Controversial call helps Galaxy end Whitecaps’ six-game unbeaten run 21 Jul 2013“The assistant referee called the referee over to determine if #29 Zardes had touched the ball with his head before #33 [Villarreal] kicked the ball into the goal,” Penso wrote. “The referee determined that Zardes had not touched the ball, thus not making [Villarreal] offside. The goal was awarded.”
POLL: Should Tim Leiweke entertain a name change for Toronto FC? 18 Jul 2013If Leiweke is serious about a major overhaul, are shiny new Designated Players enough? Or should he consider more radical changes to the team?
TFC still finding new ways to lose: Reds fall to Chivas despite man advantage 18 Jul 2013After six and a half years, it’s hard to imagine that Toronto FC could find new and baffling ways to frustrate and anger its fan base.
Impact sends Mallace, Ubiparipovic to Minnesota 17 Jul 2013MUFC has been the most disappointing team in NASL. It finished second from bottom in the spring-season standings, even though they were the pundits’ pick for the title. Now, the goal is to resurrect the club in the fall season.
O’Dea’s departure a sign of a fundamental flaw in MLS 16 Jul 2013MLS is at that cocoon stage; it was nurtured in a controlled environment filled with salary caps, allocations and draft orders. It beat the odds, as pro soccer hasn’t been a survival industry on this continent. But, soon it will be ready to fly away; commissioner Don Garber has repeated this over and over — that MLS will be one of the world’s top leagues in 10 years.
Red-hot Camilo keeps scoring, red-hot Whitecaps keep winning 15 Jul 2013“For me that is not important,” Camilo said of the race for the Golden Boot. “More important for me is that our club gets up on the table. We are third place [in the Western Conference]."
Camilo named the Whitecap of the Week, er, MLS Player of the Week 15 Jul 2013Camilo, who scored twice in the Whitecaps 3-1 win Sunday over the Chicago Fire, now leads the MLS with 12 tallies this season. And his first goal transformed what was a drab 0-0 affair into a second-half goalfest.
Nothing but negatives out of TFC’s humbling loss to Sporting KC 14 Jul 2013It went like this: You could put the entire team in a sack, then have someone punch it. No matter which player took the punch, “you’d be right.”
Not even close: Impact loses Eastern Conference lead after being routed by Red Bulls 14 Jul 2013On the short end of a 2-0 score by the quarter-hour mark, Montreal were let down by its defence and dominated, as is his custom, by Thierry Henry. The French forward’s goal and pair of helpers ran his lifetime record against the Impact in MLS play to seven goals and three assists in four matches.
O’Dea back in Toronto to “finalize a transfer” 13 Jul 2013“Darren O’Dea went back to Toronto to finalize a transfer. As per club policy we will not discuss terms and cannot provide any further information at this time."
