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Leagues Cup Preview: Nashville SC-Colorado Rapids
PREVIEW – Leagues Cup is upon us. The heavily anticipated and publicized competition that will see all 18 Liga MX clubs compete with all 29 MLS clubs kicks off on Friday. The Colorado Rapids, however, will have to wait until the second match day to face Mexican opposition, as they have been drawn to face…
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Joan Dobrzynski Is Back Where She Belongs
COMMERCE CITY – Devoted Colorado Rapids fan Joan Dobrzynski is back where she belongs! As reliable as a fine Bulova time piece, one of the team’s longest standing fans can again be seen standing tall and rooting on the Rapids from her perch in Section 108, at DICKโS Sporting Goods Park. “Joni” as she is affectionately…
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Auckland Morning is Marred With Mass Gunfire and Death Ahead of Women’s World Cup
AUKLAND – Just hours before the ninth FIFA Womenโs World Cup was set to kick off here in Auckland, New Zealand, gun shots broke the morning silent from within a building on lower Queen Street, and popular area for residents and tourists to socialize. According to an Auckland Police Department statement, a male shooter โmoved…
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Everything You Need to Know About the Womenโs World Cup, But Didn’t Know Who to Ask
AUKLAND – The 2023 FIFA Womenโs World Cup is just a day away from opening night. It is fair to state that this one month sporting event will be the biggest of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere (winter here in the Down Under). Burgundy Wave has compiled some of the top questions about the…
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Podcast: Colorado Rapids Leagues Cup Preview
PODCAST – Hello Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, itโs a total waste of time! The guys banter about all the non-Rapids news from the MLS All-Star Game, to Messi, to Ronaldoโs hot takes, to the USWNT. Then we recap three scoreless halves all at once. Thereโs an Ask HTHL on expectations…
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Sixth Rapids Scoreless Draw: Houston Earns it as Colorado Gets Sixth 0-0 in Twelfth Home Game
COMMERCE CITY – The Colorado Rapids hosted Houston Dynamo on Saturday night. It was the 12th home game of the MLS season for the Pids and their final game before the break for Leagues Cup. It followed the same script the other scoreless home draws have had this year. Rapids Head Coach put out the…
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Podcast: The Drew Moor Interview
PODCAST – Hey Rapids fans. This past Thursday, Matt Pollard sat down with Drew Moor for 45 minutes after his induction into the club’s Gallery of Honor the previous Saturday. We discuss that night, his entire Rapids career, some fun behind-the-scenes details from his various memes, and so much more. Not a bad discussion topic…
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Marko Iliฤ Permanent Transfer Confirmed
COMMERCE CITY – The Colorado Rapids have finally had a loan player with an option to buy and then bought that player. The club confirmed a Marko Iliฤ permanent transfer from K.V. Kortrijk Saturday morning. This was done after the original purchase option expired. The 25-year-old Serbian International has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal through 2025.…
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Eight Days Later: Colorado Rapids Draw Timbers in Second Half Resumption
COMMERCE CITY – Aaaaaaand we’re back! Eight days after Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers played a first half on 4th of July, the two teams played their second half resumption on Wednesday night. There were limits to lineup changes the two sides could make from the initial start. Abraham Rodriguez was on the bench instead…
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Colorado Rapids Portland Timbers Preview
What a difference a week makes, huh? After a perpetuation of doom and gloom over the last few months, Rapids fans can feel slightly better about 2023. A much needed first home victory of the season keeps them somewhat alive in the playoff hunt, and reinforcements are on the way. The club officially announced the…
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