Category Archives: MLS Training Camp

MLS Training Camp Preview: Portland Timbers

By ADAM SERRANO The Portland Timbers hope their look in their first year in MLS not as a typical expansion franchise, but instead as a powerhouse in the nation's top league. The Rose City faithful will have much to be … Continue reading »

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MLS Training Camp Preview: FC Dallas

By ADAM SERRANO One win away. That is how close FC Dallas came winning the franchise's first MLS Cup in 2010. Fresh off its crushing defeat to the Colorado Rapids in the final, FCD is ready to make a return … Continue reading »

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MLS Training Camp Preview: Toronto FC

  By JOHN BOSCHINI 2011 is a year of new beginnings for Toronto FC. An 11th-placed finish in last year's campaign fell wildly short of both fan and ownership expectations, resulting in the ousting of head coach Preki and director … Continue reading »

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MLS Training Camp Preview: Colorado Rapids

By AVI CREDITOR The Colorado Rapids enter the 2011 preseason with an unfamiliar distinction: Defending MLS Cup champions. Not much has changed in terms of the team's make-up. Captain Pablo Mastroeni is back in the fold after climbing the champion's … Continue reading »

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MLS Training Camp Preview: Houston Dynamo

By AVI CREDITOR To date, perhaps no team has had as active a preseason as the Houston Dynamo. And the club has barely hit the training pitch. With the team breaking ground on its new downtown stadium last week and … Continue reading »

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MLS Pre-Season Recap: Nagbe shines in debut, Seattle tops Whitecaps, and more

By THOMAS FLOYD Is it too early to peg Darlington Nagbe as the MLS rookie of the year favorite? The Portland Timbers midfielder-forward showed a glimpse of the lofty potential that made him the No. 2 pick in January's SuperDraft, … Continue reading »

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MLS Training Camp Preview: New York Red Bulls

  The New York Red Bulls will begin their journey toward the club's first MLS Cup title in Mexico, where the team's pre-season will hit full swing. The regular season Eastern Conference champions are coming in off a busy off-season … Continue reading »

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MLS Training Camp Preview: Chivas USA

BY ADAM SERRANO It's a new era at Chivas USA and its fans hope that it will lead to a new mindset and greater success. New Head Coach Robin Fraser has taken over for the Rojiblancos replacing Martin Vasquez, who … Continue reading »

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MLS Training Camp Preview: San Jose Earthquakes

By ADAM SERRANO The San Jose Earthquakes aren't hoping to catch lightning in a bottle again, but rather a year that signals their return to prominence for good.  Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski was the story last year, scoring 18 goals … Continue reading »

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MLS Training Camp Preview: LA Galaxy

BY ADAM SERRANO The Los Angeles Galaxy are going "all-in" in 2011.  After falling short of the MLS Cup the last two years, the Galaxy have loaded the roster with a number of veterans to make another serious play for … Continue reading »

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