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Red Bulls sign M Wiki Carmona to new contract
The New York Red Bulls signed midfielder Wiki Carmona to a new contract, the MLS club announced Wednesday.,The 21-year-old Venezuela international is now locked up through the 2027 season with an option for 2028.,"Wiki has shown a great development over his last three years with the club," NYRB head...
MLS All-Stars have opportunity to shine against Liga MX contingent
The 2024 MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday night will point a national and potentially international spotlight on host club Columbus Crew, which is more than worthy after being one of the league's best teams in the last two decades.,The Crew are sometimes overshadowed by bigger markets -- and were once...
CF Montreal trade F Mason Toye to Timbers
The Portland Timbers acquired veteran forward Mason Toye from CF Montreal on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2025.,Montreal will also receive $200,000 in 2025 general allocation money from Portland if Toye reaches certain performance metrics or contractual obligations, per the c...
Javier Aguirre named Mexico coach, Rafael Marquez assistant
The Mexican men's national soccer team, looking for a new direction after a disappointing performance in Copa America, hired Javier Aguirre as head coach and Rafael Marquez as assistant coach on Monday.,The appointments include a built-in succession plan. Aguirre will be in charge through the 2026 W...
D.C. United acquire M Boris Enow from Israeli club
D.C. United acquired midfielder Boris Enow from Israel's Maccabi Netanya FC on Monday.,The 24-year-old Cameroon international is under contract through 2027 with an option for 2028.,"Boris is a talented midfielder with a strong work ethic who is coming into the prime of his career," D.C. United gene...
FC Dallas acquire M Manuel 'Show' Cafumana on loan
FC Dallas acquired midfielder Manuel "Show" Cafumana on loan from Israel's Maccabi Haifa on Monday.,The 25-year-old Angolan international will occupy an international roster slot with the MLS club.,Show joined Maccabi in 2023 after playing for three seasons with Bulgaria's Ludogorets Razgrad.,Prior ...
Nashville SC acquire Australian M Patrick Yazbek
Nashville SC acquired midfielder Patrick Yazbek from Norway's Viking FK on Monday.,The 22-year-old Australian international will occupy a U22 Initiative roster slot.,Yazbek has tallied four goals and 10 assists in 95 appearances with boyhood club Sydney FC (2021-23) and Viking.,"Patrick is a progres...
Atlanta United transfer D Caleb Wiley to Chelsea
Atlanta United transferred homegrown defender Caleb Wiley to Chelsea of the Premier League on Monday.,Multiple outlets reported the transfer fee for the 19-year-old U.S. international was $11 million.,Other reports indicated that Chelsea planned to loan Wiley to Strasbourg in France's Ligue 1. Chels...
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez ruled out of MLS All-Star Game
The biggest star in MLS will not participate in the league's All-Star Game, with Inter Miami's Lionel Messi bowing out of Wednesday's contest at Columbus, Ohio, with an ankle injury.,Also ruled out of Wednesday's contest is Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez, who is dealing with knee discomfort.,Messi...
LAFC D Mamadou Fall sent to Barcelona on permanent transfer
Los Angeles FC completed the permanent transfer of defender Mamadou Fall to Spain's FC Barcelona in a reported $4 million deal, according to GiveMeSport.,Fall, 21, signed with LAFC in 2021 and played 36 games with the club, scoring five goals, including two in a game against Sporting Kansas City. A ...
Rapids edge Real Salt Lake on late penalty kick
Cole Bassett's penalty-shot goal in the 88th minute led the Colorado Rapids to a 3-2 win over Real Salt Lake in Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday night., ,Jonathan Lewis and Sam Vines also scored for Colorado (12-9-5, 41 points), who secured the 2024 Rocky Mountain Cup with the victory. The Rapids h...
LAFC continue dominance over Sounders
Denis Bouanga recorded a brace and Mateusz Bogusz also scored to help Los Angeles FC roll to a 3-0 victory over the host Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,Bouanga scored one of the goals on a penalty kick. He is tied for second in goals in MLS with D.C. United star Christian Benteke. Both players ...
West-leading Galaxy fend off Timbers
Riqui Puig and Joseph Paintsil scored goals 10 minutes apart in the second half and the first-place Los Angeles Galaxy held on for a 3-2 victory Saturday over the visiting Portland Timbers at Carson, Calif., ,Gabriel Pec scored a first-half goal, Paintsil had two assists and John McCarthy made two s...
Dynamo pull out win over Whitecaps on late goal
Griffin Dorsey completed a rare brace with a ferocious finish from the edge of the penalty area in the 87th minute, and the visiting Houston Dynamo completed a wild 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.,Adalberto Carrasquilla and Brad Smith also scored for Houston, which won it...
Jon Gallagher scores late as Austin FC earns draw with Charlotte FC
Austin FC's Jon Gallagher came off the bench to produce the equalizer in the 80th minute as the homestanding Verde came from behind to forge a 2-2 draw with Charlotte FC on Saturday in an interconference match, just the second ever between the two sides.,Austin (8-10-7, 31 points) snapped a two-matc...
Sporting KC's late goal nets draw against St. Louis City
Willy Agata's second-half goal salvaged a 1-1 draw for Sporting Kansas City against visiting St. Louis City SC on Saturday night.,Kansas City (6-14-6, 24 points) trailed 1-0 to start the second half buy cranked up the pressure on St. Louis over the next 30 minutes, finally breaking through in the 73...
Minnesota United blank Quakes, halt winless streak
An own goal and Bongokuhle Hlongwane's tally were enough for Minnesota United to defeat the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 in a clash pitting teams trying to shed troublesome stretches Saturday night at Saint Paul, Minn., ,San Jose defender Tanner Beason was charged with the own goal in the first...
Inter Miami responds to Fire challenge to net win
Jordi Alba scored the tiebreaking goal in the 75th minute to help Inter Miami CF post a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Matias Rojas scored in the first half for Inter Miami (16-4-5, MLS-best 53 points), who played without star Lionel Messi (ankle) for th...
FC Dallas pull even with Revs on stoppage-time penallty
Paul Arriola leveled from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time and FC Dallas escaped a trip to face the New England Revolution with a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,Arriola's third goal came on the first shot on goal of the night for Dallas in a match that suffered from the...
NYCFC, Orlando City play to 1-1 draw
Host Orlando City and New York City FC scored goals five minutes apart early in the second half, and a late save by NYCFC's Matt Freese preserved a 1-1 draw on Saturday.,Orlando City (9-9-7, 34 points) found a lead in the 52nd minute with a goal by Ramiro Enrique and an assist by Martin Ojeda. A mid...