New York Red Bulls will have to produce a fine performance next week if they are to win the Eastern Conference Championship finals after losing the first leg against New England Revolution 2-1. For long periods of the match, it looked like Bradley Wright-Phillips’ equaliser in the 27th minute would be enough to take the match level into the second leg. Bunbury had given New England the lead 10 minutes prior to Bradley’s goal. However, a late goal from Jermaine Jones meant that New York have to produce a fine performance away from home if they are to come back into the tie. More importantly, the club will have to…
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TIMBER MISS OUT
Portland Timbers just completed a difficult season in which they struggled for consistency throughout the campaign. They ultimately paid the price by missing out on the play-off spot in the last few weeks of the season. Vancouver Whitecaps secured the final play-off spot in the Western Conference by just one point. It was disappointing for Portland especially given that they put in a great run towards the end of the season. Club owner Merritt Paulson conceded that it was a difficult season for the club, but he has dismissed any notion that Portland have slipped off from the elite status. The club are regarded as one of the top five…
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Crew planning on bringing another player
Columbus Crew are reportedly planning on bringing in another player before the end of the rooster window according to the club manager and sporting director, Gregg Berhalter. The rooster freeze comes into effect on Monday thus forcing a lot of clubs into panic purchases in the last few days. Berhalter says that there is the possibility of bringing in one more player, but he also confirmed that it will not be coming in the form of a trade. Contrary to rumours, Berhalter has dismissed suggestions that Columbus Crew are panicking in the window. The club are fifth in the table but only because of a slightly superior goal difference compared…
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Chivas USA Stuggling With Injuries
Chivas USA have been struggling with a number of injury problems to their start-ups in the last few weeks, but after the 1-0 defeat at the hands of FC Dallas, manager Wilmer Cabrera also satisfied man. This is because Chivas USA have managed to welcome a number of key players back into the team. Hence, things are looking on the up for the team that are bottom of the Western Conference. They have been pushed to this position after San Jose Earthquakes managed to win their match against Seattle Sounders. Despite having two matches in hand over San Jose Earthquakes, Chivas USA are level on points. They could be cut…
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Wondolowski States US Will Not Hold Back In World Cup
San Jose Earthquakes striker Chris Wondolowski has stated that the US national team will not be holding back against Belgium and will be going out to attack the Europeans. The US suffered a defeat against the Germans in the final group match. However, this defeat did not affect their chances at the World Cup since they had already qualified for the last 16 by the time the match completed. Portugal and Ghana were unable to take advantage of the defeat. Now, it is time for the US to wake up and think about reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2014. They will be coming up against a Belgium team,…