Geoff Lepper
Major League Soccer
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Danny Hoesen charging for MLS Golden Boot in difficult Earthquakes season
SAN JOSE, Calif. – If Chris Wondolowski is destined to be unseated as the San Jose Earthquakes’ leading scorer, he can at least take credit for seeing it coming. Wondolowski, who has led San Jose in goals for each of the last eight seasons, spent this year's preseason talking up teammate Danny → Read More
Earthquakes' Georgian star Vako chasing big goals for both club and country
SAN JOSE, Calif. – In case you’re wondering if it gets boring to see your own golazo, the short answer is, no. “It was one of the best goals that I’ve ever scored, and I’ve watched it like 200 times already,” San Jose Earthquakes attacker Vako told MLSsoccer.com on Tuesday, referring to → Read More
Sean Johnson plays his part to inspire NYCFC in David Villa's absence
SAN JOSE, Calif. – New York City FC were able to overcome a key absence at one end of the pitch against the San Jose Earthquakes. They might not have been so successful had another important piece been missing at the opposite end, however. After NYCFC’s David Villa-less attack delivered two → Read More
Donovan on Wondolowski passing his MLS scoring record: "It's inevitable"
SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Earthquakes captain Chris Wondolowski is still 10 goals shy of reaching the top spot on the MLS all-time scoring chart. But the current record-holder sounded Friday as though he considered the chase already over. “It’s going to happen. It’s inevitable,” Landon → Read More
Energized Chris Wondolowski enters season with huge MLS record in sight
SAN JOSE, Calif. – At the age of 35, San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski is encountering something he hasn’t gone through since his MLS rookie season of 2005: attending training camp with a coach he hadn’t previously known. “I’m excited,” Wondolowski told reporters last week → Read More
SJ Earthquakes to look at all methods to bolster roster with "perfect fit"
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes might have closed the book on their 2017 season. All the doors at Avaya Stadium, however, are wide-open and waiting for new faces to join the fold. “We want to reinforce every line inside of our roster and have a very balanced approach as to where we → Read More
Earthquakes GM Fioranelli: "We have to work on" defense in the offseason
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The initial season of Jesse Fioranelli’s reign as general manager in San Jose ended with the Earthquakes breaking a five-year playoff drought, via a last-minute victory in the regular-season finale that led to scenes of Fioranelli making “snow angels” on the Avaya Stadium → Read More
Overlook us at your peril, say Quakes as playoffs bring "new season"
SAN JOSE, Calif. – If not for the 1998 Miami Fusion, who conceded 68 goals while scoring just 46, this year’s San Jose Earthquakes would go down as the owners of the worst goal differential for any playoff team in MLS’ 22-season history. But as Quakes captain Chris Wondolowski pointed out in → Read More
Never say die: Quakes believe "everything is possible" in MLS Cup Playoffs
SAN JOSE, Calif. – There was music blaring on the speakers and beers chilling in coolers while members of the San Jose Earthquakes piled up in one corner for celebratory photographs. Even as media members were let into the home locker room at Avaya Stadium on Sunday afternoon, some players were → Read More
Porter: Timbers need a "reset" during international break
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Portland Timbers will use the upcoming international break to not only rest and recuperate, but also, perhaps, to rethink. Coach Caleb Porter ran out an unchanged lineup to face the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, hoping to see a similar performance from the same 11 → Read More
"Spirit of the team" shines as San Jose Earthquakes land amid playoff pack
SAN JOSE, Calif. – If ever there was a time for San Jose Earthquakes coach Chris Leitch to deliver a stirring, rousing, emphatic, emotional, goosebump-inducing pre-game speech, Saturday night would have been it. The Quakes already knew they had to record a victory against the Houston Dynamo to → Read More
After key home win, Earthquakes target road success, starting with Open Cup
SAN JOSE, Calif. – With two wins and a tie away from Avaya Stadium already, the San Jose Earthquakes are not the worst MLS road side of 2017. As of Sunday morning, three clubs remained winless as visitors, and four had taken a smaller percentage than the Quakes of road points on offer. If you were → Read More
San Jose Earthquakes' Marco Urena finds rewards for tireless hustle
SAN JOSE, Calif. – When reporters asked San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski about teammate Marco Ureña’s goal Saturday night after the Earthquakes’ 2-1 victory against Columbus Crew SC, the team captain made sure to point out the identity of the man whose dogged sprint forced Crew → Read More
US national team's Gold Cup title shows progress made under Bruce Arena
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – When US national team coach Bruce Arena arrived at the podium Wednesday night following the Americans’ 2-1 win against Jamaica in the Gold Cup final, he was surprisingly dry and well-kempt for a man whose players were noisily dousing every corner of their locker room with → Read More
Zusi says Dwyer's exit will be "strange," but sees benefits for all parties
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – When this month began, Graham Zusi was a teammate twice over of Dom Dwyer, both professionally with Sporting Kansas City and internationally as part of the US squad at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. But when Zusi dresses for the Gold Cup final on Wednesday night against Jamaica (9:30 → Read More
Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane expects tough test from MLS All-Stars
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – With the likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger, David Villa and Giovani dos Santos on hand, the MLS All-Stars will boast plenty of names familiar to fans from around the world. For opposing coach Zinedine Zidane and the rest of the Real Madrid contingent, there will one face that → Read More
Quakes 'keeper David Bingham finds redemption with stoppage-time game-saver
SAN JOSE, Calif.—After a first half Saturday night in which a pair of trips off his line nearly led to goals being conceded, San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper David Bingham little resembled the player who broke into the US national team two years ago. Then came a knifing run by Sporting Kansas City → Read More
LA Galaxy turning season around with "soccer our fans should be proud of"
SAN JOSE, Calif.—A slow smile danced across the face of Curt Onalfo at the sight of a gaggle of reporters clogging an Avaya Stadium hallway while awaiting his press conference. “So now you guys want to talk to me,” the LA Galaxy coach joked. After three consecutive road victories, there was → Read More
San Jose Earthquakes ready for LA: "It brings out the best in both teams"
SAN JOSE, Calif. – For San Jose Earthquakes head coach Dominic Kinnear, there’s never a bad time for the Earthquakes to face the LA Galaxy in another edition of the California Clasico. “I think it’s always a good time to play LA,” Kinnear told MLSsoccer.com Tuesday after training. “It → Read More
Orlando City uncover much-needed defensive depth in Pereira, PC
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Orlando City SC might have come away with only one point from their midweek cross-country trip, but they’re bringing home two other valuable pieces uncovered at Avaya Stadium. With a successful dual debut in a 1-1 tie against the San Jose Earthquakes, young Brazilian defenders → Read More