Articles filed under MLS
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U.S. soccer loss or not, things are different nowJul 01, 2014 1:00 am - So that's it for the United States soccer side in the World Cup. (Yes, I have taken to calling it a “side” rather than the more common “team” in North America.) Gone but...
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New 'World' view for U.S. soccer teamJun 30, 2014 3:00 pm - This game is different. No longer is the United States taking the long view of its World Cup matches. The days of a "good" loss are over. Now the United States is in the...
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Glen Ellyn soccer pioneer amazed by game's growthJun 26, 2014 5:30 am - On Monday, Hank Steinbrecher was at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, waiting on standby for a flight home from a business trip, stuck at the gate, whe...
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U.S. shows it deserves to advance; Belgium up nextJun 26, 2014 12:00 am - If the United States showed Sunday that sometimes a draw can feel like a loss, Thursday the Americans showed a loss can sometimes be a victory. It's not the 1-0 defeat t...
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Overtime suits Fire just fineJun 25, 2014 3:00 pm - The Chicago Fire seems to have found a way to win: Avoid 90-minute games. The Fire won its second consecutive game in the U.S. Open Cup, going overtime to defeat MLS riv...
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Americans as underdogs a different dynamicJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - The United States' run in soccer's World Cup demonstrates something: It's fun for the U.S. to be the underdog for a change. This is a different dynamic for Americans, is...
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Late goal like a kick in the gut for U.S. soccer teamJun 22, 2014 3:00 pm - Did you really expect it to be that easy? You forgot soccer can be a cruel game. In a World Cup that has been so dramatic, so full of surprises, so high-scoring, it's on...
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Fire's Mathis to U.S. World Cup team: Go for itJun 21, 2014 3:00 pm - Clint Mathis knows what it's like to score in a World Cup. He also knows the feeling of defeating powerful Portugal in a World Cup. So when Mathis says the U.S. can take...
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Magee back in action with desperate FireJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Chicago Fire, desperately needing any kind of victory, found itself in something of a no-win situation Wednesday. The Fire, a disappointing 2-4-8 in MLS play so far ...
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Strong start, but U.S. will have to be betterJun 16, 2014 3:00 pm - The Americans have life in the Group of Death. The United States did what it had to do Monday against Ghana, getting 3 points with a 2-1 World Cup victory. Next, the Ame...