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PODCAST – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red discuss a bad week that saw the Pids get one point from two games. Mark gives updates on Rapids academy kids in college and elsewhere. We discuss the state of the academy and recent Rapids 2 news. Then we recap the loss at Vancouver Whitecaps and draw that should have been three points … [Read more...] about Colorado Rapids Podcast: Rapids Academy Updates

AUSTIN – It was the appointment television game of the weekend in Major League Soccer. Austin FC hosting LAFC. Friday night. National TV game. The favorites for the Supporters’ Shield against the second best team in the Western Conference. Verde Blowout: Austin dominate LAFC 4-1 in second half The first half was energetic with Austin having the better of the play, galvanized by … [Read more...] about Verde Blowout: Austin dominate LAFC 4-1 behind great second half

PORTLAND – MLS went wild on Friday night. In the second half of an ESPN double header, Portland Timbers hosted Seattle Sounders. Both teams were below the playoff line. This was a six-pointer between two desperate teams. A win would be a massive in the race for the playoffs for either team. Portland Timbers comeback to win Cascadia Cup six-pointer Seattle scored just eight … [Read more...] about Portland Timbers comeback to win Cascadia Cup six-pointer

PREVIEW – It was a noteworthy week in Los Angeles. The LA Galaxy faces New England on Sunday at 5 p.m. in a reunion with former players, Omar González, A.J. DeLaGarza, and Ema Boateng, plus legendary former coach Bruce Arena. They’ll do so amidst the backdrop of new signings. With how well Arena and the Revs know the Galaxy, will LA be able to get points on the road, extend … [Read more...] about Galaxy faces New England in playoff push

ANALYSIS – Ahead of last Saturday’s win against Forge, York United coach Martin Nash asserted that any team can beat any team in the Canadian Premier League. In his pre-match press conference, he detailed how his seventh-placed side could challenge Bobby Smyrniotis’ perennial juggernaut of a team. “I think we’ve got to be a little more compact than we have been,” said Nash. “I … [Read more...] about York United defeated league-leaders Forge FC in an emphatic win