Rapids bully FC Dallas, win MLS Cup 22 Nov 2010 As the Colorado Rapids gathered on a platform placed at the centre of BMO Field, jumping up and down, surrounded by sky-blue confetti, holding the MLS Cup aloft, FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty stood on the field, staring at the celebration. The rest of his FC Dallas teammates, losers of a 2-1 decision after extra time in Toronto, had left the field. But McCarty stood and stared at the Rapids’ celebration. Wondering what could have been. Wondering what would have happened if a ball off the foot of Colorado sub Macoumba Kandji hadn’t taken a strange deflection off defender FC Dallas George John in the 108th minute and looped past the goal line. What could have happened in penalty kicks had John’s last-gasp effort at redemption, from point blank range, not been stopped by the outstretched hand of Rapids’ keeper Matt Pickens.
Colorado’s coach thinks league MVP is feeling the heat 20 Nov 2010 Colorado Rapids coach Gary Smith wants MLS MVP David Ferreira to read the following quote. That was obvious at Saturday’s post-practice press conference at Toronto’s BMO Field, ahead of Sunday’s MLS Cup. “I think he’s feeling the pressure a little bit,” the Rapids coach deadpanned after being asked how his team planned to stop FC Dallas’ elite playmaker. “Everyone is …
Ihemelu “not sure” where things stand with Canada 20 Nov 2010 PHOTO: FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu (3) trains with his team Saturday at Toronto’s BMO Field ahead of MLS Cup When it comes to national allegiances, Ugo Ihemelu is playing it cool. The FC Dallas defender has been to the U.S. national-team camp, played in a couple of friendlies, but he’s still hasn’t been capped in an official game that …
FC Dallas coach admits BMO Field gives Rapids an edge 15 Nov 2010 FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman admitted that the weather is an advantage for the Colorado Rapids, who played in freezing temperatures in Saturday's Eastern Conference Final triumph over San Jose. "I don't really think you can prepare for anything like that [cold temperatures] unless you go two or three weeks early... with the weather, Colorado has a little bit of an advantage."
Lots of familiar faces return to Toronto for MLS Cup 15 Nov 2010 For Toronto FC fans, who the team and league hope will fill BMO Field for next Sunday’s FC Dallas-Colorado final, the game will feature a heck of a lot of familiar faces.
Colorado coach calls for single table 9 Nov 2010 Add Colorado Rapids’ coach Gary Smith to the growing number of voices calling for Major League Soccer to can the conferences and go to a single table.
San Jose coach shrugs off RSL comparison 9 Nov 2010 Is San Jose, heading into the Eastern Conference Final this weekend in the Denver suburbs, drawing inspiration from the Real Salt Lake of 2009? No.
Sorry Wondo, but Ferreira’s the MVP 8 Nov 2010 A run-off vote was needed after FC Dallas's David Ferreira and Chris Wondolowski, San Jose's Cinderella-story striker who led MLS with 18 goals this season, finished in a tie. They tied in first-place votes and second-place votes.