Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire recorded a stunning victory over San Jose Earthquakes when both sides met on Friday night. The match ended with a 1-0 win scored in the 58th minute by John Goossens. The victory becomes the third of the season. Chicago Fire still remains at the bottom of the League in the Eastern conference, with two points away from 9th place Columbus Crew. Elsewhere in the league, DC United pick up a point late in the game against Real Salt Lake courtesy of a 90th minute equalizer from Jared Jeffrey. Juan Manuel Martinez had set Real Salt Lake ahead 12 minutes after the break. They were…
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FALCAO RULES OUT MLS FOOTBALL
Colombian centre forward, Radamel Falcao says he will not be playing in the MLS next season – he remains keen on proving himself in European football, even after two recent unsuccessful spells in the Premier League. The former Atletico Madrid striker who turned 30 in February this year says he is determined to revive his career in Europe amid talk linking him with a move to Major League Soccer. The player who was renowned for his goal scoring aptitude in Europe now has a profile that has waned in England following two unproductive seasons with Manchester United and Chelsea. However, the 30-year-old believes he can still compete at the highest…
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Oscar Pareja claimed that his FC Dallas team running at Worst Times
Oscar Pareja claimed that his FC Dallas team did not have any answers to the opposition in their latest 4-0 loss against New York Red Bulls. This was the second consecutive heavy defeat suffered by the team. Dallas were defeated 3-0 by Vancouver Whitecaps only a week earlier. The result now threatens to dislodge Dallas from the top of the table. They have played two more games than Colorado Rapids, who are just one point behind. Questions will be asked about manager Pareja, who claimed that he did not have the answers following this crushing defeat. It is also noteworthy that Dallas have been on a poor run of form…
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Mikel Arteta has tried to infuse some confidence into the team
Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta has tried to infuse some confidence into the team by claiming that the club are still capable of winning the Premier League title despite falling eight points behind table leaders Leicester City. Even though Leicester are not fancied win the title, the points difference seems a significant amount considering that there are only nine matches left in the season. Apart from having to Leicester drop points, Arsenal will also need Tottenham to encounter a similar poor run of form in order to get to the top of the table. Arteta has been unable to feature much for Arsenal this season, as he has been hit by…
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Who will top the MLS scoring charts?
As we prepare to kick-off another MLS season, it’s looking as though we could be set to witness one of the most open campaigns in recent years. With a host of world-class players now plying their trade in the league, it’s widely expected that this will be the highest quality season in MLS history. One particularly intriguing race in 2016 is going to be in the goalscoring charts, where a number of the league’s best players will do battle to finish the season as the league’s top scorer. Will reigning MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco repeat his exploits from last season? Can David Villa score more than he did in his first campaign…