(Editorial) – With Jurgen Klinsmann announcing his 26-Man Roster for the upcoming U.S. Men’s National Team matches. With this, five total call ups leave the Colorado Rapids shorthanded. They will be without Tim Howard, Jermaine Jones, Shkelzen Gashi, Marco Pappa, and Mekeil Williams for their match at New England Revolution on Saturday, September 3rd. What […] READ MORE
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2-1 Rapids: Colorado Keeps Finding Ways To Win
COMMERCE CITY, CO (June 18, 2016) – They were shorthanded. They weren’t at their best. But once again, the Colorado Rapids found a way to win. The Rapids defeated the Chicago Fire 2-1 at home on Saturday night at home off an 89th minute Jonathan Campbell own goal off a Marco Pappa shot. 2-1 Rapids: […] READ MORE
Colorado Rapids Are Bending But Not Breaking Going Into Philly Match
(Editorial) – Going into their weekend match against the Philadelphia Union, the Colorado Rapids are in first place in the Supporter’s Shield standings. The have won five of their last six games and have only lost two games all season, both 1-0 on the road. Lately however, they haven’t been world beaters. The Colorado Rapids […] READ MORE
Striker Luis Solignac Earning Minutes And Impressing For Rapids
(Editorial) – Luis Solignac was not locks for the Colorado Rapids Starting XI going into this season. He might not have even been guaranteed spots in the 18. Solignac was not one of the two attacking Designated Players on the roster. Since Kevin Doyle’s injury however, he’s been starting and impressing Pablo Mastroeni. He’s getting […] READ MORE
Jones, Balanced Colorado Rapids Attack Coming Together
(Editorial) – The 2016 Colorado Rapids weren’t given much chance to make the playoffs at the start of the season. The 2015 edition finished last in the Western Conference and never inspired hope. The off-season brought mixed feelings as Drew Moore, Clint Irwin, and others departed the club. There were positive signs, as head coach […] READ MORE
Colorado Rapids Pull Out Stoppage Time Win Over LA Galaxy
DENVER, CO (March 12, 2016) – In a physical and thrilling home opener, the Colorado Rapids eked out a 1-0 win over the LA Galaxy thanks to a 94th minute goal from substitute Marco Pappa. Colorado had almost the exact same lineup, save Marc Burch who took the place of Eric Miller at left back. […] READ MORE
Mexico v Guatemala Breakdown: The Mysterious Case of the Missing Marco Pappa
They did it! The Guatemalans got the tie they clearly were playing for. Sunday Night provided El Tri fans 6 less reasons to cheer for than they had Thursday night. To do this the Guatemalans did one thing the Cubans failed to do all night against the Mexican National team: play defense. They needed to. […] READ MORE
Mexico v Guatemala Preview: Why Peralta is a Better Fit Than Chicharito for Mexico
Was anybody surprised on Thursday night? Did Mexico do anything that we didn’t expect? They dominated a Cuban team that were without six of their players, whom were attempting to flee the country. It’s possible they might have been distracted. Everything went right for Mexico in that match. They owned time of possession and were effortlessly […] READ MORE
Gold Cup: Group C Preview
The 2015 Gold Cup Group C appears to be a one horse race with Mexico overshadowing the competition. The good news for the other teams in the group is that the race for second place is wide open as Cuba, Guatemala and Trinidad & Tobago vie for the automatic berth to the quarterfinals to finish […] READ MORE
Seattle Sounders Wings the Key To Victory
The Seattle Sounders seem to have righted the ship but questions still remain, can they can regain the composure they had at the beginning of the season? A draw against San Jose and a win at Portland were necessary building blocks, but unless they find a way to polish up their defensive play and continue […] READ MORE
