Peter Vagenas is the newest Colorado Rapid when the front office decided to trade Julien Baudet and Danny Earls to the Seattle Sounders earlier today. Vagenas, 32, comes to Colorado with a proven track record for consistency across his MLS career. He has two MLS Cups under his belt from his time spent with the Los Angeles Galaxy along with two Open Cup titles...
Rapids Win! Rapids Win! MLS Cup Winners 2010
The Rapids gave a characteristically gutsy performance, Casey got his goal, and we got a bit of luck off the knee of George John to win the 2010 MLS Cup. A minority in the media gave the Rapids a chance, but that didn’t seem to bother us at all as we scrapped and clawed our way to our first MLS Cup in club history. In the near-winless dog days of summer I...
Reliving the Moment: Rapids win Eastern Conference Championship
As we prepare for tonight’s clash versus FC Dallas, let’s take a visual walk back through our moment of glory thanks to the grippingly talented Ed Clemente of Ed Clemente Photography. Colorado Rapids – 2010 Eastern Conference Championship from Brian Rants on...
Rapids Shake the Quakes and Advance to MLS Cup
An unlikely hero led the Rapids to the MLS Cup…must be a few millennia of samurai blood coursing through the veins of Kosuke Kimura. The Rapids had several golden chances, especially in the second half, but the goal that send the Rapids to the MLS Cup Final in Toronto was a fantastic cross that Busch and San Jose just couldn’t handle. As you might...
Rapids Advance To Eastern Conference Final by Downing Crew on PK’s
The Rapids are into the Eastern Conference Final, and will have the advantage of home turf at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. In a win that typifies the Rapids gutsy season, the Rapids secured the tie on aggregate goals and then finished off the Crew on penalty kicks. The Crew completely dominated the opening stretch and got a much deserved goal by Gaven in...