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Whitecaps' Vanni Sartini suspended 6 matches, fined $20K
Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach Vanni Sartini has been suspended a total of six matches and fined $20,000 by MLS on Thursday for multiple violations of league policy that occurred both during and after the team's playoff loss to Los Angeles FC on Nov. 5....

Red Bulls re-sign D Dylan Nealis for 2024 season
The New York Red Bulls re-signed defender Dylan Nealis to a one-year contract for the 2024 season on Thursday....

Atlanta United re-sign D Efrain Morales
Atlanta United re-signed defender Efrain Morales through the 2024 MLS season with options for 2025 and 2026, the club announced Wednesday....

Rapids retain 3 players, decline options on 7 others
The Colorado Rapids exercised the contract options on three players and declined options on seven others, the club announced Tuesday....

Revs exercise permanent transfer for Tomas Chancalay
The New England Revolution exercised the permanent transfer option for forward Tomas Chancalay on Tuesday....

Expansion St. Louis City place two on MLS Best XI
Expansion team St. Louis City SC was one of four clubs with two players named to the 2023 MLS Best XI on Tuesday....

FC Cincinnati M Luciano Acosta named MLS MVP
FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta was named the league's Most Valuable Player on Monday,...

If nothing else, Bernardo Silva showed again why he's Bernardo Silva
It is my duty as a Liverpool supporter to bitch about the early kickoff on Saturdays for TV. We all signed a call to action on it and it’s ironclad. In truth, there’s not much the Premier League could have done about Saturday’s clash between the biggest rivals in the league the past few seasons. Wit...

LAFC in West final with 1-0 win over Sounders
Golden Boot Award winner Denis Bouanga scored and goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau made seven saves as Los Angeles FC defeated the host Seattle Sounders 1-0 Sunday night in the Western Conference semifinals....

Dynamo edge Sporting KC 1-0, reach West final
Franco Escobar scored on a corner-kick header late in the first half to lift the Houston Dynamo to a 1-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City in Sunday's Western Conference semifinal....

FC Cincinnati defeats Union in second-half stoppage time
Yerson Mosquera scored an opportunistic goal in second-half stoppage time and FC Cincinnati pulled off a dramatic 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night in an Eastern Conference semifinal....

Sounders, LAFC prepare for another playoff battle
Carlos Vela is the lone player remaining on the Los Angeles FC roster from the franchise's first game in March 2018, a 1-0 victory at Seattle....

Dynamo's different brand of ball to be tested by Sporting KC's experience
When Sporting Kansas City visits the Houston Dynamo in Sunday's Western Conference semifinal, the visitors will represent the old guard clashing with an up-and-coming challenger....

Late surge lifts Crew over Orlando City, into Eastern Conference finals
Christian Ramirez scored in the third minute of extra time and Cucho Hernandez later added a goal into an empty net as the visiting Columbus Crew defeated short-handed Orlando City 2-0 in an Eastern Conference semifinal match on Saturday....

From Christian Pulisic to Gio Reyna, we rank the US men's soccer team
Chaos is a ladder, said Lord Baelish. Especially when it comes to international soccer, where injuries, manager changes — both with country and club — a bad transfer or run of form can shift a player’s standing with his national team within a week or two. Getting together only every month or longer ...

FC Cincinnati chasing playoff revenge on Union
FC Cincinnati and the Philadelphia Union meet for the second consecutive season in the Eastern Conference semifinals, this time with top-seeded Cincinnati playing host thanks to a monster 69-point regular season....

Crew's high-powered offense, Orlando City's defense set to clash
Contrasting styles will be on display when Orlando City host the Columbus Crew in an Eastern Conference semifinal on Saturday....

Red Bulls part ways with D Hassan Ndam
The New York Red Bulls and defender Hassan Ndam mutually agreed to part ways, the club announced Wednesday....

Cincinnati's Pat Noonan wins MLS Coach of the Year honor
FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan was named the MLS Coach of the Year on Tuesday....

Everton was an easy target for the Premier League
If I can remove my red-tinted glasses that skew my view of everything Everton and always pushes me to have a good chuckle at their expense, last week’s 10-point deduction penalizing the club for financial cock-ups for the years 2019-2022 was pretty convenient for everyone. ...