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MLS, players ink deal, strike averted

Sun, 03/21/2010 - 00:49 by Shruti Sharma

New York -- Major League Soccer avoided a strike Saturday when league officials and players signed a new five-year labor contract, officials said.

MLS commissioner Don Garber confirmed the deal during a teleconference, telling reporters, "We have signed a new five-year collective bargaining agreement."

The MLS Players Union was set to strike if a new contract wasn't hammered out before the March 25 start of the season. But with Garber's announcement, it appears the year's first contest between the expansion Philadelphia Union and Seattle Sounders FC will go ahead as scheduled.

MLS: Seattle 0, Toronto 0 (tie)

Sun, 08/30/2009 - 04:33 by Salinder Kumar

Seattle -- Toronto FC and Seattle played to a scoreless tie Saturday in a Major League Soccer contest at Qwest Field in Seattle.

The Reds (8-8-7) failed to capture a much-needed road victory and will need help to qualify for the post-season.

They failed to score despite five solid chances in the first half, but only one shot on goal.

The Sounders (8-6-10) had four shots on goal, two by both Le Toux and Freddie
Ljungberg, while Osvaldo attempted a bicycle kick in stoppage time.

Seattle's home scoreless streak rose to 314 straight minute.

The Sounders have won just once in their last seven outings (1-3-3).

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

Clark of Colorado Rapids out for season

Thu, 08/13/2009 - 01:54 by Salinder Kumar

Commerce City, Colo. -- Colorado Rapids midfielder Colin Clark will miss the rest of the 2009 Major League Soccer season because of a knee injury, the team announced Wednesday.

The 25-year-old Clark tore a ligament in his left knee during training Tuesday. He is scheduled to undergo surgery early next week.

Clark has been on the Colorado team since 2006. He scored three goals in 16 games this season.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLS: New England 2, Chivas USA 0

Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:22 by surajdogra

Foxborough, Mass. July 19: Kheli Dube and Steve Ralston scored for the New England Revolution Sunday in a 2-0 Major League Soccer win over Chivas USA.

Dube slipped behind Chivas defenders, took a pass from Shalrie Joseph and got the first goal of the match in the 60th minute. Ralston added a goal in the 78th minute.

The Revs (5-5-5) climbed into a fifth-place tie with the Kansas City Wizards in the Eastern Conference. With 20 points apiece, New England and Kansas City trail first-place Chicago by eight points and are six points behind fourth-place Toronto FC.

MLS: Columbus 3, Real Salt Lake 1

Sun, 07/19/2009 - 10:59 by surajdogra

Columbus, Ohio July 19: Jason Carey scored twice Saturday to lead the Columbus Crew to a 3-1 Major League Soccer win over Real Salt Lake.

The Crew equaled an MLS record by winning their 17th straight home game.

Steven Lenhart scored in the 23rd minute and added an assist on Carey's second goal, while goalkeeper William Hesmer made four saves for the Crew (6-3-9), whose last home loss was 2-0 to San Jose June 7, 2008.

RSL's lone goal came when Raphael Cox scored his first career goal in the 76th minute. RSL, which had its five-game unbeaten streak snapped.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

Rapids' Casey is MLS Player of the Month

Wed, 06/03/2009 - 16:18 by Salinder Kumar

New York -- Colorado Rapids forward Conor Casey was named Major League Soccer's Player of the Month for May on Tuesday.

Casey, who was named MLS Player of the Week on Monday, scored four goals and added one assist in four games during the month and led the Rapids to an undefeated record (2-0-2).

Casey has battled back from a major knee injury to become one of the top forwards in the league. He leads the league with eight goals in 10 games and is three goals shy of his career best 11 goals in 21 games, scored in 2008.

Casey scored twice in Colorado Rapids' 3-2 win against the New York Red Bulls to complete a month in which he scored in three consecutive matches and got a goal or an assist in every match.

Beckham to return to Galaxy next month

Mon, 06/01/2009 - 12:33 by Salinder Kumar

Los Angeles, June 1: England international David Beckham will soon be returning to Los Angeles from Italy to rejoin Galaxy.

Beckham played 81 minutes of AC Milan's last game of the Italian season, helping his team earn a 2-0 road win over Fiorentina in Florence.

Beckham returns to Los Angeles in July to help his club, who have won just one game out of 11 matches in Major League Soccer (MLS) this season, reports local media.

"Now I go back to Los Angeles for the end of the season and then we will we see what happens," Beckham was quoted as saying by Sky Sports News.

"Still, I hope to come back soon. My thanks go to everybody."

No Major League Soccer team for Miami

Wed, 03/04/2009 - 23:14 by Shruti Sharma

Miami -- Major League Soccer says Miami will not become the home to the newest league team due in part to the current tenuous economic climate.

League officials, along with investor Marcelo Claure and the FC Barcelona soccer team, decided the ongoing economic crisis in the United States and abroad created significant concerns regarding the formation of a new team, the Miami Herald said Wednesday.

The Spanish soccer team and Claure, owner of Brightstar Communication, had previously been prepared to pay the $40 million franchise fee necessary to form a new MLS team in Miami by 2010.

But after a week of intense negotiations, the three players in the franchise bid decided the Miami expansion plan was not feasible, the Herald said.