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Vancouver Whitecaps’ Eric Hassli Scores On An Incredible Volley (Video)
Scoring a goal against Toronto FC isn’t much of an accomplishment these days, unless it is done in a brilliant fashion similar to what Eric Hassli of the Vancouver Whitecaps provided last night. With the Whitecaps trailing 1-0 in the 91st minute, Hassli volleyed a cross from teammate Alain Rocha past the Toronto keeper and [...]
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NE Revolution’s Kevin Alston Loses His Lunch On The Pitch (Video)
When New England Revolution head coach Jay Heaps inserted right back Kevin Alston into his starting line-up for Wednesday’s MLS match-up against the Colorado Rapids, he expected the 23-year-old to leave it all on the field, figuratively, not literally. However, Alston would leave it all on the field in a literal sense, after he was [...]
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Houston Dynamo’s Colin Clark Suspended Three Games For Homophobic Slur (Video)
Homphobic slurs are certainly nothing new in sports, despite an attempt by most leagues to eliminate such instances of hate and discrimination from their game. The MLS is the latest league to be confronted with such an issue, and they have responded accordingly, handing down a three-game suspension to Colin Clark of the Houston Dynamo [...]
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Top 10 Best MLS Goals of 2011 (Videos)
Whilst Major League Soccer – the United States’ elite football league – doesn’t exactly sport the same quantity as other leagues, such as La Liga and the Premier League, the quality of goals are arguably some of the best football fans will ever witness. Total Pro Sports has compiled a list consisting of the top [...]
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NY Red Bulls’ Luke Rodgers Almost Decapitated A Female Spectator Last Night (Video)
You don’t hear too many people saying “soccer is a game of inches,” but it certainly was for one female spectator at the Home Depot Center last night. Luke Rodgers was already in an unfavorable position with the Los Angeles Galaxy fans, as his goal in the opening minutes of yesterday’s second leg of the [...]
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Tony Beltran’s Head Saved Real Salt Lake’s Season (Video)
Real Salt Lake entered the second leg of their Western Conference semi-final against the Seattle Sounders with a 3-0 aggregate lead, but they decided to make things interesting by spotting the Sounders a 2-0 lead in the opening 61 minutes of yesterday’s match at CenturyLink Field. Their generosity almost came back to haunt them, as [...]
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Picture Of The Day: That Looks Like It Hurts
It is all fun and games, until someone loses an eye. In this case, that someone is Mike Fucito, forward of the MLS’s Seattle Sounders. His bloody eye was the result of an elbow from Daniel Hernandez of FC Dallas. Hernandez didn’t receive a card on the play, but he did eventually receive a red [...]
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Check Out Mario Balotelli’s Epic Backheel Fail (Video)
No footballer in the world is capable of embarrassing himself, his team and the game of soccer quite like Mario Balotelli. American soccer fans may not be aware of this fact, but many of them got to see it first hand when Manchester City traveled to Los Angeles to take on the L.A. Galaxy yesterday [...]
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Check Out Eric Hassli’s Incredible Goal From Saturday Night (Video)
As far as spectacular goals go there have been none more spectacular during the 2011 MLS season than the one scored by the Vancouver Whitecaps’ Eric Hassli on Saturday night. It was a wild game between the Whitecaps and the Seattle Sounders that saw three goals scored after the 80-minute mark, but Hassli’s volley from [...]
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Real Salt Lake’s Javier Morales Suffers Nasty Leg Break (Video)
Less money, decreased popularity and the level of competition are just a few things preventing many of the world’s elite soccer players from taking the trip across the Atlantic to play in the MLS. I am going to assume that the sudden rise in gruesome leg-breaking tackles isn’t helping the North American soccer league’s cause [...]
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Seattle Sounders’ Steve Zakuani Suffers Gruesome Leg Break (Video)
Warning! The footage below may be incredibly disturbing to anyone with a weak stomach and a fear of seeing legs snapped in half. During Friday’s game between the Seattle Sounders and the Colorado Rapids of the MLS, Steve Zakuani was the victim of a vicious tackle from the Rapids’ Brian Mullan, leaving him with a [...]
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The Portland Timbers Celebrate Goals Like You Would Expect Them To (Video)
Rather than have their players take part in a goal celebration that could earn them a red card, the Portland Timbers of the MLS leave that job to “Timber Joey” and his trusty chainsaw. Following the first goal during the Timbers’ match against the Chicago Fire last night, Timber Joey had some difficulty starting his [...]
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Whitecaps Eric Hassli Given Red Card After Throwing Jersey In Stands and Revealing Second Jesey (Video)
Soccer’s always been burdened with the rule preventing players from taking off their jersey during a match. It’s fairly simple to understand: don’t take off your shirt while you’re celebrating and you won’t get carded for it. Vancouver Whitecaps player Eric Hassli attempted to skirt the rule by wearing a jersey under his jersey to [...]
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A Weekend Of Inspiring Stories From Charlie Davies And Anthony Robles
Every once in a while the sporting world treats us to a story that is truly inspiring. This weekend we were treated to two stories of such nature. The first comes from the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday, where Anthony Robles of Arizona State defied the odds by defeating Iowa’s Matt McDonough in the finals [...]
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Sexy Body-Paint Ad Angers Vancouver Whitecaps Sponsors (Video)
To sexualize, or not to sexualize? That was the question that the MLS’s newest team, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, were confronted with during a recent promotional campaign. While the fans were in favor of the sexualization of the team, their sponsors were not. Leading up to their pro league debut on March 19, the Whitecaps [...]
