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Colorado Rapids’ Max Alves suspended for alleged unlawful sports gamblingThe Colorado Rapids have suspended attacker Max Alves in connection to a match-fixing ring in Brazil, per an ESPN report. The Major League Soccer club made a statement acknowledging the situation but did not name Alves for any player in the remarks. The MLS’ official account made a similar statement...

Sporting Kansas City and the Rapids were unclear on the concept last nightAs I’ve said in the past, I’m still something of an MLS novice. This is the first season I’ve truly tried to work against my “europhile” ways and really get in up to the elbow in America’s domestic league....

Soccer Team's Postgame Fireworks Canceled Due To PlagueIf you were hoping to catch some fireworks after Saturday night’s Montreal Impact-Colorado Rapids soccer match, bad news: It’s off because of the damn plague....

Tim Howard Suspended Three Games For Telling A Fan What Sounds Like "Fuck Your Mother"

Tim Howard has been suspended three games by MLS for what the league is calling an “inappropriate fan interaction”—in this case, telling a fan to “fuck your mother” or some variation thereof....

Shkëlzen Gashi Rocket Goal Puts Colorado Up 1-0<em></em>

Shkëlzen Gashi’s 40-yard screamer gave Colorado a 1-0 match lead and drew the Rapids even on aggregate with the L.A. Galaxy in their MLS playoff match today in Denver. We like MLS highlights!...

Former MLS Reporter: Team Pushed To Get Me Fired

The Colorado Rapids are slouching toward the end of a dispiriting season, and because this is how sports work, fans are wondering whom should be blamed. Last week, one of them asked MLSsoccer.com Rapids beat reporter Chris Bianchi for his opinion. Here's how he responded:...

The Life Of An MLS Player Making $35,000 A Year

Not every pro athlete is rich. (We've seen the salaries of every MLS player.) Clint Irwin, the starting goalkeeper for the Colorado Rapids, makes the standard MLS rookie minimum of $35,125. He's not complaining, but he'd like you to know it's not all champagne and private jets....

Hassoun Camara Scores Impossible Bicycle Goal From Ground

I have no clue how this worked for Hassoun Camara, beyond the goalkeeper error cited by the commentator. But it did!...