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Charlotte FC get the road win over Atlanta United despite being outshot
Pep Biel and Wilfried Zaha each scored a goal and assisted on another for visiting Charlotte FC, helping propel the club to a 3-2 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday.,After Zaha's goal broke a 1-1 tie in the 59th minute, Biel added one of his own in the 77th, as Charlotte (11-11-2, 35 points) wo...

Lionel Messi's 6th brace in 7 games seals Inter Miami's win over Red Bulls
Lionel Messi had two goals and two assists to lead Inter Miami to a bounce-back 5-1 victory over the host New York Red Bulls on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,Messi and Inter Miami (12-4-5, 41 points) erased a 1-0 first-half deficit with a flurry of goals late in the first half -- two of them comi...

Martin Ojeda scores twice as Orlando City edge Revs
Martin Ojeda scored his team-leading 11th and 12th goals to lift Orlando City SC to a 2-1 victory over the host New England Revolution on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass.,Ojeda's second multi-goal performance this season helped Orlando (10-6-8, 38 points) snap a four-match winless run and earn it...

San Diego and Vancouver vie for top spot in Western Conference
First place in the Western Conference is on the line when the Vancouver Whitecaps visit San Diego FC on Saturday night.,San Diego FC (13-7-3, 42 points) holds a one-point lead over the Whitecaps (12-5-5, 41 points) thanks to a 5-3 victory in Vancouver on June 25.,Both teams have been dragging a bit,...

Minnesota United, Portland looking to right ship after home losses
Two top-six teams in the Western Conference will try and bounce back from 1-0 home losses on Wednesday when third-place Minnesota United visits the sixth-place Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,The match will celebrate Portland's 50-year anniversary with a celebration night. The Timbers (9-7-6, 33...

FC Cincinnati take solid form west to face Real Salt Lake
FC Cincinnati will face a Western Conference club on the road for the first time this season when they match up with Real Salt Lake on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,FC Cincinnati (14-6-3, 45 points) are coming off an impressive 3-0 home win over Inter Miami on Wednesday when All-Star midfielder Evander s...

Cellar-dwelling Galaxy take aim at rival LAFC
Los Angeles FC will get what has traditionally been one of their tougher tests of the season when they play host to the rival Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday.,The Galaxy might be in the middle of one of the worst seasons in franchise history. However, even amid a historic winless streak to open the s...

Nashville puts home streak on line vs. Toronto FC
Nashville SC will try to extend their home unbeaten run in MLS to nine matches on Saturday night against a Toronto FC side coming off arguably their best performance of the season.,After a narrow 2-1 defeat at Inter Miami last Saturday, third-place Nashville (13-5-5, 44 points) responded with a deci...

Sporting KC seek better 90-minute effort vs. New York City FC
Sporting Kansas City fell just short of coming back from a big first-half deficit their last time out. They hope for a better fate on Saturday night as they face New York City FC in Kansas City, Kan.,Kansas City (6-11-5, 23 points) trailed the Seattle Sounders 3-0 at halftime, but despite converting...

MLS-best Union out for 'togetherness' vs. Dynamo
Tai Baribo looks to heat up again on Saturday as the Philadelphia Union take a two-match winning streak into Houston to face the Dynamo.,Baribo scored his 14th goal of the season in Philadelphia's 2-1 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday. He had been kept without a tally in four matches after erupt...

'Quakes vie to rebound from 'sloppy' effort in clash vs. Sounders
The San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders both played to draws Wednesday in MLS play.,And neither were happy about it.,The teams, who are scheduled to meet Saturday in Seattle, both felt they could have done better.,The Earthquakes (7-8-8, 29 points) tied FC Dallas 2-2, with San Jose's Josef Mar...

After Cincy setback, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami face surging Red Bulls
Inter Miami need to regroup fast, and the host New York Red Bulls want to keep rolling as they square off on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,Inter Miami (11-4-5, 38 points) are coming off a lopsided 3-0 loss at Cincinnati on Wednesday, which snapped a five-game winning streak and six-game unbeaten ...

Desperate for points, Orlando City and Revolution clash
Both Orlando City and the New England Revolution will attempt to rebound from devastating defeats when they meet on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass.,For Orlando (9-6-8, 35 points), it was a late collapse in the form of two goals conceded after the 87th minute in a 2-1 home loss to New York City F...

MLS transactions roundup: Rapids waive F Kevin Cabral
The Colorado Rapids waived French forward Kevin Cabral on Friday, opening a Designated Player roster spot.,Cabral, 26, tallied seven goals and four assists in 68 MLS matches since joining the Rapids in 2023. None of those goal contributions came this season in 770 minutes across 18 games (10 starts)...
MLS Is Keeping Lionel Messi Happy: But What Is the League Getting in Return?
Messi’s move to MLS was billed as a transformational moment. A year later, his growing influence at Inter Miami raises questions about what the league is truly gaining....

FC Dallas aim to fare better at home vs. St. Louis City
For FC Dallas, Saturday night's visit from St. Louis City SC could be seen as a good-news, bad-news situation.,The good news: They're playing on their home pitch in Frisco, Texas.,The bad news: They're playing on their home pitch in Frisco, Texas.,Dallas (5-10-7, 22 points) has managed just five poi...

Crew look to avoid slow start vs. D.C. United
Change is not only good but necessary for the Columbus Crew starting Saturday at home against flailing D.C. United.,In the last two magtches. the Crew (11-4-8, 41 points) allowed a goal to FC Cincinnati in the opening 42 seconds and trailed 2-0 after five minutes before rallying for a 4-2 win, then ...

Montreal, Chicago look to turn things around
Two struggling sides aim to get on the winning track when CF Montreal hosts the Chicago Fire on Saturday.,Montreal (3-14-6, 15 points) is coming off a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday, extending its MLS winless streak to three games (0-2-1) after a rare positive stretch in which it ha...

Atlanta looks to end winless streak, vs. Charlotte
Hoping to snap a six-match winless stretch, Atlanta United hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday in Eastern Conference play.,Atlanta (4-10-8, 20 points) last won on May 28 -- a 3-2 victory over Orlando City SC -- but the club has picked up points with three straight draws. After five consecutive matches aw...

Josef Martinez's late goal helps San Jose tie FC Dallas
A late goal from Josef Martinez salvaged a point for the San Jose Earthquakes, who drew visiting FC Dallas 2-2 on Wednesday night.,Martinez's goal, scored almost immediately after Petar Musa put Dallas ahead in the 85th minute, sent the Quakes (7-8-8, 29 points) to a third draw in their last four ma...