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Minnesota United D Michael Boxall signs extension
Minnesota United signed defender Michael Boxall to a contract extension through 2025 on Tuesday.,The deal includes an option for 2026 for the 36-year-old captain and New Zealand international.,Boxall has one goal and one assist in 29 MLS matches (all starts) in 2024, his eighth season with the Loons...
Former interim coach Twila Kilgore leaves USWNT for new opportunity
Twila Kilgore, an assistant coach who served as the U.S. women's national team's interim coach for nine months, is leaving U.S. Soccer to pursue other coaching opportunities, the program said Tuesday.,Kilgore, who has also coached the U.S. U-19 and U-23 teams, took over the senior team in August 202...
USMNT opens Nations League Nov. 18 under Mauricio Pochettino
The United States men's national team will head to St. Louis in November for its first 2024-25 Nations League game under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.,The USMNT team is set to play Nov. 18 to begin a two-leg quarterfinal series against an undetermined opponent.,The former English Premier Leagu...
Union return to playoff position by trouncing D.C. United 4-0
A two-goal night for Daniel Gazdag and two assists from 20-year-old Quinn Sullivan powered the Philadelphia Union over D.C. United 4-0 Sunday night in Chester, Pa.,With the victory, the Union moved back into ninth place -- the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference -- with four matches remaini...
Galaxy pull away in West with victory over Whitecaps
Gabriel Pec scored his 13th goal of the season and added a pair of assists to lift the LA Galaxy to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in Carson, Calif. ,Pec also was instrumental on the sequence leading to a second-half own goal by Vancouver that put the Galaxy (17-7-7, 58...
St. Louis City top Earthquakes for first '24 road win
Claude Teuchert and Marcel Hertel scored first-half goals and St. Louis City notched its first road win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Roman Burki made four saves as St. Louis City improved to 1-6-8 on the road. St. Louis City has won all four meeti...
Minnesota United eliminate Sporting K.C. from playoff contention
Kelvin Yeboah scored in the 65th minute to help Minnesota United earn a 2-0 victory at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night that boosted the Loons' playoff chances and eliminated SKC from postseason contention.,Bongokuhle Hlongwane added some insurance deep in second-half stoppage time with his te...
Timbers draw even late, earn draw with Real Salt Lake
Jonathan Rodriguez leveled the match with a header in second-half stoppage time and the Portland Timbers escaped a trip to Sandy, Utah, with a 3-3 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.,Rodriguez and Evander each scored their 15th goals of the season for Portland, which halted a three-match roa...
Rapids shut out Toronto FC to clinch playoff berth
The Colorado Rapids secured an MLS Cup playoff spot with a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo., ,Reggie Cannon and Djordje Mihailovic scored second-half goals as Colorado (15-10-5, 50 points) improved to 10-2-3 at home this season. Colorado keeper Zack Steffen stopped two...
Coco Carrasquilla's bicycle kick sends Dynamo past Austin FC
Coco Carrasquilla scored on a bicycle kick from near the penalty spot in the 83rd minute and the visiting Houston Dynamo extended their unbeaten streak to five matches with a 1-0 victory over Austin FC on Saturday.,Off a corner kick late in the match, the Dynamo's Erik Sviatchenko sent a soft header...
FC Dallas top LAFC, but top scorer Petar Musa suffers injury
Logan Farrington had a goal and an assist in the second half to help FC Dallas pick up a critical 3-1 win against visiting Los Angeles FC on Saturday night in Frisco, Texas., ,Petar Musa and Patrickson Delgado scored the first two goals for FC Dallas (10-13-7, 37 points), who need a late-season surg...
Luca Orellano helps FC Cincinnati earn draw vs. Nashville SC
Luca Orellano scored a brilliant free-kick goal in the 52nd minute, and FC Cincinnati twice came back from one-goal deficits en route to a 2-2 draw against Nashville SC on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,Luciano Acosta added a goal for Cincinnati (17-8-5, 56 points), which remains in second place in th...
Cucho Hernandez helps Crew cool off Orlando City
Cucho Hernandez had a goal and an assist in the second half to help the host Columbus Crew defeat Orlando City 4-3 and end the Lions' three-match winning streak.,Max Arfsten had two assists for the Crew (16-5-8, 56 points), who are 4-1-1 in the past six matches.,They almost blew a three-goal lead to...
Despite dominating play, Red Bulls settle for draw vs. Atlanta United
Elias Manoel scored the tying goal seven minutes into stoppage time shortly after being denied on a penalty kick as the New York Red Bulls salvaged a point in a 2-2 draw with visiting Atlanta United on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,The Red Bulls (10-6-14) salvaged the point thanks to Manoel's hea...
CF Montreal blank Fire 2-0, extend unbeaten streak
CF Montreal extended their unbeaten streak to three with a 2-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night., ,Josef Martinez and Caden Clark provided the offence for Montreal (8-12-10, 34 points) and keeper Jonathan Sirois made three saves to preserve the clean sheet. Montreal has back-...
Charlotte FC snap losing streak in a big way against Revolution
Pep Biel and Patrick Agyemang each had a goal and an assist as host Charlotte FC defeated the short-handed New England Revolution 4-0 on Saturday.,Liel Abada and Kerwin Vargas also scored and goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina made four saves in posting the shutout for Charlotte (11-11-8, 41 points), whic...
Late score earns New York City FC draw with Inter Miami
James Sands scored in the 95th minute to fuel New York City FC to a 1-1 draw against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami FC on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.,Sands converted a cross from Santiago Rodriguez following a corner kick to earn NYCFC's second draw of the season against Inter Miami. The two...
Union meet DC United with playoff positioning on the line
D.C. United travels to Philadelphia on Sunday night for a regular-season meeting against the Union that feels like a playoff match.,Next to each other in the MLS Eastern Conference standings, while straddling the playoff line, a win for United would continue an incredible comeback in a season that l...
Still lacking a road win, St. Louis City pay visit to Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes have been eliminated from the MLS postseason picture, and St. Louis City is close to joining them as playoff outsiders.,The two worst teams in the Western Conference share the same field Saturday night when St. Louis City visits San Jose.,St. Louis City (5-11-13, 28 points) ...
Rapids, Toronto FC hunting bounce-back victory
The Colorado Rapids and Toronto FC will look to rebound from midweek losses when they meet in Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday.,Colorado (14-10-5, 47 points) is coming off a 4-1 defeat in Kansas City on Wednesday -- its first regular-season loss to Sporting in more than two years. It was also the R...