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Damir Kreilach at RSL and James Sands at NYCFC

March 3, 2023 by Jason Davis

Damir Kreilach at RSL and James Sands at NYCFC

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Mar 3, 2023) US Soccer Players - Absences loomed large in the story of Major League Soccer in 2022. More than a few teams dealt with missing big names last season, a list that's long enough that it's not worth using the limited space available here to run it down. Just know that Sporting Kansas City, the Seattle Sounders, Atlanta United, and others can claim to be . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2023 mls season, nycfc, real salt lake

Gutman, Herrera, and Williamson put the work in during the 2022 MLS season

September 21, 2022 by Jason Davis

Gutman, Herrera, and Williamson put the work in during the 2022 MLS season

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 21, 2022) US Soccer Players - When MLS teams look back on their seasons after the 34-game grind that pushed everyone to their physical and mental limits, they'll undoubtedly point to a few key moments as crucial to their finish. Comeback wins always get a little extra love. Late goals to salvage points will seem bigger if the playoffs beckon and bittersweet if . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, atlanta united, portland timbers, real salt lake

Mastroeni’s version of Real Salt Lake continues to surprise

June 8, 2022 by Jason Davis

Mastroeni’s version of Real Salt Lake continues to surprise

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (June 8, 2022) US Soccer Players - Most successful MLS teams have an identity. It could be a particular way of playing, or a physical edge that gives them an advantage. Maybe it's a leg up that comes from a bigger budget or a super productive academy. Real Salt Lake is known for developing talented players but doesn't get the current day academy accolades of the . . .

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Six games in for six MLS teams

April 6, 2022 by Jason Davis

Six games in for six MLS teams

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Apr 5, 2022) US Soccer Players - For a while there, it was easy to judge Major League Soccer teams against one another. With an even number of clubs this season thanks to the addition of Charlotte, the league's weekend schedules had balance. Twenty-eight teams playing fourteen games in a given week means the season creeps along at an equitable clip. When everyone . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, charlotte fc, fc cincinnati, orlando city, portland timbers, real salt lake, sporting kansas city

Underestimating Real Salt Lake is a bad idea

March 23, 2022 by Luis Bueno

Underestimating Real Salt Lake is a bad idea

By Luis Bueno – RIVERSIDE, CA (Mar 23, 2022) US Soccer Players - The American soccer public does not learn. Entering the 2022 MLS season, several clubs were in the conversation as Western Conference contenders. That included the usual suspects: perennial favorites Seattle Sounders, Bounce-back candidates LAFC and the LA Galaxy, MLS Cup runners-up Portland Timbers, and new Western Conference . . .

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The top of the Western Conference after four weeks

March 21, 2022 by US Soccer Players

The top of the Western Conference after four weeks

Monday's soccer news starts with the top of the Western Conference with three teams undefeated. LAFC and Real Salt Lake both have 10 points with LAFC ahead on a tiebreaker. 3rd-place Minnesota is on eight points, trading a win for a loss. That none of them are on a dozen points might resonate more if it wasn't the same situation at the top of the Eastern Conference. MLS remains a week-by-week . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News Tagged With: 2022 mls season, lafc, minnesota united, real salt lake

Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders renew MLS’s most nuanced “rivalry”

March 3, 2022 by Charles Boehm

Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders renew MLS’s most nuanced “rivalry”

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Mar 3, 2022) US Soccer Players - "Rivalry." You don't have to be an MLS obsessive to know how heavily the word gets used around the league, to the point of inflicting fatigue on even the most dedicated fans. What started as an attempt to cultivate additional meaning in a young entity with shallow roots eventually became a central pillar to how MLS promotes and . . .

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Mastroeni drops the interim title at Real Salt Lake

December 14, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Mastroeni drops the interim title at Real Salt Lake

Tuesday's soccer news starts with USMNT alum Pablo Mastroeni getting the coaching job at Real Salt Lake. Mastroeni moved from assistant to interim head coach on August 27, leading the club into the playoffs as the 7th-seed. Real Salt Lake began an unlikely run, knocking out the 2nd-seed Seattle Sounders and 3rd-seed Sporting Kansas City on the way to the Western Conference finals. “I am excited . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Soccer News Update, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: 2021 mls playoffs, 2021 mls season, 2022 mls season, real salt lake, serie a

Playing past distractions, RSL stays in contention

September 8, 2021 by Luis Bueno

Playing past distractions, RSL stays in contention

By Luis Bueno – RIVERSIDE, CA (Sep 8, 2021) US Soccer Players - Typically, the on-the-field play suffers when things are chaotic for Major League Soccer teams off the field. Distractions are real. Teams tend to find it difficult to concentrate on the task at hand while keeping an eye on off-the-field issues. Eventually, it becomes too much. All that, though, simply makes Real Salt Lake's 2021 . . .

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Real Salt Lake was the club making moves at the MLS transfer deadline

June 4, 2021 by Jason Davis

Real Salt Lake was the club making moves at the MLS transfer deadline

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Jun 4, 2021) US Soccer Players - Major League Soccer's primary transfer window closed on Tuesday night. It hardly made a noise when it did. The end of the first period for signings and trades across the league did deliver a few "at the deadline" moves, but most of the big business happened months ago. While we might be waiting on the European transfer window to . . .

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Advancing, options, and offense for the USMNT in March

Advancing, options, and offense for the USMNT in March

By Clemente Lisi

Clemente Lisi on the priorities for the USMNT as they begin to navigate an interesting competitive schedule against Concacaf opponents.

Auston Trusty is part of the USMNT center back picture in March

Auston Trusty is part of the USMNT center back picture in March

By Jason Davis

Jason Davis profiles USMNT center back Auston Trusty who has become a regular with Birmingham City in the Championship on loan from Arsenal.

Five topics to watch for heading into the USMNT March 2023 window

Five topics to watch for heading into the USMNT March 2023 window

By Charles Boehm

Charles Boehm picks five topics to watch during the USMNT March 2023 window including the importance of the Nations League and the wide players.

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