Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
COMMERCE CITY, CO (September 28, 2017) – Colorado Rapids Striker Kevin Doyle announced his retirement today, effective immediately. Doyle had ongoing injury concerns, with two concussions this season and several others throughout his career. “Kevin is both a terrific player and a terrific person. His contributions on the field have been invaluable, and off-the-field he […] READ MORE
Editorial (September 9, 2017) – The Colorado Rapids have had a rough few weeks. They recently fired Head Coach and club legend Pablo Mastroeni. They haven’t won a game since July 1. For a player getting traded at the deadline, there’s enough to worry about. Midfielder Luis Gil is rolling with the punches with his […] READ MORE
Editorial (August 20, 2017) – D.C. United won 1-0 at Colorado Rapids on Saturday on an own goal from Jared Watts. The Rapids parted ways with Pablo Mastroeni on Wednesday. Steve Cooke started a 4-3-3 in his first game as Interim Head Coach. Both sides were looking to end a poor run. D.C. United Win […] READ MORE
COMMERCE CITY, CO (July 1, 2017) – It was a bounce back game the Colorado Rapids needed. Behind a brace from Marlon Hairston, they defeated the Houston Dynamo 3-1 at home on Saturday night. Speed was the name of the game, as Kevin Doyle, Dominique Badji, and Dillon Serna led the attack. Rapids Manager Pablo […] READ MORE
Columbus Crew SC let a lead slip away for the fourth time this year as Colorado scored two late second half goals in a frustrating 2-1 road defeat. READ MORE
Editorial (April 27, 2017) – That’s right MLS fans, it’s that wonderful day of the year when MLS Player’s Union releases salary information. Now we get to sift through every team’s salary budget and make judgments. Here’s my (imperfect) attempt at MLS Salary Budget math and analysis of Colorado’s player salaries. Colorado Rapids 2017 Player […] READ MORE
COMMERCE CITY, CO (April 15, 2017) – It was another tough loss for the Colorado Rapids. A good performance until the death saw them go from being up 1-0 to losing 2-1. Real Salt Lake had goals from Yura Movsisyan and Brooks Lennon after a Jared Watts red card. The Rapids continue to have problems […] READ MORE
Editorial (February 13, 2017) – Last Word on Soccer doesn’t really believe in open letters. I doubt Kevin Doyle will ever read this from start to finish, I thought it was worth acknowledging his impact to the Colorado Rapids and soccer in Denver. It’s worth giving those who haven’t watching him for the past few […] READ MORE
Jordan Morris and Nicolas Lodeiro had a goal apiece as the Seattle Sounders won the opening leg of the MLS Western Conference Championship over Colorado. READ MORE
(October 23, 2016) – Since the middle of September, Dominique Badji has played at center forward for the Colorado Rapids. With Kevin Doyle now just coming back from injury, Badji has had to fill in for him. He’s been the channel running center forward the Rapids have needed to help spark their offense. An argument […] READ MORE
Matt has been writing for Last Word since 2014. He previously covered Saint Louis FC in their inaugural season. Now he lives in Denver, covering the Colorado Rapids and LA Galaxy, with one eye on the U.S. National Teams.