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Fire sign sporting director Georg Heitz to contract extension
Chicago Fire FC signed sporting director Georg Heitz and technical director Sebastian Pelzer to contract extensions on Tuesday....
Oh, look, the right is screaming about Megan Rapinoe again
Death, taxes, and the right screeching about Megan Rapinoe....
Liverpool can't afford to lose Mo Salah
We’re almost a quarter of the way through the Premier League season. Thanks to 38 not being divisible by four, there really isn’t a quarter-mark in the season. After the next round of fixtures after Thanksgiving, we’ll have passed it. ...
FC Cincinnati's Matt Miazga is MLS Defender of Year
FC Cincinnati's Matt Miazga was named the 2023 MLS Defender of the Year on Monday....
Crew outscore Atlanta United to clinch series
Alex Matan and Diego Rossi each scored and had an assist as the host Columbus Crew scored a wild 4-2 win over Atlanta United in the deciding third match of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday....
Megan Rapinoe goes out on her shield, with a joke and a smile like always
Going to penalties, taking the last one, scoring, lifting the trophy. That’s probably the perfect ending that most had designed for Megan Rapinoe and OL Reign in last night’s NWSL Final against Gotham FC. A chance to makeup, a little bit, for her penalty miss at the World Cup. Maybe even erase, just...
Atlanta United attempt to overcome Crew's home-field advantage
Atlanta United feels they have the momentum. The Columbus Crew will rely on their home-field advantage....
Griffin Dorsey lifts Real Salt Lake past Houston into semifinals
Griffin Dorsey converted the final kick of the tiebreak to lift the Houston Dynamo into the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-3 win on penalties following a 1-1 draw with visiting Real Salt Lake in their Round One series decider on Saturday night....
Sounders silence FC Dallas to advance to semifinals
Albert Rusnak scored in the 36th minute and the Seattle Sounders made it stand up for a 1-0 victory over visiting FC Dallas on Friday night to earn a spot in the Western Conference semifinals....
Dynamo M Artur signs contract extension
Houston Dynamo FC midfielder Artur signed a contract extension through the 2025 season on Thursday....
USMNT gets to tussle with some real teams…kinda
Ah, the fresh hell of yet another international break. Club seasons are put on pause for a raft of qualifiers, be they Euro, or World Cup, that are pretty much foregone conclusions robbed of any real urgency, especially thanks to the expanded field for 2026. If not those, we get a helping of interna...
FC Cincinnati GM Chris Albright signs long-term contract
FC Cincinnati general manager Chris Albright agreed to a long-term contract extension with the MLS club on Thursday....
Revolution sign D Henry Kessler to 2-year extension
The New England Revolution signed defender Henry Kessler to a two-year contract extension through 2025....
Report: Inter Miami won't loan out Lionel Messi
Inter Miami reportedly will not loan out captain Lionel Messi after the Major League Soccer season ends....
Here’s why Cristiano Ronaldo is back in court over 2009 sexual assault claim
The next time someone tells you that sexual assault allegations “ruin a man’s career,” you only have to point to Cristiano Ronaldo. It’s been nearly five years since the German outlet Der Spiegel published what it purported were leaked documents between Ronaldo’s attorneys regarding an alleged sexua...
Arsenal is all grown up
While Arsenal ran Manchester City close for most of the campaign last season, when the chips were down in the spring they got mauled by the Citizens twice, as well as other boneheaded results that eventually left them up the track. It was this version of Arsenal’s first crack at a title challenge, s...
West powers Whitecaps, Sounders settle for 0-0 draw
Yohei Takaoka made five saves as the Vancouver Whitecaps earned a rare point in Seattle, playing to a 0-0 draw Saturday night....
Wayne Rooney steps down as D.C. United coach
Wayne Rooney stepped down as coach of D.C. United shortly after the club was eliminated from playoff contention Saturday night....
Sporting KC hold on for 3-2 win over Real Salt Lake
Erik Thommy and Johnny Russell each scored first-half goals to lift visiting Sporting Kansas City to a 3-2 victory over Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night....
In their home finale, Dynamo drub Rapids
Nelson Quinones scored twice to help the Houston Dynamo find the net four times before halftime of their final home game of the regular season, a 5-1 victory over last-place Colorado on Saturday night....