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MLS 2018 Season Begins. Top Story - March 2018.
2018 Major League Soccer started on Saturday, March 3, with a number of surprises already delivered. The reigning champions, Toronto FC, were humbled in their own building in a 2-0 loss to Columbus. Meanwhile, down south, the Houston Dynamo laid a 4-0 licking on Atlanta United, a team that many see as a favorite to win it all this season.
By John Watson6 years ago in Cleats
Highest-Paid Managers in the Premier League
We all know that football players, especially the top scorers, make a lot for each match they play in. It also depends on which club they play for. However, so many of us are blinded by the phenomenal players in the game, we tend to forget about the managers watching these matches in the best seats in the house. Just how much do football managers make?
By C.C. Curtis6 years ago in Cleats
Youngest Players in Major League Soccer
If you missed the oldest players in Major League Soccer, I suggest you check that out right now. The youngest, however, aren't as skilled or as noteworthy as the oldest, and tend to be ignored more so than most for their relative newness on the pitch and on their particularly club. Whether they're good players or not isn't necessarily what adds them to the list; it's about their history not just in MLS, but for the game of soccer itself. In addition, you also have to question if they brought their squads major accolades, or led them to a particular championship.
By Gerald Oppugne6 years ago in Cleats
An Interview with the YouTube Sensation That Is: FaTaL LG
When I was in Cambridge this week, I caught up with the wonder football YouTube star that is Liam Gilliland. So far in his life, he is nearly finished his first year of university and has a successful YouTube channel that not only brings him joy but has brought him a few friends. I find out what else is going on in his life and why he chose to be a YouTuber. I find out what makes him tick and who in his life he trusts more than anyone.
By Kira Gibson6 years ago in Cleats
Biggest Soccer Club Rivalries in the World
From Barcelona vs Real Madrid all the way to Manchester United vs Manchester City, these are the top ten biggest soccer club rivalries in the world. What makes up these rivalries? The first is either a historic, economic, or industrial rivalry, and what brings fuel to the fire behind their fans. Second, is the success of the teams, giving their fans reason to be a ride-or-die fandom. And last, is a combination of these two, which will ultimately create some of the longest, and most intense rivalries in the soccer world.
By Stephen Cleary6 years ago in Cleats
What Happened with Soccer?
What happened with those moments filled with passion and energy when someone scored a goal? Or your team was dominating their rival on the field and every pass, every tackle, and every ball played gave you goosebumps and your heart raced at the same pace of your favorite winger down the lane?
By Andrés Ibarra6 years ago in Cleats
Winningest Major League Soccer Players of All Time
Major League Soccer is a men’s professional soccer league controlled by the US soccer that represents the sport’s highest level in both the US and Canada. And MLS features so many valuable teams like LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, New York Red Bulls, Chicago Fire, Toronto FC, and so much more. Going against each other to reach the Final Cup, MLS also gives out awards to the teams' most best players.
By James Fangs6 years ago in Cleats
Best New York Red Bulls' Players of All Time. Top Story - February 2018.
Based in Harrison, New Jersey, New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club. The club competes as a member of the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, and they're known to be among the Major League Soccer's most valuable teams. Established in October 1994, they started playing in the league’s inaugural season in 1996 as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. Then in 2006, the team was sold off to Red Bull GmbH and was re-branded as part of the company’s global network of soccer clubs. The Red Bulls also own one of the best MLS soccer stadiums ever.
By C.C. Curtis6 years ago in Cleats
Oldest Players in Major League Soccer History
We wouldn't readily look up to the oldest athlete on the team, but they are easily the best role models we may ever get a chance to meet off the pitch, field, or court—wherever your athletics may reside. As for football, or more commonly referred to as soccer, history seamlessly weaves into the fabric of the sport itself, more so than most (besides maybe baseball). This entails that footballers, the players who sidestep and dribble across the pitch in protection of the soccer ball, have somewhat of an airy freedom for their preferred stay within the MLS. From across the ages, the men listed as follows have been as much portraying the value of the sport itself as they have been protecting it.
By Gerald Oppugne6 years ago in Cleats