Aurelien Collin

It seems the past few weeks our Saturday Superlatives feature has focused on the unpredictable nature of MLS and how topsy-turvy everything was. In contrast, this week solidified much of what we already believed. This is including, but not limited to, our belief that Sporting Kansas City is the league’s best team, that New York can score goals, that San Jose is apparently legitimately going to be a contender, the Los Angeles Galaxy aren’t as horrible a team as they’ve portrayed themselves to...Read Full Story

DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. C.J. Sapong and Aurelien Collin scored in a cold, driving rainstorm Wednesday night, giving Sporting Kansas City a 2-0 victory over the injury-depleted Colorado Rapids and sending them on to the Eastern Conference finals. Graham Zusi assisted on each of the goals for Sporting KC, which beat Colorado 2-0 on Sunday to open the two-game, aggregate-goal playoff. Sporting KC will play the Houston Dynamo or Philadelphia Union...Read Full Story

(Reuters) - Colorado's Major League Soccer title defense ended with a whimper Wednesday when Sporting Kansas City eliminated the Rapids with a 2-0 victory in the second leg of their Eastern Conference semi-final.The Rapids needed a significant turnaround after losing the first leg by the same scoreline last Sunday but it was Kansas City, roared on by their home crowd, who performed with the urgency to advance to the conference final with a dominant 4-0 aggregate win.Graham Zusi free kicks set...Read Full Story

Globe and Mail Sporting KC advances to Eastern Conference finals San Francisco Chronicle CJ Sapong and Aurelien Collin scored in a cold, driving rainstorm Wednesday night, giving Sporting Kansas City a 2-0 victory over the injury-depleted Colorado Rapids and sending them on to the Eastern Conference finals … Set pieces help Sporting punch ticket to Conference Final Fox News Sporting KC advances to Eastern Conference finals Boston.com Rapids season over with 2-0 loss Denver Post SB Nation...Read Full Story

DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. Omar Bravo scored on a penalty kick in the second minute of stoppage time, giving Sporting Kansas City a 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Monday. Bravo earned the kick when Frankie Hejduk was called for a handball in the box. He got Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders diving to his right and deftly punched the ball into the other side of the net. The goal came after David Beckham was shown a yellow card for arguing the...Read Full Story