Virtuoso. Inspired. Man of the Match. These are some of the adjectives that were used to describe the show Andy Williams put on in Real Salt Lake’s 4-1 Champions League victory on Tuesday night that allowed them to advance to the semifinals.
RSL midfielder Javier Morales may have had a standout performance with two goals, but the Argentine was passing the Man of the Match award to his Jamaican teammate.
For a taste of the goose bumps that Williams gave the Rio Tinto crowd on Tuesday night, what better way than a video coming from inside the stands. And here’s another highlight from an even better angle. (VIDEO)
Chivas USA hope to have found the next Javier Morales in their new Argentine signing. Get the scouting report on the attacker after he played for the Goats in their 2-0 loss to the Canada Under-23s on Tuesday.
Hey, D.C. United and New York Red Bulls fans – in the debate on which are the top rivalries in MLS, former United ‘keeper Troy Perkins says Northwest trumps East Coast. Meanwhile, the Cascadia Summit starts Friday … and it’s sold out.
There’s a mystery involving Michael Orozco Fiscal and the Philadelphia Union who are waiting until later today to comment on the fact that he’s no longer on the team’s active roster.
What kind of suspension, if any, that MLS will hand down to Shalrie Joseph will be determined after the interview with league officials that is set to take place. However, in the meantime, the central midfielder is eager to get a new contract sorted out.
The Vancouver Whitecaps’ international search for a forward has director of soccer operations Tommy Soehn in a new country today.
While the new MLS expansion club works hard to find a forward, the Houston Dynamo may be getting another one to add to their healthy corps of strikers.
San Jose's partnership with Tottenham Hotspur is expected to land the Quakes a new player who apparently fit right in while the club was training in England.
Portland attacker Darlington Nagbe will be out two to four weeks for sports hernia surgery. But the silver lining for Timbers fans: Nagbe was playing with the injury all along and thought it was just natural soreness. Could he be even better after the procedure?
Apparently there will be no Marko Babic signing for the Chicago Fire after Croatian reports say he has signed on to play for Osijeck. (CROATIAN)
In a wide-ranging interview, MLS director of player programs Alfonso Mondelo goes into several aspects of player development in America and what he thinks are the major challenges for MLS clubs.
It takes dedication to make it in MLS. Find out which player makes a nearly 100-mile trek twice a day to his team’s practice.
There’s one LA Galaxy player who is currently riding around on a skateboard looking for a place to live while also seeing if he can spot a green flash at sunset. Find out who it is here.
Tonight the Galaxy play the Mexican second-division side Club Tijuana in an exhibition match at the University of San Diego (10 pm ET). In another preseason match, FC Dallas will take on the Montreal Impact in Arizona. Philadelphia also face Ergotelis in Crete, Greece, this morning.</p>
As far as soccer on TV is concerned, there are the FA Cup replays between Arsenal and Leyton Orient (2:30 pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel) and Manchester City against Aston Villa (2:30 pm ET, Fox Soccer Plus). There are also two live La Liga matches on GolTV including Valencia against league leaders FC Barcelona (4 pm ET). And Bayern Munich meets Schalke in a German Cup semifinal for the right to play MSV Duisburg (2:30 pm ET, ESPN Deportes).
Staying in TV, a veteran American soccer broadcaster is switching allegiances.
Lastly, we end with some sad news. There is an update on the story of Junior Barranquilla’s owl mascot which was kicked by a Deportivo Pereira player. May he rest in peace.
MLSsoccer.com Must-Reads:
Real Salt Lake’s Andy Williams says his club can win the Champions League
D.C. United hold first pick in Wednesday’s MLS Waiver Draft featuring 22 players
MLSsoccer.com exclusive interview: Ruiz says Philadelphia were the only team for him
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