MLS gets better, the Revs stay the same. Really needed one of those MLS Cups because I don't think we'll be seeing a final for a long time.
Apparently, this is the first time in MLS history anyone has ever come back from 3-0 down to win a game.Crazy night in the Northwest. Seattle erases a 3-0 second half deficit, scoring four goals in 28 minutes to beat DC United 4-3.
The Metros beat the Mutiny 4-3 after being down 3-0, but needed a shootout to complete the comeback.Apparently, this is the first time in MLS history anyone has ever come back from 3-0 down to win a game.
Also, Kei just tweeted a photo of himself wearing a romper, so thanks for introducing me to his account.
Would be nice if just robots ref'd the matches entirely. PRO's incompetence is getting staggeringly worse every season.MLS will be implementing VAR starting August 5.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/07/20/major-league-soccer-implement-video-review-league-wide-beginning-aug-5
This seems short-sighted to me, as eventually MLS is going to run out of cities to "expand" into, isn't it?Major League Soccer has confirmed it brushed aside a $4 billion TV deal which insisted on promotion and relegation coming into place in North America’s top-flight.
This deal would quadruple the current annual TV deal MLS has with Fox, ESPN and Univision, but it has been stated that no new deal can be discussed until at least 2021.
With cities across the U.S. and Canada lining up to pay the $150 million MLS expansion fee, league commission Don Garber has stated multiple times that promotion and relegation is not needed in the U.S. Soccer pyramid.
Wow, didn't see that coming. It kind of stinks for Dwyer, as Leroux just forced a trade to KC only last winter to be together. As the article alluded, OCSC was flush with extra Garber bucks from the Molina trade, so they were able to surrender a king's ransom for Dwyer. According to reports, the Revs "only" paid a million in TAM and GAM to acquire Kamara, who at the time was the MLS golden boot winner.Dom Dwyer to Orlando City for a bunch of allocation cash.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/07/25/dom-dwyer-traded-orlando-city-sc-record-deal
Good to see Cheatin' Bob back with Chivas.This isn't quite as exciting as Doyle made it sound, but still big news I suppose:
Thanks, that's basically what I expected based on his track record and the Revs' track record.He had a last minute goal a few years ago (maybe at Blackburn? Forest?) and got a little run under Stuart Gray but he wasn't much. He's probably a bottom half of the league starter in the Championship, which is probably on par with the Revs. There were some stories he was a dick in the room, but who knows with that. I'd guess he'll get some burn, have a decent game or two, and then pick up a knock.
This is basically the perfect Revolution DP signing, which is part of the reason I don't bother to get behind that club.
On one hand I appreciate that Kraft was in on the league from day one and fairly supportive. But he has shown absolutely zero interest in this franchise being anything other than a spare change generator. They seem content to sucker 10,000 suburbanites into buying concessions and ignoring the 3000 die hard supporters while they hobnob with NFL celebrities.Thanks, that's basically what I expected based on his track record and the Revs' track record.
I do think that MLS could have a significantly bigger presence in Boston, but it'll never happen as long as the Krafts are in charge.
Agreed. Kraft bought a fair amount of goodwill by sticking with the league in its darkest days when it was down to him, Lamar Hunt, and Phil Anschutz. He even took over the SJ Earthquakes for a while. However, I certainly feel that the well of goodwill ran dry a long time ago. It is difficult to watch what NFL owner-backed teams in Seattle and Atlanta are doing.On one hand I appreciate that Kraft was in on the league from day one and fairly supportive. But he has shown absolutely zero interest in this franchise being anything other than a spare change generator. They seem content to sucker 10,000 suburbanites into buying concessions and ignoring the 3000 die hard supporters while they hobnob with NFL celebrities.
It sucks, but I won't really follow them and thusly won't really follow MLS. I'm willing to follow garbage football teams (that's been apparent), but not when they're content to remain garbage.
I went to this game, crowd was on it all match. First MLS match I attended since the Valderama Mutiny days, and I was in the loud section behind the south goal. Had a good angle to see both of two Giovinco goals, the bend was really something on both, nothing Johnson could do. It's a nice place to watch a match, shaded on a very sunny daySebastian Giovinco is good at soccer. Two great goals and an even better assist today.
Toronto is dismantling NYCFC at home, 4-0. TFC really is one of the better teams I've seen in this league. They have the high end talent, they have insane depth by MLS standards, they've made a few smart foreign signings, and they've brought some good young players through their academy. Giovinco hasn't even been in good form until rather recently.
United Soccer League announced an affiliation with Major League Soccer in 2013 that infused the league with talent, led to unprecedented expansion and ultimately led the United States Soccer Federation to award it provisional Division II sanctioning.
Four years later, USL is contemplating its next progression of growth, one that will likely require altering and possibly dissociating itself from its MLS-owned clubs.
Every time Kelyn Rowe starts at left back, baby Jesus cries.
The essence of following the Revs mainly comes down to the perpetual question of how to divide the blame between Heaps, Burns, and Kraft.
A few other transfers & rumors:They picked up a 28-year-old midfielder from Spain named Victor Rodriguez and reportedly are close to picking up a 23-year-old midfielder from Paraguay. Not sure what either brings currently, but could be protection against Joevin Jones' departure after this season.
Anyway, Dempsey has been much better off late and Bruin has been killing it as well. They are suddenly in second in the West.