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FC Dallas' formula: Beat Galaxy, clinch playoff berth
FC Dallas would clinch a Western Conference playoff berth on Saturday night if they can defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy for the second straight weekend when the teams meet in Carson, Calif.,A 2-1 home win over the Galaxy last weekend set up FC Dallas for the clinching opportunity. Dallas sits eighth i...
Short-handed Real Salt Lake scrap for playoff position vs. Seattle
Both teams will be short-handed when Real Salt Lake visit the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night with an eye toward joining the hosts in the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs.,That said, RSL manager Pablo Mastroeni knows his team is in no position to complain.,Late in a lackluster season, the Claret-and-Cobalt ...
Whitecaps battle to extend unbeaten run vs. Orlando City
The red-hot Vancouver Whitecaps have already clinched a spot in the MLS Cup playoffs. Their next step is claiming the Western Conference's top seed.,The Whitecaps, who have not lost in two months, visit Orlando City on Saturday in the penultimate regular-season match for both clubs.,Vancouver (17-6-...
Inter Miami unsure if Lionel Messi will face Atlanta in crucial fixture
Lionel Messi's status is uncertain as Inter Miami head into a critical matchup against Atlanta United on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,It was unclear Thursday if Messi would suit up for Argentina in its friendly against Venezuela on Friday night in Miami Gardens or sit that one out in orde...
LAFC blank Toronto FC, stay in chase for first place in West
Jeremy Ebobisse and Frankie Amaya scored goals Wednesday night and Los Angeles FC extended their winning streak to six matches with a 2-0 blanking of visiting Toronto FC.,LAFC (17-7-8, 59 points) jumped over Minnesota United for third place in MLS' Western Conference, just a point behind co-leaders ...
Jordi Alba’s Retirement Marks Turning Point for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi
Jordi Alba’s retirement signals a changing of the guard for Inter Miami and Lionel Messi’s next chapter....
Report: Orlando City tried to acquire Richarlison
Orlando City SC tried to acquire Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison this summer, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Talks to bring the Brazilian star to MLS broke down over a potential transfer fee of $46.4 million, per the report.,Richarlison, 28, is in his fourth season with the Premier League's Spurs a...
Inter Miami D Jordi Alba to retire at end of season
Spanish legend and Inter Miami defender Jordi Alba announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the season.,Alba, 36, starred at Barcelona before reuniting with former teammates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets with the Herons.,Alba's announcement comes just weeks after Busquets confirmed tha...
Four-time champ Darlington Nagbe retiring after 15 MLS seasons
Columbus Crew midfielder and four-time MLS Cup champion Darlington Nagbe will retire at the end of the season, the player and club announced Tuesday.,Nagbe, 35, ranks fifth in MLS history with 444 regular-season matches and has tallied 38 goals and 48 assists since being drafted No. 2 overall by the...
LAFC must tackle Toronto FC without top two scorers
Los Angeles FC has clinched homefield advantage for the first round and can still finish with the top seed in the West playoff table.,But to stay home throughout the conference's postseason, they will need to win some crucial matches without key players. That task begins Wednesday night when they ho...
Denis Bouanga's goal lifts Los Angeles FC past Atlanta United 1-0
Denis Bouanga scored the game's only goal in the 86th minute on Sunday night to propel Los Angeles FC to a 1-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United.,Bouanga's 24th goal of the season tied Miami's Lionel Messi for the league lead, as Los Angeles (16-7-8, 56 points) won its fifth straight game. In a s...
Whitecaps keep pushing for West title with rout of Earthquakes
Sebastian Berhalter scored twice in the final 26-plus minutes for his first career multi-goal game as the host Vancouver Whitecaps kept alive their chances for the top spot in the Western Conference with a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday.,Vancouver (17-6-9, 60 points) is tied in ...
Jack Elliott scores brace as Fire, Toronto FC play to draw
The Chicago Fire and visiting Toronto FC played to a 2-2 draw on Saturday night.,Jack Elliott scored a brace for Chicago (15-11-7, 52 points), which officially clinched an MLS Cup playoff spot with a 5-3 win over Inter Miami on Tuesday and extended its unbeaten streak to four matches with Saturday's...
Crew remain 9th in East with Orlando City draw
Fullback Marcelo Herrera scored his third goal and the Columbus Crew earned their best result in weeks with a 1-1 draw Saturday night at Orlando City.,Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte's error not long after Herrera's tally kept the Crew from halting a winless run that extended to four matches.,But it was ...
Kevin Denkey again hero as FC Cincinnati edge Red Bulls
Kevin Denkey's goal in the 12th minute was the difference as FC Cincinnati earned three points with a 1-0 victory over the host New York Red Bulls on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,The win gave FC Cincinnati (19-9-5, 62 points) a regular-season sweep of the Red Bulls (12-14-7, 43 points), with the...
Lionel Messi helps Inter Miami get back in win column vs. Revolution
Jordi Alba and Tadeo Allende each had two goals to lead host Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,The victory snapped a two-match winless streak for Inter Miami (17-7-8, 59 points), which moved into third place in the Eastern Confere...
Sounders hold off late Timbers rush to notch 8th shutout of season
Pedro de la Vega scored early and the Seattle Sounders made the goal hold up in a 1-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Stefan Frei made four saves to record his eighth shutout of the season and 114th of his career. Frei ranks second all-time in MLS clean sheets.,Seattle ...
Nashville SC break club goals record in draw with CF Montreal
Nashville SC broke their club record for goals in a season as Sam Surridge scored on a header late in the proceedings to nab a 1-1 draw with CF Montreal in their final home match of the season.,Surridge leapt onto the end of a curling cross from veteran midfielder Gaston Brugman, fighting off the ch...
Diogo Goncalves' first-half goal holds up, RSL shut out Rapids
Diogo Goncalves scored late during the first half to lift Real Salt Lake to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night, a result that saw the teams trade places in the Western Conference standings.,Rafael Cabral made two of his three saves late to keep his seventh clean sheet ...
Marcel Hartel's brace boosts St. Louis City over Austin FC
Marcel Hartel scored a brace Saturday night and visiting St. Louis City kept Austin FC from clinching a West playoff spot with a 3-1 triumph.,It was the third straight road victory for St. Louis (8-18-7, 31 points), which was eliminated from the playoff picture on Sept. 27 with a 3-0 home defeat to ...