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

FC Dallas (1-4-2, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (3-2-3, fourth in the Western Conference) Commerce City, Colorado; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Colorado -130, FC Dallas +357, Draw +244; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Rafael Navarro leads the Colorado Rapids into a matchup with Dallas after a two-goal outing against the San Jose Earthquakes. The Rapids are 3-2-2 in Western Conference play. The Rapids are ninth in the Western Conference allowing just 12 goals. Dallas is 1-2-2 in Western Conference games. Dallas is sixth in the Western Conference g ..read more

Colorado Rapids went into PayPal Park on Saturday night feeling good. Given a few injuries, the lineup wrote itself for Chris Armas. Captain Keegan Rosenberry was back from his injury and started at right back. Calvin Harris started at right midfield with Omir Fernandez on the bench ..read more

Nate Jones is a massive human being. The 6'3″ center back is in his rookie year with Colorado Rapids. Rapids 2 drew LAFC 2 last month 1-1, then lost 3-4 in penalties. It was Jones' first start at home ..read more