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Sounders look to buck 4-game skid against last-place Union
After a strong start, the Seattle Sounders enter Saturday evening's visit to the last-place Philadelphia Union in Chester, Pa., desperate to course-correct after a pair of poor performances.,After Seattle (7-5-3, 24 points) opened the season with a 7-1-3 mark, it limped through back-to-back shutout ...
Orlando City brace for stern test from MLS-best Nashville SC
Orlando City SC passed their first test coming out of the World Cup break. A second, perhaps even tougher, challenge awaits.,After opening the second half with a 4-0 road victory over Western Conference second-place team San Jose, Orlando returns home Saturday to host Eastern Conference-leading Nash...
Matt Turner, Revs look to extend Atlanta's offensive woes
Victories have been a long time coming for both the New England Revolution and visiting Atlanta United ahead of their Eastern Conference matchup Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass.,With the two-month midseason break in the past, picking up a long-awaited three points will be at the forefront for bot...
Luis Suarez, Inter Miami vying for 6th straight win at CF Montreal
Inter Miami will bid to extend their winning streak to six matches when they travel north for a clash with CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Luis Suarez scored twice as Miami (10-2-4, 34 points) topped the Chicago Fire 3-2 on Wednesday night -- its first match following the World Cup break.,The Miami f...
Playoff hopefuls Toronto, D.C. United out to earn crucial 3 points
With an MLS-high seven draws apiece, D.C. United and Toronto FC are fit to be tied entering their match Saturday in Washington.,While D.C. (4-5-7, 19 points) has played to standoffs in its last three matches, Toronto (3-6-7, 16 points) has done the same in its last two -- both scoreless draws on the...
Crew, Cincinnati renew Hell Is Real derby after '25 playoff clash
FC Cincinnati know they can score. Keeping the ball out of their net will be the priority when the Hell Is Real derby is resumed at the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,A 4-3 home win over Vancouver on Wednesday raised alarms for coach Pat Noonan but he expects the leaky Cincinnati (6-5-5, 23 points) defe...
San Diego FC sign Tunisian World Cup player Elias Achouri
San Diego FC signed Tunisia national team member Elias Achouri through the 2028-29 season on Friday.,The forward/midfielder still needs to obtain a visa before he can play for San Diego FC.,Achouri, 27, appeared in all three of Tunisia's group-play matches in the just-concluded World Cup. He has fou...
Charlotte, Red Bulls battle for positioning in middle of East standings
Charlotte FC will look to put a frustrating blown lead behind them when they travel to Harrison, N.J., to face the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.,Charlotte (6-6-4, 22 points) blew a two-goal lead against visiting rival Atlanta United on Wednesday after running out of steam and missing last-minute c...
Rapids sign M Wayne Frederick to extension
Colorado Rapids midfielder Wayne Frederick signed a multiyear contract through the 2029-30 season with a club option for 2030-31, the club announced Friday.,Frederick, 22, is enjoying a career season, setting personal bests in goals (two), assists (five), starts (10), appearances (13) and minutes (9...
Reports: USMNT’s Sebastian Berhalter leaving Vancouver for Middlesbrough
Sebastian Berhalter, who has made his stripes in North America, both as a member of the United States men's national soccer team in international play and as a seven-year MLS veteran, is set to head across the pond,Multiple reports on Thursday revealed that the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder is in t...
Fire transfer high-scoring Hugo Cuypers to CF Monterrey
The Chicago Fire sent star striker Hugo Cuypers to CF Monterrey of Liga MX for a multimillion-dollar transfer fee, the MLS club announced Thursday.,Cuypers, 29, departed for a $7.5 million transfer fee plus $500,000 in add-ons, according to The Athletic. The Belgian's exit opens a designated player ...
Dallas signs Benji Flowers, 15; reportedly reaches deal with Chelsea
FC Dallas signed 15-year-old U.S. forward Benji Flowers to a first-team deal Thursday and reportedly agreed to a future transfer to Chelsea FC when he turns 18.,Dallas will receive an initial fee of about $3 million from the Premier League side and up to an additional $7 million in performance-based...
Report: Dallas signs Benji Flowers, 15; reaches deal with Chelsea
FC Dallas signed 15-year-old U.S. forward Benji Flowers to a first-team deal and agreed to a future transfer to Chelsea FC when he turns 18, The Athletic reported Thursday.,Dallas will receive an initial fee of about $3 million from the Premier League side and up to an additional $7 million in perfo...
Report: Revs near deal for English winger Jack Harrison
The New England Revolution are finalizing a deal to sign Leeds United winger Jack Harrison, The Athletic reported on Thursday.,The 29-year-old Englishman, who previously played in MLS for New York City FC (2016-17) will join the Revs as a designated player, per the report.,Harrison spent the second ...
Rapids' Loic Williams scores late in debut to edge San Diego
Loic Williams scored the winning goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time on a cross from Paxten Aaronson to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over San Diego FC on Wednesday in Commerce City, Colo.,Aaronson curled a cross from near the corner flag that found Williams, whose boun...
Sporting Kansas City net rare home win against Minnesota United
Dejan Joveljic and Manu Garcia scored goals as host Sporting Kansas City won just their second home match of the season, 2-1 over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Stefan Cleveland made six saves for Kansas City (4-10-2, 14 points), which snapped a five-match winless streak (0...
Orlando City get off to fast start in rout of Earthquakes
Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in his MLS debut and Eduard Atuesta recorded three assists to help Orlando City rout the host San Jose Earthquakes 4-0 on Wednesday night.,David Brekalo, Ivan Angulo and Braian Ojeda also scored goals as Orlando City played a stellar match in their first contest since...
Felipe Mora's stoppage-time goal denies Dallas rare win in Portland
Felipe Mora scored two minutes into second-half stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a 2-2 home draw with FC Dallas on Wednesday.,Just four minutes after Petar Musa gave Dallas (7-4-5, 26 points) a 2-1 lead, Mora converted from the center of the box after a tremendous cross from Kristoffer Vel...
Son Heung-Min, LAFC too much for Real Salt Lake
Son Heung-Min scored his second goal in as many matches and also helped create another as LAFC eased to a 3-1 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night.,Denis Bouanga added his team-leading eighth goal for LAFC (9-5-3, 30 points), which won their third straight overall and second after...
St. Louis stays hot behind Marcel Hartel's big night
Marcel Hartel delivered a goal and two assists and St. Louis City SC continued their midseason surge with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday at Carson, Calif.,Lukas MacNaughton and Simon Becher also scored goals and Chris Durkin had two assists as St. Louis City extended their un...