboard. This was following their entertaining 3-3 draw out in Seattle that had fans clamoring for more.
All this and more on this week’s recap.
San Jose 2-1 Los Angeles
The confidence of an 11-game unbeaten streak has vanished as the Galaxy suffer their second defeat in a row. With Landon Donovan toiling in South Africa, the going has become all the more difficult as San Jose exposed the Galaxy’s old age. Pablo Campos, who had been as quiet as a mouse for the first three months of the season emerged with a goal and an assist in the victory. He took on Gregg Berhalter to win a penalty in the sixth minute and finished it himself. He then played a hand in Ryan Johnson’s eventual game winner. A Jovan Kirovski goal in the 65th minute would go on to mean very little as Bruce Arena counts down the days till the Beckham circus returns.
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Week 14 Highlights
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- San Jose v Los Angeles
Week 14 Preview: A SuperLiga Weekend
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An entertaining Wednesday evening match between Seattle and D.C. was quite the start to this week. Is it a sign of things to come for the rest of the weekend? There’s some entertaining matchups that should provide for some tasty viewing.
With only five league game this weekend because of the SuperLiga, action is a little bit on the light side. That being said, there’s plenty to pay attention to on Saturday. Let’s take a look at what this weekend has in store:
Saturday, June 20
San Jose v Los Angeles
It’s the California rivalry reborn on Saturday, with the Galaxy traveling to San Jose to face the Quakes. Both teams are in need of a win, with San Jose really lagging behind in the Western Conference. The U.S. State Department is still working against them, as Cornell Glen’s visa issues continue. That denies them a strong striker up top, but they’ll need more than that to break through against the Galaxy. LA will be without Landon Donovan again, as well as Eddie Lewis who was sent off against Real Salt Lake. It’ll be a stern road test for LA, though it seems likely they’ll return to their drawing ways.
San Jose 1-1 Los Angeles
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Montreal 1-6 Toronto FC Highlights
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I know that many have seen this already, but here are the highlights from Toronto’s incredible performance last night. For those of you unaware, Toronto needed to win by four to pass the Vancouver Whitecaps and clinch Canada’s CONCACAF Champions’ League spot. But things didn’t start off so well when newly acquired defender Nick Garcia gave up a penalty early on. Not to give anything else away, but these highlights are pretty incredible.
Who else is shocked by Toronto’s massive six-goal feat? Think they’ll do well now that they’ve grabbed a spot in the CCL? Does this give MLS a bit more ammo in the USL vs. MLS debate? Sound off below.
Seattle 3-3 D.C. United Highlights
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A thoroughly entertaining matchup last evening, D.C. was perhaps a bit lucky to come away with the draw. Osvaldo Alonso scored a pretty blast from long range, but the game also featured two own goals. Here are the highlights:
What are your thoughts on the game? Did Seattle deserve the win? United lucky to draw? Have your say below.
MLS Offside Power Rankings: Week 13
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When nobody draws, everybody moves. Considering the run that Houston is on, they’ve supplanted Chivas USA at the top spot. After the Goats, it’s hard to pinpoint who the best teams in the league are.
The race in the East is close — except for New York — with six teams within six points of each other. D.C. is leading the way, and has done well as of late. They’ll be on the road for two games this week, traveling up to Seattle to take on the new boys.
At the bottom, nothings changed. San Jose, New York, and Dallas all lost and remain mired at the bottom.
Full rankings are after the jump. Don’t forget to follow MLS Offside on Twitter and to email ideas and tips to mlsoffside[at]gmail[dot]com. Read the rest of this entry »
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