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Patrick Schulte helps Crew shut down Union
Substitute Yaw Yeboah scored in the 75th minute and Patrick Schulte made two saves to help the Columbus Crew defeat the host Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Wednesday.,The last win for the Crew (13-4-7, 46 points) in Philadelphia was on Sept. 12, 2015.,Yeboah and Max Arfsten entered in the 62nd minute and...
Red Bulls transfer M Bento Estrela to Portuguese club
The New York Red Bulls transferred Bento Estrela to Portugal's Sporting Lisbon for an undisclosed fee Wednesday.,The homegrown midfielder has not appeared in an MLS match. The 18-year-old made 29 starts over the past two seasons with the MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Red Bulls II.,In February of 2021, the ...
Messi (ankle) returns to practice in limited capacity
Superstar Lionel Messi returned to practice in a limited capacity with Inter Miami on Wednesday as he continues to recover from an ankle injury suffered more than a month ago, The Athletic reported. ,"There were specific drills that we devised that would allow him a certain level of participation," ...
Crew hope to fight off fatigue against Union
Fatigue may be a factor, mental and physical, when the Columbus Crew and host Philadelphia Union resume MLS play on Wednesday.,Each is coming off a Leagues Cup match on Sunday under different circumstances.,The Crew (12-4-7, 43 points) played in their third final in nine months when they defeated Lo...
Union transfers D Damion Lowe to Saudi club
The Philadelphia Union completed the transfer of defender Damion Lowe to Saudi Professional League club Al-Akhdoud on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.,Lowe, 31, is from Kingston, Jamaica, and will become the only player from the CONCACAF region on the Al-Akhdoud roster.,In 28 appearanc...
FC Cincinnati sign D Teenage Hadebe through 2025
FC Cincinnati signed defender Teenage Hadebe through 2025 with an option for 2026, the club announced Tuesday.,The 28-year-old Zimbabwe international had three goals and one assist in 51 matches (49 starts) with the Houston Dynamo from 2021-23.,"We'd like to welcome Teenage and his family to Cincinn...
CF Montreal transfer M Mathieu Choiniere to Swiss club
CF Montreal transferred veteran Canadian midfielder Mathieu Choiniere to Swiss first-division side Grasshopper Club Zurich on Tuesday.,Choiniere, 25, made his Montreal debut in 2018 and posted 11 goals and 10 assists in 119 MLS matches (89 starts) with the club. ,The two-time MLS All-Star had two go...
Union transferring M Jose Martinez to club in Sao Paulo
The Philadelphia Union are sending midfielder Jose Martinez to top-tier Brazilian club Corinthians Sao Paulo in a transfer agreement, the MLS club announced Monday.,Martinez has started 13 of 16 matches this season and has recorded one assist. The Venezuela native, 30, has played for the Union since...
Late surge sends Crew past LAFC in Leagues Cup final
Cucho Hernandez had two goals, including the go-ahead tally in second-half stoppage time, and an assist as the Columbus Crew used a late rally to earn a 3-1 win over visiting Los Angeles FC on Sunday night in the Leagues Cup final. ,Hernandez's match-winner came in the second minute of second-half s...
Rapids beat Union on PKs to take third place at Leagues Cup
After tying 2-2 through regulation time, the Colorado Rapids defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on penalty kicks to win third place in the Leagues Cup on Sunday in Chester, Pa.,Djordje Mihailovic, Cole Bassett and Andreas Maxso converted their penalty kicks for Colorado, which qualified for the 202...
Marco Reus' goal, assist in MLS debut lift Galaxy past Atlanta
Marco Reus had a goal and an assist in his MLS debut after entering the game just beyond the hour mark, and the LA Galaxy pulled away for a 2-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United on Saturday night.,Reus -- in his first action since completing a move from his longtime German club Borussia Dortmund ...
On late goal, Timbers earn draw with St. Louis City
Evander scored on a free kick from 25 yards out in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time as the 10-man Portland Timbers rallied for a 4-4 draw with visiting St. Louis City SC on Saturday night.,Felipe Mora had two goals and an assist, Jonathan Rodriguez also scored and Evander had a pair of ...
Marco Reus gets goal, assist in MLS debut to lead Galaxy past Atlanta
Marco Reus had a goal and an assist in his MLS debut after entering the game just beyond the hour mark, and the LA Galaxy pulled away for a 2-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United on Saturday night.,Reus -- in his first action since completing a move from his longtime German club Borussia Dortmund ...
Lowly Earthquakes score early topple RSL 2-0
The last-place San Jose Earthquakes scored twice in the first 33 minutes to stun Real Salt Lake with a 2-0 win on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,The Earthquakes (5-19-2, 14 points) earned their second win in their past 12 matches (2-9-1). Both have been shutouts and have come under interim coach Ian Ru...
Sean Johnson, Toronto FC blank Dynamo
Prince Owusu scored his seventh goal of the season to lift visiting Toronto FC to a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.,Federico Bernardeschi provided the assist off a corner kick on a night fellow Italian star Lorenzo Insigne did not dress after he was listed as questionable with...
Red Bulls tie Charlotte FC, extend unbeaten streak to nine
Elias Manoel scored the tying goal in the first half and the New York Red Bulls pushed their unbeaten streak to nine matches with a 1-1 tie with host Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,Karol Swiderski's penalty kick gave Charlotte an early lead as the teams came off an extended layoff.,The Red Bulls (1...
Despite going a man short for a stretch, SKC blanks Orlando City
Jake Davis and Daniel Salloi scored goals just before and just after halftime, and Sporting Kansas City added a short-handed goal in second-half stoppage time in defeating Orlando City SC 3-0 on Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Sporting KC (7-14-6, 27 points), which was playing in retro uniforms ...
Brad Stuver helps Austin blank struggling Nashville
Jon Gallagher and Osman Bukari scored and Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver was stellar on the back line as the visiting Verde defeated Nashville SC 2-0 on Saturday in an interconference match., ,Austin (9-10-7, 34 points) moved into ninth place in the West and has won three of its past four matches ...
Fire storm back for draw with NYCFC
Alonso Martinez scored twice in a span of seven minutes in the first half, but New York City FC endured a late collapse and settled for a 2-2 draw with the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night. ,A week after a quarterfinal loss against the Columbus Crew in the Leagues Cup, NYCFC (11-9-6, 39 point...
FC Dallas put up 4 goals, edge D.C. United
Sebastian Lletget had a goal and two assists as visiting FC Dallas recorded a 4-3 victory over 10-man D.C. United on Saturday.,Tsiki Ntsabeleng collected a goal and an assist and Nkosi Tafari and Paul Arriola also scored in FC Dallas' first win in 13 road matches this season (1-8-4). The Toros (9-11...