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Jeff plays a very special position, sitting just above the defensive line and charged with distributing the ball to his more upfield midfielders and the winger/striker combos, with almost no room for error. It's one of the hardest positions on a football pitch that you can play, so who will take over for the talented… Continue reading Will Mastroeni play the pivot with Larentowicz out?

The second half finally brought some action as the Rapids came out with a lot more spirit after the break, though with the same level of slop for a time. Chances were starting to come for them though, which was enough to keep them in the game as time ticked along. Finally, hooked up with… Continue reading Colorado Rapids 2 Philadelphia Union 1 – New Kids Bring A Sloppy Win

The second half finally brought some action as the Rapids came out with a lot more spirit after the break, though with the same level of slop for a time. Chances were starting to come for them though, which was enough to keep them in the game as time ticked along. Finally, hooked up with… Continue reading Colorado Rapids 2 Philadelphia Union 1 – New Kids Bring A Sloppy Win

Only hours away from playing against the Philadelphia Union, the Colorado Rapids revealed that their new star playmaker Martin Rivero was once again left off the roster because his ITC has not been turned into the US Soccer foundation from the AFA. Fortunately, FIFA appears ready to step in and resolve the situation, so the… Continue reading Martin Rivero is still not on the Rapids roster

Check out this week's Thugcast to hear: Click on the logo below to listen to the cast, now hosted on our lovely sister site Rapidsthuglife.com! Enjoy, we're going to try and have these out weekly like we had last season, ideally releasing them the day before games. This one was recorded a bit spur of… Continue reading Burgundy Wave presents the Rapids Thugcast – Episode 7

Here's three keys to the Rapids going into Philly and notching a win. – Philly don't have a good looking offense this season without . Danny Mwanga is the best talent they have left, especially if Freddy Adu is being played out of position. For a defense as good as the Rapids, this means that… Continue reading Colorado Rapids vs. Philadelphia Union – Three Keys to the Game

Here's three keys to the Rapids going into Philly and notching a win. – Philly don't have a good looking offense this season without . Danny Mwanga is the best talent they have left, especially if Freddy Adu is being played out of position. For a defense as good as the Rapids, this means that… Continue reading Colorado Rapids vs. Philadelphia Union – Three Keys to the Game

The Castrol Index is a special tracking system created by Opta to track every movement on the field by every player, deducing whether or not they are causing positive or negative overall impact for their team. Moor was the seventh best player in Major League Soccer in 2011 according to the Index. Of course, as… Continue reading Drew Moor leads Week One of the MLS Castrol Index

Here's where you can vote for Amarikwa's strike, which probably has a better chance of winning the contest than Pickens' save does. That goal really was one of the best ones scored by a Rapids player in a while, up there with Brian Mullan's blast against the Crew last season. What is it with Columbus… Continue reading Vote for Matt Pickens and Quincy Amarikwa

Here's where you can vote for Amarikwa's strike, which probably has a better chance of winning the contest than Pickens' save does. That goal really was one of the best ones scored by a Rapids player in a while, up there with Brian Mullan's blast against the Crew last season. What is it with Columbus… Continue reading Vote for Matt Pickens and Quincy Amarikwa