Burgundy Wave: Covering Colorado Soccer since July 2010.
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Shane Wiedt Red Card Helps Colorado Rapids See Out Wild Open Cup Game at Sacramento Republic
Colorado Rapids played in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night. It was a tricky match at Sacramento Republic. Last year’s finalists from the USL Championship were unbeaten in league play. Combined with just two days rest, this was a tough test. The Burgundy Boys were up for it.…
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Kévin Cabral Revenge Tour: Rapids win at LA Galaxy
The Colorado Rapids sat third to last in the MLS Western Conference going into Saturday. They went on the road to LA Galaxy, who were second to last. Both teams needed a win. At the end of the night, the result checked all the boxes for what one side was looking for. Would it be…
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Podcast: The Mastronaccio Code
This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red discuss the Mastronaccio game plan in Vancouver, finally a win in the U.S. Open Cup, and the Danny Leyva loan. Then we look ahead to a double game week in California. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC were fun for a half in that cup game. The…
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Analyzing Colorado Rapids Acquisition of Midfielder Danny Levya
On Tuesday morning, the Colorado Rapids announced that they had acquired midfielder Danny Levya on loan from the Seattle Sounders in exchange for $92,000 in general allocation money and a 3rd round MLS SuperDraft pick in 2025. A shrewd move by Rapids president Pádraig Smith, as the Rapids were able to bring in a very…
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Another Missed Opportunity for Colorado Rapids
On a night when William Yarbrough did everything in his power to give the Rapids a fighting chance, Diego Rubio was unable to secure the victory for Colorado. Saturday night’s 0-0 draw at BC Place saw the Colorado Rapids extend their unbeaten run to seven matches. Robin Fraser made just two changes to the team…
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Letters From The Rapids Community: Eric Stinson
Burgundy Wave would like to start a new series of articles. Going back to our time with SB Nation, Burgundy Wave was described as a Colorado Rapids Community. Yet our content has been mostly one way communication of us writing and tweeting at that community. We want to be a platform for you. These will…
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Jonathan Lewis Leads Pids to South Platte River Derby win
Colorado Rapids hosted Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC on Wednesday night. It was an in-state U.S. Open Cup game and the first ever South Platte River Derby. The Rapids rotated the squad quite a bit from MLS play. Marlon Vargas made the jump from Rapids 2 to play in the midfield. Anthony Markanich and Sebastian Anderson…
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South Platte River Derby Preview
Tonight is the first ever competitive match between Colorado Rapids of MLS and Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC of USL League One in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Hailstorm will take a team bus south on 85, which follows the South Platte River. It’s the first ever matchup of what the Colorado Soccer Twitter has…
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Michael Barrios Rescues Point in Stoppage Time, Again
Colorado Rapids returned home to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park for Earth Day in their first ever match against St. Louis CITY. It was the Kroenke Derby. The teams wore their One Planet jerseys as the Rapids attack sustained long enough to rescue a point. Again, Michael Barrios saved the day. Head Coach Robin Fraser again…
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Lalas Abubakar Observes Ramadan With Help and Support Like Never Before
This past Thursday, April 20 was the final day of Ramadan. That morning, Colorado Rapids center back Lalas Abubakar woke up before you did to start eating a series of meals prepared by a club nutritionist. He would stop eating just after 6 AM and would not eat or drink anything for over 14 hours.…
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