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Previous Year Recap What really needs to be said about 2020? The COVID-19 pandemic threw everything into unknown territory and at the end of the day, FC Cincinnati finished the year at the bottom of the overall table, again, and with a slightly better points per game ratio. There was one bright spot for the Orange and Blue during the …

2021 Fantasy Schedule: First Draft Welcome back MLS Fantasy managers! I’m happy to see you have retained your manager position (for now!) and are ready to start planning for the 2021 MLS Fantasy Season. I worked up a draft of this document before the official game launch. On launch day, I realized that I got off a day and most …

Previous Year Recap When I sat down to research and write this preview last year, I had two questions, both of which I think still hold going into 2021: Question #1: When’s the last time Chicago Fire FC could legitimately be described as a “good” team in the MLS landscape?  Question #2: How do I write an interesting preview piece …

Previous Year Recap A college professor of mine once told me: “Good poets borrow. Great poets steal.” I’m not a poet, but I have written a dissertation that involved quoting lots of people who are far better thinkers and writers than I’ll ever be. With that in mind I’m going to kick off this recap of DC United’s 2020 season …

Previous Year Recap Red Bull New York fans were able to leave the 2020 season opener with a smile despite it being an apprehensive one. They won 3-2 against bottom of the 2019 table FC Cincinnati. The fans never thought a whole year would pass before they could take in a soccer match while eating empanadas and Dippin’ Dots at …

Previous Year Recap There is only one place to start with the Columbus Crew: They won MLS Cup on the back of the 2nd best defense in MLS. What’s even more impressive is that they were missing three key players. Vito Wormgoor suffered a season ending leg injury, Lucas Zelarayan missed significant time, and Jonathan Menash was unavailable a points …

Updated 4/8/2021 Previous Year Recap It is said that hindsight is 20/20 and if that’s the case we should avoid looking back as much as possible. After the unprecedented year we’ve endured, looking forward seems the far better option. That definitely rings true for Atlanta United. 2020 saw the Frank de Boer era come to a close and interim coach …

Previous Year Recap FC Dallas started the year with a victory over the future Supporters’ Shield champions, Philadelphia Union. From there, they missed out on the MLS is Back Tournament due to a Coronavirus outbreak within the team, sold two fan favorites, added two South Americans, and closed out the season in familiar fashion with a low seed and a …

Previous Year Recap 2020 was a very interesting year for the San Jose Earthquakes. Their form in the MLS Is Back Tournament showed promise for a decent MLS season, but resulted in arguably the weirdest team to make the playoffs. This defence had 4 games last season in which they conceded 5+ goals, their top scorer was off-the-bench legend Chris …

Previous Year Recap 2020 was an interesting year for MLS and Sporting Kansas City. The team won their first two games by scoring 7 goals and allowing 1 before the Covid-19 Pandemic shut everything down. They appeared to be built to run away in the Western Conference, but found themselves in a battle. While Sporting finished first in the West, …