Across the pond, football (soccer) fans are gearing up for the start of the new Major League Soccer campaign. With the big kick off less than a month away, MLS teams are busily launching the kits they will be wearing throughout the season. Having already seen Steven Gerrard modelling the new LA Galaxy strip and Andrea Pirlo looking […]

10 years ago

A two-goal burst in the opening 10 minutes proved enough for Portland Timbers to win their maiden MLS Cup. Early strikes from Diego Valeri and Rodney Wallace – the former after a blunder from opposing goalkeeper Steve Clark – were enough for them to beat Columbus Crew SC. Don’t blink. You’re watching the fastest goal […]

11 years ago

If there was a list of things not to do in a final, this might be top of the list. Columbus Crew went into MLS Cup as favourites, but found themselves two goals down to the Portland Timbers inside the opening seven minutes and trailed 2-1 at half-time. And the opener, just 30 seconds in, […]

11 years ago

After the season they’ve had, you might expect the New York Red Bulls to be on their toes from kick-off. The MLS club broke the league’s record for the fastest ever goal in the competition when Mike Grella scored seven seconds into the game against Philadelphia. But after picking up the Supporters Shield for the […]

11 years ago

Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo are the big names at New York City. But it was the lesser-known brother of a Argentina and Napoli star Gonzalo Higuain who stole the show against the NYC for Columbus Crew. Federico Higuain smashed home his seventh of the season with an unstoppable header in the 10th minute of […]

11 years ago