Soccer Page 57 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ex-RSL star Cristian Arango leads Quakes in season opener
A top-three team in the Western Conference last season, Real Salt Lake will hit the road to play its 2025 MLS season opener against the revamped San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.,Real Salt Lake lost a pair of matchups in penalty kicks during Round One of the MLS playoffs last season and were elimina...
Charlotte FC ready for Wilfried Zaha era to begin
Wilfried Zaha plans to let his play do the talking.,The former English Premier League standout is set to make his MLS debut Saturday when Charlotte FC opens its season at Seattle.,"I'm not much of a talker -- my thing is I try to lead by example," Zaha said Wednesday in his introductory news confere...
Prolific Djordje Mihailovic leads Rapids against St. Louis City
The Colorado Rapids are coming off a 2024 season that saw them make the playoffs, while St. Louis City wants to return there after struggling most of last year.,The teams open the MLS season against each other on Saturday night in St. Louis.,Colorado fashioned an exciting squad last season, one that...
Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas sport new looks for Texas Derby
There will be plenty of new faces in different places when the Houston Dynamo host rival FC Dallas in the first Texas Derby match that doubles as the opener for both sides.,Much of the offseason talk surrounding the Dynamo and FC Dallas has been about who is no longer with the teams - as opposed to ...
Revs, Nashville SC return to action after roster makeovers
The New England Revolution and Nashville SC were two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference last season.,That led to some roster makeovers and both teams hope to improve this year, beginning when the Revolution visit Nashville on Saturday night.,New England finished 14th in the 15-team confere...
Austin FC, Sporting Kansas City begin quest to return to playoffs
A pair of teams that finished outside the playoff picture in the Western Conference last season meet in a 2025 opener Saturday when Sporting Kansas City hit the road to face Austin FC.,Austin FC finished one spot out of the playoffs but were five points under the playoff line and last in the confere...
Union, Orlando City enter opener boasting high-priced newcomers
Orlando City and the visiting Philadelphia Union break the seal on their 2025 MLS seasons on Saturday.,Orlando City, who came within one win of their first MLS Cup final in 2024, will need to adjust to life without club icon Facundo Torres. After scoring 47 goals in an Orlando City jersey, Torres wa...
Toronto FC's rebuilding project collides with D.C. United's reboot
D.C. United haven't made the MLS playoffs in five years. For Toronto FC, it's been four years without an appearance in the postseason.,When the teams open a new season Saturday night in Washington, it will be a matchup of rebuilding squads looking to recapture past glory.,To that end, Toronto has tu...
Fire aim to turn page in season opener vs. Crew
Former U.S men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter will lead his new side, the Chicago Fire, against the powerful Columbus Crew on Saturday night in a season-opening Eastern Conference match in Columbus, Ohio.,Berhalter got his coaching start at Columbus from 2013-18 and led the Crew to the MLS pl...
CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette inks 3-year extension
CF Montreal midfielder Samuel Piette signed a contract extension on Friday that spans through the 2027 season.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, which also holds an option year for 2028.,"It is with great honor that we see our team captain extend his stay with us. Since his arrival, Sa...
Union acquire M Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City
The Philadelphia Union acquired midfielder Indiana Vassilev from St. Louis City SC on Friday in exchange for up to $1.25 million in general allocation money.,St. Louis City will receive $400,000 in 2025, $600,000 in 2026 and up to an additional $250,000 if he reaches certain performance-based metric...
Out of the cold, Inter Miami open at home vs. NYCFC
After a strong start to their continental campaign, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will begin the MLS regular season on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., against a New York City FC side that could be faced with replacing its most influential player.,Messi scored a brilliant second-half goal to lift M...
FC Cincinnati, Red Bulls boast high-priced additions
For FC Cincinnati and the New York Red Bulls, their performances in 2024 seemed like a tale of two seasons.,FC Cincinnati started strong before fading in the final months. The Red Bulls also faltered late before making a surprising run to the MLS Cup final.,This time around, both teams are hoping to...
New-look Atlanta United open at home vs. CF Montreal
It could be an entirely different type of show on the field when Atlanta United begin their season Saturday night.,The Five Stripes, with a new coach and a retooled roster, will open the schedule against visiting CF Montreal.,For first-year coach Ronny Deila, it's a chance for him to direct a team l...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Saprissa stuns Whitecaps in last seconds
Ariel Rodriguez fired home a goal in the final seconds, lifting Saprissa to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Thursday in San Jose, Costa Rica, in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup opening-round series.,The two-match, total-goals series will conclude on Feb. 27 in Vancouver. The winn...
Minnesota United, LAFC have high hopes after playoff runs
The teams that lost in the semifinals of the MLS Cup Western Conference playoffs last season square off when Minnesota United visits Los Angeles FC on Saturday afternoon in the league opener for both teams.,LAFC, who won the MLS Cup in 2023, finished first in the West last season with a 19-8-7 recor...
MLS roundup: Rapids extend D Keegan Rosenberry
The Colorado Rapids signed defender Keegan Rosenberry to a three-year extension through the 2028 season on Thursday.,The 31-year-old captain is entering his seventh season as the club's longest-tenured player. The two-time All-Star ranks fourth in Rapids history in MLS appearances (172) and starts (...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Lionel Messi scores in frigid KC
Frigid weather didn't keep Lionel Messi from scoring in Inter Miami's first game of 2025, a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday at Kansas City, Kan., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup opening-round series.,Depending on the source, the game-time temperature was either 7 degrees ...
Dynamo sign MF Nico Lodeiro to 1-year deal plus option
The Houston Dynamo signed two-time MLS champion Nico Lodeiro to a one-year contract with a club option for 2026 on Wednesday.,The move comes one day after Orlando City and the 35-year-old Lodeiro mutually agreed to terminate his contract for this season.,"Nico is one of the great competitors in the ...
Rapids grab lead on LAFC in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Djordje Mihailovic scored twice as the Colorado Rapids earned a 2-1 win over Los Angeles FC on Tuesday at Commerce City, Colo., in the first leg of an opening-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series.,LAFC halved its deficit on a goal from Aaron Long in the 86th minute of a contest played in frigid condi...