Staff – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:54:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Jozy Altidore Scores First Goal for Sunderland in 10 Months https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/23/jozy-altidore-scores-first-goal-sunderland-10-months/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/23/jozy-altidore-scores-first-goal-sunderland-10-months/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:31:52 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=369790 It might be difficult to imagine a better life than that of a 24 year-old soccer star plying his trade in the world’s biggest league, but believe me when I tell you that Jozy Altidore knows hard times. It was just over 14 months ago that the American striker was signed by English side Sunderland for […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/23/jozy-altidore-scores-first-goal-sunderland-10-months/feed/ 1 Former US Captain Carlos Bocanegra Set to Retire at End of 2014 Season https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/05/former-us-captain-carlos-bocanegra-set-retire-end-2014-season/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/05/former-us-captain-carlos-bocanegra-set-retire-end-2014-season/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:37:18 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=367993 At the age of 35, current Chivas USA defender and former US Men’s National Team captain Carlos Bocanegra announced his retirement on twitter on Thursday. I will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2014 MLS season. — Carlos Bocanegra (@BocaBoca3) September 4, 2014 The longtime USMNT captain entered MLS in 2000, appearing in 83 matches over […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/09/05/former-us-captain-carlos-bocanegra-set-retire-end-2014-season/feed/ 0 Atlanta MLS Expansion Team Sells 14,000 Season Tickets https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/21/atlanta-mls-expansion-team-sells-14000-season-tickets/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/21/atlanta-mls-expansion-team-sells-14000-season-tickets/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:33:15 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=366600 Consider this my personal mea culpa, Atlanta. I said you weren’t a good city for an MLS team. I said you were too old and too southern. I said you were too much hip-hop and not enough indie. I said you weren’t a ‘soccer town’, or even a real sports town for that matter. But numbers […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/21/atlanta-mls-expansion-team-sells-14000-season-tickets/feed/ 1 Transfer Rumors: Geoff Cameron Headed to France? https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/19/transfer-rumors-geoff-cameron-headed-france/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/19/transfer-rumors-geoff-cameron-headed-france/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:34:39 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=366527 In unexpected transfer news, it looks as if US National Team utility man Geoff Cameron may be on his way out at Stoke City. SoccerbyIves.com broke the news yesterday that Cameron missed the Potters opening week matchup against Aston Villa because he had unofficially requested a transfer. It comes as a bit of a shock […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/19/transfer-rumors-geoff-cameron-headed-france/feed/ 0 Power Rankings: Top 10 Potential MLS Expansion Cities https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/14/top-10-potential-mls-expansion-cities/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/14/top-10-potential-mls-expansion-cities/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:00:25 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=366031 2015 will go down as a pivotal year in the history of Major League Soccer, as Orlando City SC and New York City FC will enter the league as the 20th and 21st teams respectively. MLS expansion marches on! MLS commissioner Don Garber is on record stating that the aim is to have 24 teams […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/14/top-10-potential-mls-expansion-cities/feed/ 4 DC United’s Chris Korb Out One Month: Corey Ashe Rumors Fly https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/dc-uniteds-chris-korb-one-month-corey-ashe-rumors-fly/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/dc-uniteds-chris-korb-one-month-corey-ashe-rumors-fly/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:13:05 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=365944 According to Pablo Maurer and Washington Post reporter Steven Goff, DC United left back Chris Korb will miss at least one month with a hamstring injury. That puts DC in a tricky spot when it comes to left back. University of Maryland product Taylor Kemp may be the short-term answer, but he was only recalled from […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/dc-uniteds-chris-korb-one-month-corey-ashe-rumors-fly/feed/ 0 DC United Falls Again: Is It Time to Panic? https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/dc-united-falls-time-panic/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/dc-united-falls-time-panic/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:30:40 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=365888 After a heartbreaking 1-0 extra time loss to the Houston Dynamo last week, DC United was absolutely pummeled 3-0 by Real Salt Lake over the weekend. Despite the losses, DC remains 5 points ahead of Toronto FC for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Is it too soon to sound the alarms at RFK? Perhaps […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/dc-united-falls-time-panic/feed/ 0 Steve Cherundolo Honored by Hannover 96 during Friendly https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/steve-cherundolo-honored-hannover-96-friendly/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/steve-cherundolo-honored-hannover-96-friendly/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:03:52 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=365883 As first reported by Soccer By Ives, Bundesliga club Hannover 96 honored their former captain and American international Steve Cherundolo last weekend with a friendly testimonial match featuring celebrities and other retired Hannover stars. Cherundolo retired in March following multiple knee surgeries that proved too much for the 35 year old right back to overcome. American fans had held out […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/12/steve-cherundolo-honored-hannover-96-friendly/feed/ 0 USL Match Report: Orlando City SC vs. Charlotte Eagles https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/02/usl-match-report-orlando-city-sc-vs-charlotte-eagles/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/02/usl-match-report-orlando-city-sc-vs-charlotte-eagles/#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2014 03:18:53 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=365233 Make that 16 in a row unbeaten at home for Orlando City SC, as the Lions dominated the Charlotte Eagles in their USL Pro league match this evening. With the win, Orlando secures a return trip to the USL playoffs to defend their title. Orlando controlled possession throughout the first half, though it took them every […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2014/08/02/usl-match-report-orlando-city-sc-vs-charlotte-eagles/feed/ 0 MLS Match Preview: DC United vs. Toronto FC https://playingfor90.com/2014/07/30/mls-match-preview-dc-united-vs-toronto-fc/ https://playingfor90.com/2014/07/30/mls-match-preview-dc-united-vs-toronto-fc/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:38:59 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=364988 DC United rolls into this Eastern Conference matchup sitting pretty in 2nd, eight points ahead of their opponent, 3rd place Toronto FC. The Canadian squad fell 2-1 to Sporting KC over the weekend, while DC United is coming in with a three match winning streak in league play. DC did however suffer a tough 3-0 loss at the hands of EPL […]

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