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New York City FC sign D Tayvon Gray to extension
New York City FC signed homegrown defender Tayvon Gray to a contract extension on Wednesday.,The 24-year-old Bronx native is locked up through the 2028-29 MLS season with an option for 2029-30.,"We're delighted to have Tayvon continue with New York City FC," sporting director Todd Dunivant said. "Ta...
Sounders acquire F Dejan Joveljic from SKC, reach 4-year deal
The Seattle Sounders acquired forward Dejan Joveljic as a designated player from Sporting Kansas City on Tuesday in exchange for $6 million.,Joveljic, 27, promptly agreed to a four-year contract with the Sounders through June 2030, with a club option through June 2031.,Seattle midfielder Albert Rusn...
Austin FC put Khaled El-Ahmad in charge of soccer ops
Austin FC placed veteran executive Khaled El-Ahmad in charge of soccer operations on Tuesday.,Named chief soccer officer and sporting director, he will oversee roster construction and management, scouting and recruitment, player development and the club's complete player pathway from the Academy thr...
Los Angeles FC acquire Ecuadorian M Sergio Vasquez
Los Angeles FC acquired midfielder Sergio Vasquez from Ecuador's Orense SC on a permanent transfer Tuesday.,The 22-year-old Ecuador native is signed through the 2029-30 season with a club option through 2030-31.,Vasquez will occupy an international roster slot and will join the LAFC lineup as a U22 ...
Fire loan D Christopher Cupps to Scottish club
The Chicago Fire loaned homegrown defender Christopher Cupps to Scotland's Greenock Morton FC on Monday.,The loan runs through the end of 2026, with Chicago retaining the right to recall the teenager at any point.,"We are excited to see Christopher continue to develop during the rest of the year in ...
Minnesota United acquire German F Maurice Malone
Minnesota United acquired forward Maurice Malone from Austria's SK Sturm Graz on Monday.,The 26-year-old German is under contract through the 2029-30 MLS season with an option for 2030-31.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEWS: The club has signed forward Maurice Malone from ...
Behind big first half, Atlanta finally wins a third straight
Atlanta United scored twice in the first half and held off a push in the second half to win their third straight match, beating visiting Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday.,It's the first time United have won three in a row in MLS competition since the 2021 season.,Tomas Jacob gave Atlanta a 1-0 lea...
Matt Freese helps NYCFC earn draw with Revolution
Matt Freese made five saves, including a sensational double stop that began with a penalty kick, to help visiting New York City FC earn a 1-1 draw at the New England Revolution on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.,James Sands scored the equalizing goal in first-half stoppage time for NYCFC (7-8-...
Reports: San Jose acquiring Eduard Lowen from St. Louis
The San Jose Earthquakes have agreed to a deal to acquire midfielder Eduard Lowen from St. Louis City, according to multiple reports.,In return, St. Louis is set to receive $425,000 in GAM funds in addition to another $500,000 GAM in add-ons, per The Athletic.,Lowen, 29, will become a designated pla...
Kelvin Yeboah's brace leads Minnesota United to 5-1 win over Quakes
Kelvin Yeboah scored a brace in Minnesota United's lopsided 5-1 away win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.,The rout ended a nine-match (0-4-5) winless drought for Minnesota in regular-season play, and continued the Loons' longstanding dominance over the Earthquakes. Minnesota United are 9-1...
CJ dos Santos, San Diego FC shut out Rapids
Onni Valakari and Elias Achouri scored first-half goals and Gabriel Pirani added a second-half tally as San Diego FC cruised to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Goalkeeper CJ dos Santos made two saves and turned in his fourth clean sheet of the season for San Diego ...
LAFC find late goal to snap scoreless drought, tie Portland
Denis Bouanga scored on a shot from outside of the penalty area in the 79th minute and Los Angeles FC salvaged a 1-1 draw against the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday., ,Bouanga's goal was his team-leading 11th of the season and was a breakthrough after LAFC (10-7-5, 35 points) absorbed 1-0 def...
Reports: Reeling Sounders acquiring Dejan Joveljic from SKC
The Seattle Sounders are finalizing a deal to acquire forward Dejan Joveljic from Sporting KC, according to multiple reports.,Joveljic, 27, will be expected to provide a boost to an anemic Sounders offense that has produced only 22 goals in 20 matches. ,News of the Joveljic trade broke while Seattle...
Whitecaps smash Dallas to move back atop Western Conference
Brian White's first-half brace propelled the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 5-0 victory over visiting FC Dallas on Saturday night., ,Emmanuel Sabbi and Edier Ocampo also scored first-half goals for the Whitecaps (12-4-4, 40 points), while Bruno Caicedo added a second-half goal for the hosts., ,Vancouver n...
Early goals produce draw between Austin FC, Union
Early goals from Philadelphia's Cavan Sullivan and host Austin FC's Brendan Hines-Ike before the conditions took over accounted for all the scoring as the teams settled for a 1-1 draw on Saturday in just their second-ever meeting.,The start of the match was delayed an hour because of extreme heat in...
Nashville scores twice in stoppage time to stun Columbus
Reed Baker-Whiting and Andy Najar scored in second-half stoppage time to help Nashville SC rally and stun the visiting Columbus Crew 3-2 on Saturday.,Baker-Whiting made it 2-2 in the third minute of stoppage time when the veteran headed a corner kick by Hany Mukhtar into the net for his first MLS go...
Unbeaten for 11: St. Louis beats Houston to continue streak
Dante Polvara scored in the 85th minute to give St. Louis City a 2-1 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Saturday, extending their franchise-high MLS unbeaten streak to 11 games.,Polvara scored for the first time this year with a left-footed blast from the middle of the box inside the left p...
Antoine Griezmann brace pushes Orlando City past Real Salt Lake
Antoine Griezmann recorded his first Major League Soccer brace to help host Orlando City rally for a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.,Orlando City (7-11-3, 24 points) picked up a needed three points and snapped a three-game winless streak in league play. Meanwhile, Real Salt Lake (...
Prince Owusu stays hot, Montreal, Galaxy play to draw
Prince Owusu extended his goal-scoring streak to four matches with a 79th-minute equalizer for host CF Montreal, which battled 10-man Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-2 draw on Saturday night.,Owusu's goal came after Galaxy goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski was sent off in the 68th minute after his sliding tackle...
Charlotte rallies past D.C. United with second-half barrage
Will Cleary's first career MLS goal buoyed Charlotte's second-half comeback in a 3-1 defeat of visiting D.C. United on Saturday evening.,A sluggish first half that produced only two shots on target quickly turned into end-to-end soccer after halftime. Although D.C. (5-7-9, 24 points) outshot Charlot...