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Jeff Carlisle
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U.S. soccer correspondent- Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.
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Dan Hajducky
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ESPN- Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities.
Major League Soccer is back, and it’s as unpredictable as ever. The defending MLS Cup champions suffered a heartbreaker of a 90th-minute defeat in Los Angeles, last year’s Supporters’ Shield winners went to Portland to prove they’re no one-hit wonder, and at the bottom of the standings it’s maybe not as unpredictable as the rest of the league.
With Week 1 in the books, Jeff Carlisle and Dan Hajducky look at the weekend’s results and break down all 28 clubs’ starts to the 2022 season — with a handful of teams in unfamiliar positions in our order.
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Next MLS match: March 6 vs. Portland Timbers, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
As managerial debuts go, Steve Cherundolo got about all he could have asked for with a Carlos Vela hat trick, impressive midfield play and a clean sheet in a 3-0 victory. If Vela continues this level of play, with his contract expiring this summer, LAFC might have to break the bank to keep him. — Carlisle
Next MLS match: March 5 at Minnesota United, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Nashville served notice that it will do just fine in the Western Conference following its 1-0 road win against Seattle. Eyebrows were raised in 2019 when Nashville spent $650,000 in allocation money for Anibal Godoy, but he’s been worth every penny and bagged the game-winner on Sunday. — Carlisle
Next MLS match: March 5 at Colorado Rapids, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN+
A crowd of more than 67,000 filled into Mercedes-Benz Stadium to watch Atlanta, in the stadium’s first-ever MLS opener, outlast 2021 Western Conference scoring leaders Sporting KC. Atlanta was…
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