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St. Louis City emerge with first-ever victory over LAFC
Tomas Totland and Rafael Santos each scored a goal as St. Louis City secured a 2-1 victory over visiting Los Angeles FC on Wednesday.,St. Louis City (3-6-3, 12 points) won a second match in a row following a five-match winless run, and they defeated LAFC for the first time ever in the eighth meeting...
Sporting KC earns second win of year, defeating Galaxy again
Capita Capemba, Dejan Joveljic and Calvin Harris each scored as host Sporting Kansas City earned a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday.,Harris also had two assists and Manu Garcia had one for Sporting KC (2-8-2, 8 points), whose previous win also came against the Galaxy (4-5-4, 16 point...
Lionel Messi tallies twice early, Miami rallies on Cincinnati blunders late
Lionel Messi scored his 10th and 11th goals and had an assist, German Berterame scored the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute and Inter Miami took advantage of two defensive blunders in a 5-3 victory over host Cincinnati on Wednesday night.,Mateo Silvetti pulled Miami level at 3-3 in the 79th minute, ...
Martin Ojeda's brace propels Orlando City over Union
Martin Ojeda's second goal of the night and ninth of the campaign came in the 90th minute to deliver Orlando City a dramatic 4-3 win over the visiting Philadelphia Union in the rain Wednesday night.,Eleven minutes after Philadelphia tied the match, Orlando was probing and Adrian Marin sent a service...
Timbers, CF Montreal play to draw in rare matchup
The visiting Portland Timbers and CF Montreal played to a 2-2 draw on Wednesday night in MLS regular-season action.,Daniel Rios and Wikelman Carmona scored for Montreal (4-7-1, 13 points), which is unbeaten in four straight MLS home matches (3-0-1). Keeper Thomas Gillier made one save.,Kevin Kelsy a...
Teenager Julian Hall scores 3 times as Red Bulls edge Crew
Teenager Julian Hall scored three goals, including the late winner for the New York Red Bulls in a 3-2 win against the Columbus Crew in Harrison, N.J., on Wednesday.,He poked in a loose ball off a corner kick in the 79th minute to break a 2-2 deadlock for his first career hat trick.,Hall, 18, has ni...
Fire heat up late to drop D.C. United, three-game losing streak
MLS scoring leader Hugo Cuypers tallied in the 71st minute as the Chicago Fire snapped a three-game losing streak in all competitions with a 3-1 victory over D.C. United Wednesday in Washington.,Robin Lod and Maren Haile-Selassie also scored second-half goals for Chicago (6-4-2, 20 points), which av...
Nashville blanks Revolution to claim Eastern Conference showdown
Bryan Acosta netted a brace as Nashville SC solidified their early-season hold on the Eastern Conference with a 3-0 win over the New England Revolution on a cool Wednesday night in Foxborough, Mass.,The match marked New England's first home defeat of the season as the Revolution (7-4-1, 22 points) m...
Early goal enough for NYCFC in shutout of Charlotte FC
Nicolas Fernandez's eighth-minute goal held up for New York City FC in a 1-0 road victory over Charlotte FC on Wednesday.,New York City (5-5-3, 18 points) is on a two-match winning streak, with clean sheets in both victories. NYCFC's previous match was a 3-0 home shutout over the Columbus Crew on Su...
Inter Miami sign homegrown M Preston Plambeck
Inter Miami signed homegrown midfielder Preston Plambeck to a first-team contract on Wednesday.,The deal with Plambeck, 20, runs through the end of this season and includes options through 2028-29.,"I've worked my whole life to reach this moment, and I want to make my family proud," he said. "I thin...
McDonald's gets naming rights to Chicago Fire stadium
The Chicago Fire entered a naming rights partnership with McDonald's.,The MLS club's new $750 million stadium opening in 2028 will be known as McDonald's Park.,It is the iconic restaurant chain's first-ever naming rights deal with a major pro sports stadium in the U.S.,McDonald's Park will seat more...
Earthquakes travel to Sounders for battle of Western giants
The San Jose Earthquakes have lost just once this season in MLS play.,The Earthquakes (9-1-2, 29 points) will get a chance to avenge that Wednesday night with a trip to Seattle, but it won't be easy.,The Sounders (6-1-3, 21 points) extended their MLS unbeaten streak to eight matches (5-0-3) and have...
Real Salt Lake seek to end cold stretch vs. red-hot Houston
The red-hot Houston Dynamo look to continue the momentum when they visit Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah.,The Dynamo (6-5-0, 18 points) are 6-1-0 in their last seven matches in all competitions, including both the MLS regular season and the U.S. Open Cup. This impressive run includes a 4-...
San Diego looking for winning formula against recently trending Austin
San Diego FC will try to snap a nine-match winless run in league play on Wednesday when they host an Austin FC side facing a second tough away assignment in four days.,San Diego (3-5-4, 13 points) has looked close to a much-needed breakthrough in recent weeks, earning a 2-2 draw at home to LAFC on M...
Road warrior Whitecaps out to continue points streak at FC Dallas
The Vancouver Whitecaps want to continue their run of stellar play when they travel to clash with suddenly dangerous FC Dallas on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,Wednesday's match is the third of an eight-game road trip for the Whitecaps that will continue through MLS' Worl...
LAFC aim to regroup as St. Louis tries to build off win
After an impressive start to the season, Los Angeles FC enter Wednesday night's match against host St. Louis City after two heavy losses.,LAFC (6-3-3, 21 points) lost 4-0 at Toluca on May 6 in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal tie, sending Toluca to the final with a 5-2 aggreg...
James Rodriguez preps for departure as Minnesota hosts Rapids
Former World Cup Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez will play in what is expected to be his final game with Minnesota United when the Loons host the slumping Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The 34-year-old Rodriguez, who became an international soccer darling when he won the ...
'Fragile' Union out to end skid vs. defensively challenged Orlando
The Philadelphia Union are still searching for solutions as their manager admitted the team psyche is "fragile right now.", ,The Union visit Orlando City on Wednesday still searching for their second victory of the season. Philadelphia (1-8-3, 6 points) sits last in the Eastern Conference, while Orl...
Cade Cowell, Red Bulls take aim at suddenly porous Crew
The New York Red Bulls aim to build on a rare win when they host the struggling Columbus Crew on Wednesday in Harrison, N.J.,Even though first-year Red Bulls coach Michael Bradley was pleased with how his young team (4-5-3, 15 points) had been playing, it took a 3-1 win at the Chicago Fire on Saturd...
After historic victory, Timbers try to halt Montreal's home success
After setting the club record for largest margin of victory on Saturday, the Portland Timbers head to Montreal for a midweek clash Wednesday, looking to carry the offensive momentum.,Kevin Kelsy scored a brace and added two assists as the Timbers (4-6-1, 13 points) picked up a 6-0 victory over Sport...