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Will Minnesota United say "Shhh!" to LA Galaxy? | Mass Confrontation

by: October 16, 20197:02PM EDT — MLS: MLS Insider 14h

MLSsoccer.com's Bobby Warshaw and Calen Carr debate if Minnesota United FC can stop Zlatan and the LA Galaxy in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Los Angeles Galaxy

... shaw and Calen Carr debate if Minnesota United FC can stop Zlatan and the LA Galaxy in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs. Minnesota vs. LA Galaxy Sunday, October 2 ...

Wiebe: Why your team will (or will not) win MLS Cup in 2019

by: Andrew WiebeSenior Host & Producer — MLS: MLS Insider 14h

Back in 2017 and 2018, I wrote this column ahead of opening weekend of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Here’s what I had to say about the eventual champions from the past two seasons, edited for brevity… From 2017… Toronto FC will win MLS Cup because the...

With Fernandez sidelined, Ebobisse to lead line for Timbers against RSL

by: Kyle GarciaContributor — MLS: MLS Insider 15h

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers kick off their fight for a second consecutive MLS Cup final appearance on Saturday at Real Salt Lake in Round One of the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs (10 pm ET | ESPNews in US; TVAS, TSN4 in Canada), but they’ll...

Portland Timbers

... 's away. “First and foremost, to Brian, we care about him as a human being,” Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark said. “We’re of course missing him on the field but t ...

Real Salt Lake

... ter battling an illness and earning a red card against Sporting Kansas City. Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Saturday, October 19 at 10:00pm Rio Tinto Stadium GET TICKETS I ...

Can Chris Armas deliver long-awaited MLS Cup to New York Red Bulls?

by: Dylan ButlerContributor — MLS: MLS Insider 15h

HANOVER, N.J. — It’s become almost an annual rite of passage around here. The leaves change, the weather gets colder, the New York Red Bulls suffer playoff futility. It happened when they club was called the MetroStars and it continues today. Every...

New York Red Bulls

... d in many ways and it has prepared us to go after this the best we can.” The Red Bulls are not the favorites, not like they were last year when they lost to Atlant ...

MLS Playoffs: The key change that propelled each team to the postseason

by: Greg SeltzerContributor — MLS: MLS Insider 15h

Any time a team claws its way through the marathon obstacle course that is the Major League Soccer regular season to reach the playoffs, you can always point back to certain personnel or game plan maneuvers that greatly influenced their success. As...

Once a bitter enemy, Felipe has brought needed grit back to DC United

by: Ian QuillenContributor — MLS: MLS Insider 15h

WASHINGTON -- After watching baseball’s Washington Nationals lock up the city’s first World Series berth in 86 years on Tuesday night, D.C. United midfielder Felipe is asking the city’s soccer fans to believe something special can happen on the...

DC United

... mpact, he says his new club immediately felt like he had come home. “I think D.C. United checks all the boxes about who I am, the way I am, the way I live, the kind ...

Home-field form vital for Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs pacing: Round 1 News & Notes

by: MLS Communications — MLS: MLS Insider 16h

MLS MEDIA RESOURCES: ROUND 1 NEWS & NOTES News and notes and statistical trends from around Major League Soccer HOME-FIELD FORM VITAL FOR AUDI 2019 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS PLACING Over 34 matches in the 2019 Major League Soccer season, teams have battled...

Seltzer: The top Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs breakout candidates

by: Greg SeltzerContributor — MLS: MLS Insider 17h

We're all set to kick off the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, which means greater pressure and higher stakes adding up to hotter spotlights. Which players will take advantage of that postseason glare to reach a new level of league stardom? That's...

Savarese: Diego Valeri is available for Portland Timbers MLS Cup Playoffs match

by: Tom BogertContributor — MLS: MLS Insider 17h

After sitting out the club's Decision Day win to get into the playoffs with a calf injury, Portland Timbers star midfielder Diego Valeri is ready to go for the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs. The Timbers travel to face Real Salt Lake in Round One on...

Portland Timbers

... Oregonian. “He will be available for this weekend.” Valeri, 33, anchored the Timbers' road-heavy run to 2018 MLS Cup last season. He had eight goals and a career ...

How a change in approach took NYCFC to their best season so far

by: Dylan ButlerContributor — MLS: MLS Insider 18h

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — New York City FC set a new club record for points during the regular season, finishing atop the Eastern Conference and clinching a spot in the Concacaf Champions League for the first time. They enter the Audi 2019 MLS Cup...

New York City FC

... FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — New York City FC set a new club record for points during the regular season, finishing atop t ...

Win one for Wayne? Rooney's "chapter isn't closed," say DC United

by: Ian QuillenContributor — MLS: MLS Insider 18h

WASHINGTON – The Wayne Rooney era in Washington could be over as soon as Saturday. Alternatively, it might stretch as late as Nov. 10, date of the 2019 MLS Cup final. “The book isn’t closed, or the chapter isn’t closed, and that’s exciting,” said D.C.

DC United

... this question Nov. 11, I’ll answer it more in depth for you.” Toronto FC vs. D.C. United Saturday, October 19 at 6:00pm BMO Field GET TICKETS It’s not even entirely ...