The Super-Duper MLS preview, 2013 edition 28 Feb 2013 With the MLS season moved up to its earliest start ever, forgive us if we don’t feel 100 per cent totally prepared for First Kick. Judging by the way many MLS teams finished preseason, with tentative matches and still looking at trialists with a week to go before the games count in the standings, a lot of coaches aren’t quite ready for the early start, either.
Whitecaps make three low-risk signings 23 Jan 2013 The Whitecaps announced the signings of three men Wednesday who fall very much into the “project player” category: Paulo Jr., Tom Heinemann and Corey Hertzog.
Wes Knight joins FC Edmonton; combine invitees Okai and Mirabelli get trials 8 Jan 2013 The former Vancouver Whitecap and San Antonip Scorpion has just been signed by FC Edmonton for the 2013 season.
Wondolowski is MLS Player of the Month 4 Oct 2012 Chris Wondolowski’s charge towards the MLS Most Valuable Player award continues. The San Jose Earthquakes striker was named the league’s Player of the Month for September.
Henry’s performance against TFC earns his MLS POTW honours 1 Oct 2012 Maybe there should be a rule: If you face Toronto FC, you can’t be eligible for Player of the Week. Your performance is tainted by the level of the opposition.
Henry toys with Toronto FC’s back four 30 Sep 2012 Henry has made some of the top defenders in the world look silly in his star-studded career. Against a defence as suspect as the Reds? Well, it looked like a pick-up game at times.
Henry wins MLS POTW award for fourth time this season 17 Sep 2012 Henry got 13 of the 19 first-place votes cast by the members of the North American Soccer Reporters, after the French legend scored twice — including a spectacular Olimpico — and set up another as the New York Red Bulls defeated Columbus by a 3-1 count.
Felipe pulls the strings as Impact overwhelms Red Bulls 29 Jul 2012 “I think that we were able to control the game. We were organized, we made it hard on them, and we didn’t give much up. From the back all the way up I think a bunch of guys had good games and collectively they were organized, they kept things tight,” said head coach Jesse Marsch.
Le Toux’s disappointing time with Whitecaps comes to an end 14 Jul 2012 On Friday night, the failed experiment to marry Le Toux — one of MLS’ top scorers over the past three seasons — into the Whitecaps lineup came to an end. The French forward was traded to the New York Red Bulls, who already have Kenny Cooper and Thierry Henry up front, in exchange for midfielder Dane Richards and allocation money.
Back four goes from zeroes to heroes: TFC draws with the Red Bulls 1 Jul 2012 "The young back four are learning really quick," said Toronto head coach Paul Mariner. "I thought that was the best performance of the back four today."
