February 25 – Possession may look good in the statistics department, but without penetration, it’s a recipe for frustration especially if that possession is accompanied with a slow tempo.
February 25 – After leaving Costa Rica with a 0-0 draw versus CS Cartaginés last week, the Vancouver Whitecaps knew that the astroturf of BC Place would give them a distinct advantage; however, no one told that to Cartaginés.
February 26 – It was a miserable evening for the Dominican Republic’s O&M at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati who shipped nine unanswered goals to the MLS side.
February 24 – LAFC cruised into the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup on a night of low stress for the Black & Gold.
February 25 – Nashville wasted no time in stamping their mark on the second leg of their Champions Cup tie against Atletico Ottawa scoring after 21 minuted and going on to add another four.
February 24 – After a comfortable 4-0 away win in the Dominican Republic, FC Cincinnati already have a rematch with Mexico’s Tigres UANL in their sights.
February 20 – Los Angeles Galaxy struggled to find the back of the net in Panama but eventually came away with a draw and a crucial away goal in Panama.
February 19 – Costa Rica’s CS Cartaginés held last year’s Champions Cup finalists to a 0-0 draw in the round one, first leg of their tie at Estadio Fello Meza, Cartago, Costa Rica.
February 19 – Philadelphia Union wasted no time stamping their authority on the Champions Cup with a 5-0 hammering of a shell-shocked Defence Force team in Trinidad and Tobago.
February 19 – Two goals in the final 10 minutes from Ayoub Jabbari pushed FC Cincinnati to a 4-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League tie against O&M FC in the Dominican Republic.
February 17 – There are good starts to a game, and then there are dream starts. At Estadio Francisco Morazán in the capital of Honduras, San Pedro Sula, LAFC had the latter.
February 17 – Nashville SC made it a difficult Champions Cup debut for Atletico Ottawa at Hamilton Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, securing a 2-0 lead for the second leg at home next Tuesday.
February 17 – The Dominican Republic is one of Concacaf’s challenger nations looking to join its elite group of countries that are competitive in qualification for major international tournaments.
Underpinning that is a fast improving and competitive domestic club game that enables its players to develop at home.
The next big test of how fast they are developing is the first round Champions Cup tie between O&M FC (Universidad Organización y Método) and FC Cincinnati.
February 13 – With a three-nil lead from the 1st leg of their Champions Cup two-legged affair versus Vancouver FC, Mexican powerhouse, Cruz Azul, coasted to an eight-nil aggregate win.
February 12 – Last week in Guatemala, a 1-1 draw gave both CF Monterrey and CSD Xelajú M.C. plenty to play for as they hunted a last 16 spot. Ultimately Xelajú didn’t have enough and went down 2-0.