Lee Nguyen scored his fourth goal of the season just before the halftime break to temporarily pull the New England Revolution level, but it wasn’t enough as the Revs suffered a 2-1 loss in their first-ever meeting with the expansion Montreal Impact on Wednesday night at Stade Saputo. Nguyen’s 44th-minute goal – which was originally […]
Major League Soccer
Came across a fascinating video, via the Daily Mail, from the semi-final of the California State Championships in March. This is either under 11 or under 12’s. The team from the Barcelona academy in the U.S. thrashes an Arsenal side (not affiliated with Arsenal FC) 6-0. It was not the score that caught my eye, […]
The dreaded sophomore slump has hit the Portland Timbers, and today John Spencer paid the price. Portland are a woeful 5-8-4 this season and are in next-to-last place in the league’s Western Conference, with no road wins. Timbers owner Merritt Paulson made the announcement during a press conference at JELD-WEN Field. “I strongly believe any […]
Big signing by the Montreal Impact on Friday, as they acquired World Cup-winning defender and AC Milan legend Alessandro Nesta. Nesta has signed an 18-month deal with Montreal and said that his past accomplishments mean nothing here: “Even at 36, my reputation is defined not by what I’ve done,” Nesta told reporters, “but by what […]
The New England Revolution have announced the signing of Honduran forward Jerry Bengtson on a transfer from Honduras’ CD Motagua. Bengtson, who recently led La Liga Nacional de Honduras in scoring for three straight seasons, will be formally added to the team’s roster upon receipt of his U.S. P-1 Visa and his International Transfer Certificate. […]
Second-half substitute Diego Fagundez scored with the last kick of the game as the New England Revolution opened up a three-game home-stand by rescuing a 2-2 draw with Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. Fagundez entered the game in the 81st minute and scored the dramatic equalizer in the fourth minute of […]
One of the biggest disappointments in Major League Soccer this season has been the poor form of the defending MLS Cup champions, the LA Galaxy. For most of the season, the Galaxy have been at, or near, the bottom of the Western Conference and David Beckham blames the teams slow start on a hangover from […]