Portland Timbers produced a complete performance

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Portland Timbers produced a complete performance to register the first victory of the season against FC Dallas.

The club had managed only a couple of draws and defeats up until now. They are not expected to get a win against Dallas, who have made a strong start to the season. When Akindele came up with the equaliser just six minutes after Borchers had given the lead for Portland Timbers, it looked like the same story once again for the home team. This was not the case after an inspired second-half performance saw them register a first win of the campaign.

Despite not having won a single match until now, Portland Timbers have moved into the play-off places with this victory. They have jumped above the likes of San Jose and Houston Dynamo. Manager Caleb Porter was extremely satisfied with the performance in all areas of the pitch. Dallas have a direct style of play and they have so far been able to take advantage of the explosive speed within Fabian Castillo.Porter appears to have targeted Castillo as the opposition’s major threat and negating this advantage has helped them get this victory according to the manager. Without the threat fromCastillo, Dallas could only manage three shots on target. Continue reading “Portland Timbers produced a complete performance”

Major League Soccer to kick-ff on March 6

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The 2015 season of the Major League Soccer will kick-off on March 6 and teams are getting ready for long road that awaits them with certain clubs having to deal with the departure of influential players which is the case of LA Galaxy as the squad now has to find a way to replace Donovan who announced his retirement at the end of the 2014 MLS season.

Even with the departure of Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy are still considered to be one of the top contenders on winning the upcoming season as Steven Gerrard will be arriving on July as reinforcement and the coach Bruce Arena has at his disposal Robbie Keane and GyasiZardes in the attacking department of the squad.

The Seattle Sounders is another challenger as a team that is capable of winning major trophies with the arrival of the English defender Tyrone Mears expected to fill in the gap that was left by DeAndreaYedlin who was signed by Tottenham Hotspur on a 4 year long deal. Continue reading “Major League Soccer to kick-ff on March 6”

Don Garber reveals future of American League

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The MLS Commissioner Don Garber has revealed details concerning the progression that the MLS has been having recently as well as answered a few questions in relation to the future of the American League as there have been people suggesting Garber and the MLS to start implementing a promotion and relegation system but Garber does not see that happening anytime soon.

“We’re not trying to crack the code to have soccer be the most important sport in the United States,” he added. “We continue to do what we’re doing, which is to grow carefully and incrementally. And as the country has millenial’s becoming more important, and the Hispanic population exploding, we’re in a good spot to be able to capture that opportunity.” Continue reading “Don Garber reveals future of American League”