It is easy to report on a team when they are winning and scoring goals. Writing about New York City Football Club used to be easy. With only one win in seven matches, it has become much harder. The frustration on the faces of the coach and the players as you ask them questions you [...]
Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0 Toronto FC VANCOUVER, BC–Last year around this time at BC Place, Vancouver Whitecaps thrashed CF Montreal, 5-0. This year, they did something similar to Toronto FC beating them 4-0 and went to the top of the Western Conference after a loss by LA Galaxy and Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake drawing. [...]
Chicago Fire FC 2-1 Houston Dynamo CHICAGO, IL—Last time at Soldier Field, the Fire got help from the wind to come away with a victory. This time, the Fire got help from its two most talked about midfielders as they defeated Houston Dynamo, 2-1, at Soldier Field. The loss for Houston ends a three-match winning [...]
The storyline heading into the first match of the 2024 edition of El Trafico; momentum. The LA Galaxy certainly had all of it going into Saturday’s meeting with LAFC at BMO Stadium, as they were undefeated with a 3-0-3 record and 12 points. Meanwhile LAFC’s start has been inconsistent at best, as they came into [...]
By Charles Hamaker Seattle, WA – The struggle that’s been the beginning of the 2024 campaign for the Seattle Sounders FC seemed to drag its pessimism into this contest in a few forms, despite the sort of upbeat demeanor that had been shown by the players throughout the week of training. Thankfully, the long awaited [...]