Soccer Page 1 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

St. Louis City acquire F Sergio Cordova on loan
St. Louis City acquired forward Sergio Cordova on loan from Switzerland's BSC Young Boys on Tuesday.,The 28-year-old Venezuelan international returns to MLS through June 30 with a purchase option.,Cordova, who played for Real Salt Lake (2022) and the Vancouver Whitecaps (2023), will occupy designate...

Report: Orlando City looking to sign Antoine Griezmann
Orlando City SC are in "advanced talks" to acquire French forward and Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann, The Athletic reported.,The MLS club has an open designated player spot on the roster and the 34-year-old Griezmann is its top target, with director and general manager Ricardo Moreira making...

Paul Rothrock injects offense into Sounders' shutout win over Rapids
Paul Rothrock came off the bench and had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders opened the MLS season with a 2-0 victory against the visiting Colorado Rapids on a rainy Sunday night.,Albert Rusnak also scored, Jesus Ferreira had two assists and goalkeeper Andrew Thomas made four saves in posti...

New York City rallies in aggressive draw against Los Angeles
Nicolas Fernandez scored on a penalty kick in the 66th minute as New York City rallied for a physical 1-1 draw with the host Los Angeles Galaxy in the season opener for both teams on Sunday night.,Playing a 12th straight season opener on the road, NYCFC (0-0-1, 1 point) avoided getting blanked for t...

MLS will not discipline Lionel Messi for post-match actions
Lionel Messi did not violate Major League Soccer policy and will not face any form of punishment regarding a post-match incident involving referees on Saturday evening, according to an MLS spokesperson.,In a video which was posted by Sintesis Deportes, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez appears to att...

Report: MLS reviewing Lionel Messi's post-match actions
Lionel Messi could face a suspension from MLS after the Inter Miami superstar was seen following referees through a door after Saturday night's 3-0 loss at Los Angeles FC, per The Athletic.,FC Cincinnati defender Matt Miazaga was investigated and suspended three matches for "misconduct" after enteri...

D.C. United opens season with shocker over 2025 MLS-best Philadelphia
Playing against his former team, Tai Baribo scored in the 23rd minute to deliver D.C. United a 1-0 MLS opening-game upset of the Philadelphia Union on Saturday in Washington.,D.C. prevailed in a matchup of the teams with the best and worst records last season in MLS. Philadelphia captured the Suppor...

Daniel Munie's 2-goal effort powers Earthquakes past Sporting Kansas City
Defender Daniel Munie scored a brace as the host San Jose Earthquakes spoiled Rapha Wicky's head coaching debut for Sporting Kansas City with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.,Preston Judd also scored a goal and Daniel made one save for his 13th career shutout (reg...

Ariel Lassiter's late strike lifts Portland past Columbus
Ariel Lassiter scored in the 88th minute to lift the Portland Timbers to a 3-2 win over the visiting Columbus Crew Saturday in the season-opening match for both teams.,Felipe Mora and Antony Alves Santos also scored for Portland. ,Wessam Abou Ali had a goal and an assist and Diego Rossi also tallied...

San Diego FC throttles CF Montreal as Duran Ferree gets shutout
Marcus Ingvartsen had one goal and one assist and San Diego FC opened the season with a resounding 5-0 victory over visiting CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Christopher McVey, Amahl Pellegrino, Onni Valakari and Bryan Zamble also scored goals for San Diego FC, the second-year franchise that won the W...

LAFC shut out Lionel Messi, Inter Miami in season opener
David Martinez scored in the first half, Denis Bouanga scored and added an assist in the second and Los Angeles FC completed a 3-0 victory over Lionel Messi and visiting Inter Miami in both teams' season opener on Saturday night.,Substitute Nathan Ordaz added the final goal for the hosts, who moved ...

Sam Surridge scores twice, Nashville opens season with New England rout
Sam Surridge scored a pair of first-half goals on Saturday night to help propel Nashville SC to a 4-1 victory over the visiting New England Revolution in each team's regular-season opener on Saturday,Surridge, who had his contract extended through the 2027-28 season earlier in the day, began the new...

Petar Musa scores twice, including tiebreaker, as FC Dallas beat Toronto FC
Petar Musa's brace Saturday night, including a tiebreaker in the 74th minute, lifted FC Dallas to a 3-2 win over visiting Toronto FC in each team's MLS opener in Frisco, Texas.,The match-winner came moments after Toronto was unable to clear the ball out of danger. Logan Farrington got possession on ...

Late Minnesota equalizer sets up season-opening draw vs. Austin
Kelvin Yeboah's headed goal on a pass from Devin Padelford in the 90th minute helped Minnesota United come away with a 2-2 draw against host Austin FC on Saturday in the season-opening match for both teams., ,Yeboah waited unmarked in front of the net for Padelford's pass, directing the shot past Au...

Guilherme nets pair as Dynamo rally past Fire
Guilherme scored twice in his MLS debut, and the Houston Dynamo rallied for a 2-1 win against the visiting Chicago Fire in the season opener for both clubs on Saturday.,The Brazilian, signed as a designated player, was one of several key additions for the Dynamo (1-0-0, 3 points) in the offseason.,H...

Teenager Julian Hall leads Red Bulls past Orlando City
Julian Hall had a brace in the first half as the New York Red Bulls looked dominant throughout their season-opening 2-1 win over host Orlando City in coach Michael Bradley's first game in charge.,Hall tallied twice from close range, first in the eighth minute off an assist from Emil Forsberg and aga...

DC United, Philadelphia UnionD.C. United opens season with shocker over 2025 MLS-best Philadelphia
Playing against his former team, Tai Baribo scored in the 23rd minute to deliver D.C. United a 1-0 MLS opening-game upset of the Philadelphia Union on Saturday in Washington.,D.C. prevailed in a matchup of the teams with the best and worst records last season in MLS. Philadelphia captured the Suppor...

Whitecaps win opener over Real Salt Lake behind Aziel Jackson goal
The Vancouver Whitecaps topped visiting Real Salt Lake 1-0 behind a goal from Aziel Jackson on Saturday night to open the MLS regular season., ,Jackson scored early in the second half for Vancouver, which has won three straight over Salt Lake dating back to last season and is 13-5-1 at home against ...

Kevin Denkey, Nick Hagglund score as FC Cincinnati beat Atlanta United
Kévin Denkey's left-footed goal in the 80th minute and Nick Hagglund's header in the 90th completely tipped the scales in FC Cincinnati's favor, and was the difference in a 2-0 season-opening home win over Atlanta United on Saturday.,After nearly 80 minutes of no scoring, Cincinnati's offense took o...

Kristijan Kahlina's net play helps Charlotte tie St. Louis City
Kristijan Kahlina made 10 saves, including three crucial late denials, to help Charlotte FC preserve a 1-1 draw at St. Louis City in both teams' season opener on Saturday afternoon.,Pep Biel scored in the second half of his first appearance since last September for Charlotte, which extended St. Loui...