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The MLS playoffs are heating up and only four teams will be left after this weekend. The gang preview the upcoming matches and takes a look back at last weekend's games, including the New York Red Bulls 2-0 win over DC United. The crew also talks about the UEFA Champions League matches from Tuesday and Wednesday, including some of the surprising results.
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Three days after the Red Bulls finally won a playoff game at Red Bull Arena, the team's first since the arena opened in 2010, the Red Bulls busted out of the gate in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against rival DC United Sunday afternoon in Harrison, New Jersey.
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The Major League Soccer playoffs have arrived with the worst-to-first DC United with the top seed in the Eastern Conference and the Seattle Sounders the top seed in the Western Conference. FUV FC takes a look back at the controversial penalty call that helped FC Dallas advance past Vancouver. The gang also discusses the New York Red Bulls breaking the curse as they won a playoff game at home (a rare feat for the Bulls in recent years). Of course, there is also a look at the big matches this weekend overseas. In Germany, Borussia Dortmund squares off with Bayern Munich.
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El Classico in Spain, the Galaxy and Sounders squaring off for the MLS Supporters' Shield and United facing off with Chelsea in England, what a weekend coming up for soccer fans. We take a look at those three matches, glance back at mid-week action in the Champions League and preview the New York Red Bulls chances in the upcoming MLS playoffs.
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We take a look at the spat between USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann and MLS commissioner Don Garber, take a peek at the upcoming MLS playoffs, and talk about the matches we're most excited for over the weekend.
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In this first edition of FUV FC, we talk about what Landon Donovan has meant to the growth of American soccer. We also talk about the high intensity clashes last weekend in England and Italy, with Chelsea defeating Arsenal and Juventus taking down Roma in a chippy match.
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I’ve been to a fair number of New York Red Bulls games over the past two year. I have always been impressed by the South Ward and its rabid supporters. More often than not, I’ve found the arena to be empty with the exception of one massive four-section area to the right of my seat in press row. I have lauded their performances time and time again both in game on twitter and in every day conversation.
And yes, I laughed at “You Suck, A------“ the first few times I heard it.
Ryan Meara saw no action this week after picking up a knock on his hip. Coach Backe said that the Fordham graduate could go, but the team did not want to risk further injuring the rookie keeper. Even though he missed the action, there’s still no doubt that he’s been very important to this club.
You wouldn’t expect the New York Red Bulls to have a commanding 3-2 victory over their opponents, having been scored upon 26 seconds into last Sunday’s game against the former conference leaders, D.C. United. But they did. However, before fans even had time to take a bite of their nachos, D.C. striker Chris Pontius headed the ball past a stunned Ryan Meara. A record crowd of 25,187 “D.C. Haters” had all of sudden lost their voice.
Thierry Henry’s hamstring was starting to get in playable condition this week, but the notoriously poor turf at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium kept one of the game’s most prolific strikers sidelined yet again. Despite the Impact’s home turf advantage (keeping Henry off the pitch), the Red Bulls would not be denied as they stretched their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory.
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