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Coyle Establishing Houston Dynamo as MLS Entertainers

by Graham Ruthven at Wednesday, Mar 30 2016 16:15
Coyle Establishing Houston Dynamo as MLS Entertainers For a team that plays in bright orange, the Houston Dynamo haven’t always caught the eye in Major League Soccer. With Dominic Kinnear in charge, the Texans were an outfit of sheer function, becoming something of a permanent fixture in the play-offs. Those days are gone with Owen Coyle now at t...
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League Focus: Five Questions Ahead of MLS 2016

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Mar 4 2016 10:30
League Focus: Five Questions Ahead of MLS 2016 Three months will have passed since the 2015 MLS Cup final when the 2016 Major League Soccer campaign kicks off on Sunday, and plenty has happened in that time. North America’s top flight is set for another compelling season.There have been managerial changes, big-name transfers and a number o...
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Match Focus: Five Key Points Ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup Final

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Dec 4 2015 12:01
Match Focus: Five Key Points Ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup Final After an exhilarating regular season, and an even more captivating play-off series, the MLS Cup final is set. The Columbus Crew will host the Portland Timbers in Sunday’s showpiece game, with the winners lifting the biggest prize in North American football.Both sides have surprised somewhat by...
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Player Focus: Key Performers in the 2015 MLS Conference Finals

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Nov 20 2015 15:00
Player Focus: Key Performers in the 2015 MLS Conference Finals It’s finally time for the trophies to be handed out, as Major League Soccer contests its Conference finals this weekend. The Columbus Crew and the New York Red Bulls will fight it out in the East, with the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas face each other for the Western Conference title.All four...
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Tournament Focus: Your Guide to the 2015 MLS Playoffs

by Graham Ruthven at Wednesday, Oct 28 2015 11:30
Tournament Focus: Your Guide to the 2015 MLS Playoffs The lineup has been finalised, the draws have been made and the 2015 MLS playoffs are set. After a gruelling regular season, the North American top-flight kicks into overdrive for the next few weeks as the trophies and honours that really matter are handed out. It’s time to start plotting your...
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Player Focus: Drogba Spearheading The Impact's Playoff Charge With Aplomb

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Oct 16 2015 16:00
Player Focus: Drogba Spearheading The Impact's Playoff Charge With Aplomb It appeared the Montreal Impact were on the brink of securing a playoff place some number of weeks ago. But with just two games left to play of the regular season Mauro Biello’s side still haven’t clinched a top-six spot in the East, which is somewhat peculiar, given that they won four o...
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League Focus: Who Will Win the Race for MLS Supporters' Shield?

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Sep 18 2015 11:58
League Focus: Who Will Win the Race for MLS Supporters' Shield? To the outsider, the Supporters’ Shield is a peculiar accolade. Awarded to the team with the best regular season record (essentially, whichever team finishes atop the league standings) it would be Major League Soccer’s crowning achievement, were it not for the play-offs. And so in the gr...
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Team Focus: Just What Has Gone Wrong for Sigi Schmid's Sounders Side?

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Aug 14 2015 15:40
Team Focus: Just What Has Gone Wrong for Sigi Schmid's Sounders Side? It’s somewhat difficult to comprehend the turmoil the Seattle Sounders now find themselves in, given the swagger with which they started the 2015 Major League Soccer season. As recently as May, they were the team to beat in the West. Now they are the team that everyone can beat.Indeed, Sigi Sc...
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Player Focus: How Will Didier Drogba Fit in at Montreal Impact?

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Jul 31 2015 17:00
Player Focus: How Will Didier Drogba Fit in at Montreal Impact? Major League Soccer has grown dramatically over the past decade or so, but North American football still isn't too accustomed to witnessing the scenes that greeted Didier Drogba upon his arrival in Montreal this week.The former Chelsea striker had barely stepped foot off his privately chartered flig...
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Team Focus: Defensive Arrivals Set to Make an Impact for NYCFC

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Jul 17 2015 12:25
Team Focus: Defensive Arrivals Set to Make an Impact for NYCFC Three new signings stood in front of the press, and yet the cameras were trained on only one. Nearly a year had passed since Frank Lampard signed for New York City, and so the England international’s eventual arrival - following an impromptu loan spell at Manchester City - was a big deal. But ...
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