Is Major League Soccer finally starting to reward American players. Days after the Seattle Sounders made US national team star Clint Dempsey the highest paid player in MLS, the LA Galaxy made Dempsey’s US teammate Omar Gonzalez the clubs third designated player. No financial details of the long-term deal were released by the league. Gonzalez […]
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How excited are Seattle Sounders fans about the signing of USA star Clint Dempsey? The Sounders announced today that Dempsey’s home debut on August 25 against rivals Portland had sold out. Seattle fans have snapped up 6,000 tickets in the last week, meaning close to 67,000 fans will see the match. Interest is so high […]
Talk about snatch and grab at Gillette Stadium last night. Toronto FC rode a second minute goal from Matias Laba and some terrific goalkeeping from Joe Bendik to pick up an unlikely three points last night. New England coach Jay Heaps must still be wondering how his side did not win this game. In the […]
A huge deal by Major League Soccer as the Seattle Sounders have bought Clint Dempsey from Tottenham Hotspur for a reported $9m. That just about equals the £6m that Spurs paid for Dempsey last summer when they signed him from Fulham. NBC Sports is reporting that the Sounders have guaranteed Dempsey $32 million over the […]
Karim Benzema scored a pair of second-half goals to lead Spanish soccer power Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday night. Real Madrid was too talented for the Galaxy, as Ronaldo had multiple chances to score early in the match. A cross from DiMaria found Ronaldo in the sixth […]
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced at halftime of last night’s All-Star Game that MLS plans to add another four teams by the 2020 season, The league has been on an expansion kick, as that it not necessarily a good thing. Since 2005, MLS has added 10 clubs, plus we have New York City […]
The New England Revolution have jumped ahead of Houston into the fifth playoff spot in the east after a come-from-behind 2-1 against D.C. United at RFK Stadium tonight. Yes that is not a typo. The Rev’s won for the first time this season when trailing at half-time! It did not look like a promising night […]
The New England Revolution lost 2-1 at home to the Houston Dynamo tonight in front of 14,357 fans at Gillette Stadium. Heading into this game the New England Revolution trailed Houston by two points for the final playoff spot in the east. So a win was vital for NE, if their hopes of reaching the […]