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Timbers sign New Zealand D Finn Surman
The Portland Timbers signed New Zealand defender Finn Surman on Friday.,Surman, 20, agreed to a contract through the 2026 season with a club option for 2027.,He will join the Timbers after competing with New Zealand at the Paris Olympics.,"Finn has shown great promise at an early stage in his career...
Minus Lionel Messi, Inter Miami aim to stay hot vs. Fire
Lionel Messi will again be watching from the sideline when Inter Miami CF face the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Messi is dealing with a ligament injury in his right ankle, sustained in the Copa America championship game Sunday when his Argentina side defeated Colombia.,Int...
Crew aim to return to winning ways in clash vs. Atlanta
Neither team was happy with how their matches ended on Wednesday so the Columbus Crew and host Atlanta United seek to rebound at the other's expense on Saturday.,For the Crew (12-3-7, 43 points), a 1-1 draw at home versus Charlotte FC to snap a five-match winning streak was a hard landing after a re...
Tied in points, Toronto and Montreal meet for 'massive' match
Toronto FC coach John Herdman is putting a lot of eggs in one basket.,Speaking of Saturday night's trip to CF Montreal, Herdman referred to it as a "six-pointer," the maximum point swing in the standings that occurs if one team gets the win.,"Massive game," he said. "We'll get after it.",Toronto (8-...
Orlando City M Dagur Dan Thorhallsson signs extension
Orlando City SC announced a contract extension Friday for midfielder Dagur Dan Thorhallsson.,The 24-year-old Iceland international's new deal runs through 2026 with an option for 2027.,Thorhallsson has two goals and three assists in 24 MLS matches (22 starts), matching the totals he posted in his fi...
Real Salt Lake sign free agent F Benji Michel
Real Salt Lake signed former Orlando City SC forward Benji Michel through the end of the 2024 season on Friday.,The 26-year-old free agent's contract includes options for 2025 and 2026. ,Real Salt Lake acquired his right of first refusal from Orlando City for their better second-round pick in 2025 a...
Toronto FC sign former Sounders D Henry Wingo
Toronto FC signed former homegrown Seattle Sounders defender Henry Wingo on Thursday.,Wingo, 28, is under contract through 2026 with an option for 2027. Toronto acquired his MLS rights from D.C. United for $75,000 in 2025 general allocation money.,The Seattle native appeared in 22 MLS matches (three...
Dynamo sign German winger Lawrence Ennali
The Houston Dynamo signed 22-year-old German winger Lawrence Annali on Thursday.,Annali arrives on a full transfer from Poland's Gornik Zabrze. The fee was not disclosed but the MLS club called it the largest U22 Initiative signing in franchise history.,Annali signed a contract with Houston through ...
MLS announces multiple changes to roster rules
Major League Soccer announced three "substantial" changes to its roster rules on Thursday.,The modifications go into effect during the current secondary transfer window.,"The new roster rules open the door for clubs to sign additional world-class players and more emerging stars, while also providing...
Union acquire F Sam Adeniran from St. Louis City
The Philadelphia Union acquired forward Sam Adeniran from St. Louis SC on Thursday for a guaranteed $150,000 in 2024 general allocation money. ,St. Louis City also can receive an additional guaranteed $300,000 in GAM over the next two years provided certain undisclosed performance incentives are met...
Galaxy beat Rapids, move to top of West standings
Joseph Paintsil recorded one goal and one assist to help the Los Angeles Galaxy produce a 3-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night at Carson, Calif.,Diego Fagundez and Riqui Puig added goals and Gabriel Pec had two assists as the Galaxy (13-5-7, 46 points) bounced back from a...
Short-handed Real Salt Lake fight for 1-1 draw with LAFC
Without their top two scorers, visiting Real Salt Lake received a goal from Brayan Vera and forged a 1-1 tie against Los Angeles FC on Wednesday in a battle of two of the top teams in the Western Conference. ,Real Salt Lake were without Cristian Arango (17 goals), MLS' leading scorer, because of a f...
Sounders blank St. Louis City for 5th straight win
Jonathan Bell scored against his former team and Stefan Frei moved into a tie for second place in career shutouts as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting St. Louis City SC 2-0 on Wednesday night in an MLS match.,Frei made two saves to post his third consecutive clean sheet as the Sounders (10-7-7,...
Dynamo escape lowly San Jose with late goal
Substitute Daniel Steres scored his first goal of the season in the 86th minute and the visiting Houston Dynamo escaped with a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.,Steres' volleyed finish vaulted the Dynamo (9-7-7, 34 points) to a fifth road victory of the season on a night ...
Whitecaps clip Sporting Kansas City thanks to Fafa Picault
Fafa Picault scored a go-ahead goal late in the second half as the Vancouver Whitecaps edged visiting Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Wednesday night.,With the victory, the Whitecaps (11-7-5, 38 points) stretched their unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1). ,A Robert Voloder own goal got Vancouver on ...
Josef Martinez's brace nets Montreal draw with Red Bulls
Josef Martinez scored twice in the second half as CF Montreal rallied for a 2-2 draw with the host New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night in Harrison, N.J.,After a rain delay of nearly 90 minutes, Martinez capitalized on two New York mistakes and notched his first multi-goal game since May 6, 2023, f...
Christian Benteke boots D.C. United past Minnesota United
Christian Benteke's goal in the first minute of stoppage time Wednesday night capped a brace and led visiting D.C. United to a 3-2 win over Minnesota United.,It was the second straight victory for D.C. United (6-11-8, 26 points) after an 11-match winless skid. Benteke's feet were all over it as he e...
FC Dallas closes gap with win over Austin FC
Peter Musa scored the deciding goal on a penalty kick that punctuated a wild sequence early in the second half as surging FC Dallas defeated short-handed Austin FC 3-1 on Wednesday in a Copa Tejas match in Frisco, Texas.,Paul Arriola added a goal and an assist for FC Dallas (8-11-5, 29 points), whic...
Orlando City keep winning streak alive, blank Nashville SC
Orlando City benefited from two goals off set-piece situations in the first half to extend their winning streak to four matches with a 3-0 victory against host Nashville SC on Wednesday.,Orlando (9-9-6, 33 points) has won five of its past six matches.,Nashville (6-10-8, 26 points) has lost five stra...
Without Lionel Messi, Inter Miami cruise past Toronto FC
Federico Redondo scored his first and second MLS goals and assisted on another as short-handed Inter Miami posted an impressive 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Wednesday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ,Diego Gomez also had a goal and an assist and Julian Gressel contributed two helpers to sit at 12 f...