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MLS, Whitecaps to pay $347K settlement for Lionel Messi absence
The Vancouver Whitecaps and Major League Soccer will pay $347,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in Canada after Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi did not appear in a 2024 game as advertised.,The British Columbia Supreme Court approved the settlement, The Athletic reported on Tuesday.,The W...
Report: Toronto signing Chilean D Benjamin Kuscevic
Toronto FC are finalizing a deal to acquire defender Benjamin Kucsevic from Brazilian side Fortaleza, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The deal for the 29-year-old Chilean center back is a loan with a purchase option, per the report.,Kucsevic played for Brazilian clubs Palmeiras (2020-23) and Coritiba...
Atlanta United acquire M Matias Galarza on loan
Atlanta United acquired midfielder Matias Galarza on loan from Argentina's River Plate on Monday.,The 24-year-old Paraguay international's deal runs through June 30 and includes a purchase option.,He has tallied 10 goals and six assists in 151 professional matches across Brazil and Argentina since 2...
MLS vs. Liga MX returns for July 29 All-Star Game
The 2026 MLS All-Star Game on July 29 in Charlotte will once again feature a clash between stars from MLS and Liga MX, the league announced Monday.,It is the third straight year and the fifth time overall that the All-Stars from the rival North American leagues will face off in this format.,The All-...
Anders Dreyer, San Diego stay perfect, shut out St. Louis City
Anders Dreyer and Marcus Ingvartsen each had a goal and an assist as San Diego FC continued their strong start with a 2-0 shutout over visiting St. Louis City SC on Sunday.,Dreyer scored in the third minute off an assist from Ingvartsen, his Danish countryman. The roles reversed early in the second ...
Lionel Messi, Miami score four in second half to upend Orlando
Lionel Messi recorded a brace, Telasco Sevogia scored the tiebreaking goal in the 85th minute and assisted on two others and Inter Miami dominated the second half to record a 4-2 comeback victory over host Orlando City on Sunday night.,Mateo Silvetti added a goal and an assist in Inter Miami's four-...
Tayvon Gray's late header lifts NYCFC past 10-man Philadelphia
Tayvon Gray scored on a header in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time to lift New York City FC to a wild 2-1 victory over the 10-man Philadelphia Union on Sunday in Chester, Pa.,Gray's second career MLS goal, and the first since the 2024 season, came eight minutes after Philadelphia defend...
Christian Ramirez scores winner for new team, Austin tops D.C. 1-0
Christian Ramirez's headed goal in the 82nd minute was all host Austin FC needed to produce a 1-0 win over D.C. United on Sunday afternoon.,Ramirez was in the right place at the right time at the far post to direct a deflected shot into the right side of the net after Besard Sabovic's shot from the ...
Dynamo-Revs match on March 7 ppd. due to weather
Next weekend's MLS match between the Houston Dynamo and host New England Revolution has been postponed over concerns about impending inclement weather.,The teams announced Sunday that the March 7 contest at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass, will be rescheduled at a later date.,The Weather Channe...
LA Galaxy blitz Charlotte with 3 goals in first 13 minutes
Joao Klauss continues to be exactly the offensive piece the Los Angeles Galaxy needed, scoring a pair of goals in the opening 13 minutes of a 3-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday at Carson, Calif., ,Lucas Sanabria also scored an early goal for the Galaxy (1-0-1, 4 points), who have allowed just...
Thomas Muller's first-half brace leads Vancouver to rout of Toronto
Thomas Muller scored a first-half brace, leading the Whitecaps to a 3-0 victory over visiting Toronto FC on Saturday night in Vancouver., ,Brian White also scored a first-half goal, while keeper Yohei Takaoka made three saves for his second consecutive clean sheet to open the MLS season., ,With the ...
Crew earn draw vs. Sporting KC on late goal
Diego Rossi scored in the 82nd minute Saturday night, allowing the visiting Columbus Crew to salvage a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City.,Rossi took advantage of a failed clearance by defender Wyatt Meyer, who tried to head a crossing pass out of danger but instead deflected the ball right to Rossi...
Nashville, Dallas play to hard-fought scoreless draw
After overwhelming their opening opposition, FC Dallas and Nashville SC played to a hard-fought 0-0 draw Saturday in Frisco, Texas.,Nashville (1-0-1, 4 points) goalkeeper Brian Schwake earned his first MLS clean sheet in the encounter, recording a pair of saves. ,The team overcame playing the final...
LAFC capitalize on red cards, blank Dynamo 2-0
Mark Delgado scored and had an assist after halftime, Stephen Eustaquio also struck from long range and visiting LAFC defeated the nine-man Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Saturday night.,Son Heung-Min had secondary assists on both goals and also drew both red card fouls from his opponents as LAFC (2-0-0, 6 p...
Aiden Hezarkhani, Ariath Piol score to lead Real Salt Lake past Sounders
Young players Aiden Hezarkhani and Ariath Piol scored and veteran goalkeeper Rafael Cabral made eight saves, as Real Salt Lake won its home opener 2-1 over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah.,Cabral's last save was perhaps his biggest, as he stopped Snyder Brunell's volley from ab...
Timo Werner tallies assist in MLS debut as San Jose blanks Atlanta
Timo Werner recorded an assist in his MLS debut, helping the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-0 win over visiting Atlanta United on Saturday.,Werner, the former German international and UEFA Champions League champion with Chelsea FC, entered for his new team in the 61st minute and assisted on Ousseni Bou...
San Diego maintaining 2025 momentum entering St. Louis City clash
For San Diego FC, no Hirving Lozano is no problem at all.,The club, which set MLS expansion-club records for wins (19) and points (63) last year, had the most explosive 2026 season debut across the league, trampling Montreal 5-0 to carry some serious momentum into Sunday's game against visiting St. ...
Minnesota United holds off FC Cincinnati in historically cold matchup
Kelvin Yeboah scored in the 66th minute and Drake Callender made four saves as Minnesota United presented Cameron Knowles his first victory as head coach with a 1-0 shutout of FC Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Roman Celentano finished with four saves for FC Cincinnati (1-1-0, ...
Rapids shutout Timbers to earn first win of the season
Hamzat Ojediran and Lucas Herrington each scored a goal and Zack Steffen turned in a clean sheet for the Colorado Rapids in a 2-0 win over the Portland Timbers on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,Jackson Travis and Dante Sealy had assists for the Rapids (1-1-0, 3 points). Steffen added three saves f...
Chicago Fire score twice in stoppage time, blank CF Montreal
The host Chicago Fire scored twice in stoppage time during the second half to secure a 3-0 win against CF Montreal on Saturday.,Jonathan Bamba, Hugo Cuypers and Robin Lod scored for the Fire (1-1-0, 3 points), who earned their first victory of the season in their home opener.,Montreal (0-2-0, 0 poin...