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CONCACAF Champions League: Real Salt Lake vs. Monterrey Preview

It all comes down to this game. Real Salt Lake got a late goal from Javier Morales to earn a 2-2 draw in Monterrey. Monterrey controlled much of the game, but strangely took off two of their starters after taking

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CONCACAF Champions League: Final First Leg Preview

The final is here and Major League Soccer finally will have a representative with Real Salt Lake making it to the final where they will face Monterrey who emerged from the half of the bracket that was comprised of Mexican

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CONCACAF Champions League: Salt Lake Earn Draw Despite Being Down A Man

The first leg of the match-up between two MLS sides in the CONCACAF Champions League started tonight. Salt Lake earned a 0-0 draw in Columbus despite spending the second half down a man when Tony Beltran was ejected. Nat Borchers

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Real Salt Lake 1, FC Dallas 1: Champions Are Out As Kevin Hartman Saves The Day

This was an exciting game as the defending champions were eliminated last night, but they fought valiantly to the end and only a Herculean effort by Dallas goalie Kevin Hartman saw them advance. FC Dallas took the lead on a

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Major League Soccer: Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas Preview

First Leg: FC Dallas 2-1 Real Salt Lake What We Learned: Dallas had a strong fight back after falling behind early and they showed far better attacking intent than they did three weeks earlier when they played in Salt Lake.

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FC Dallas 2, Real Salt Lake 1: FC Dallas’ Dominance On The Wings Turn The Tide

This game featured two teams that went through the MLS season with long unbeaten runs. They play similar styles and that made the match-up interesting. Real Salt Lake had been the hotter team down the stretch and an early goal

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Major League Soccer: FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake Preview

The second playoff series that gets started is FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake. These teams played just two weeks ago and were some of the hottest teams during the season. FC Dallas had a 19 game unbeaten run that

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Real Salt Lake 3, Cruz Azul 1: Salt Lake’s Paulo Impresses

Real Salt Lake came into this game needing a win in order to top Group A of the CONCACAF Champions League. They fielded a weakened squad with a number of injuries and suspensions, but it didn’t matter as they defeated

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Major League Soccer: Gameweek 30 Round-Up

The playoff field is set as Colorado took the final spot when Kansas City fell to New England. In general, the top teams had a poor weekend as New York and Los Angeles fell. Columbus continues to leak goals but

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Weekend Watch List: Merseyside Derby and Barcelona-Valencia

Liverpool have been in the news the past few weeks, but they will return to the field this weekend in a big Merseyside derby. However, the biggest match of the weekend features La Liga leaders Valencia squaring off against defending

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