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Fantasy: Week 16 positional rankings

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June 12, 201811:37AM EDT

Reid, Mike and Blayne are joined by special guest Tim to review all of the results and fantasy takeaways from Round 15 and preview the six games being played this week during Round 16. With supporters from both New York teams on the show, it was impossible to get through without a little talk about coaching transition and how that could impact fantasy player selection going forward. The guys also pause to give their World Cup predictions before going right into reviewing all of the Round 16 games.

Week 16 of MLS Fantasy consists of just six games on Wednesday, so let’s take a look at the top players to target on the condensed slate.

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Goalkeepers

Alex Bono had a couple of huge saves in Toronto’s 2-0 win over the Union this past Friday. | USA Today Images

Alex Bono posted a clean sheet at Philadelphia in Week 15, racking up double digit points in the process. With just six games to pick from, Bono at home to D.C. United (8 pm ET | TSN — Full TV & streaming info) sticks out as the ‘keeper to target this week.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1  Alex Bono TOR vs. DC $ 7.3 2  Luis Robles RBNY vs. SEA $ 6.5 3 Zack Steffen CLB vs. ATL $ 7.4 4  Evan Bush MTL vs. ORL $ 7.6 5  Brad Guzan ATL at CLB $ 5.9 6 Tim Howard COL vs. CHI $ 4.1 7 Andrew Tarbell SJ vs. NE $ 4.3 8 Richard Sanchez CHI at COL $ 5.7 9  Stefan Frei SEA at RBNY $ 6.6 10 Matt Turner NE at SJ $ 6.4

Defenders

Auro hit nine points in Week 15 and he continues to make his presence felt in the attacking end. He has yet to score this season, but his knack for getting forward combined with a decent shot at a clean sheet has the Brazilian high on the fantasy radar this round.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1 Auro TOR vs. DC $ 7.0 2 Harrison Afful CLB vs. ATL $ 8.8 3 Gregory van der Wiel TOR vs. DC $ 7.2 4 Tim Parker RBNY vs. SEA $ 7.3 5 Nicolas Hasler TOR vs. DC $ 5.3 6 Lalas Abubakar CLB vs. ATL $ 10.5 7 Aaron Long RBNY vs. SEA $ 8.3 8 Nick Hagglund TOR vs. DC $ 4.2 9 Rod Fanni MTL vs. ORL $ 6.6 10 Kemar Lawrence RBNY vs. SEA $ 7.2 11 Brandon Vincent CHI at COL $ 6.2 12 Milton Valenzuela CLB vs. ATL $ 9.3 13 Jason Hernandez TOR vs. DC $ 5.0 14 Connor Lade RBNY vs. SEA $ 6.0 15 Jonathan Mensah CLB vs. ATL $ 9.0 16 Johan Kappelhof CHI at COL $ 6.8 17 Michael Parkhurst ATL at CLB $ 7.8 18 Tommy Smith COL vs. CHI $ 4.7 19 Nouhou Tolo SEA at RBNY $ 7.0 20 Claude Dielna NE at SJ $ 5.6

Midfielders

Victor Vazquez has a chance to do a lot of damage against D.C. United on Wednesday. | USA Today Images

Victor Vazquez has a combined 20 points over the last two rounds through a goal and two assists. In a matchup where Toronto should have multiple opportunities to score, there’s a good chance he continues to make his mark on the scoresheet.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1 Victor Vazquez TOR vs. DC $ 9.7 2 Ignacio Piatti MTL vs. ORL $ 11.8 3 Federico Higuain CLB vs. ATL $ 10.7 4 Nicolas Lodeiro SEA at RBNY $ 12.1 5 Aleksandar Katai CHI vs. COL $ 9.0 6 Daniel Royer RBNY vs. SEA $ 7.8 7 Danny Hoesen SJ vs. NE $ 9.6 8 Jonathan Osorio TOR vs. DC $ 8.7 9 Saphir Taider MTL vs. ORL $ 9.3 10 Vako SJ vs. NE $ 11.5 11 Diego Fagundez NE at SJ $ 9.5 12 Ezequiel Barco ATL at CLB $ 8.4 13 Sacha Kljestan ORL at MTL $ 9.0 14 Michael Bradley TOR vs. DC $ 6.4 15 Bastian Schweinsteiger CHI at COL $ 10.5 16 Teal Bunbury NE at SJ $ 10.5 17 Pedro Santos CLB vs. ATL $ 7.1 18 Magnus Eriksson SJ vs. NE $ 7.7 19 Ager Aketxe TOR vs. DC $ 6.4 20 Jeisson Vargas MTL vs. ORL $ 5.6 21 Alex Muyl RBNY vs. SEA $ 4.6 22 Zoltan Stieber DC at TOR $ 8.6 23 Justin Meram ORL at MTL $ 5.9 24 Jack Price COL vs. CHI $ 6.4 25 Luis Solignac CHI at COL $ 5.8 26 Josue Colman ORL at MTL $ 5.8 27 Julian Gressel ATL at CLB $ 8.5 28 Yamil Asad DC at TOR $ 8.0 29 Chris Mueller ORL at MTL $ 7.3 30 Cristian Roldan SEA at RBNY $ 7.4

Forwards

Sebastian Giovinco stands out as the best overall fantasy target in a week lacking elite options to choose from. The Atomic Ant is averaging nine fantasy points per game over his last five starts and he’s in prime position to top double digits at home against D.C. United.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1 Sebastian Giovinco TOR vs. DC $ 11.5 2 Bradley Wright-Phillips RBNY vs. SEA $ 11.8 3 Josef Martinez ATL at CLB $ 10.2 4 Gyasi Zardes CLB vs. ATL $ 10.0 5 Chris Wondolowski SJ vs. NE $ 5.6 6 Cristian Penilla NE at SJ $ 9.0 7 Nemanja Nikolic CHI at COL $ 6.4 8 Dominique Badji COL vs. CHI $ 7.4 9 Dom Dwyer ORL vs. MTL $ 10.5 10 Matteo Mancosu MTL vs. ORL $ 4.5 11 Clint Dempsey SEA at RBNY $ 9.1 12 Anthony Jackson-Hamel MTL vs. ORL $ 4.0 13 Darren Mattocks DC at TOR $ 7.5 14 Will Bruin SEA at RBNY $ 7.4 15 Joe Mason COL vs. CHI $ 5.0 16 Alan Gordon CHI at COL $ 5.0 17 Tosaint Ricketts TOR vs. DC $ 4.0 18 Dominic Oduro MTL vs. ORL $ 4.2 19 Juan Agudelo NE vs. SJ $ 4.0 20 Jack McBean COL vs. CHI $ 4.0

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Kresek, Bartek i całkiem zwyczajny początek - szara i baśniowa codzienność [recenzja]

Pisanie o zwyczajnych rzeczach w sposób zupełnie niezwyczajny to trudne zadanie. Ale gdy odbiorcami mają być dzieci poziom trudności wzrasta dwukrotnie. Jednak Kasia Nawratek nie ma z tym najmniejszego problemu, a jej “Kresek, Bartek i całkiem zwyczajny początek” to pozycja wyjątkowa na mapie literatury dla młodszych odbiorców.

Książka opowiada o codziennym blokowiskowym życiu chłopca, któremu towarzyszy jamnik Kresek. Szarości betonu dopełnia śląski, mało przyjazny krajobraz oraz problemy jakie dotykają jego rodzinę. Bartek żyje z matką i jej partnerem Piotrkiem, który stracił pracę. Ojciec Bartka układa sobie życie na nowo, spodziewa się kolejnego dziecka z inną partnerką. Do tego szkoła też nie jest szczególnie przyjaznym miejscem. Wydawać by się mogło, że to bardzo ponura i pesymistyczna opowieść, ale nic z tych rzeczy.

Owszem, nie ma tutaj zapierających dech przygód, fantastycznych krain i cudacznych stworów, ale jest za to ogromna wyobraźnia i poczucie humoru, które w magiczny sposób potrafią zdominować codzienny chaos. Bartek niczym Bastian z “Niekończącej się opowieści” czy Ofelia z “Labiryntu fauna” ucieka w wykreowany przez siebie świat, który pozwala mu wytłumaczyć i zaakceptować nieciekawą rzeczywistość. To niezwykle wrażliwy i sympatyczny chłopiec, podobnie jak wiele polskich dzieciaków, do których adresowana jest ta książka. Znajdą one w niej wiele sytuacji, z którymi miały, lub będą miały do czynienia – przemoc w szkole, rozwód rodziców, bezrobocie – a z którymi, dzięki Bartkowi, będą mogły się uporać, wyciągnąć naukę i zaczerpnąć wzorzec właściwego postępowania.

“Kresek, Bartek i całkiem zwyczajny początek” to mądra, ujmująca opowieść, zgrabnie i przystępnie napisana, ładnie zilustrowana przez Olę Szmidę, z przesłaniem zarówno dla dzieci jak i dorosłych. Czekam na ciąg dalszy.

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Rower

Rowery

W tym momencie na ulicach można ujrzeć bardzo wiele ludzi na rowerach. W ostatnich latach ta forma zabawy uzyskała bardzo dużą markę. Specjalista od rowerów, Manuel Bota mówi nam, iż aktualnie jest to najmocniej rozwijająca skrzydła forma hobby w ostatnich czasach. Rowerowe grupy osiągają duże zainteresowanie wewnątrz różnej grupy wiekowej.

Okazuje się to być doskonała forma sportu z tego powodu, że oferuje dużą ilość ruchu i również integrację z ludźmi. Świetną zaletą okazuje być się mała cena zakupu nowego roweru, co jest powodem tego ,iż praktycznie każdy może sobie pozwolić na to rowerowe zajęcie. Warunki atmosferyczne to rzecz mająca bardzo duży wpływ na ten rodzaj sportu, jednak dzięki ogromnej ilości zastępczych elementów i ubrań, problemem nie jest dopasować się do pory roku i dalej cieszyć się ową rozrywką. Znany nam rowerzysta Bastian Ciszek porusza kwestie warunków do jazdy w mieście oraz po terenach zielonych, uważa, że zakupienie uniwersalnego sprzętu nie stanowi obecnie żadnego problemu. Tym samym niezbyt istotne jest to po jakiej nawierzchni zamierzamy jeździć.

W sporych miastach budowane są całkowicie nowoczesne węzły rowerowe dla rowerów, co daje możliwość na zwiększenie płynności ruchu rowerowego. Inny znany rowerzysta Bastian Parka ostrzega jednak aby dopasowywać ubrania do warunków atmosferycznych. bardzo mocno kontuzjogenne jest wystawienie kolan na mróz, to nadzwyczaj często może powodować groźne złamania kolan.

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The full breakdown of MLS's participation in the World Cup over the years

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May 18, 20182:54PM EDT

By now you’ve probably seen the steady stream of MLS players being named to their countries’ preliminary or final World Cup rosters as the final countdown to Russia 2018 begins.

But this year’s list is just one segment of the league’s long tradition of World Cup participants. The following is a full rundown of that history, from the list of active players currently in the league who have or will taken part in the tournament to the year-by-year MLS annals of World Cup players since its birth in 1996. 

Current MLS players who’ve played in a World Cup

*denotes in 23-man final squad, but did not make appearance

PLAYER CLUB COUNTRY Saphir Taider MTL ALG Laurent Ciman* LAFC BEL Haris Medunjanin PHI BIH Felipe Gutierrez SKC CHI Marco Ureña LAFC CRC Roy Miller POR CRC Carlos Gruezo DAL ECU Ashley Cole LA ENG David Villa NYC ESP Bastian Schweinsteiger CHI GER Harrison Afful CLB GHA Jonathan Mensah CLB GHA Maynor Figueroa DAL HON Boniek GarcIa HOU HON Roger Espinoza SKC HON Luis Lopez* LAFC HON Giovani dos Santos LA MEX Carlos Vela LAFC MEX Efrain Juarez VAN MEX Gregory van der Wiel TOR NED Tommy Smith COL NZL Reto Ziegler DAL SUI Philippe Senderos HOU SUI Zlatan Ibrahimovic LA SWE Nicolas Lodeiro SEA URU Ricardo Clark CLB USA Tim Howard COL USA DaMarcus Beasley HOU USA Graham Zusi SKC USA Matt Besler SKC USA Benny Feilhaber LAFC USA Alejandro Bedoya PHI USA Kyle Beckerman RSL USA Clint Dempsey SEA USA Chris Wondolowski SJ USA Michael Bradley TOR USA Jozy Altidore TOR USA Brad Guzan* ATL USA Jonathan Spector* ORL USA Nick Rimando* RSL USA

MLS representation by World Cup

(Players who were members of an MLS club at the time they competed in the World Cup, as listed by FIFA registration)

World Cup MLS representation France 1998 21 players from 11 MLS teams representing 6 nations Korea/Japan 2002 11 players from 9 MLS teams representing 1 nation Germany 2006 15 players from 8 MLS teams representing 4 nations South Africa 2010 7 players from 6 MLS teams representing 4 nations Brazil 2014 21 players from 12 MLS teams representing 8 nations

World Cup winners who played or coached in MLS

Player/coach World Cup win MLS team Branco Brazil, 1994 MetroStars, 1997 Denilson Brazil, 2002 FC Dallas, 2007 Youri Djorkaeff France, 1998 MetroStars/Red Bulls, 2005-06 Thierry Henry France, 1998 NY Red Bulls, 2010-14 Kaká Brazil, 2002 Orlando City SC, 2015-17 Kleberson Brazil, 2002 Philadelphia Union, 2013 Lothar Matthaus West Germany, 1990 MetroStars, 2000 Alessandro Nesta Italy, 2006 Montreal Impact, 2012-13 Andrea Pirlo Italy, 2006 New York City FC, 2015-17 Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany, 2014 Chicago Fire, 2017-present David Villa Spain, 2010 NYCFC, 2015-present Patrick Vieira France, 1998 NYCFC head coach, 2016-present

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Fantasy: Week 10 positional rankings

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May 2, 20183:37PM EDT

Reid, Mike and Blayne are joined by Parker Cleveland from Dirty South Soccer to chat about Round 9 and debate who currently is the best team in MLS (injuries or not). They then move into their discussion of games and player recommendation for the upcoming Round 10 and drop more hints about the special MAY The 4th Episode that will drop later this week.

Week 10 of MLS Fantasy features several enticing matchups to target for fantasy points. Let’s take a closer look at the top players at each position.

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Goalkeepers

Alex Bono saved a penalty and earned nine points in Week 9 despite conceding two goals. Up next is a Philadelphia attack that showed signs of life in a 3-2 win over D.C. United last week but have yet to score a goal on the road in 2018. With Toronto playing in the first game of the week (Friday, 8 pm ET | TSN 1/3/4/5 — Full TV & streaming info), using Bono off the bench as a “Keeperoo” option will be a popular play amongst sharp players this week.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1  Alex Bono TOR vs. PHI $ 6.3 2  Tim Melia SKC vs. COL $ 6.8 3 Evan Bush MTL vs. NE $ 7.9 4  Tyler Miller LAFC vs. DAL $ 7.1 5  Joe Bendik ORL vs. RSL $ 5.9 6 Andrew Tarbell SJ vs. POR $ 5.9 7 Bobby Shuttleworth MIN vs. VAN $ 5.0 8 Sean Johnson NYC at RBNY $ 7.2 9  Joe Willis HOU vs. LA $ 5.5 10 Luis Robles RBNY vs. NYC $ 6.0

Defenders

Sporting Kansas City’s Graham Zusi could easily be a difference maker on both ends of the field this week. | USA Today Sports Images

Graham Zusi remains at the top of the heap as the top scoring fantasy defender in a good matchup at home against Colorado (Saturday, 8:30 pm ET— Full TV & streaming info). Right behind him is Laurent Ciman, who has eclipsed double-digit fantasy points in three straight with a goal in back-to-back games.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1 Graham Zusi SKC vs. COL $ 9.5 2 Laurent Ciman LAFC vs. DAL $ 8.8 3 Ike Opara SKC vs. COL $ 7.1 4 Victor Cabrera MTL vs. NE $ 8.2 5 Gregory van der Wiel TOR vs. PHI $ 5.1 6 Matt Besler  SKC vs. COL $ 7.7 7 Steven Beitashour LAFC vs. DAL $ 8.5 8 Auro TOR vs. PHI $ 4.0 9 Kim Kee-Hee  SEA vs. CLB $ 5.0 10 Walker Zimmerman LAFC vs. DAL $ 6.1 11 Francisco Calvo  MIN vs. VAN  $ 5.8 12 Ben Sweat NYC at RBNY $ 7.5 13 Nouhou Tolo SEA vs. CLB $ 4.5 14 Lamine Sane ORL vs. RSL $ 5.6 15 Leandro Gonzalez Pirez ATL at CHI $ 5.3 16 Harrison Afful CLB at SEA $ 6.3 17 Alvas Powell POR at SJ $ 6.5 18 Kemar Lawrence  RBNY vs. NYC $ 4.8 19 Kevin Ellis CHI vs. ATL $ 4.7 20 Anton Nedyalkov DAL at LAFC $ 8.5

Midfielders

Nicolas Lodeiro was held to less than eight points for the first time all season in Week 9, but is in a good bounce back spot at home against Columbus (Saturday, 4 pm ET — Full TV & streaming info). Ignacio Piatti was also quiet last week, but he’s back home vs. New England (Saturday, 1 pm ET | TVAS — Full TV & streaming info) where he struck for a hat trick two weeks ago and should continue to see opportunities make his mark on the score sheet as Montreal’s primary attacking threat.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1 Nicolas Lodeiro SEA vs. CLB $ 12.1 2 Ignacio Piatti MTL vs. NE $ 12.2 3 Miguel Almiron ATL at CHI $ 13.3 4 Sacha Kljestan ORL vs. RSL $ 11.4 5 Victor Vazquez TOR vs. PHI $ 10.0 6 Johnny Russell SKC vs. COL $ 9.8 7 Romain Alessandrini  LA at HOU $ 9.2 8 Kaku RBNY vs. NYC $ 9.3 9 Diego Valeri POR at SJ $ 10.0 10 Maxi Moralez NYC at RBNY $ 9.7 11 Benny Feilhaber LAFC vs. DAL $ 10.2 12 Magnus Eriksson SJ vs. POR $ 10.1 13 Federico Higuain CLB at SEA $ 9.3 14 Justin Meram ORL vs. RSL $ 6.1 15 Joao Plata RSL at ORL $ 11.0 16 Ezequiel Barco ATL at CHI $ 8.0 17 Yoshimar Yotun ORL vs. RSL $ 9.9 18 Jonathan Osorio TOR vs. PHI $ 6.9 19 Daniel Royer RBNY vs. NYC $ 7.0 20 Vako SJ vs. POR $ 9.7 21 Albert Rusnak RSL at ORL $ 9.8 22 Cristian Roldan SEA vs. CLB $ 9.1 23 Ibson MIN vs. VAN $ 9.0 24 Bastian Schweinsteiger CHI vs. ATL $ 10.9 25 Saphir Taider MTL vs. NE $ 7.1 26 Danny Hoesen SJ vs. POR $ 7.7 27 Daniel Salloi SKC vs. COL $ 8.0 28 Pedro Santos CLB at SEA $ 8.4 29 Santiago Mosquera DAL at LAFC $ 5.2 30 Chris Mueller ORL vs. RSL $ 5.5

Forwards

Sebastian Giovinco of Toronto FC could have a big day against the Union | USA Today Sports Images

Sebastian Giovinco has yet to score a regular season goal through four games despite firing off five or more shots in each game. The lack of production has driven his price down to $ 9.0, which is an absolute steal for the sky-high fantasy upside he comes with. With Toronto looking to kickstart their run up the Eastern Conference, it would be no surprise to see Giovinco open his 2018 account at home against Philadelphia and he warrants serious captain consideration this week.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1 Sebastian Giovinco TOR vs. PHI $ 9.0 2 Carlos Vela LAFC vs. DAL $ 13.0 3 Alberth Elis HOU vs. LA $ 11.2 4 David Villa NYC at RBNY $ 10.7 5 Darwin Quintero MIN vs. VAN $ 10.5 6 Bradley Wright-Phillips  RBNY vs. NYC $ 10.9 7 Nemanja Nikolic CHI vs. ATL $ 9.4 8 Dom Dwyer ORL vs. RSL $ 11.5 9 Josef Martinez ATL at CHI $ 10.5 10 Romell Quito HOU vs. LA $ 7.0 11 Clint Dempsey  SEA vs. CLB $ 8.0 12 Zlatan Ibrahimovic LA at HOU $ 9.6 13 Diego Rossi LAFC vs. DAL $ 12.2 14 Mauro Manotas HOU vs. LA $ 9.6 15 Cristian Penilla NE at MTL $ 9.8 16 Will Bruin SEA vs. CLB $ 8.1 17 Gyasi Zardes CLB at SEA $ 8.2 18 Fanendo Adi POR at SJ $ 7.6 19 Ola Kamara LA at HOU $ 6.8 20 Mason Toye MIN vs. VAN $ 4.0

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Toronto FC vs. Chicago Fire | 2018 MLS Match Preview

April 26, 20182:20PM EDT

Toronto FC vs. Chicago Fire 2018 MLS Regular Season – Week 9 BMO Field – Toronto April 28 – 3 pm ET WATCH: CTV, ESPN+

Toronto FC will have the difficult task of picking themselves up after their devastating defeat on penalty kicks in the Concacaf Champions League final and shifting focus to the MLS regular season.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Fire head to BMO Field full of confidence after handing the New York Red Bulls their first home loss of the season last Saturday.

Toronto have won six straight in MLS play against the Fire. They had won three of their first 20 matches against Chicago (9L-8D), per Opta.

Toronto FC

After coming agonizingly close to capturing the CCL title, only to have a Marky Delgado sitter sail over the bar in second-half stoppage time, Toronto return from Guadalajara with the grueling tournament behind them.

But what toll did the CCL take? TFC come home bruised and battered, physically and mentally drained.

“I have no complaints for my team,” TFC coach Greg Vanney said in his post-match press conference. “We worked hard. This tournament has been a grind and we battled the entire way, all the way to the end. Congratulations to Chivas, they won. I’ve got nothing to say to my guys other than I’m proud of them.”

Suspended: None

Suspended after next caution: None

International duty: None

Injury Report: OUT: D – Nick Hagglund (hamstring); QUESTIONABLE: M – Victor Vazquez (back spasms); PROBABLE: D – Chris Mavinga (abdominal discomfort), D – Gregory van der Wiel (Achilles), F – Jozy Altidore (foot), D – Justin Morrow (calf strain), D – Drew Moor (undisclosed)

Projected Starting XI (3-5-2, right to left) GK: Alex Bono — Gregory van der Wiel, Jason Hernandez, Jullian Dunn-Johnson — Auro, Marky Delgado, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio, Ashtone Morgan — Jordan Hamilton, Sebastian Giovinco

Notes: Toronto have conceded three goals in the first 15 minutes of games this season, tied for the most in the league. They allowed six goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches in the 2017 regular season. … The Reds have lost four of their first five matches this season (1W), getting outscored 11-4 in the process.

Chicago Fire

Was it the definition of a smash-and-grab victory? Does it even matter? The Fire (2-3-1) conceded possession and were outshot 22-4, but they were more clinical in putting away their chances and came away with a 2-1 win over the Red Bulls Saturday.

Aleksandar Katai opened the scoring with a stunning strike, latching into an Aaron Long headed clearance to beat Luis Robles with a full volley from just outside the 18-yard box. Chicago then hit the Red Bulls on a counter, with Katai being pulled down by Robles in the box and Nemanja Nikolic putting away the decisive penalty kick in the 69th minute.

On the other end, Richard Sanchez was brilliant, making nine saves en route to being named to the MLS Team of the Week presented by Audi for Week 8.

Suspended: None

Suspended after next caution: None

International duty: None

Injury Report: OUT: D – Jorge Corrales (infection), F – Michael de Leeuw (left ACL), M – Djorjde Mihailovic (right ACL), M – Matt Polster (right MCL), F – Luis Solignac (left quad)

Projected Starting XI (3-4-3, right to left) GK: Richard Sanchez —  Johan Kappelhof, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Grant Lillard — Kevin Ellis, Mo Adams, Dax McCarty, Brandon Vincent — Elliot Collier, Nemanja Nikolic, Aleksandar Katai

Notes: In the 29 games in which Bastian Schweinsteiger has played in, the Fire have a passing accuracy of 75.2 percent in the opponent’s half, as opposed to 68.7 percent in the 11 games he has not played in since the start of last season. … Chicago have lost just one of their last four MLS matches (2W-1D) after losing four straight (inc. playoffs).

All-Time Series

Overall: Toronto FC 9 wins, 42 goals … Chicago Fire 9 wins, 41 goals … 8 ties

At Toronto: Toronto FC 7 wins, 28 goals … Chicago Fire 4 wins, 24 goals … 3 ties

Last meeting at Toronto: Toronto FC 3, Chicago Fire 1 (April 21, 2017)

Officials

Referee: Alan Kelly Assistant Referees: Brian Dunn, Logan Brown 4th Official: Nima Saghafi VAR: Kevin Terry Jr

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Team of the Week presented by Audi: Dominique Badji races ahead in Week 5

April 2, 20183:05PM EDT

With a full slate of MLS action in Week 5, competition was stiff for spots on the Team of the Week presented by Audi.

Two teams, Sporting Kansas City and the Colorado Rapids, placed two players on the XI after posting wins on Saturday, while Orlando City SC, fresh off their first win of the season, feature two players on the bench and the Team of the Week coach.

Audi Player Index Spotlight

The spotlight player this week is Rapids forward Dominique Badji, who notched a hat trick in a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Union. Badji had the Audi Player Index Performance of the Week, earning 1,049 points, best in MLS. He scored with a 100 percent rate on the night, notching 909 points in the process, and engaged in a remarkable 16 aerial duels, winning six of them, while also completing 11 passes in the final third.

Team of the Week: Dominique Badji (COL), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA), Jozy Altidore (TOR), Carlos Vela (LAFC), Ilie Sanchez (SKC), Bastian Schweinsteiger (CHI), Cristian Penilla (NE), Ike Opara (SKC), Michael Parkhurst (ATL), Deklan Wynne (COL), Sean Johnson (NYC)

Coach: Jason Kreis (ORL)

Bench: Matt Turner (NE), Gregory van der Wiel (TOR), Anton Tinnerholm (NYC), Felipe (VAN), Sacha Kljestan (ORL), Sebastian Blanco (POR), Dom Dwyer (ORL)

For more information about the Audi Player Index, visit mlssoccer.com/audi

The Team of the Week presented by Audi is voted on by the MLSsoccer.com editorial staff.

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Fantasy: Week 5 positional rankings

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March 28, 20185:24PM EDT

Reid, Mike, Blayne and Matt Pollard from Last Word on Soccer sit down to review the many fantasy insights that the few games in Round 4 revealed. The r/FantasyMLS question thread was ON FIRE this week, so they guys also spend some time covering many of the hot topics including player price changes, rolling transfers, which players have surprised and disappointed, and ….. ZLATAN! They wrap everything up with a quick preview of each game for Round 5 and the usual chalkboard picks. SPECIAL BONUS: There is also a special IN DEPTH interview with Matt going over the impact of Zlatan and the big LAG vs LAFC game. This will first be available to our Patreon supporters and then available to everyone later in the week.

After an international break where 11 MLS teams were out of action, MLS Fantasy is back in full swing with several juicy matchups to target in Week 5.

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Goalkeepers

Zack Steffen has kept two clean sheets in three appearances, and he should slot right back into the lineup after notching his first career international clean sheet turning in the US national team’s1-0 win over Paraguay on Tuesday. A Crew SC home game (Saturday, 3 pm ET; TV & streaming info) against a Vancouver attack that have just one goal over their last two games sees Steffen back at the top of the goalkeeper chart this week.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1  Zack Steffen CLB vs. VAN $ 7.0 2  Stefan Frei SEA vs. MTL $ 6.0 3 Alex Bono TOR vs. RSL $ 5.8 4  Tim Melia SKC vs. DC $ 4.4 5  Chris Seitz HOU vs. NE $ 5.8 6 Tim Howard COL vs. PHI $ 5.3 7 Richard Sanchez CHI vs. POR $ 4.7 8 Brad Guzan ATL at MIN $ 5.4 9  Joe Bendik ORL vs. RBNY $ 5.5 10 Andre Blake PHI at COL $ 7.0

Defenders

Both Graham Zusi and Milton Valenzuela have shown their worth in the attacking third, and with Zusi on a share of set pieces in Sporting Kansas City’s dynamic attack he possesses arguably the highest fantasy ceiling of any defender in MLS. Steven Beitashour has quietly churned out seven bonus points in his first two games, and two assists in his last outing highlights the attacking upside he carries.

Rank Playe Team Opponent Price 1 Graham Zusi SKC vs. DC $ 7.0 2 Milton Valenzuela CLB vs. VAN $ 7.0 3 Steven Beitashour LAFC at LA $ 6.0 4 Jonathan Mensah CLB vs. VAN $ 7.5 5 Johan Kappelhof CHI vs. POR $ 5.1 6 Ike Opara SKC vs. DC $ 5.1 7 Lalas Abubakar CLB vs. VAN $ 6.5 8 Gregory van der Wiel TOR vs. RSL $ 5.2 9 Matt Besler SKC vs. DC $ 5.2 10 Drew Moor TOR vs. RSL $ 6.5 11 Alexander Callens NYC at SJ $ 7.5 12 Laurent Ciman LAFC at LA $ 6.5 13 Daniel Steres LA vs. LAFC $ 5.2 14 Harrison Afful CLB vs. DC $ 7.0 15 Kelvin Leerdam SEA vs. MTL $ 5.6 16 Leandro Gonzalez Pirez ATL at MIN $ 5.1 17 Chad Marshall SEA vs. MTL $ 5.5 18 Mohamed El-Munir ORL vs. RBNY $ 5.9 19 Brandon Vincent CHI vs. POR $ 5.8 20 Jack Elliott PHI at COL $ 6.5

Midfielders

Felipe Gutierrez has a combined four goals and 33 fantasy points over his last three games, and while his price continues to rise he’s still very much affordable at $ 9.7 million. A home game versus D.C. United in which SKC’s high-octane attack should continue to thrive plants Gutierrez and teammate Johnny Russell firmly on the fantasy radar in Week 5.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1 Felipe Gutierrez SKC vs. DC $ 9.7 2 Federico Higuain CLB vs. VAN $ 11.6 3 Miguel Almiron ATL at MIN $ 10.8 4 Nicolas Lodeiro SEA vs. MTL $ 11.2 5 Aleksandar Katai CHI vs. POR $ 9.5 6 Johnny Russell SKC vs. DC $ 8.9 7 Vako SJ vs. NYC $ 10.0 8 Magnus Wolff Eikrem SEA vs. MTL $ 7.2 9 Sacha Kljestan ORL vs. RBNY $ 9.9 10 Ignacio Piatti MTL at SEA $ 11.2 11 Victor Vazquez TOR vs. RSL $ 10.0 12 Justin Meram ORL vs. RBNY $ 8.6 13 Diego Valeri POR at CHI $ 9.5 14 Joao Plata RSL at TOR $ 10.2 15 Maxi Moralez NYC at SJ $ 11.0 16 Benny Feilhaber LAFC at LA $ 9.3 17 David Accam PHI at COL $ 9.3 18 Albert Rusnak RSL at TOR $ 10.9 19 Pedro Santos CLB vs. VAN $ 9.1 20 Jesus Medina NYC at SJ $ 9.9 21 Jack Price COL vs. PHI $ 7.2 22 Borek Dockal PHI at COL $ 8.3 23 Danny Hoesen SJ vs. NYC $ 8.5 24 Cristian Martinez CLB vs. VAN $ 5.0 25 Tomas Martinez HOU vs. NE $ 8.5 26 Magnus Eriksson SJ vs. NYC $ 8.7 27 Ethan Finlay MIN vs. ATL $ 6.6 28 Yamil Asad DC at SKC $ 8.3 29 Sebastian Lletget LA vs. LAFC $ 6.6 30 Bastian Schweinsteiger CHI vs. POR $ 10.1

Forwards

Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi exploded for a combined 39 points in Week 2 and they’ve had three weeks to prepare for Saturday’s clash with cross-town counterparts LA Galaxy (3 pm ET; FOX — full TV & streaming info). If Zlatan Ibrahimovic happens to make the Galaxy starting lineup he simply can’t be ignored in what has the makings of a shootout. Sebastian Giovinco has a good matchup against the same Real Salt Lake squad that Vela and Rossi lit up, but riding the hot hand with Alberth Elis may be the safer route with Toronto FC likely prioritizing Tuesday’s Concacaf Champions League semifinal.

Rank Player Team Opponent Price 1 Carlos Vela LAFC at LA $ 10.5 2 Sebastian Giovinco TOR vs. RSL $ 10.0 3 Alberth Elis HOU vs. NE $ 10.5 4 Josef Martinez ATL at MIN $ 11.0 5 Nemanja Nikolic CHI vs. POR $ 11.6 6 David Villa NYC at SJ $ 11.3 7 Zlatan Ibrahimovic LA vs. LAFC $ 10.0 8 Diego Rossi LAFC at LA $ 10.2 9 Gyasi Zardes CLB vs. VAN $ 9.6 10 Ola Kamara LA vs. LAFC $ 9.3 11 Jozy Altidore TOR vs. RSL $ 9.5 12 Bradley Wright-Phillips RBNY at ORL $ 9.9 13 Mauro Manotas HOU vs. NE $ 8.6 14 Chris Wondolowski SJ vs. NYC $ 9.2 15 Hector Villalba ATL at MIN $ 10.0 16 Dominique Badji COL vs. PHI $ 7.6 17 Dom Dwyer ORL vs. RBNY $ 9.0 18 Will Bruin SEA vs. MTL $ 7.1 19 Christian Ramirez MIN vs. ATL $ 7.5 20 Kei Kamara VAN at CLB $ 9.7

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