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Players union rips MLS' 'retaliatory' response to CWC proposal
The MLS Players Association responded Sunday against the league's most recent offering in the ongoing battle over prize money and compensation around the upcoming Club World Cup competition.,"The timing, substance, and retaliatory nature of the proposal sends a clear message: MLS does not respect or...
LAFC top Sporting KC, run league unbeaten streak to 9 games
Denis Bouanga had a goal with two assists and Los Angeles FC earned a 3-1 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in their last game before departing for the FIFA Club World Cup.,Eddie Segura and Olivier Giroud also scored goals, while Hugo Lloris made one save for LAFC (7-4-5, 26 point...
Whitecaps blank Sounders as unbeaten streak hits 11
Teenager Jeevan Badwal scored his first MLS goal as the host Vancouver Whitecaps extended their unbeaten streak to a franchise-record 11 matches with a bizarre 3-0 victory against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night.,Daniel Rios and Damir Kreilach also scored for the MLS-leading Whitecaps (10-1-5, ...
David Ayala's late goal lifts Timbers past St. Louis City
David Ayala scored on a first-time volley from a corner kick in second-half stoppage time and the Portland Timbers rallied to a 2-1 victory over visiting St. Louis City on Sunday.,Antony pulled Portland (8-4-5, 29 points) level with his team-leading sixth goal in the 55th minute, setting the stage f...
Austin FC blank Rapids, halt lengthy winless streak
Mikkel Desler's first MLS goal and five saves by Brad Stuver helped Austin FC end an eight-match winless streak with a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday.,Desler scored in the sixth minute and an own goal by Colorado's Rafael Navarro in the 66th doubled the sco...
Tom Barlow (hat trick), Fire crush D.C. United 7-1
Tom Barlow scored his first career MLS hat trick for his first three goals of the season and the Chicago Fire romped to a 7-1 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night.,Maren Haile-Selassie, Jonathan Bamba, Philip Zinckernagel and Brian Gutierrez also scored for Chicago (7-5-4, 25 points), which ha...
Short-handed Whitecaps clash with rival Sounders
The Vancouver Whitecaps are expected to be short-handed for Sunday's night's MLS showdown with rival Seattle with nine players away for international duty.,What the Western Conference-leading Whitecaps (9-1-5, 32 points) didn't expect was half of their traveling party coming down with a gastrointest...
LAFC prepares for resurgent Sporting Kansas City
Los Angeles FC's return to MLS play against Sporting Kansas City at home Sunday has taken on a whole new meaning with a LAFC set for an unprecedented opportunity in just over a week.,The matchup against Sporting KC is LAFC's last chance to get some in-game preparation for a matchup with Chelsea of t...
St. Louis City looking up with new coach, faces Timbers
St. Louis City will try for consecutive victories under interim manager David Critchley when they visit a Portland Timbers side that returns from a well-deserved weekend off.,St. Louis City's 2-1 home win over the San Jose Earthquakes halted an 11-match winless run (0-8-3) in league play that result...
Austin FC, Rapids keeping early eye on playoff positioning
The first weekend in June is not too early to think about making the playoffs.,That will be the attitude for Austin FC and the Colorado Rapids when they meet Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,The Rapids (6-6-4, 22 points) have won two of their past three matches and stand in eighth place in the...
D.C. United take aim at surging Fire
D.C. United and the Chicago Fire will look to build off what could be watershed results when they meet Saturday night in the nation's capital.,D.C. (4-7-6, 18 points) scored on two corner kicks in the first half of a 2-1 upset at FC Cincinnati last weekend.,Brazilian Gabriel Pirani scored the first,...
United States Men Face ‘Summer of Soccer’ — and a Reckoning
As the FIFA Club World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup collide, the U.S. men’s national team enters a critical summer with low expectations and fewer stars....
Mexico's 'Chucky' Lozano (hamstring) to miss Gold Cup
San Diego FC star Hirving "Chucky" Lozano is not on the Mexico national team roster for the upcoming Gold Cup after injuring his left hamstring during Saturday's MLS match against Austin FC.,Mexico announced Wednesday that Lozano wouldn't be part of the team due to the injury. The team formally unve...
USMNT GK Zack Steffen (knee) to miss Gold Cup
U.S. men's national team goalkeeper Zack Steffen will miss the Concacaf Gold Cup with a knee injury.,The U.S. Soccer Federation confirmed Wednesday that Steffen was injured during training on Tuesday.,Steffen, 30, departed training camp and returned to the Colorado Rapids to undergo further testing....
Fire unveil plans to open soccer-specific stadium in 2028
The Chicago Fire unveiled plans to build a privately funded, soccer-specific stadium along the Chicago River on Tuesday.,The 22,000-seat facility, located just south of Roosevelt Road, has a projected cost of $650 million and is expected to open in the spring of 2028.,<blockquote class="twitter-twee...
Cruz Azul crush Whitecaps, win CONCACAF Champions Cup
Angel Sepulveda completed a brace with a goal on either side of halftime and Cruz Azul romped to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps to win the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final on Sunday night.,Sepulveda's eighth and ninth goals of the tournament made him comfortably the competition...
Tani Oluwaseyi's brace leads Minnesota United to road win over Seattle
Tani Oluwaseyi scored twice and Robin Lod converted a penalty kick -- all in an eight-minute span early in the second half -- as Minnesota United handed the Seattle Sounders a rare home loss 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.,The Loons (8-3-6, 30 points) won for the first time in nine regular-season matches a...
USMNT drops Folarin Balogun (ankle), 2 others from Gold Cup roster
The U.S. men's national team will be without injured forward Folarin Balogun, midfielder Sean Zawadzki and defender DeJuan Jones for the CONCACAF Gold Cup this month.,Balogun, who has scored five goals in 17 USMNT appearances, continues to deal with an ailing ankle that he injured last month playing...
Galaxy finally end winless streak, avoid historic mark
Seventeen matches into the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Galaxy finally collected their first victory with Saturday's 2-0 win over visiting Real Salt Lake.,The Galaxy's 16-match (0-12-4) winless drought tied for the third-longest in MLS history. A loss or a draw against RSL would've given LA the dubi...
San Diego FC stay hot at home, blank Austin FC
Luca de la Torre scored his fourth goal of the season in the 60th minute and San Diego FC defeated visiting Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday night.,Substitute Milan Iloski added his third goal in second-half stoppage time as San Diego (9-5-3, 30 points) improved to 6-1-3 at home.,Hirving Lozano assisted th...