Burgundy Wave

6 days ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

PODCAST – Hello Colorado Rapids fans. Holding The High Line is back after Red’s trip to England Rabbi’s lost power. We break down Colorado’s 2-1 loss at D.C. United and much more. Matt discusses his week off, Fulham games, history adventures with the girlfriend and all. We touch on the 1-1 draw with Seattle Sounders but go more in depth on the United game. What went well? Do the Rapids need more leadership? What’s up with things going wrong at the end of halves? We discuss.

1 week ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

DENVER — World champion alpine skier and Colorado native Mikaela Shiffrin has joined the ownership group for the Denver NWLS expansion team, the club announced Tuesday morning. She joins majority owner Rob Cohen, Mellody Hobson, Jon-Erik Borgen and Kaia Borgen Moritz, Neelima Joshi and Dhiren Jhaveri and Molly Coors. The club’s ownership group, staff and local partners continue to grow with a variety of backgrounds and roots in the state.

2 weeks ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

COMMERCE CITY – Josh Atencio spent seven years in the Seattle Sounders organization. The Bellevue, Washington native rose through the ranks of the academy alongside now Rapids Assistant Coach Chris Little. He played for Tacoma Defiance. He signed with the first team. With his family ties, he was as Seattle Soccer as Brian Schmetzer was at 23-years-old. Atencio’s grandfather had 11 siblings. His dad is the third oldest of five siblings. All six of them played college soccer.

2 weeks ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

Skip to content COMMERCE CITY – Listening to a soft-spoken Wayne Frederick II talk about the changes he’s seen in his somewhat quick rise to MLS in Colorado, you can’t help but wonder how this young man has dealt with a fair bit of uncertainty coming up through the ranks. However, it’s dealing with those moves and setbacks at such an early age that has instilled a distinct calm confidence you can’t help but notice in Wayne.

2 weeks ago | burgundywave.com | Matt Pollard

PREVIEW – Tomorrow, Colorado Rapids are back at home against Seattle Sounders. Burgundy Wave reached out to our colleague (and former boss!) Jeremiah Oshan from Sounder At Heart. Let’s get caught up on all things Rave Green ahead of the match: Similar to the Rapids, Seattle started the year with Conca Champions and had a slow start to league play. Back-to-back wins including 3-0 over Nashville. What’s the team doing well right now?