Having reached the semi-finals of the one-off MLS Is Back Tournament, the Philadelphia Union stand on the precipice of making history with their first-ever piece of silverware, having impressively dismantled Sporting Kansas City in the previous round. Standing between Union and the final are the equally impressive Portland Timbers, so what better time to take […]
Read more "What the Union need to do in order to overthrow the Timbers"On February 28th 2008, it was finally announced that after years of thwarted attempts and significant opposition from a franchise that would later be bought out by a reasonably successful energy drink company, an MLS franchise was coming to Philly. Just over two years later, the first Philadelphia Union team took to the field in […]
Read more "Where are they now? Looking back at the Union’s first-ever starting XI"Group F looked to be the group of death when the teams were drawn into it. The likes of Portland and LAFC coupled with the scrappy Houston and LA Galaxy sides made this group very intriguing. Who made it out of the group and who will be going home? Portland Timbers: 7 Points Portland was […]
Read more "Reviewing Group F of the MLS is Back Tournament"Group D showed four teams who were competitive with one-another. In the end this team produced three teams to make it to the knockout rounds of the MLS is Back Tournament. Who are those three teams, and who missed their chance to advance? Sporting Kansas City: 6 Points Sporting Kansas City ended up winning Group […]
Read more "Reviewing Group D of the MLS is Back Tournament"Group B was one of the more interesting groups in the MLS is Back Tournament. Changes were made that saw eastern conference team Chicago Fire FC added to to the western conference group. After all of the shuffling, Seattle and San Jose had played a match, while Chicago and Vancouver had not. This meant that […]
Read more "Reviewing Group B of the MLS is Back Tournament"Group E had some top talent from the eastern conference. While the anticipation ramped up and the matches were played it was clear some teams were ready for this competition and others were not. Who made it out of the group and who are on their way home? Columbus Crew SC: 9 Points Columbus Crew […]
Read more "Reviewing Group E of the MLS is Back Tournament"The teams is Group C were all competitive and all had a chance to stake their case to win the group. DC United, Montreal Impact, New England Revolution and Toronto FC fought it out to make it to the knockout rounds of the MLS is Back Tournament, but who secured the top two spots and […]
Read more "Reviewing Group C of the MLS is Back Tournament"The teams in Group A was the first to finish the Group Stage of the MLS is Back Tournament. Who were the teams that took advantage of this tournament’s unique format taking regular-season points and securing a place in the knockout rounds? Orlando: 7 Points The Lions took seven points from their three Group Stage […]
Read more "Reviewing Group A of the MLS is Back Tournament"Have you missed any of the action of the MLS is Back Tournament over the last few days? There have been many telling games to show who will be continuing on in the knockout rounds of this tournament and who will be going home in just a few short days. Here’s a look back at […]
Read more "Reviewing Day Nine, 10, 11 & 12 of the MLS is Back Tournament"The last two days of the MLS is Back Tournament has been a whirlwind. Action from Group A and Group B saw some teams get their first win while others clinched spots in the knockout rounds. Here’s a look back at the action. Day Seven Chicago v.s. Seattle The early match of day seven followed […]
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