TFC’s Koevermans named MLS Player of the Week 19 Sep 2011 Danny Koevermans scored two second-half goals to give Toronto FC a 2-1 win over the reigning league champions, the Colorado Rapids, on Saturday. Those goals earned him the nod as the Player of the Week from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters, the league announced Monday.
Whitecaps do little to impress against first-place Galaxy 18 Sep 2011 Two of the three Galaxy goals came when men were left completely unmarked in the Whitecaps penalty area to nod crosses home. These were goals you’d expect decent men’s league players to score given that much time and space.
TFC makes deadline-day deal with the Galaxy 15 Sep 2011 Davies hasn’t seen much action for the veteran-laden Galaxy, but as a former top prospect who is only 22 at the moment, he gives the club another young defender to develop. And, anyone who has seen TFC this season knows the centre of defence is the club’s most pressing problem.
Yallop still acts as a sounding board for Canadian coach Hart 1 Sep 2011 If anyone can relate to the tough task that lies ahead for Canadian head coach Stephen Hart in qualifying for the World Cup, it’s Frank Yallop.
Yallop still acts as a sounding board for Canadian coach Hart 1 Sep 2011 If anyone can relate to the tough task that lies ahead for Canadian head coach Stephen Hart in qualifying for the World Cup, it’s Frank Yallop.
Neagle’s hat trick earns him Player of the Week nod 29 Aug 2011 In what was a major statement game for his club, home-state product Lamar Neagle scored a hat trick for the Seattle Sounders in a 6-2 win over Eastern Conference leaders Columbus — and earned the Player of the Week nod from the membership of the North American Soccer Reporters.
MLS Cup contenders will need to run scheduling gauntlet 9 Aug 2011 MLS released its playoff schedule on Tuesday — and the road to MLS Cup is tougher than ever.
DeRo is the hero of week no. 20 in MLS 1 Aug 2011 The former face of Toronto FC is the MLS Player of the Week. The North American Soccer Reporters voted Dwayne De Rosario as the top performer of week 20. The Scarborough native notched both goals — each of them a highlight-reel finish — as D.C. United went on the road and defeated the San Jose Earthquakes by a 2-0 score.
Men vs. boys: Galaxy dominates the Whitecaps 31 Jul 2011 Saturday’s match between the Vancouver Whitecaps (last overall in MLS) and the Los Angeles Galaxy (first overall) played out a lot like a mid-round FA Cup match. That is, the kind of FA Cup match that pits the Blue Square Premier club, or even a semipro factory team, that made a Cinderella run through the early round having to face one of the Premiership big boys.
Draw! MLS stalemates continue at an amazing pace 6 Jul 2011 Last season, there were 58 draws in MLS play. In 2011 — at just the halfway mark of the season, we are now at a whopping 64 draws. With six of this past week’s nine games ending up in draws — including both matches played as part of a July 4 doubleheader broadcast on ESPN2 — 2011 continues to show parity in MLS like we have never seen before.