MLS

DaMarcus Beasley Invited To January Camp, Haters Have A Field Day

DaMarcus Beasley has been invited to the USMNT’s January camp, a glorified workout for MLS-based players and an opportunity for the national coaching staff to monitor them in an otherwise overlong offseason, and that’s really funny for people who seem to have a particular agenda

The MLS Waiver Draft Was The Saddest Event Of The Year

No one is going to argue that the MLS waiver draft is a sexy part of the off-season. The league, and especially Seattle, is still not recovered from the MLS Cup. Then Tuesday brought the exciting expansion draft as two new franchises grow the league in 2017. So even in an active year for the waiver draft, it isn’t a marquee event of its own week. This edition, though, might have been the saddest of MLS draft events. 

TV Ratings For The 2016 MLS Cup Final Set Viewership Records

MLS is perpetually trying to prove itself by signing star players, battling other American sports for media coverage and comparing itself against leagues around the world that've been around since the turn of the 20th century. This year’s MLS Cup brought together a near perfect matchup on paper, and the television numbers responded accordingly. 

A Trolley In Seattle's MLS Cup Victory Parade Ran Into A Policeman

The citizens of Seattle are celebrating the Sounders' triumphant victory over Toronto FC in the MLS Cup final Saturday. This is Seattle's first MLS Cup win, and the party is going strong.

For one trolley driver in the Sounders' victory parade, the party was going a little too strong.

Minnesota And Atlanta Made Their First Major Roster Moves In The MLS Expansion Draft

The journey of a new MLS franchise is a unique path. Most major American sports leagues very rarely expand, while around the world clubs are typically a century old or start out, domestically, at the lowest level. However, in the world of MLS, the creation of a roster ready for the season-opener is a series of hoops and hurdles. Tuesday marked a quick burst of roster depth for both Minnesota United FC and Atlanta United through the MLS Expansion Draft. 

Rewatch The Surreal Save That Won Seattle The MLS Cup

Seattle failed to register a single shot on target throughout the duration of 120 tense minutes in Toronto at the 2016 MLS Cup final. However, with Stefan Frei in goal, getting a shot on frame from open play simply wasn’t necessary.

 

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