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League Focus: MLS 2014 Team of the Season

by Graham Ruthven at Monday, Dec 8 2014 16:56
League Focus: MLS 2014 Team of the Season It was somewhat fitting that the 2014 Major League Soccer MVP scored the goal to decide the 2014 Major League Soccer season. Robbie Keane’s extra-time goal in Sunday’s MLS Cup clash against the New England Revolution gave the LA Galaxy the MLS Cup title for the third time in four years, ...
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Match Focus: New England Revolution Out to Spoil Donovan's Last Hurrah

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Dec 5 2014 11:42
Match Focus: New England Revolution Out to Spoil Donovan's Last Hurrah The eulogies have been rolling for quite some time. Sunday’s game is as much about giving Landon Donovan a fitting send-off as it is about deciding this season’s MLS Cup champions. However, one team stands in the way of Donovan ending his celebrated career in a flurry of ticker tape and ...
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Player Focus: MLS Superstars Set to Light Up Conference Finals

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Nov 21 2014 11:29
Player Focus: MLS Superstars Set to Light Up Conference Finals As far as MLS Conference finals go, 2014’s lineup counts as all-star. The league’s best four teams have made it into the East and West showpiece games, with a place in next month’s MLS Cup final up for grabs in each conference.The LA Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, New England Revoluti...

Match Focus: Sounders vs Galaxy to decide the Supporters' Shield

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Oct 24 2014 12:14
Match Focus: Sounders vs Galaxy to decide the Supporters' Shield As far as heavyweight clashes go, this is Major League Soccer’s greatest offering. The LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders aren’t just two of the biggest clubs in North America, they’re the best two as well.The West coast sides will complete a quickfire double-header this weekend in the...
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League Focus: The Race to Secure MLS Playoff Spots This Weekend

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Oct 10 2014 14:26
League Focus: The Race to Secure MLS Playoff Spots This Weekend It’s getting to that stage of the season. Every side in MLS bar one (the Portland Timbers) has played 31 league games, meaning that by and large those sides on the brink of the playoffs have three games to make or break their year.Of course, some have already sealed their post-season fate. The...
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Team Focus: Could Andrea Pirlo Fill Landon Donovan's DP Spot at LA Galaxy?

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Sep 26 2014 15:35
Team Focus: Could Andrea Pirlo Fill Landon Donovan's DP Spot at LA Galaxy? They have built their reputation on being Major League Soccer’s marquee team. From the signing of David Beckham to the capture of Robbie Keane, the LA Galaxy bring shimmering glamour to North American football.So it is perhaps unsurprising that with Andrea Pirlo linked with a move to MLS it is...
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Player Focus: MLS Leading Light Thierry Henry Could Sign Off in Style

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Sep 12 2014 12:09
Player Focus: MLS Leading Light Thierry Henry Could Sign Off in Style It was a moment that reminded us all just how good Thierry Henry is. And yet as the French striker lashed a strike into the top corner of the Sporting Kansas City net there was a sense of forlorn wistfulness. How many more goals like that will we see from Henry?Indeed, one of the greatest strikers e...

Player Focus: Jermaine Jones Will Reinvigorate New England Revolution

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Aug 29 2014 13:07
Player Focus: Jermaine Jones Will Reinvigorate New England Revolution Jermaine Jones has become Major League Soccer’s Arturo Vidal this summer. Both are midfielders, but the comparison between the two can be found in the transfer sagas they have sparked over the past few weeks and months.But while Manchester United have thus far been left disappointed in their p...
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Player Focus: Why Spurs Fought to Sign DeAndre Yedlin

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Aug 15 2014 12:00
Player Focus: Why Spurs Fought to Sign DeAndre Yedlin There was much talk during the World Cup over what the legacy of the tournament would be for the United States. The land that has long been considered football’s final frontier fully embraced Brazil 2014, but what would be lasting effect be? Certainly, in the short-term, that legacy has been D...
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Team Focus: Team Spirit Sending Sporting KC Towards Further MLS Glory

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Aug 1 2014 15:13
Team Focus: Team Spirit Sending Sporting KC Towards Further MLS Glory There was something ominous about Sporting Kansas City’s 2-1 win over Toronto FC last week. Peter Vermes' men went a goal down, and then a man down, before emerging winners away from home.It was reflective of the kind of spirit and resolution that won Sporting KC the MLS Cup last year. They fe...
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