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Whitecaps win via shootout, sweep FC Dallas in Round One
Ralph Priso scored the tying goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and the Vancouver Whitecaps won the ensuing shootout to beat Dallas FC on Saturday night at Frisco, Texas, to win the best-of-three Round One series.,Priso's late tally was Vancouver's first shot on goal in the match ...
Nashville SC strike early, extend favored Inter Miami to decider
Sam Surridge and Josh Bauer each scored goals to help host Nashville SC top Inter Miami CF 2-1 on Saturday night and even their first-round MLS Cup playoff series at 1-1.,Nashville SC snapped a 10-game winless streak against Inter Miami and forced a decisive Game 3 that will be played next Saturday,...
Gage Guerra plays hero as Timbers level series with San Diego FC on penalties
Gage Guerra scored a dramatic stoppage-time leveler to help the Portland Timbers prolong their MLS Cup Playoff campaign, with the hosts prevailing 3-2 on penalties following a 2-2 draw with San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Guerra's goal -- on a header of Ariel Lassiter's cross -- was his first in nin...
Whitecaps win via shootout to complete Round 1 sweep of FC Dallas
Ralph Priso scored the tying goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and the Vancouver Whitecaps won the ensuing shootout to beat Dallas FC on Saturday night at Frisco, Texas, to win the best-of-three Round One series.,Priso's late tally was Vancouver's first shot on goal in the match ...
Nashville SC strikes early, extends favored Inter Miami to decider
Sam Surridge and Josh Bauer each scored goals to help host Nashville SC top Inter Miami CF 2-1 on Saturday night and even their first round MLS Cup playoff series at 1-1.,Nashville SC snapped a 10-game winless streak against Inter Miami and forced a decisive Game 3 that will be played next Saturday,...
Tai Barbaro collects brace as Union eliminates Fire
Tai Baribo's brace was part of a three-goal first half for the top-seeded Philadelphia Union, who cruised past the eighth-seeded Chicago Fire 3-0 on Saturday in Bridgeview, Ill., to sweep the team's best-of-three first-round MLS Cup Playoff series.,Bruno Damiani added a goal while Milan Iloski, Jova...
Charlotte FC prevails in penalties over NYCFC, forces decider
Visitors Charlotte FC prolonged their season with a Game 2 win over New York City FC on penalties after a scoreless draw in regulation time.,Each team misfired once in the first seven penalty attempts. Charlotte's Nathan Byrne converted on his side's eighth attempt, putting the pressure on NYCFC sub...
Crew have extra motivation to level series with FC Cincinnati
Not only do the Columbus Crew face potential elimination when they host FC Cincinnati on Sunday, but a loss in the second match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-three series also will mean the end of the storied career of midfielder Darlington Nagbe.,The three-time MLS All-Star announce...
Austin FC wary of LAFC's counterattack entering Game 2
Los Angeles FC will try to seal their fourth consecutive Western Conference semifinal appearance when they visit Austin FC in Game 2 of a first-round MLS Cup playoff series on Sunday evening.,Nathan Ordaz scored the deciding 79th-minute goal of third-seeded LAFC's 2-1 win in the first game in Southe...
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami driven to send Nashville packing
Inter Miami will look to do what it could not do a year ago in the first round when they face host Nashville SC on Saturday night in Game 2 of their best-of-three MLS Cup Playoff series.,Inter Miami hold a 1-0 lead and will look to close out Nashville, following a dominant 3-1 victory in Fort Lauder...
After surviving scare, Union looking to put out Fire
The Philadelphia Union survived some late heroics from the visiting Chicago Fire before winning the opening match of their first-round best-of-three MLS Cup Playoff series.,On Saturday, the Union will travel to Bridgeview, Ill., looking for a win to secure passage to the Eastern Conference semifinal...
Charlotte FC strive to stay alive in series with NYCFC
Fourth-seeded Charlotte FC are hoping to force a decisive Game 3 when they visit New York City FC in a season-defining first-round clash on Saturday afternoon.,Charlotte was the only home side to drop its opening fixture in this first round of the MLS Cup playoffs, the visitors allowing just three s...
Whitecaps pursue sweep after opening rout of FC Dallas
After a dominating series-opening victory, the Vancouver Whitecaps will look to finish off FC Dallas in Game 2 of their opening-round series on Saturday night at Frisco, Texas.,The Whitecaps won 3-0 at home to start the best-of-three series last weekend, and they didn't allow Dallas to take a single...
Chucky Lozano might return as SDFC seek clincher vs. Timbers
With or without Hirving "Chucky" Lozano, San Diego FC will look to seal victory in their first-ever MLS Cup playoff series when they visit the Portland Timbers in Game 2 of their opening-round matchup on Saturday night.,After securing the top seed in the Western Conference in its expansion season, S...
Orlando City's Alex Freeman wins MLS Young Player of Year
Orlando City SC defender Alex Freeman was named the 2025 MLS Young Player of the Year on Thursday.,The 21-year-old right back contributed six goals and three assists in 29 league matches (26 starts) this season.,Freeman's six goals tied for the most among MLS defenders, while his 42 key passes ranke...
Sub Nathan Ordaz's late goal lifts LAFC past Austin FC
Nathan Ordaz scored in the 79th minute Wednesday night and Los Angeles FC knocked off visiting Austin FC 2-1 for a 1-0 lead in the teams' best-of-3 first-round Western Conference playoff series.,Coming on in the 74th minute for Mathieu Choiniere, Ordaz made the instant impact coach Steve Cherundolo ...
Lionel Messi: MLS needs to allow more spending for league to grow
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has some ideas for growing Major League Soccer, the league he recently signed on to play for through 2028 with Inter Miami.,"Every team should have the opportunity to bring in players and sign whoever each team wants without limitations or rules for players to bring the...
Cincinnati D Nick Hagglund wins Comeback Player of Year
FC Cincinnati defender Nick Hagglund was named the 2025 MLS Comeback Player of the Year on Wednesday.,Hagglund, 33, sustained a fractured fibula, torn ligaments and tendons, and significant cartilage damage in his ankle in a June 2024 match. It was his third season-ending injury in four seasons.,Aft...
NYCFC earn win at Charlotte to begin Round 1 series
Alonso Martinez scored a wonderful individual goal in the 34th minute and visiting New York City FC earned a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Tuesday night in the opener of their Round One MLS Cup Playoff series.,Martinez's second-career playoff goal helped NYCFC, the Eastern Conference fifth seed, ...
NYCFC comes away with road win over Charlotte to begin Round 1 series
Alonso Martinez scored a wonderful individual goal in the 34th minute and visiting New York City FC earned a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Tuesday night in the opener of their Round One MLS Cup Playoff series.,Martinez's second-career playoff goal helped NYCFC, the Eastern Conference fifth seed, ...