0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 3/8/2014
Change and fluctuation characterize the FCD offseason. There is a new manager, new captain, new(ish) name to the stadium, new hoop-less jerseys, and new set of attackers to help build Pareja an empire. For Montreal, well, much hasn’t changed, at least not relative to Dallas. The starting lineup taking the field Saturday for the Impact […]
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DC United will open their season up at home tomorrow night against the Columbus Crew. After an off-season overhaul of players, DC United will field nearly a full starting eleven of players who were not on DC’s roster last season. After finishing with the worst record (3-24-7) in MLS history (previously held by Chivas USA […]
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Predicting the first game of a brand new season by extrapolating from the prior year’s campaign and incorporating the limited (and dubious) experience of the preseason is always a fool’s errand. But why should we let that stop us? Real Salt Lake in Brief Real Salt Lake enters Saturday’s game with three injuries of note. […]
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0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 3/7/2014
Long live Caleb Porter. For the first time in MLS history, the Portland Timbers enter a season following real success. The 2013 campaign paid off with winning the West, a trip to the conference finals, entrance to the CONCACAF champions league, and awards for both players and coach. The only question remaining is whether or […]
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When the 2013 season started, not much was expected from the New York Red Bulls under rookie head coach Mike Petke. When the season ended, the Red Bulls were Supporter Shield Winners, Petke was a finalist for Coach of the Year, and the 18-year Curse of Caricola was finally broken.Now, the 2014 season is finally […]
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With the 2014 MLS Season getting underway this weekend we asked our staff of writers here at Total-MLS to predict who they thought would win the major trophies and awards this season. 17 of our writers weighed in. Below are the results. We will look back at these at the end of the season and […]
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March is here and that means another First Kick and the start of the MLS season. Fresh off a disappointing season by LA standards, the boys from Carson look to improve upon last season's start that saw the team go 3-8-2 and crash out of last year's CONCACAF Champions League to lowly Toronto FC. The […]
0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 3/6/2014
The 2013 season ended for the Houston Dynamo in a place where they have had recent success, Sporting Park. After a loss in the Eastern Conference Final to eventual MLS Cup champions Sporting KC, the Dynamo turn their focus to the 2014 season and returning to winning silverware. A busy offseason has seen many Eastern […]
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After a season that left DC United with only three wins in league play, DC United fans can start to look on the bright side. Despite winning the US Open Cup, fans of DC were not satisfied with the display from their team in 2013, ending the season with a record of 3-24-7. Things could […]
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The Atlanta Silverbacks will have to do quite a job in 2014 to follow their impressive 2013 Spring Season that led them to the Soccer Bowl at the end of the campaign. Although they lost to the Cosmos in the championship match, Atlanta had undergone a vast improvement from their 2012 selves to finish atop […]
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After finishing the 2013 season with playoffs just out of reach, the Union will be a team with new found determination in the upcoming season. The offseason acquisitions have been crucial and for the first time the Union have a roster with a great deal of depth. The problem with lack of creativity in the […]
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I have had the pleasure of writing for Total-MLS for three seasons now, but I would imagine if you looked back at my previous season previews they would look very similar. I probably copy and pasted the phrase “Thank the Lord, Dan Kennedy is still with the team!” on several occasions. As for the rest […]
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0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 3/5/2014
Before composing this seasons preview, I decided to go back and read what I had written last year. It showed that a lot has changed for Sporting Kansas City and its fans over a calendar year. Kansas City hosted the MLS All-Star Game and ended the season by hosting and winning the 2013 MLS Cup. […]
