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MLS opens season Feb. 21 with Lionel Messi in spotlight
The 2024 MLS regular season opens on Feb. 21 with Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF hosting Real Salt Lake....

Rapids sign M Omir Fernandez to 3-year deal
The Colorado Rapids signed free agent midfielder Omir Fernandez to a three-year contract....

Nashville SC sign Duke F Forster Ajago through 2024
Nashville SC signed Duke forward Forster Ajago through the 2024 MLS season....

Toronto FC pick Tyrese Spicer first overall in MLS SuperDraft
Toronto FC selected Lipscomb forward Tyrese Spicer with the first overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday....

Orlando City sign coach Oscar Pareja through 2025
Orlando City SC and head coach Oscar Pareja agreed Tuesday to a new two-year contract through 2025....

Rapids re-sign D Sebastian Anderson, MF Oliver Larraz
Colorado Rapids defender Sebastian Anderson and midfielder Oliver Larraz signed one-year contracts with club options for 2025, the club announced Tuesday....

Union sign F Chris Donovan to new contract
The Philadelphia Union signed forward Chris Donovan to a new contract through the 2025 MLS season....

Dynamo sign M Griffin Dorsey to new contract
Houston Dynamo defender Griffin Dorsey signed a new contract through the 2025 season with a club option for 2026, the club announced Tuesday....

Revs hire two-time Cup winner Caleb Porter as coach
New England hired two-time MLS Cup-winning coach Caleb Porter to lead the Revolution on Tuesday....

Red Bulls trade F Tom Barlow to Fire
The New York Red Bulls traded longtime forward Tom Barlow to the Chicago Fire in exchange for General Allocation Money, both teams announced Monday....

MLS proves once more it is a deeply unserious league
The Friday news dump has been generally found out for what it is. A way for slimy organizations to try to sneak another piece of larceny or incompetence or just generally distasteful act past the goalie of our awareness without the normal level of scrutiny. By now, the actual act of releasing news a...

MLS clubs to send development teams to U.S. Open Cup in '24
Major League Soccer will send teams from the MLS Next Pro development league to the 2024 U.S. Open Cup instead of the clubs' traditional first teams....

Sporting KC acquire Honduran F Alenis Vargas
Sporting Kansas City announced the acquisition Friday of forward Alenis Vargas on a transfer from Costa Rica's Futbol Consultants Deseamparados....

FC Dallas sign midfielder Tomas Pondeca
FC Dallas signed attacking midfielder Tomas Pondeca to a two-year contract....

Earthquakes acquire F Preston Judd from Galaxy
The San Jose Earthquakes acquired forward Preston Judd in a trade from the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday for $200,000 in general allocation money....

Orlando City signs M Wilder Cartagena to 2-year deal
Orlando City moved to retain Wilder Cartagena, signing the midfielder Thursday to a two-year guaranteed contract through 2025....

Austin FC lands F Jader Obrian with No. 1 pick in re-entry draft
Forward Jader Obrian will remain in the state of Texas after the former member of FC Dallas was selected by Austin FC on Thursday with the first overall pick in the MLS re-entry draft....

NYCFC sign G Matt Freese to extension
The New York City Football Club signed Matt Freese to an extension that puts the goalkeeper under contract through the 2026 season and includes an option for 2027....

FC Dallas sign 17-year-old midfielder Alejandro Urzua
FC Dallas announced the signing Thursday of 17-year-old midfielder Alejandro Urzua....

The Champions League group stage went out with a bang
The Champions League group stage spent most of its time getting maligned, some of that in bad faith from the biggest clubs who just wanted to mold the competition to their whims. But their main argument held a lot of water, which was that it lacked drama or suspense, as for the most part the top clu...