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Three Thoughts on the LA Galaxy's MLS Cup reign ending at Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake ensured that there will be a new MLS champion in 2013 with their 2-0 win over L.A. (Rick Bowmer/AP Photo) There will not be a three-peat in MLS until 2015 at the earliest. The LA...
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A look at the 2013 MLS playoffs by the numbers
Aurelien Collin and Sporting Kansas City are first in line to host MLS Cup, provided the club reaches the title game. (Orlin Wagner/AP Photo) The MLS playoff field is down to four teams after Real Salt...
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Real Salt Lake dismantles Portland, 4-2, in first leg of MLS Western...
Robbie Findley scored a goal and assisted on another in Salt Lake’s 4-2 win over Portland. (George Frey/Getty Images) Three thoughts on Salt Lake’s 4-2 victory over Portland in the first leg of the MLS...
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In second leg of West finals, a loss to Portland could be a win for Real Salt...
Nat Borchers (left) played all 90 minutes in Real Salt Lake’s opening-leg victory over Portland. (Rick Bowmer/AP) You play to win the game. Except, on occasion, in the MLS Cup playoffs, where being the...
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Real Salt Lake books ticket to MLS Cup final with another victory over Portland
By dispatching Portland, Real Salt Lake earned a date with Sporting Kansas City in the MLS Cup final. (Ted S. Warren/AP) At long last, the MLS Cup final is set. Real Salt Lake booked their spot on...
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Looking Ahead: Tidbits from the 2014 MLS schedule release
Landon Donovan’s LA Galaxy and Clint Dempsey’s Seattle Sounders will kick off their respective 2014 campaigns against the current MLS Cup finalists. (Ted S. Warren/AP) Fans of the 17 teams not vying...
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SI Soccer Roundtable: 2013 MLS awards, surprises, Turkeys and more
Sporting Kansas City star Graham Zusi and Real Salt Lake maestro Javier Morales will go head-to-head in the MLS Cup final. (Rick Bowmer/AP) The 2013 MLS season is a game away from being in the books,...
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Once World Cup talents, Feilhaber, Findley share common bond on road to MLS Cup
Benny Feilhaber has played an integral role in helping Sporting Kansas City to the MLS Cup final. (Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports) Benny Feilhaber and Robbie Findley will face off in Saturday’s MLS Cup...
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Watch: Camilo’s goal, Nick Rimando’s save of the year
Vancouver Whitecaps forward Camilo Sanvezzo celebrates his flying scissor kick against Portland that won Goal of the Year honors. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press/AP) The 2013 MLS season was flush...
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Q&A (Part I) with Commissioner Garber: A small-market final, expansion, NYCFC...
MLS commissioner Don Garber (Chris Young/The Canadian Press/AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Thursday afternoon, two days prior to the 18th MLS Cup final that is to be contested by Sporting Kansas City and...
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Real Salt Lake and Kansas City have taken similar paths to MLS Cup Final
Garth Lagerwey (left) faced an uphill battle when RSL tabbed him as GM a few years ago. (George Frey/Getty Images) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Dave Checketts made a boneheaded pick for Real Salt Lake’s new...
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Sporting drama: Three Thoughts on the MLS Cup final, and Sporting KC’s second...
Sporting Kansas City outlasted Real Salt Lake in a memorable PK shootout to win the 2013 MLS Cup. (Denny Medley, USA Today Sports) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — In what was perhaps the most dramatic MLS final in...
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In what could be his final game, Sporting KC keeper Jimmy Nielsen ends 2013 a...
JImmy Nielsen played — and won — the game for Sporting Kansas City with broken ribs in his right side. (Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon SMI) KANSAS CITY, Kan. – In the 118th minute of Sporting Kansas City’s epic...
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Sporting KC show maturity, confidence, composure in MLS Cup win over Real...
After recent playoff disappointments, Sporting KC finally broke through, beating Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup in a dramatic shootout. (James Allison/Icon SMI) KANSAS CITY, Kan. – It was a competitive...
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Jason Kreis named first head coach of New York City FC
Jason Kreis has been Real Salt Lake’s head coach since May 2007. (AP) Jason Kreis will become the first head coach of the MLS expansion team New York City FC after declining to extend his contract with...
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Dave Checketts: A common bond between RSL, NYCFC and Jason Kreis
From L-R, Current RSL owner Dell Loy Hansen, Jason Kreis and RSL founder and former owner Dave Checketts in 2011. Kreis and Checketts are reconnected through NYCFC and Checketts’ involvement with...
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Portland Timbers awarded final U.S. berth in 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League
Real Salt Lake defeated Portland in the Western finals, but it’s the Timbers that will play in the CCL. (Ted S. Warren/AP) The Portland Timbers have been confirmed as the fourth and final U.S.-based...
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MLS familiarity a growing trend among league coaching hires
Ousted Chicago Fire manager Frank Klopas was hired by the Montreal Impact, which turned to an MLS-experienced manager after letting Marco Schallibaum go. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press/AP)...
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World Cup winner, EPL race, MLS shakeups and more: 14 predictions for 2014
Lionel Messi could stake his claim as the greatest player ever by leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Brazil this summer. (Cesar Olmedo/AP) It’s a World Cup year, and now that we’ve looked back at...
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Watch: Jason Kreis’ full-length interview with Manchester City TV
Jason Kreis is starting to plant the seeds for NYC FC’s inaugural season in 2015. (Ray Stubblebine/EPA) Jason Kreis, the first manager of MLS expansion side New York City FC, is currently in...
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