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Amid hectic travel plans, Lionel Messi leads Miami vs. Red Bulls
There is all sorts of intrigue over whether Lionel Messi will show up at the Ballon d'Or ceremony Monday in London to possibly celebrate winning the award for a record ninth time.,Two days before the ceremony, the New York Red Bulls are more interested in devising ways to contain Messi when Inter Mi...
Battered Columbus trying to regroup for crucial match vs. Toronto
At 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, the task of beating visiting Toronto FC got appreciably more difficult for the Columbus Crew leading into their crucial matchup Saturday afternoon.,At that moment, St. Louis City defeated the Crew on penalty kicks to win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after an often brutall...
Nashville SC can taste Supporters' Shield with timid Montreal up next
After locking up the top spot in the Eastern Conference for the first time in franchise history, Nashville SC can claim the Supporters' Shield when they head north of the border to visit CF Montreal on Saturday.,Nashville (20-3-7, 67 points) needs just one point to clinch the No. 1 seed in the MLS o...
Cincinnati pushes past D.C., grabs sole possession of 8th in East
Teenage Hadebe scored the tiebreaking goal in the 55th minute to deliver FC Cincinnati a 2-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Wednesday in a matchup of sides that will play again on Saturday in Washington.,Newly acquired David Doudera also scored for Cincinnati (10-11-9, 39 points), which gained...
Manchester City Could Face a Massive Punishment, What Happens Next?
Manchester City faces potential punishment after being found guilty on 115 financial misconduct charges. What should the Premier League do next?...
Union's Cavan Sullivan, 16, sets record, channels LeBron James
Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player in MLS history to record a five-match goal contribution streak on Saturday.,At 16 years and 342 days old, Sullivan scored in his third consecutive MLS match on Saturday when he tallied in the 75th minute of the Union's 2-0 victo...
Vincent Janssen nets first hat trick in Timbers history to spark win
Vincent Janssen recorded the first regular-season hat trick in Timbers' history to fuel Portland to a high-octane 5-4 victory over visiting Minnesota United on Saturday night.,Janssen scored in the 11th, 26th and 55th minutes in his first start for Portland. His final goal gave the Timbers the lead ...
St. Louis City rally past Whitecaps as unbeaten streak hits 13
Simon Becher scored his seventh goal of the season to make his case to remain in the starting lineup as visiting St. Louis City defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday night.,Tomas Totland and Conrad Wallem had a goal and an assist each later in the first half after Becher's leveler, helpin...
Galaxy jump ahead early, hold off Revolution surge
Marco Reus converted a penalty kick and Robert Taylor added a goal as the Los Angeles Galaxy started strong and held off a strong surge from the New England Revolution in a 2-1 victory on Saturday in Carson, Calif. ,Hirving Lozano recorded an assist and goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski had seven saves for...
Real Salt Lake net late goal for draw with LAFC
Noel Caliskan scored his first goal of the season in the 75th minute on Saturday night and Real Salt Lake rallied for a 2-2 draw with visiting LAFC.,Caliskan's goal came as the result of prolonged pressure by RSL (8-9-5, 29 points) and the inability of LAFC (10-7-7, 37 points) to clear the ball. It ...
Breel Embolo excels in debut as Atlanta United ties Inter Miami
Breel Embolo converted a penalty kick in the 87th minute of his MLS debut to lift Atlanta United to a 2-2 draw against host Inter Miami on Saturday night., ,Embolo, the Switzerland national team star Atlanta signed in late August, was tripped in the penalty box with time dwindling. Fourteen minutes ...
Cincinnati-D.C. United match postponed due to inclement weather
An MLS match between visiting D.C. United and FC Cincinnati was postponed on Saturday night because of inclement weather.,After a lightning delay of more than 2 hours and 45 minutes, the match was called off, with the following message flashed on the scoreboard.,"Tonight's match has been postponed d...
Guilherme Biro’s late goal allows Austin FC to tie Earthquakes
Guilherme Biro scored the equalizer seven minutes into second-half stoppage time on literally the match's final kick to lift host Austin FC to a 1-1 draw with the struggling San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a Western Conference clash.,The Verde (6-10-7, 25 points) found a way to split the points ...
Petar Musa lifts FC Dallas over SKC with stoppage-time PK
Petar Musa's penalty kick seven minutes into second-half stoppage time gave FC Dallas a dramatic 4-3 home victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.,One minute into extra time, SKC defender Moises Mosquera fouled Musa right on the edge of the box. Dallas was initially awarded a free kick, but th...
Ethan Horvath (6 saves) helps Red Bulls pull out draw at Sounders
Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath made six saves as the New York Red Bulls played to a 0-0 draw with the host Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,Andrew Thomas made four saves for the Sounders (7-9-6, 27 points), whose winless streak in MLS play reached 11 matches (0-8-3) dating back to May 16. It was the th...
Josh Sargent’s hat trick, Derrick Etienne Jr.’s late goal lift Toronto
Toronto FC and the visiting Chicago Fire fought to a 4-4 draw on Saturday night.,Haitian international Derrick Etienne Jr. tied the action-packed affair for Toronto in second-half stoppage time with a curling shot from the edge of the box. ,Josh Sargent scored a hat trick for Toronto (5-7-11, 26 poi...
Orlando City earns shutout victory vs. San Diego FC
Antoine Griezmann continued his recent offensive contributions with a first-half goal in Orlando City's 1-0 victory against visiting San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Maxime Crepeau made two saves for the clean sheet for Orlando City (8-11-4, 28 points), which won for the second time in its last five ...
Union stay hot, shut out CF Montreal
Danley Jean Jacques scored in the 57th minute and the Philadelphia Union remained unbeaten under interim coach Ryan Richter with a 2-0 victory over struggling CF Montreal on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,The Union (7-10-6, 27 points) moved into ninth in the Eastern Conference and ran their unbeaten...
Crew blank Rapids to break out of funk
Santi Rodriguez scored in his debut and fellow newcomer Gonzalo Tapia came off the bench to add a goal and an assist as the Columbus Crew ended a five-match MLS winless streak with a 3-0 win over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday.,Rodriguez tallied in the 22nd minute before the Chilean Tapia ...
Dynamo continue scoring drought but pull out draw at Charlotte
The Houston Dynamo grinded out its second consecutive scoreless road draw against a ten-man Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,Charlotte (10-7-6, 36 points) captain Ashley Westwood picked up two yellow cards in a short span of time after arguing with a referee in the 71st minute, forcing it to play a m...