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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The visiting Portland Timbers rallied from 2-nil down to draw Nashville SC 2-2 on Sunday at Nissan Stadium. Goals by Nashville’s Sean Davis and Hany Mukhtar were canceled out by strikes from Dairon Asprilla and Jaroslaw Niezgoda. Follow Robbie on Twitter: @RobbieMeh. Support Soc Takes on Patreon...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nashville SC advanced in 2022 U.S. Open Cup play Wednesday night on an 89th-minute goal from Hany Mukhtar. The visitors had equalized through Ake Arnaud Loba in the 39th minute after LouCity’s Brian Ownby opened the scoring in the 37th. Follow Robbie on Twitter: @RobbieMeh. Support Soc...
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CINCINNATI — A Geoff Cameron handball in stoppage time and subsequent penalty conversion by Ola Kamara allowed D.C. United to eke out a win at FC Cincinnati on Saturday at TQL Stadium. The 1-0 D.C. victory came despite an 80th-minute red card to Moses Nyeman. Follow Jamie on Twitter: @JamieSmed....
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Chicago Fire and Indy Eleven used Tuesday’s friendly at Carroll Stadium as an opportunity to give their youngsters some minutes, as both sides heavily featured their up-and-coming talent. The visiting Fire emerged victorious, taking the friendly 3-1. Follow Robbie on Twitter: @RobbieMeh. Support Soc Takes on Patreon...
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CINCINNATI — FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC dueled to a 1-1 stalemate Saturday at TQL Stadium, allowing OCSC to stay in second place in the Eastern Conference while FCC remains mired near the bottom in 13th. Goals from Brenner and Nani on each side of halftime ended up...
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CINCINNATI — Despite arguably being outplayed by the hosts, the visiting Colorado Rapids put their only two attempts on goal in the back of the net Saturday to sink FC Cincinnati 2-0 at TQL Stadium. Diego Rubio bagged the first in the 21st minute while Jonathan Lewis added the...
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CINCINNATI — The New England Revolution remained atop the Eastern Conference on 17 points after blanking FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Saturday in the second match ever played at TQL Stadium. A 70th-minute connection from Carles Gil to Adam Buksa put the visitors up for good. Follow Jamie on Twitter: @JamieSmed....
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Hello, Soc Takes crowd. It’s been a while, I know. The pandemic hit, sports got cancelled and my day job suddenly kicked into overtime. But now, the world is looking a bit more normal, and my soapbox needed a good dusting. You may remember that last January, I wrote...
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Major League Soccer announced “The 25 Greatest” last week, its 25 greatest players of all time in celebration of its 25th season. Most of the players deserve to be on the list. One of them caught my attention. And I’m having trouble rationalizing it. David Beckham. No disrespect to Beckham....
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CINCINNATI — In each club’s first game back since the conclusion of the MLS Is Back tournament, FC Cincinnati and D.C. United settled for a nil-nil draw Friday at Nippert Stadium. Both teams are currently in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference with FCC sitting on...
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Are we ready to return to play? I’m sorry, but we are not. Not even close. It feels as though it has been years since I watched Tyler Pasher terrorize Tim Howard in Indy Eleven’s away win against Memphis 901. Since then, U.S. Soccer has come to a complete...
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Well, the wait is over. Will all of the Chicago Fire’s changes pay off and get the club some results? One match in, the jury says dropping a 2-1 decision Sunday to defending MLS Cup champion Seattle wasn’t horrible. Chicago showed signs of life, but there is still plenty...