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Pachuca Wins CONCACAF Champions Cup

I suspect I'm not the only American soccer fan who stopped paying attention to the CONCACAF Champions Cup after all the MLS clubs bowed out in the semifinals. This competition has a history of not keeping our attention in this country, where USA v. Mexico carries far more weight than MLS clubs v. Mexican clubs. That might...

Counterpoint : Why MLS Teams Are NOT Doomed to Failure in CONCACAF

Oh my, isn't that a mouthful of a title? Either way, Das FanHaus and the official unofficial source of all things MLS here at Fanhouse is here to say "Nay" with a hearty dash of name-calling. Dave Warner disses the current state of MLS forever and ever on this side of the world, to which we say "The right gentleman, Mr...

Why MLS Teams Are Doomed to Failure in the CONCACAF Champions League

Luciano Emilio shouldn't miss from that close.Last night, during the first half of the second leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal against Pachuca, the D.C. United striker got the ball four, maybe five feet in front of goal. He aimed for the opposite corner, and the ball went all the way across the face of goal...

MLS Sides Have It All to Do Tonight in Champions Cup Semifinals

If either D.C. United or the Houston Dynamo want to be the first MLS club to be crowned champions of CONCACAF since 2000, they need to serve up their best performances yet tonight in the 2nd leg of the Champions Cup semifinals.D.C. United left Mexico last week with a two-goal deficit against defending Champions Cup winners...

Can D.C., Dynamo Get It Done Outside U.S.?

The CONCACAF Champions Cup resumes this week with the first leg of the semifinals, and D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo face the question that they don't want to hear -- when will they win a meaningful game outside the United States?No MLS club has ever won on Mexican soil, which is where D.C. United will be playing...