According to SI.com and Grant Wahl, MLS rookie coach and Coach of the Year candidate Caleb Porter has signed a five-year contract extension. Porter has led the Portland Timbers to their first MLS Playoffs and earned the first seed in the Western Conference. Even better, Portland is set to take on Cascadia rivals Seattle Sounders this weekend. [...]
Vancouver Whitecaps Pick Immature Twitter Fight With Seattle Sounders
It is well-known that the Vancouver Whitecaps, Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders are all rivals and fight for the Cascadia Cup each year. Well, Vancouver won the Cascadia Cup this year, but failed to reach the playoffs. That is one reason why they fired their head coach. In an order to try to one-up Seattle’s playoff [...]
Chicago Fire Get Proven Winner With Frank Yallop Hired As Head Coach
Less than 24 hours after Frank Klopas and Javier Leon left similar positions with the Chicago Fire, Frank Yallop has been hired as head coach and director of soccer. Yallop has much MLS coaching experience, and should fill the void left by Klopas’ firing. In addition to coaching in MLS with both the San Jose [...]
Michael Carter-Williams’ Double-Double Shocks Miami Heat
In Michael Carter-Williams‘ debut on the same day as Allen Iverson‘s NBA retirement announcement in Philly, the Philadelphia 76ers shocked both the Miami Heat and NBA fans in a 114-110 win. Coming into tonight, who would have thought the Sixers would beat the Heat? If you said you did, you are a big fat liar. Many fans [...]
Chicago Fire Wrongly Fire Head Coach Frank Klopas
One day after Vancouver Whitecaps fired head coach Martin Rennie, the Chicago Fire confirmed they have fired Frank Klopas. While some think Vancouver made a mistake firing their coach, the same can be said about Chicago. Klopas’s tenure in Chicago ends after 2.5 years at the helm. Since 2007, Chicago has had five different coaches. The problem [...]
Atlanta Falcons Release New Stadium Renderings With MLS Seating Plan
With Orlando City SC receiving the needed funding, and it looking like they will be announced as the MLS‘s 21st franchise soon, MLS expansion talk has stayed in the South East and has shifted toward cities like Atlanta and Miami. On Tuesday, the Atlanta Falcons released more pictures of their proposed new stadium and include a [...]
Is Expanding World Cup Pool The Best Idea?
Despite there being issues in Brazil’s 2014 World Cup stadium progress, suspected racism in Russia, and dangerous heat and forced labor in Qatar, another topic has arose recently. Unlike the others, this one is actually good and two questions should be asked. Should FIFA increase the teams that qualify for the World Cup and if [...]
MLS Rumors: Vancouver Whitecaps Fire Martin Rennie, Hire Frank Yallop
occer, the coaching and player carousel is underway. For 10 teams, the playoffs are about to start, but for other teams coaches on the hot seat are about to have their fate decided. According to various local reports, the Vancouver Whitecaps have fired head coach Martin Rennie, and are on the verge of signing Frank Yallop as their next head coach. [...]
MLS Playoffs: Knockout and Conference Semifinal Rounds TV Schedule and Matchups
With Major League Soccer‘s regular season ending this past weekend, the final standings have been finalized. Heading into the final weekend that featured many games that affected the playoff race, certain teams controlled their destiny, while others had to win and hope for certain results. On Monday, MLS finalized the TV schedule and matchup for the [...]
