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DEMPSEY’S PRESEASON TRAINING DOUBTFUL

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Garth Lagaway, the general manager of Seattle Sounders has said that he is hopeful of Clint Dempsey’s appearance in the opening of the training camp later this month.


Although, he was thoughtful and cautious about the player’s availability due to the forward’s recovery from an irregular heartbeat.

Last August, Clint Dempsey was put aside due to his ailing health. He later came back to the training ground for a short time in September, but when the symptoms came up again, he went off completely for the rest of the season. Dempsey missed the sounders run to the 2016 MLS cup.

Lagerway assured that Dempsey is having good progress to his health condition, and is showing a great attitude to work so far. Ever since, efforts have been made to get Dempsey ready for the training camp. The Sounders forward was seen training on the side in the days following to the club’s win over Toronto FC in the MLS Cup finals. Continue reading “DEMPSEY’S PRESEASON TRAINING DOUBTFUL” →

LA Galaxy’s Steven Gerrard is injured for an unknown period of time

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Steven Gerrard is a regular starter in the squad of Bruce Arena in LA Galaxy but the veteran player might not be able to perform in the final few matches of his club due to a hamstring injury that he has recently picked up and the experienced has already been confirmed to miss out from LA Galaxy’s upcoming match against Houston Dynamo which is scheduled to take place on October 16.


The head coach of LA Galaxy, Bruce Arena confirmed that Steven Gerrard will not be able to perform against Houston Dynamo and the manager himself does not know when Gerrard is going to be able to return to the pitch and he might even miss out from the remainder of the season which only has 2 league matches remaining.

“Steven had a re-occurrence of his hamstring injury. He’s obviously out for a bit. He could do at home what he could do here as well. It was OK for him to depart for a week or two.” LA Galaxy’s Bruce Arena said.
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FRANK LAMPARD ADDS ANOTHER GOAL TO HIS MLS TALLY

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Former Chelsea play maker, Frank Lampard added another goal to his MLS tally as he scored in the game again in the match against Seattle Sounders.


The goal was however contended as Sounders players claim the ball was controlled using his arm rather than his chest.

The 38-year old, who has struggled with injuries since finally resuming in the MLS despite the sale from Chelsea two years back, scored a goal in the previous game alongside Pirlo and Villa. The distinguished players are legends in their own right but have faced little problems since joining the MLS. The three scored in the 3-2 victory over Philadelphia Union, successfully ending their eight match unbeaten.

Lampard, who retired from international football for England after the 2014 World Cup, got his second goal as he was among the goal scorers as New York City thrash Seattle Sounders. Seattle were surprised by the shock 2-0 victory at home. The head coach Sigi Schmid kept on insisting that the ball was a handball, even after the game.

Lampard scored the goal in the first half in the 38th minute. Andrea Pirlo took the corner kick and the opposition cleared it but not out of the 18 yard box. R.J. Allen sent the ball back to the danger zone where Lampard chested the ball before scoring. Seattle goal keeper Stefan Frei Frei and defender Tyrone Mears immediately pushed for the goal to be ruled out on the handball basis but the referee didn’t agree.

After the game, Lampard was asked to comment on the goal. He said:
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COPA AMERICA COULD HELP PHOENIX GET INTO MLS FOOTBALL

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With the large influx of fans into the Phoenix-area to see the Copa America soccer tournament at University of Phoenix stadium, there are now rising speculations if the buzz could lead to a Major League Soccer team in Phoenix anytime soon.


Phoenix is one of the ten venues around the country that is hosting the tournament in America. Two games have already been played in Glendale and the third-place match is already set to be hosted in the city on Saturday. Of the ten cities hosting, the Phoenix-area is the only one that does not have its own Major League Soccer team. This is the reason why the speculations have been flying around.

The editor of Arizona soccer website AZKicksIt.com says the football league does market studies, and that if the Phoenix-area continues to host international games and fans continue to show up, then better things could be in stock for the city. However, He added that the fans would need to show up for more than just Copa America or international soccer games to increase the likelihood of that happening. He went on to mention that Philadelphia got their team based on fan support, so Phoenix can do it as well. The editor said the fans just needs to continue to support the soccer programs and the teams that take place in the city.
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The winning streak of San Jose Earthquakes has extended to 4 matches

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Dominic Kinnear and his squad are going through a fine form as they have secured their 4th consecutive victory after defeating LA Galaxy with the only goal of the entire match being scored by Shea Salinas at the 18th minute.

Another noteworthy accomplishment that Dominic Kinnear has achieved with his team besides the successive string of victories is the clean sheets that they have secured as San Jose Earthquakes has managed to not concede a single goal in any of these 4 past matches of their winning streak.

This string of victories is what San Jose Earthquakes needed in order to bounce back from the disastrous campaign that they were going through back in July when they couldn’t win a single match and lost all of their matches of that month. It was a losing streak which originated on July 2nd after Dominic Kinnear’s team lost against LA Galaxy and couldn’t win a single match until August 15 when they defeated Colorado Rapids. Continue reading “The winning streak of San Jose Earthquakes has extended to 4 matches” →