While the sun did not shine at Citi Field in New York, the Colorado Rapids sure did in a bounce-back road outing against New York City FC. Just a week after dropping a road match against FC Cincinnati, the Rapids pitched a clean sheet to finish their road trip with a 2-0 win against one of the hottest teams in the MLS. The two goal scorers for the Rapids were Rafael Navarro in the 16th minute and Cole Bassett in the 86th minute. All offseason and through the early part of the campaign, coach Chris Armas wanted his team to look and feel a certain way: be dangerous in the press and in transitio ..read more

Every Saturday, Colorado Rapids goalkeepers coach Chris Sharpe wakes up early, heads down to his living room and turns on the Premier League. When Tim Howard appears on the TV screen to analyze matches, Sharpe's 3-year-old son, Jaxon, joins him. Jaxon might be too young to fully comprehend what Howard is talking about on TV, but there are days when Howard's words are in part taken right from his dad. Before Howard and his “Premier League on NBC” co-hosts, Rebecca Lowe and Robbie Earle, go on the air, he'll text Sharpe and ask for his viewpoint — especially if a goalkeeper is one of the topics ..read more

During their sold-out home game on Saturday, FC Cincinnati earned a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids. This win advanced FC Cincy to second place in the Eastern Conference. In the 42nd minute of the game, Luciano Acosta scored his 44th goal with the club, becoming FC Cincinnati's all-time leading goal-scorer. Keep scrolling to see everything we spotted during FC Cincinnati's game against the Colorado Rapids. Photos by Kennedy Dudley ..read more

Corey Baird assisted on Luciano Acosta's milestone goal and recorded his own important second-half tally as FC Cincinnati cooled off the visiting Colorado Rapids with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. After playing give-and-go to set up Acosta's franchise-record 44th goal over all competitions in the 42nd minute, Baird scored for the first time with the club in the 64th. Cincinnati FC (5-2-3, 18 points) then held on after Moise Bombito's score in the 72nd minute for Colorado (4-3-3, 15 points) made things interesting to win their second straight following an 0-2-1 rut. Meanwhile, the Rapids' 3 ..read more

Colorado Rapids' five game unbeaten streak came to an end Saturday early evening at FC Cincinnati. After four matches, FCC have a second win in four games against the Burgundy Boys. The Rapids defense was not good enough and Calvin Harris did not have his revenge tour. Chris Armas kept the starting lineup the same from last week against FC Dallas, deservedly so ..read more

The idea of a matchup with Colorado Rapids probably doesn't strike fear in the average Major League Soccer fan yet, but it should ..read more

Colorado Rapids (4-2-3, third in the Western Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (4-2-3, third in the Eastern Conference) Cincinnati; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE FC Cincinnati -132, Colorado +348, Draw +263; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati takes on the Colorado Rapids in non-conference action. Cincinnati is 1-1-2 in home games. Cincinnati ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 10 goals led by Luciano Acosta with three. The Rapids are 2-1-2 in road games. The Rapids are 3-1 in one-goal games. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORM ..read more

Youth soccer in Colorado is continuing to rise in the ranks nationally. MLS NEXT announced eight expansion clubs Wednesday morning for its national youth leagues for the 2024-25 season from the U13 level all the way up to U19. Among those are the U13 and U14 squads for the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club, based in Aurora. “At their core, each expansion club has their own unique commitment to player development through high-level leadership and an emphasis on the holistic growth of each player, coach and staff member,” MLS Executive Vice President Charles Altchek said in a news release ..read more

Colorado is unbeaten in its past four MLS matches. COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Colorado Rapids used own goals by FC Dallas' Sebastien Ibeagha to close out the first half and Sam Junqua early in the second to post a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Colorado (4-2-3) took a 1-0 lead into halftime on Ibeagha's gaffe in the 45th minute. Junqua's misplay came four minutes into the second half ..read more

MATCH NOTES Pedrinho made his North Texas SC debut and scored his first goal of the season. Tarik Scott scored his third goal of the season for NTSC, setting a new career-high. Michael Collodi obtained second clean sheet of the year. MLS NEXT Pro Box Score Denver, Colorado (April 21, 2024) – North Texas SC (2-0-3, 11 points) obtained its first road win of the 2024 season against Colorado Rapids 2 (1-4-1, 4 points) on Sunday evening. Debutant Pedrinho scored his first goal for North Texas while FC Dallas Homegrown Tarik Scott scored the second goal of the match. UNDEFEATED North Texas SC remain ..read more