Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Another result, but not yet a win. The San Jose Earthquakes posted their second road draw on the trot, but their winless run now stretches to nine games, after tying the Colorado Rapids 1-1 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday. This was another credible performance on the road for the Earthquakes, but as they try to find traction in their season and come back, they really need wins at this point and are still lacking the cutting edge to hold onto a lead, a persistent problem this season. Benji Kikanovic made his first start in MLS in this game for the Earthquak ..read more

David Berding-USA TODAY Sports Can Quakes taste victory in the Rockies? Lineups: Benji Kikanovic gets the start for San Jose after his debut goal in the last match: How we're lining up tonight in Colorado. pic.twitter.com/MFcGlFRf7u — San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) July 18, 2021 Colorado roll with this XI on the night: ⚽️ 7:00 PM @AltitudeTV @AltitudeSR #COLvSJhttps://t.co/CjhCR1ageF — Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) July 18, 2021 The San Jose Earthquakes are coming off a break in the campaign and a decent draw on the road, and they’ll attempt to get back in the win column on ..read more

Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Defender feeling more comfortable while still soaking it all in. The MLS Draft may no longer be a place where teams find lock-down starters every year, but it remains a place where teams can find solid domestic defenders. San Jose Earthquakes defender Tanner Beason was drafted ahead of the 2020 season out of Stanford and amid the disruptive season that came during the pandemic, he didn’t get a ton of attention, but played his way into Matias Almeyda’s rotation in his rookie season. In talking to reporters on Wednesday, Beason admitted now i ..read more

Earthquakes manager thrilled title drought is over. “Yes, I am very happy for my country.” It was a stunning moment on the San Jose Earthquakes beat: head coach Matias Almeyda responding to a question in English, something he does not do, as he normally answers questions in his native Spanish. But the circumstances that brought us to that moment on Wednesday were stunning too, after Argentina won the 2021 Copa América last weekend. Considering Argentina is a soccer-crazed country generally and the men’s national team is perpetually regarded as part of the handful of contenders in every compet ..read more

Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images Youngster played his part in tourney for his country. Marcos Lopez should be returning to the San Jose Earthquakes in the coming days, after missing more than a month of action with his club, while out on international duty. Fortunately, it was a pretty decent outcome for him personally. Lopez’s Peru finished in 4th place at the 2021 Copa América in Brazil on Friday, after they lost a nail-biter 3-2 to Colombia in the 3rd place game. Lopez featured in Peru’s final game of the competition, getting the start for Ricardo Gareca’s team. Beyond proud of ..read more

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Will it change the team’s trajectory? In news that is not news anymore (sorry, I was on vacation), Jesse Fioranelli was fired as the San Jose Earthquakes’ general manager last week. I spoke to Jesse a few times the past couple years, and as everyone who has interacted with him in this business has said, he struck me as a kind guy who was more publicly honest than most people in his position. But the Earthquakes have not been one of the free-spending teams in MLS, which means they have to be one of the smartest in terms of recruitment, and by and large they’ve misse ..read more

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Manager determined to get team back on track. The pieces were in place for a special night on Saturday for the San Jose Earthquakes, but it wasn’t meant to be. A six-game winless run coming in, including a battering midweek on the road, came up against a resurgent LA Galaxy team in the Cali Clasico at PayPal Park, but even with a full crowd and hope that the Quakes would turn it on in the derby once again, it didn’t break that way, as San Jose lost 3-1. The winless streak is now seven games for the Earthquakes, six of those losses, and while the club was in a ..read more

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Cali Clasico at home does not go at all to plan. The San Jose Earthquakes’ winless run has extended to seven games, after they lost the Cali Clasico against the LA Galaxy 3-1 on Saturday at PayPal Park. While the margin of defeat was smaller than the Quakes’ last match, that comes as scant consolation for a team that did score late, but after the game was already decided. Matias Almeyda opted for a three-man midfield in this game, with Eric Remedi returning to the XI alongside both Judson and Jackson Yueill. Shea Salinas also got the start, at left back. The game d ..read more

Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images Quakes aim to even score in Cali Clasico. The San Jose Earthquakes will aim to make Saturday’s Cali Clasico clash against the LA Galaxy be the turning point in their campaign, as the teams meet for the second time this season. The Earthquakes are coming off a terrible 5-0 loss at Orlando City on Tuesday, unquestionably their worst performance of the season. We do know this team can ship goals at times, but considering this is the first time they got crushed, amid an ongoing winless run, it’s a big worry they are backsliding. The Galaxy, meanwhile, lost last we ..read more

Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images A new player! The San Jose Earthquakes have kicked off what many fans hope will be the first of multiple summer transfer window signings, announcing on Friday they have signed defender Nathan Cardoso, who goes by Nathan, through the 2023 season with a team option for 2024, using Targeted Allocation Money. The 26-year-old arrives after playing in his native Brazil and in Switzerland. “Reinforcing our defense was a priority and we are excited to add Nathan to our roster as we approach a dense schedule with more than two-thirds of the regu ..read more