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From Last Word on Soccer, by Daniel Sperry (Editorial)- Last year, Sporting Kansas City made use of the free agent market. They didn’t really make good use, as Justin Mapp was almost useless and Brad Davis just didn’t have the legs to play in Peter Vermes’s system. Now, Vermes has stated his intentions with this […] READ MORE
The GBU Report for the Earthquakes Versus Chicago Fire match, which highlights the positive and negative performances of Quakes players. READ MORE
The U.S. Open Cup is a tournament that has been filled with futility for the Earthquakes. In their history since the inception of MLS in 1996, the farthest they ever made it in the tournament was the semifinals in 2004. After the club’s two-year hiatus from 2006-2007, they did not make an appearance in the […] READ MORE
The San Jose Earthquakes and the Seattle Sounders will face off in the first installment of the Heritage Cup in 2016. You may ask what the heritage cup is? Well, it’s kind of a rivalry, but not really. Labeling this a “derby match” is an extremely loose use of the term. Seattle and San Jose […] READ MORE
The GBU Report analyzes the good, the bad, and the ugly of the San Jose Earthquakes vs Philadelphia Union match on Saturday. READ MORE
San Jose, CA (August 29, 2015) – It was a rough night at the office for the Los Angeles Galaxy. A rough patch in the first half led to a San Jose Earthquakes goal. An early second half red card complicated things further. With that, the Quakes took the regular season series in the final […] 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.