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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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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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Team Focus: San Jose Beginning to Bubble to the Surface in MLS

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Jul 3 2015 10:30
Team Focus: San Jose Beginning to Bubble to the Surface in MLS By beating the defending MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy 3-1 last weekend, the San Jose Earthquakes made a statement about where they are heading under Dominic Kinnear. Until then they had been flying under the radar, on the brink of the Western playoff spots, but the problem with statement wins is that...
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Player Focus: Where Does Liam Ridgewell Rank Among MLS' Best Defenders?

by Graham Ruthven at Thursday, Jun 18 2015 15:15
Player Focus: Where Does Liam Ridgewell Rank Among MLS' Best Defenders? In MLS circles, Merritt Paulson is well-known as a must follow on Twitter. The Portland Timbers owner is just as vociferous about the club as any of its fans, with Paulson a regular spark of social media debate. Last week, true to form, he boldly claimed Liam Ridgewell to be the best centre-back in ...
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Player Focus: Strong Start at Toronto Suggests Giovinco Worth Record Salary

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, May 29 2015 10:10
Player Focus: Strong Start at Toronto Suggests Giovinco Worth Record Salary Toronto FC are undoubtedly Major League Soccer’s most tedious team. Regardless of the cash that has been splurged by the Canadians in recent years, the franchise flops season after season and has become the common target of North American football’s derision. The appointment of Tim Leiwe...
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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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