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Colorado’s Perfect Pair of Horan and Smith Are Geared-Up to Complete With China PR
FRISCO, Texas – The U.S. Women’s National Team will play its final match of the year tomorrow, December 5th, when they host China PR at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The game will close-out a tenuous year for the team. The Lady Yanks were expected to contend for the Women’s World Cup Championship, but lost…
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Smith and Horan Score as USWNT Beat China 3-0
FORT LAUDERDALE – The United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) opened up their two-game series against FIFA’s 15th ranked China PR with a well-enough 3-0 victory at Fort Lauderdale’s DRV PNK Stadium. The Stars and Stripes were coming off a 0-0 draw and sluggish 3-0 win against Colombia on October 26 and 29, plus…
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USWNT China Preview: Lindsey Horan, Sophia Smith Set to Tussle With China PR in Friendly
FORT LAUDERDALE – The United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) embarks on an eight-and-half month run-up to the Summer Olympics, that are scheduled to be played in France next summer with two games against FIFA 15th ranked China PR. The tournament will be played across seven venues in France. The first friendly will be…
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Podcast: Chris Armas Press Conference, Roster Decisions, Mark Fishkin
PODCAST – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Holding The High Line is back after the Chris Armas press conference. Rabbi and Red discuss takeaways from what was said and what little surprised us. Then we talk about the end-of-year roster decisions. Abe Rod’s not getting retained with Sebastian Anderson and Oli Larraz in negotiations. Gustavo Vallecilla,…
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Colorado Rapids Roster Decisions: Burgundy Wave Reacts
COMMERCE CITY – This past Tuesday, the Colorado Rapids announced their year-end roster decisions ahead of the 2024 MLS season. Now that Burgundy Wave has attended the press conference with Club President Pádraig Smith and new Head Coach Chris Armas, let’s react. Let’s start with the decisions themselves. Option exercised (3): Andrew Gutman, Calvin Harris, Ralph…
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Colorado Rapids Hire Chris Armas as Head Coach: Burgundy Wave Reacts
COMMERCE CITY – The Colorado Rapids have hired Chris Armas as their new permanent first team head coach, the club announced Friday morning. This comes seventy-two days after the club dismissed Robin Fraser and multi-round search with numerous off the beaten path candidates. Armas comes to Colorado having previously been on staff at Leeds United…
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Podcast: Discussing The Chris Armas Appointment
PODCAST – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. On this episode of Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red get together to discuss the breaking news that Colorado has hired Chris Armas as Head Coach. We discuss the 51-year-olds experience and how his last four jobs are red flags for many. Mark tries to find some optimism…
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Source: Jack Wilshere was not a Finalist for the Colorado Rapids Head Coach. Tick Tock!
COMMERCE CITY – The Colorado Rapids parted ways with Head Coach Robin Fraser on September 5. Seventy-one days later, they still have not appointed a permanent replacement. So what is taking so long? Two weeks ago, it appeared the Rapids were in the final rounds of interviews and about to make a decision. The Athletic…
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Analyzing the Colorado Rapids Coaching Candidates and Search for 2024
EDITORIAL – With the 2023 MLS season wrapped up for the Colorado Rapids, major changes are on the way for 2024. The most pressing need is the search for a new head coach. Burgundy Wave has heard that the front office is looking to finalize the signing of a new head coach in the coming…
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USWNT Sputters in 0-0 Draw With Columbia
SANDY – Since the close of this summer’s international football showcase in New Zealand and Australia, the resulting FIFA Women’s Soccer rankings say little about the pent-up potential of the ranked teams. This past Thursday night, FIFA’s 22rd ranked Columbia played against the 3rd ranked United States before a patriotic crowd of just over 13,000 fans…
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