The Kansas City Wizards topped Toronto FC 1-0 Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Rookie striker and Canada native Teal Bunbury scored the game’s lone goal, putting Kansas City ahead for good in the 62nd minute. Bunbury now has two MLS goals on the season, both of which have been game winners. Goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen made two saves to record his 7th shutout of the season. Kansas City had a pair of half chances early in
The Houston Dynamo, playing with 10 men, pulled out a breathtaking 2-2 tie with the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Robertson Stadium, using a last-minute goal from substitute Brian Mullan to thrill a crowd of 24,750 and spoil the Major League Soccer debut of French superstar Thierry Henry. The crowd of 24,750 was the 10th highest in Dynamo history at Robertson Stadium and a season high, more than New York’s crowd of 20,312 for Thierry Henry’s debut on
The San Jose Earthquakes fell 1-0 to visiting Seattle Sounders FC thanks to Fredy Montero’s seventh goal of the campaign. Seattle grabbed the lead in the 26th minute when Sanna Nyassi broke down the sideline and his cross found an unmarked Montero. The Columbian took advantage of the free space and his header beat Jon Busch to give the Sounders the early advantage. That lead was able to stand up as San Jose failed to find the back of the
Chivas USA captured a critical home victory over the Eastern Conference leading Columbus Crew on Saturday night, winning 3-1 at The Home Depot Center in Carson. The Red-and-White (5-9-3, 18 points) rode goals from three of its youngest players en route to the team’s fifth victory in the MLS regular season. Forward Justin Braun opened the scoring for Chivas USA, scoring his team-leading seventh goal of the season in the 37th minute. Recent acquisition Rodolfo Espinoza floated a cross into the
The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced today that they have acquired former Arsenal midfielder and Swedish international Freddie Ljungberg from Seattle Sounders FC for a conditional selection in the 2011 or 2012 SuperDraft. Today’s move marks the first-ever trade of a Designated Player in the history of Major League Soccer. The 33-year-old midfielder becomes the Fire’s second designated player and will become available for selection by Fire Head Coach Carlos de los Cobos this Sunday, Aug. 1 when the Fire
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The past two weeks have been quite bizarre for the sport of indoor soccer. Two new leagues, the USL-I League and the ASA, announced they will begin play in 2011. The announcement of USL’s professional indoor league was not much of a surprise considering their roots in the indoor game. Rumors of the league have been around for several months. Three teams will begin play in fall of 2011: Syracuse (NY), Rochester (NY), and Hampton Roads (VA). I completely respect Chris Economides,