Author: Spencer Baldwin
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Win and Retain the Rocky Mountain Cup- Rapids vs RSL Preview
Commerce City, CO– The Colorado Rapids (9-1-11, 7th West) host their bitter rivals, Real Salt Lake (8-4-8, 8th West), in the second and decisive leg of the Rocky Mountain Cup. After a 2-1 loss for the Rapids in Utah, Colorado will have to win this game to retain the cup. Any scoreline would do. Both…
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Midweek Matchup Against Heung-Min Son and LAFC- Rapids vs LAFC preview
Commerce City, CO– The Colorado Rapids (8-1-10, 11th West) finish their three-game homestand with a midweek matchup with LAFC (10-4-6, 3rd West). The last time LAFC came to Colorado, the Rapids fired their head coach soon after. It’s very doubtful Matt Wells is even close to being in a similar position. This is still an…
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Must-Win Against a Struggling Sporting KC Side- Rapids vs SKC Preview
Commerce City, CO– The Colorado Rapids (7-1-10, 11th West) return to action at home after taking a week off. Sporting KC (4-2-12, 15th West) make the trip to Colorado as they try to save their season. It has been a disaster of a season for Sporting KC, who may have been at their lowest when…
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Bottom of the West Matchup- Rapids vs Austin Preview
Commerce City, CO– The Colorado Rapids (6-1-10, 13th West) return home in desperate need of a result against an equally desperate Austin FC (4-5-8, 13th West). Both teams are in real danger of seeing their seasons and playoff hopes fall out of reach. However, the Rapids are just four points out of a playoff spot.…
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U.S. Open Cup Semifinal Preview as Rapids Travel to Missouri- Rapids vs St. Louis Preview
St. Louis, MO– It’s a preview of the U.S. Open Cup semifinal as the Colorado Rapids (6-1-9, 11th West) travel to Missouri to face St. Louis City (6-4-6, 8th West). It was a controversial and frustrating night for the Rapids the last time these two teams met, with Rob Holding seeing red and a 1-0…
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World Cup Break is Over, The Colorado Rapids Are Back! – Rapids vs San Diego Preview
Commerce City, CO– The Colorado Rapids (5-1-9, 13th place) are back after almost two months away due to the World Cup break. San Diego FC (4-5-6, 12th place) comes to town as both teams have struggled in the first half of the season. It is an interesting battle of tactics as both sides are built…
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Malik Tillman Scores Again, USA Crashes Out of World Cup- USMNT vs Belgium Photo Gallery
Seattle, WA– The United States is out of the World Cup. They were the final of the co-hosts to fall, but all three lost in the Round of 16. The USA did not get revenge for losing in the same round to the same team in 2014. They did not get further than they did…
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Balogun Controversy, Round of 16 Matchup in Seattle- USMNT vs Belgium Preview
Seattle, WA– There is a lot of buzz about this one, and it’s not just because the United States is back in the Round of 16 against Belgium, 12 years later. The big news that Folarin Balogun’s suspension has been rescinded has been a hot topic across the globe. FIFA went around some of the…
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Balogun Red Card, USMNT Fight Through Dismissal to Advance- USMNT vs Bosnia-and-Herzegovina Photo Gallery
Santa Clara, CA– It wasn’t perfect, and now it might come with a suspension for the United States top goalscorer, Folarin Balogun, but the USMNT has won a knockout game in the World Cup for the first time since 2002, and only the second time ever. It didn’t come without controversy, as the USMNT’s goalscorer…
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Do or Die First Knockout Game- USMNT vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Preview
Santa Clara, CA– The United States is in the knockouts of the World Cup. After topping their group of Australia, Paraguay, and Turkiye, it is Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32. After a dead-rubber loss for the United States against Turkiye, it is back to games that matter, and hopefully, the USMNT are…
