Red-card happy MLS referees: It’s a case of ‘Be careful what you wish for…’ 3 Apr 2016 Damn straight that refs are calling the games more closely and more harshly than ever before. And guess what? It’s because fans and the league asked them to do it that way, that’s why.
Schallibaum on Impact after comeback win: “They never gave up” 11 May 2013 “That’s a reason I like this team, they never give up,” said head coach Marco Schallibaum. “Today we played against a really good team and with our program the last two weeks (six games in 18 days) it’s amazing what they did on the field and their will to do well. They can play good football or they can play good football and also have lots of character. They showed that again today.”
Whitecaps’ Lee: “I think today we lost because of me” 5 May 2013 “I think today we lost because of me,” he said after the match. “I had to block the cross and then I didn’t and they got their first goal. And the first goal makes everything different.”
Morales’s departure paves the way for Whitecaps to beat RSL 12 Aug 2012 One halftime change altered the course of the game. It sent Real Salt Lake off the rails, and gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a major advantage.
TFC loses seventh in a row on Steele heartbreaker in Salt Lake City 29 Apr 2012 “They’re a good team, but the problem they had is that Champions League killed them. It’s a very tough thing to do in a salary cap league even with three designated players. It’s extremely tough to travel down to Mexico and then up to Montreal. It’s difficult. You are so focused on this championship that you are so close to winning, and then all the sudden you’ve got to refocus on the league and you’re 10 points behind.”
Impact can’t take advantage of RSL’s walking wounded 5 Apr 2012 The Montreal Impact came to visit Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, hoping to slay a dragon. It was somewhat of a David versus Goliath affair, and the probability of its first ever MLS win was unlikely. But, the visitors did a lot to frustrate their more experienced opponent and the effort nearly worked — yet, the home side came out with a 1-0 win.
New refereeing set-up won’t affect Canadian quota for MLS matches 7 Mar 2012 Major League Soccer's new refereeing structure will not limit opportunities for Canadian officials.
The 11’s super-duper MLS 2012 season preview 7 Mar 2012 We tallied up our votes, and came up with our list of how the teams will finish, who will win MLS Cup and who will be the league’s MVP. No need to play the season, now. We have it all figured out.
Another year, another MLS promise to crack down on fouls 18 Feb 2012 When MLS talks about its state of officiating, sports fans are easily reminded of the National Hockey League.
Hainault’s Houston Dynamo to face Galaxy in MLS Cup 7 Nov 2011 Hainault, who was not invited to the Canadian national team camp for next week’s two upcoming World Cup qualifiers against St. Kitts and Nevis, scored the opening goal as the Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Final.
