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Colorado 1, Columbus 0: Colorado Dominate First Leg

The MLS playoffs got off to an exciting start as Colorado won 1-0 at home against the Columbus crew behind a first half goal from Pablo Mastroeni. Colorado started the game in its traditional 4-4-2 with Mastroeni playing the more

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Major League Soccer: Colorado vs. Columbus Preview

The MLS playoffs get started today as Colorado hosts Columbus tonight at Dick Sporting Goods Park. Colorado came into the playoffs on a hot streak, but did blow a two goal lead to rival Real Salt Lake in their final

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Major League Soccer: A Look Back At My Predictions

With the regular season all over, it is time to look back at my predictions. The MLS Best XI has not been named yet, so I cannot see how close I was on that (but I doubt I am going

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Major League Soccer: End Of Season Awards

The MLS regular season is over so now it is time to hand out some end of the season awards. The Golden Boot has gone to Chris Wondolowski as he scored 18 goals including 4 in the final week as

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Major League Soccer: …And Then There Were 8

The regular season finished up yesterday. Los Angeles took the top spot in league as they collected the Supporter’s Shield. By having top spot in the league, they are guaranteed a spot in the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions

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Houston 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1: Houston’s Season Ends On Good Note

As a Houston fan, it has been a long season. They have had moments, but defensive mistakes and poor finishing cost them many games that they played as well if not better than their opponents. This game was not necessarily

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Weekend Watch List: Mexico’s El Classico And Big Matches Throughout Europe

There were many good games this weekend and it was actually quite difficult to limit the list to five games. The top game is Mexico’s El Classico, but there are a lot of good games this weekend. Here are my

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 31 Preview

The final weekend of the season is upon us and the playoff teams are set, but their seeding is still up for grabs including the battle for Supporter’s Shield. San Jose and Chivas USA each have two games this week

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Real Salt Lake 3, Cruz Azul 1: Salt Lake’s Paulo Impresses

Real Salt Lake came into this game needing a win in order to top Group A of the CONCACAF Champions League. They fielded a weakened squad with a number of injuries and suspensions, but it didn’t matter as they defeated

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CONCACAF Champions League: Group Stage Round 6 Preview

The final round of the group stage is here. There are a couple of spots left up for grabs, but the most interesting match-up may be between two teams already into the knockout round. Real Salt Lake hosts Cruz Azul

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