Friday, October 31, 2014

Soccer Blog - Week 34

Hello, everybody, and welcome to the final regular-season article of Super Soccer Ian. The final round of the 2014 MLS Season took place, and the games were important and exciting. Let's review the most recent results.

Round 34 Results

Things started off with a 2-0 win for Real Salt Lake over Chivas USA. Then, the Chicago Fire beat
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the Houston Dynamo 2-1, and the Seattle Sounders won 2-0 over the LA Galaxy and won the Supporter's Shield. The Montréal Impact tied 1-1 with DC United, and the NE Revolution beat Toronto FC 1-0. The Portland Timbers got a 2-0 win over FC Dallas, and the Whitecaps clinched a playoff spot with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids. The Columbus Crew beat the Philadelphia Union 2-1, and Chivas USA won 1-0 against the SJ Earthquakes. The final game of the regular season was a 2-0 win for the NY Red Bulls over Sporting KC, and BWP nearly broke the goal record with 27 goals. Those are the most recent results, and we'll find out what the upcoming schedule will be based on the upcoming games!

Answer to Last Week's Question of the Week: Nicolas Mezquida

This Week's Question of the Week: BWP tied the 27 goals in a season record with Chris Wondolowski and what other former MLS player?

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Monday, October 20, 2014

Soccer Blog - Week 33

Hello, everybody, and welcome to another article of Super Soccer Ian. With the playoffs coming up, the competition to get above the red line is intense. Let's get things started by reviewing the most recent results.

Round 33 Results

Things started off with a 2-1 win for the NE Revolution over the Houston Dynamo. Then, the Portland Timbers tied 0-0 with Real Salt Lake. Toronto FC tied 1-1 with the Montréal Impact, and FC Dallas beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0. DC United won 2-1 against the Chicago Fire, and the Philadelphia Union won 2-1 against Sporting KC. The Vancouver Whitecaps and SJ Earthquakes tied 0-0, and the Columbus Crew won 3-1 against the NY Red Bulls. The final game of the round was a 2-2 draw between the Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy.

Upcoming Schedule

This will be the final regular-season round of 2014. The first game of the round will be between Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA. The Chicago Fire will play the Houston Dynamo, and the Seattle Sounders will once again play the LA Galaxy. This game will decide who wins the Supporter's Shield. The Montréal Impact will play DC United, and FC Dallas will host the Portland Timbers. The NE Revolution will play against Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps will host the Colorado Rapids. Chivas USA will play the SJ Earthquakes, and the Columbus Crew will play the Philadelphia Union. The final game of the 2014 regular season will be between Sporting KC and the NY Red Bulls.

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MLS Fantasy Tips

There are some good opportunities and games that you could earn lots of Fantasy points in. One player that I would recommend getting on your team is Ethan Finlay. He's been in excellent form lately, and he's only worth $6.2 million. I think that his final matchup against the Philadelphia Union is a good opportunity to finish the season strong, and he's a reliable player. Another player to look at would be Obafemi Martins. He got two assists against the LA Galaxy, and he will be playing at home against the LA Galaxy. Plus, the Galaxy will be without Omar Gonzalez, and I think that the Seattle Sounders will get a goal or two. One more player that I would definitely recommend adding to your squad and possibly giving the captain's armband would be Pedro Morales. He's been in good form, while the Colorado Rapids have not. The Rapids are winless in their last thirteen games, and I think that he might get goals and/or assists in that game.

Answer to Last Week's Question of the Week: Kevin Hartman

This Week's Question of the Week: Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Fernandez played at the same time for Boston River as which other fellow Uruguayan teammate?

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Soccer Blog - Week 31


Hello, everybody, and welcome to the latest blogpost of Super Soccer Ian. We had a great week of soccer full of great goals and games. Let's get things started by reviewing the most recent results.

Round 30 Results

The first game of the round was a 1-1 draw between the Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire. Then, DC United tied 0-0 with Sporting KC. The NY Red Bulls won 1-0 over the Houston Dynamo, and the Vancouver Whitecaps got a 2-0 win over FC Dallas. The NE Revolution won 2-1 against the Columbus Crew, and the LA Galaxy won 3-0 over Toronto FC. The Portland Timbers won 2-1 on the
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road against the SJ Earthquakes, and the Seattle Sounders won 4-1 against the Colorado Rapids on the road. The Chicago Fire tied 0-0 with the Montréal Impact, and Chivas USA got a shocking 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake. Now, let's take a look at the upcoming schedule.

Upcoming Schedule

Things will start off with a matchup between Toronto FC and the Houston Dynamo. Then, the Portland Timbers will play the SJ Earthquakes again, and Sporting KC will face the Chicago Fire. The Seattle Sounders will host the Vancouver Whitecaps, and the Montréal Impact will play the NE Revolution. The NY Red Bulls will play Toronto FC, and the Philadelphia Union will host the Columbus Crew. Real Salt Lake will play the SJ Earthquakes, and Chivas USA will play the Colorado Rapids. The Houston Dynamo will play DC United, and FC Dallas will play the LA Galaxy.

MLS Fantasy Tips

There are some good opportunities to get lots of points, but be sure to look at which players will be questionable and/or unavailable due to international duty. One player that should be on your radar is Obafemi Martins. He's earned an average of about eleven points per game in his last three, and if you get him, he should definitely be wearing the captain's armband. Another player to look at is Bobby Boswell on DC United. He's been consistent lately, recently getting a clean sheet against Sporting KC. I think that DC will have a tougher matchup on the road against Houston, but their defense has been consistent, and I think that he might get some points on their back line. One more player that you should consider is Ethan Finlay on the Columbus Crew. The Crew will be playing against the Philadelphia Union, who have not been in the greatest form lately. Finlay has been in good form, and I think he might get a goal or an assist against the Union.

Answer to Last Week's Question of the Week: Steve Ralston

This Week's Question of the Week: Which goalkeeper leads MLS with the most saves all-time?

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Friday, October 3, 2014

Soccer Blog - Week 31

Hello, everybody, and welcome to the latest article of Super Soccer Ian. We had another exciting week of soccer, and the playoff race is increasing and getting exciting. Let's start by reviewing the most recent results.

Week 30 Results

Things started off with a 3-1 win for FC Dallas over the Seattle Sounders. Then, the NE Revolution won 3-2 against Sporting KC. Toronto FC won it late 3-2 against the Portland Timbers, and DC United beat the Philadelphia Union 1-0. The Seattle Sounders won 4-2 against Chivas USA, and the
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Vancouver Whitecaps got a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake. The Columbus Crew beat the Montréal Impact 2-0, and the Colorado Rapids tied 1-1 with the SJ Earthquakes. The Houston Dynamo beat the Chicago Fire 2-0, and the LA Galaxy won 4-0 at home against the NY Red Bulls.

Upcoming Schedule

The first game of the next round will be between the Philadelphia Union and the NE Revolution. Then, DC United will play Sporting KC, and the NY Red Bulls will play the Houston Dynamo. The Vancouver Whitecaps will play FC Dallas, and the NE Revolution will host the Columbus Crew. The LA Galaxy will play Toronto FC, and the Portland Timbers will travel to play the SJ Earthquakes. The Colorado Rapids will host the Seattle Sounders, and the Chicago Fire will play the Montréal Impact. Chivas USA will then play Real Salt Lake.

MLS Fantasy Tips

There are some good opportunities and games to get lots of points. One player that I think would be a good choice is Obafemi Martins. He got seventeen points against Chivas USA, and the Colorado Rapids are winless in ten games. I think that he'll get lots of points against them. Another player to look at would be Landon Donovan. He got 21 points against the NY Red Bulls, and he just needs one more assist to break the all-time assists record! I think that he'll get goals and/or assists at home against Toronto FC. One more player to look at is Fanendo Adi on the Portland Timbers. He's been in good form lately. It's crazy that he's worth only $6.1 million, and only 2.4% of managers own him. He'd be a good player to get for little money. Those are my MLS Fantasy tips for this upcoming round.

Answer to Last Week's Question of the Week: Ignacio Piatti

This Week's Question of the Week: Which player is Landon Donovan tied with for the all-time MLS assists record?

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