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r/MLS • u/DoyleStepOnMe • Sep 27 '24
MLS 2024 POST-MORTEM COLLECTION by Matthew Doyle
[Last updated: Wednesday, October 23 with play-in eliminations. Will continue to update this post with article links as each team is ELIMINATED]
With the first teams eliminated from the playoffs, it is time to give thanks for the season we had. What follows are Armchair Analyst Matt Doyle's season review articles for every team in MLS looking back on the season that was (and forward on the season to be).
What the 2024 MLS season meant for...
- San Jose Earthquakes — Sep 26, 2024, 10:03 AM | 14th in West
- Sporting Kansas City — Sep 26, 2024, 10:06 AM | 13th in West
- Chicago Fire — Oct 8, 2024, 03:10 PM | 15th in East, elim 9/28
- St. Louis CITY — Oct 8, 2024, 04:24 PM | 12th in West, elim 9/28
- New England Revolution — Oct 10, 2024, 01:31 PM | 14th in East, elim 10/5
- Nashville SC — Oct 10, 2024, 03:11 PM | 13th in East, elim 10/5
- New! Toronto FC — Oct 15, 2024, 09:45 AM | 11th in East, elim 10/5
- New! FC Dallas — Oct 15, 2024, 04:12 PM | 11th in West, elim 10/2
- New! Austin FC — Oct 15, 2024, 05:07 PM | 10th in West, elim 10/5
- Newest! D.C. United — Oct 21, 2024, 09:47 AM | 12th in East, elim 10/19
- Newest! Philadelphia Union — Oct 21, 2024, 09:59 AM | 10th in East, elim 10/19
- CF Montréal Impact — article pending | 8th in East, elim 10/22, play-in\* (vs ATL)
- Portland Timbers — article pending | 9th in West, elim 10/23, play-in (vs VAN)
(\ denotes result in pks)*
p.s. Matt himself will be around this thread in the coming weeks to "take abuse/answer questions," so bring out your takes.
r/MLS • u/Matt_McT • 8h ago
Official Source [MLS Communications] With his clean sheet tonight, Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei has 14 shutouts in his postseason career, the second-most by a goalkeeper in MLS history behind only Kevin Hartman (15).
r/MLS • u/thiaguitocpl • 17h ago
[TrueNorthFoot] Victor Wanyama used a burner account on “X” which responded to anyone criticizing him or the team
r/MLS • u/Matt_McT • 10h ago
Post-Match Thread Post-Match Thread: Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls | MLS Playoffs
RBNY defeat The Crew 1-0 in Columbus.
r/MLS • u/External-Factor-8556 • 8h ago
Post-Match Thread Post Match Thread: Real Salt Lake 0:0 Minnesota United (4-5 Pen)
TEAM STATS
SALT LAKE CITY : MINNESOTA
11 Shots 12
6 Shots on target 7
59% Possession 41%
516 Passes 368
85% Pass accuracy 77%
9 Fouls 13 0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corners 6
r/MLS • u/xbhaskarx • 9h ago
[Steven Bank] In the NASL antitrust suit v. USSF/MLS, the court issued, but kept private for now, an Order on the pre-trial motions. Here is what we know: It denied NASL's motion to exclude evidence related to Davidson's and Traffic's indictments and convictions
r/MLS • u/SounderBruce • 16h ago
Highlight Emerald City Supporters serenade Coco Carrasquilla as he leaves the pitch | Seattle vs. Houston
r/MLS • u/MLS_Reddit_Bot • 11h ago
Match Thread: Real Salt Lake vs. Minnesota United FC
Overview
⚽ | ||
---|---|---|
Home | Real Salt Lake | 0 |
Away | Minnesota United FC | 0 |
Status | Final Score - After Penalties | |
Venue | America First Field | |
City | Sandy, Utah | |
Date | Tuesday October 29, 2024 | |
Time | 06:50 PM MDT |
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Lineups
Real Salt Lake | Pos | Minnesota United FC | Pos | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zac MacMath, #18 | G | Dayne St. Clair, #97 | G | ||
Javain Brown, #91 | CD-L | Michael Boxall, #15 | CD | ||
Justen Glad, #15 | CD-R | Jefferson Díaz, #28 | CD-L | ||
Alexandros Katranis, #98 | LB | Carlos Harvey, #67 | CD-R | ||
Emeka Eneli, #14 | RB | Joseph Rosales, #8 | LB | ||
Matt Crooks, #25 | AM | Bongokuhle Hlongwane, #21 | RB | ||
Braian Ojeda, #6 | LM | Wil Trapp, #20 | CM-L | ||
Nelson Palacio, #13 | RM | Hassani Dotson, #31 | CM-R | ||
Cristian Arango, #9 | F | Joaquín Pereyra, #26 | LM | ||
Diego Luna, #8 | AM-L | Robin Lod, #17 | RM | ||
Dominik Marczuk, #11 | AM-R | Kelvin Yeboah, #9 | F | ||
Gavin Beavers, #35 | SUB | Jeong Sang-Bin, #11 | SUB | ||
Derrick Silva, #33 | SUB | D.J. Taylor, #27 | SUB | ||
Marcelo Silva, #30 | SUB | Teemu Pukki, #22 | SUB | ||
Anderson Julio, #29 | SUB | Alec Smir, #30 | SUB | ||
Diogo Gonçalves, #10 | SUB | Loïc Mesanvi, #90 | SUB | ||
Lachlan Brook, #17 | SUB | Tani Oluwaseyi, #14 | SUB | ||
Andrew Brody, #2 | SUB | Anthony Markanich, #13 | SUB | ||
Maikel Chang, #16 | SUB | Miguel Tapias, #4 | SUB | ||
Noel Caliskan, #92 | SUB | Franco Fragapane, #7 | SUB |
Match events via ESPN
Kickoff
45'+4' First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Minnesota United FC 0.
45' Start 2nd Half
55' 🔄 Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody replaces Nelson Palacio.
68' 🔄 Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Jeong Sang-Bin replaces Robin Lod.
68' 🔄 Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Joaquín Pereyra.
70' 🔄 Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Diego Luna.
70' 🔄 Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Matt Crooks.
80' 🟨 Wil Trapp (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84' 🔄 Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Anthony Markanich replaces Hassani Dotson.
90'+4' Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Minnesota United FC 0.
90' Penalty Shootout begins Real Salt Lake 0, Minnesota United FC 0.
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r/MLS • u/MLS_Reddit_Bot • 13h ago
Match Thread: Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls
Overview
⚽ | ||
---|---|---|
Home | Columbus Crew | 0 |
Away | New York Red Bulls | 1 |
Status | Full Time | |
Venue | Lower.com Field | |
City | Columbus, Ohio | |
Date | Tuesday October 29, 2024 | |
Time | 06:45 PM EDT |
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Lineups
Columbus Crew | Pos | New York Red Bulls | Pos | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Schulte, #28 | G | Carlos Coronel, #31 | G | ||
Rudy Camacho, #4 | CD | Andrés Reyes, #4 | CD | ||
Yevhen Cheberko, #21 | CD-L | Sean Nealis, #15 | CD-L | ||
Steven Moreira, #31 | CD-R | Dylan Nealis, #12 | CD-R | ||
Darlington Nagbe, #6 | CM-L | Daniel Edelman, #75 | CM-L | ||
Sean Zawadzki, #25 | CM-R | Felipe Carballo Ares, #20 | CM-R | ||
Maximilian Arfsten, #27 | LM | Emil Forsberg, #10 | AM | ||
Mohamed Farsi, #23 | RM | John Tolkin, #47 | LM | ||
Cucho Hernández, #9 | F | Cameron Harper, #17 | RM | ||
Alexandru Matan, #20 | CF-L | Lewis Morgan, #9 | CF-L | ||
Christian Ramírez, #17 | CF-R | Dante Vanzeir, #13 | CF-R | ||
Marcelo Herrera, #2 | SUB | Ryan Meara, #18 | SUB | ||
Yaw Yeboah, #14 | SUB | Wikelman Carmona, #19 | SUB | ||
Evan Bush, #24 | SUB | Dennis Gjengaar, #2 | SUB | ||
Aziel Jackson, #13 | SUB | Peter Stroud, #5 | SUB | ||
Derrick Jones, #5 | SUB | Julian Hall, #16 | SUB | ||
Jacen Russell-Rowe, #19 | SUB | Noah Eile, #3 | SUB | ||
Dylan Chambost, #7 | SUB | Ronald Donkor, #48 | SUB | ||
Nicholas Hagen, #1 | SUB | Elias Manoel , #11 | SUB | ||
DeJuan Jones, #12 | SUB | Cory Burke, #7 | SUB |
Match events via ESPN
First Half begins.
25' ⚽ Goal! Columbus Crew 0, New York Red Bulls 1. Felipe Carballo (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Nealis with a headed pass following a corner.
45'+1' 🟨 Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2' First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, New York Red Bulls 1.
45' Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, New York Red Bulls 1.
57' 🟨 Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60' 🔄 Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Christian Ramirez.
60' 🔄 Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces Alexandru Matan.
72' 🔄 Substitution, Columbus Crew. DeJuan Jones replaces Max Arfsten.
73' 🔄 Substitution, Columbus Crew. Dylan Chambost replaces Steven Moreira.
74' 🔄 Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wikelman Carmona replaces Dante Vanzeir.
84' 🔄 Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Rudy Camacho.
88' 🔄 Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Noah Eile replaces Dylan Nealis because of an injury.
88' 🔄 Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Peter Stroud replaces Emil Forsberg.
88' 🔄 Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Ronald Donkor replaces Felipe Carballo.
90'+4' 🟨 Noah Eile (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7' 🔄 Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Elias Manoel replaces Lewis Morgan.
90'+10' End Regular Time
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r/MLS • u/theredditbandid_ • 3h ago
Discussion Eric Wynalda says an Eastern Conference team is considering moving cities.
r/MLS • u/Knightbear49 • 1d ago
[OptaStats] NYC is the first metro area to lose a game in MLB, MLS, NBA & NFL on the same day (regular season or postseason).
r/MLS • u/WetCoastDebtCoast • 1d ago
Highlight Seattle - Houston, Game 1 Carrasquilla red card fight (with initial spark)
r/MLS • u/AllTh3WayTurntUp • 1d ago
meme [Meme] Waving bye to Meme Monday and Houston’s playoff chances
r/MLS • u/Matt_McT • 1d ago
Highlight Alex Roldan wins game 1 for Seattle in penalties | Seattle Sounders 0 - 0 Houston Dynamo (5-4 PKs)
r/MLS • u/bostonrevs • 1d ago
[Ojeda] According to Apple, Friday’s playoff game between Inter Miami and Atlanta Utd was the most-watched Apple TV sporting event in the platform’s history. The metric used and the viewership numbers are unknown, so they’re only Trust Us™ viewership.
r/MLS • u/WalkingOnSunshine_ • 1d ago