Winter starts TFC regulars; Angel leads Chivas to victory 25 Sep 2011 Aron Winter gambled, and rolled snake eyes. With a massive, must-win CONCACAF Champions League against Pumas UNAM coming up on Tuesday, and with Toronto FC all but eliminated from the MLS playoff race, the Reds’ technical director and coach decided to start his best available XI Saturday against Chivas.
Will De Rosario add an MLS MVP award to his trophy case? 25 Sep 2011 Dwayne De Rosario has done a lot in his storied MLS career; four championships, MVP nominations, goals of the year. But he could do something this season that no other MLS player has done since the league kicked off in 1996; win the MVP award in a season in which the winner was traded.
Impact wins the battle, but not the war: Montreal out of NASL playoffs 25 Sep 2011 The Montreal Impact will not take part in the NASL playoffs. Sure, the Impact did its part — crushing the last-place Atlanta Silverbacks by a 4-0 count on the final day of the regular season. But, the NSC Minnesota Stars preserved its one-point advantage over the Impact with a 2-1 win on the road over the first-place Carolina RailHawks.
DeMerit won’t have fond memories of final Whitecaps game at Empire Field 25 Sep 2011 The Whitecaps’ veteran central defender played a role in three goals on Saturday. Unfortunately, they were the three that the Seattle Sounders scored to take a 3-1 victory over the home team at its last-ever game at Empire Field.