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He was meant to be the next Ryan Giggs. Ramon Calliste was spotted by Manchester United scout Tony Hopkins when he was just 15-years-old in 2001. United, clearly impressed by what they saw, offered the Cardiff born lad a three-year contract. They even brought a house for his family to live in to ensure the […]
NYC FC 2-1 Seattle Sounders David Villa scored twice as NYC battled back from a goal down to win 2-1 and move up to third in the Eastern Conference. Seattle opened the scoring through Cristian Roldan on 40 minutes with a well worked goal that left Roldan to burst through and slot low past Sean […]
Chicago Fire 2-0 Atlanta United The Fire moved into second place and a point behind Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference with a win over Atlanta. Chicago went one up after 29 minutes, David Accam had broken through on goal after being played through by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Accam still had plenty to do after rounding […]
With the clock showing 90 minutes the game was already in injury time. It had already been a great fight back from Newcastle United having been 4-0 down to a rampant Arsenal in the first half. However, they came out fighting in the second. Somehow they had managed to pull three goals back but now […]
NYC FC 2-2 New England Revolution The Revolution grabbed a late equaliser as they gained a precious draw away from home against NYC. Jack Harrison opened the scoring on 16 minutes after David Villa had drove his way into the box before cutting the ball back for Harrison to tap home. The leveller came on 24 […]
Chicago Fire 2-1 FC Dallas Three goals in the first ten minutes gave The Fire a 2-1 win and moved them to second spot in the Eastern Conference. The Fire opened the scoring on three minutes as Nemanja Nikolic scored after a good cross from the left from Brandon Vincent. Three minutes later Dallas drew […]
Philadelphia Union 2-0 Houston Dynamo The Union won again as they beat the Dynamo to record their third win in a row. Fafa Picault opened the scoring on 17 minutes, heading in from close range. Union continued to attack well and went two up, seven minutes before half time, as Ilsinho struck with a low finish. It was almost […]
Columbus Crew 1-2 Toronto FC Toronto FC left it late as they beat Columbus Crew, scoring two goals in the last nine minutes. It was the Crew who opened the scoring on 28 minutes from the penalty spot after Ola Kamara was bundled to the ground. Federico Higuain stepped up to score a cheeky panenka […]
Some of us only remember Jaime Moreno as a Middlesbrough flop. One goal in 20 games is a poor return. However, some will remember Jaime Moreno as an MLS Legend. The Bolivian had two spells at D.C United playing 376 times in all competitions and scoring 154 goals. Moreno signed for United in 1996, after […]
In 1978, FC Hamburg appointed Yugoslav Branko Zebec as the club’s new manager. The German side were desperate to win a league title after finishing a disappointing 10th the previous year. The club was blessed with very good players, and also had English forward Kevin Keegan. Keegan had failed to impress in his first season […]
Toronto FC 2-1 Orlando City Toronto beat top of the Eastern Conference Orlando City 2-1 with Sebastian Giovinco in fantastic form. Toronto opened the scoring on 8 minutes. Raheem Edwards produced some excellent wing play before drive into the box and squaring his pass to Jozy Altidore who played it back to Giovinco who’s great […]
Borussia Dortmund had qualified for the Champions League in 1996/97 after winning the Bundesliga the previous season, beaten Bayern Munich to the top spot by six points. Manager Ottmar Hitzfeld had brought in Paul Lambert from Motherwell and Paulo Sousa from Juventus to strengthen the midfielder and produce a challenge in the Champions League. A […]
Toronto FC 2-0 Houston Dynamo Toronto FC beat Houston Dynamo 2-0 in a comfortable win at the BMO Field. Toronto took the lead on 16 minutes when Raheem Edwards found space on the left to cross into the box for Jozy Altidore to slot home past keeper Joe Willis. It was a great team goal […]
New England Revolution v San Jose Earthquakes 0-0 New England Revolution played out a scoreless draw with San Jose Earthquakes as both sides failed to find a breakthrough. The Earthquakes hit the post on 22 minutes when Danny Hoesen should have done better in front of goal. In the 65th minute came the save of […]
Philadelphia Union v NYC FC 0-2 A wonder goal from David Villa helped secure the points for NYC in a 2-0 win at Philadelphia Union. Jack Harrison came closest to scoring on 21 minutes as his curling low left foot shot was tipped around the post by keeper Andre Blake. The Union hit back six […]
Obafemi Martins signed for Seattle Sounders in 2013. He was signed as a designated player, with the club paying $4m to buy out his contract from Spanish side Levante. In his first season he played 20 times scoring 8 goals, however, Seattle ended the season in disappointment as they were knocked out in the playoff […]
Chris Waddle was one of the most underrated English players of his time. A player who never seemed to be played in the right position or left to do what he was good at when playing in England or for England. After a good year at Tottenham, Marseille put in a bid for the winger, […]
LA Galaxy v Montreal 2-0 The Galaxy got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Montreal Impact at the StubHub Centre. Romain Alessandrini opened the scoring on 15 minutes, receiving a pass from Emmanuel Boateng before slotting the ball into the net past Evan Bush in the Impact goal from the edge of […]
When you think back to France 98, there are a few memories that jump to life. The entertaining French team that won the tournament, England losing to Argentina on penalties, and the Ronaldo fiasco which seemed to dominate the final. However, I wonder how many of us still remember the Croatian team who were making […]
Toronto FC v Sporting KC 0-0 Both teams remain unbeaten for the season as Toronto FC and Sporting Kansas City played out a scoreless draw at a wet BMO stadium. Both teams struggled to create many clear cut chances with Toronto keeper Clint Irwin and his replacement Alex Bono making saves to deny Sporting KC. […]
