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Crew transfer All-Star Max Arfsten to Middlesbrough
The Columbus Crew completed the transfer of two-time MLS All-Star Max Arfsten to England's Middlesbrough FC on Tuesday.,The Crew received a reported $7.5 million transfer fee from the EFL Championship side and also retained a sell-on percentage for the 25-year-old midfielder.,Arfsten had a team-high...
New boss Larry Berg wants to take MLS to 'next level'
Dating back to his childhood, before he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and paved a career in finance and private equity, Larry Berg says he has always been a massive soccer fan.,He took a step from fandom into equity when he became a co-owner of Los Angeles FC in 2018.,Now he leaps into...
Top task for new MLS commissioner: Selling MLS to existing soccer fans
When Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber's tenure concludes at the end of the year, it will punctuate an exceptional period of growth and development in American pro soccer.,Under Garber's guidance, MLS exploded from 12 to 30 teams, built soccer-specific stadiums for the majority of its club...
Larry Berg, LAFC co-owner, selected as next MLS commissioner
Larry Berg, a co-owner of Los Angeles FC, was chosen as the third commissioner in Major League Soccer history on Monday.,Berg will succeed Don Garber on Jan. 1, 2027. Garber will complete a tenure of more than 27 years as commissioner and transition into the role of chairman in 2027, the league said...
Reports: LAFC co-owner Larry Berg selected as next MLS commissioner
Larry Berg, a co-owner of Los Angeles FC, was chosen as the next commissioner of Major League Soccer on Monday, Sportico and Sports Business Journal reported.,Berg will have to sell his stake in LAFC before transitioning into the commissioner role.,The MLS Board of Governors met Monday in New York t...
Atlanta United loan Emmanuel Latte Lath to Union Berlin
Emmanuel Latte Lath is headed to the Bundesliga, as Atlanta United loaned the forward to Union Berlin for the full 2026-27 season on Sunday.,The loan includes an option for Union Berlin to purchase Latte Lath's contract outright. The German club will take on his full salary.,Latte Lath, 27, came to ...
Anders Dreyer's PK pulls San Diego even with Minnesota
Anders Dreyer converted a penalty kick to equalize in the 64th minute and CJ dos Santos made seven saves as San Diego FC rallied for a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Tomas Chancalay scored for Minnesota United (6-6-6, 24 points), which saw its winless streak ...
Revs F Jack Harrison gets visa, eligible to play vs. Dynamo
Revolution forward Jack Harrison received his United States Green Card and P-1 visa and is now eligible to play for New England, the club announced Sunday.,Harrison, an Englishman, will be classified as a domestic player on the roster and fit to play when the Revolution host the Houston Dynamo on Sa...
Timbers hand Sounders club-record sixth straight loss
Brandon Bye scored in the 82nd minute as the Portland Timbers rallied for a 2-1 victory against the visiting Seattle Sounders in a Cascadia Cup clash Saturday night.,Kevin Kelsy scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season for the Timbers (7-8-3, 24 points), who improved to 3-0-1 under interim c...
Dallas' Jonathan Sirois (9 saves) comes up big in draw vs. Galaxy
Jonathan Sirois made nine saves to help FC Dallas preserve a 0-0 draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.,It was only Dallas' fifth clean sheet, and the first of the season for the 25-year-old Canadian, who returned to the net last weekend when new acquisition Daniel h...
Evander's goal, 3 assists spark Cincinnati over Quakes
Evander scored his 11th goal on a sensational strike from 35 yards out in the 82nd minute and FC Cincinnati rallied from behind twice to earn a 4-2 victory over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Evander also assisted on the three other goals for Cincinnati (7-6-5, 26 points), whic...
Rafael Navarro's late penalty kick lifts Rapids past Austin FC
Rafael Navarro converted a penalty kick in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Colorado Rapids a 1-0 victory over Austin FC on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,Darren Yapi fired a shot from outside the box that Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver punched away with a diving sav...
St. Louis draws with Real Salt Lake to push unbeaten streak to 8
Marcel Hartel scored an equalizer in the 72nd minute Saturday night as St. Louis City SC tied visiting Real Salt Lake 1-1, extending their unbeaten streak to eight games.,Roman Burki made a pair of second-half saves for St. Louis (7-6-5, 26 points), who hasn't lost since May 3. St. Louis outshot Sal...
Fire star Robert Lewandowski scores twice to beat Charlotte
Robert Lewandowski netted a brace in his home debut as the Chicago Fire eked out a 2-1 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday evening.,The win is Chicago's first since the end of the international break. Lewandowski, signed in late June as a free agent, is former star for Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Mu...
Anders Dreyer's PK pulls Minnesota even with San Diego
Anders Dreyer converted a penalty kick to equalize in the 64th minute and CJ dos Santos made seven saves as San Diego FC rallied for a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Tomas Chancalay scored for Minnesota United (6-6-6, 24 points), which saw its winless streak ...
Dynamo pull away from 10-man Sporting KC in second half
Guilherme and Agustin Bouzat scored second-half goals and the Houston Dynamo took advantage of a shorthanded opponent to produce a 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Jonathan Bond made four saves for his fifth clean sheet of the season for Houston (9-6-2, 29...
Brais Mendez's late goal earns Crew draw with Inter Miami
Luis Suarez scored a goal and assisted on another, but Columbus' Brais Mendez's late equalizer left host Inter Miami and the Columbus Crew with a 2-2 draw Saturday night.,Suarez scored for the third consecutive match since Inter Miami (11-2-5, 38 points) resumed play following the World Cup break.,N...
Union score twice in stoppage time to stun Atlanta
The Philadelphia Union scored three unanswered goals, including Ezekiel Alladoh's match-winner in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, to defeat 10-man Atlanta United 3-2 in Chester, Pa., on Saturday evening.,Despite playing with a man advantage for over an hour, the Union (4-10-4, 16 po...
CF Montreal make big second-half push, earn draw with Revolution
CF Montreal scored twice in the second half to rally for a 2-2 draw against the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday.,It marked the first goals for Montreal (4-10-4, 16 points) since resuming action after the World Cup, having been shut out in three straight matches.,The Revolution (9-5-3, 30...
D.C. United rally in 2nd half to earn draw with East-leading Nashville
Tai Baribo scored in the 77th minute to cap a second-half rally from two goals down as D.C. United escaped with a 2-2 draw against Nashville SC on Saturday in Washington.,Silvan Hefti also scored for D.C. (5-5-8, 23 points), which extended its run of matches without a loss to five in pursuit of its ...