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VIDEO: Pareja talks Rivero, Kamani, and Omar as a Lone Forward

Tweet Pareja talks about Omar’s goal performance filling in as a lone forward, Rivero’s command of the midfield, and more in this post game interview filmed 4/1/12. Pareja is creating a new system for the Rapids, and thus far has produced both tremendous success and some notable failures. We are...

Home Victories Nice but Road Mettle Needed Against Those Salt Lake Fellows

Tweet The Colorado Rapids etched another 2-0 clean sheet victory at home last weekend onto the 2012 season canvas but a far bigger test awaits them tomorrow night in Sandy, Utah. The first of three Rocky Mountain Cup games this season, two of which are in Utah (how does that work?), will be a major test for...

Man of the Match (Sigh) – Rapids vs Red Bulls

Tweet It took me a couple days to bring myself to post this “Man of the Match” survey. Let’s face it, there was not a lot to love about the game. It should be very comforting to Rapids fans that the Ginga Ninja will return to provide his steely brand of football to the central midfield....

Rapids Philly-Bound in Search of 2011 Repeat

Tweet   Last season, this game was one of the best Rapids results of the year. Omar Cummings and the late lamented Sanna Nyassi were really beginning to enjoy their fruitful forward partnership with Nyassi scoring one of the sweetest goals in 2011 after a perfect through ball from Cummings. Pablo...

Defending Champs Look Like It – Down Crew 2-0

Tweet A test against the kings of the East, and the Rapids were more than equal to the task. They dominated every phase of the game, slowly constricting any attack out of the Crew and then finishing them off with a Mullan golazo and a Cummings breakaway goal. It was an open match for much of the game, with...