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Seattle’s center backs

December 11, 2020 by Jason Davis

Seattle’s center backs

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls cup, 2020 mls season, seattle sounders

The 2020 MLS Cup final shifts on coronavirus positives

December 11, 2020 by US Soccer Players

Friday's soccer news starts with another coronavirus issue for Major League Soccer. The Columbus Crew announced that Pedro Santos and Darlington Nagbe aren't available for the MLS Cup final (Saturday, 8:30pm ET - Fox) due to positive coronavirus tests. Santos has played 22 games this season, tied for 2nd in team scoring, and 1st in assists doubling the next three players. There's no replacing that . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2020 mls cup, 2020 mls season, columbus crew, europa league, seattle sounders

The 4-2-3-1 worked in the 2020 MLS playoffs

December 7, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The 4-2-3-1 worked in the 2020 MLS playoffs

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Dec 7, 2020) US Soccer Players – Teams around the world have spent the past few years embracing the 4-2-3-1 formation. The tactic has been successful in MLS as a majority of teams now use it. Like all tactics, teams often don't remain in such a rigid formation for the entire match. Depending on injuries, the score, and other factors, teams often morph into other . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls playoffs, 2020 mls season

Columbus takes the East

December 7, 2020 by US Soccer Players

Monday's soccer news starts with Columbus advancing to the 2020 MLS Cup final. The Crew knocked out New England 1-0 at home from an Artur goal in the 59th minute. Andrew Tarbell kept the clean sheet with four saves. "The job is not done," Columbus coach Caleb Porter said. "When we started this tournament, we wanted to make four steps. We have made three of the four. I know the guys in that locker . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2020 mls playoffs, 2020 mls season

Coaching fit in MLS

December 4, 2020 by Jason Davis

Coaching fit in MLS

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Dec 4, 2020) US Soccer Players - Finding a new coach is never easy. Most of the time, the only reason for the search is because something has gone wrong. The likeliest reason is poor results. Maybe there was a personality conflict. Perhaps it was simply wanting to try something else somewhere else, leaving the team to scramble to find someone just as good to take . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls season, soccer business

Toronto resets without Greg Vanney

December 1, 2020 by J Hutcherson

Toronto resets without Greg Vanney

By J Hutcherson (Dec 1, 2020) US Soccer Players - Toronto FC can now add a coaching change to its disrupted 2020 season. The 2019 MLS Cup finalists played out the remainder of the 2020 season in Connecticut due to border restrictions. That ended with a playoff loss to Nashville on November 24. Now, the club is looking for a new coach. Greg Vanney didn't leave courtesy of that MLS cliche of a . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls season, toronto fc

The Eastern Conference playoff shakeup

November 25, 2020 by US Soccer Players

The Eastern Conference playoff shakeup

Wednesday's soccer news starts with reconsidering what success means in the Eastern Conference. The top two regular season finishers are out, with the MLS playoffs once again demonstrating that upsets can become the norm. The night started with 2nd-seed Toronto exiting to Nashville 1-0 at Rentschler Field. With the game scoreless through regulation, Daniel Ross got the game's only goal in the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2020 mls season

The play-in round and the underdog scenario

November 20, 2020 by Jason Davis

The play-in round and the underdog scenario

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 20, 2020) US Soccer Players - It would be fair to say that it has been a while since a true underdog has lifted the MLS Cup trophy. Last year's champions, the Seattle Sounders, are the model MLS franchise with two MLS Cup titles in the last four seasons. In 2018, an ascendant Atlanta United used its flashy and expensive South American talent and famous coach to . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls season, MLS Playoffs

MLS faces a play-in problem

November 20, 2020 by US Soccer Players

Friday's soccer news starts with reports that Inter Miami is without its star players for tonight's play-in game at Nashville. The Miami Herald's Michelle Kaufman updated earlier stories that five Inter players tested positive for the coronavirus, reporting that Federico Higuain, Gonzalo Higuain, and Leandro Gonzalez Pirez are part of that group. That leaves Inter Miami and MLS facing a playoff . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2020 mls season, MLS Playoffs

The situation in the Eastern Conference

November 19, 2020 by J Hutcherson

The situation in the Eastern Conference

By J Hutcherson (Nov 19, 2020) US Soccer Players - Coming up with a problem where the only answer was a convoluted solution, Major League Soccer kicks off its Eastern Conference play-in round on Friday. After realigning the conferences to restart the season, MLS felt it had no choice but to reset playoff expectations in the now-14 team Eastern Conference. Instead of advancing the top eight . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2020 mls season, MLS Playoffs

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Goalkeepers, Designated Players, and spending on defense already highlights the MLS transfer window

Goalkeepers, Designated Players, and spending on defense already highlights the MLS transfer window

By Jason Davis

Jason Davis highlights Toronto’s free agent move for Sean Johnson, Colorado signing a defender as a DP, and MLS clubs willing to spend.

Leeds United and other notable US enclaves abroad

Leeds United and other notable US enclaves abroad

By Charles Boehm

Charles Boehm looks at the clubs that have had several Americans in their squads over the years with Leeds United the latest example.

Seattle’s moment at the 2022 Club World Cup

Seattle’s moment at the 2022 Club World Cup

By Jason Davis

Seattle plays its 2022 Club World Cup opener on February 4 once again taking a step for Major League Soccer after winning the Champions League.

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