Soccer Page 69 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NYCFC, Alonso Martinez take aim at Revolution's struggling attack
New York City FC are aiming for an early-season sweep when they visit the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,The Eastern Conference rivals already had their first of two matches back on March 15, when NYCFC (3-3-2, 11 points) recorded a 2-1 home win over the Revolution (2-4-1, 7...
Timbers acquire M Omir Fernandez from Rapids
The Colorado Rapids traded midfielder Omir Fernandez to the Portland Timbers on Friday in exchange for $200,000 in general allocation money.,Colorado also will receive another $50,000 in conditional 2026 GAM if Fernandez meets certain performance metrics for Portland.,"We are pleased to welcome Omir...
Cup-winning LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo to depart at end of season
LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo is leaving the club at the end of the 2025 MLS season, the franchise announced Friday.,A member of the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame, Cherundolo was a defender on three World Cup teams. But he made his biggest career splash in Germany, where he spent 15 years playing for ...
Miller family, MSE purchase controlling interest in RSL, Utah Royals
The Larry H. Miller family and Miller Sports + Entertainment on Friday finalized their acquisition of the controlling interest in RSL Football Holdings, a group that includes MLS' Real Salt Lake and NWSL club Utah Royals FC.,The $600 million purchase, according to The Athletic, also includes MLS NEX...
Inter Miami, Crew meet in Cleveland clash of unbeatens
The last unbeaten teams in MLS are set for a Saturday showdown in a non-league market when the Columbus Crew "host" Inter Miami in Cleveland.,There's one reason and one reason only for the unusual location: Lionel Messi. The most recent evidence of his immense popularity came Sunday when his Inter M...
Timbers ride surge into encounter vs. LAFC
The Portland Timbers enter their home clash against Los Angeles FC on Saturday night on a five-match unbeaten run.,Even so, Portland manager Phil Neville said he believes it may take something extra to earn a result against the Western Conference's best side over the last few seasons.,Yes, the Timbe...
New-look Rapids take aim at improving Dynamo
The Colorado Rapids will look for their third road win of the season when they visit a Houston Dynamo side gradually finding its footing following a slow start.,Colorado (4-2-2, 14 points) is coming off arguably its most impressive result this campaign, a 3-2 home victory last weekend over an expans...
Orlando City aim to continue ascent vs. winless CF Montreal
Manager Oscar Pareja will try to help Orlando City extend their unbeaten run in Saturday night's match at CF Montreal after receiving a three-year contract extension this week.,Pareja is in his sixth season with Orlando City (3-2-3, 12 points), with whom he's won the 2022 U.S. Open Cup and led the c...
Austin FC look to put loss in rear-view mirror vs. winless Galaxy
Austin FC will look to get back on track when they host the surprisingly winless Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday afternoon.,Austin FC (4-3-1, 13 points) head home after their most uneven match of the season, a 5-1 loss in Vancouver last weekend. The Texas contingent allowed two more goals than it had...
Orlando City SC give coach Oscar Pareja new 3-year deal
The marriage between Orlando City SC and Oscar Pareja has been a good one and the pairing will be together a little longer.,On Wednesday, Orlando City announced it had agreed on a three-year extension with Pareja through 2028.,Pareja joined Orlando City prior to the 2020 season. In the club's first ...
Former FC Cincinnati F Aaron Boupendza dies after fall from building
Former FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza died following a fall from the 11th floor of a building in China, the Gabonese Football Federation announced Wednesday. He was 28.,Boupendza, a Gabon international who joined Zhejiang FC of the Chinese Super League earlier this year, played in parts of tw...
Teammate: Lionel Messi wants to play in '26 World Cup
Lionel Messi has a "desire" to help Argentina defend its World Cup title next year, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez said.,Messi, who turns 38 this summer, has not announced his plans for the 2026 tournament being held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.,The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner was th...
Crew extend St. Louis City's skid, grab top spot in East
Diego Rossi scored and had an assist and Patrick Schulte made five saves as the Columbus Crew defeated host St. Louis City 2-1 on Sunday to move atop the Eastern Conference.,Rossi broke a 1-1 tie in the 55th minute with his fifth goal and third in the past two matches. He was left unattended for a s...
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami settle for scoreless draw vs. Fire
Despite some great chances late for both sides, neither Inter Miami nor the host Chicago Fire could find the back of the net as the teams dueled to a 0-0 draw on Sunday.,Inter Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari (seven saves) and Chicago's Chris Brady (three saves) each emerged with their first clean shee...
High-scoring Portland downs Sporting Kansas City
Kevin Kelsy scored his second and third goals and also created the sequence leading to an own goal in his side's favor as the visiting Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 4-2 on Sunday.,David Ayala also scored and had an assist as Portland (4-2-2, 14 points) extended its unbeaten run to f...
LAFC rides second-half scores to narrow win over Earthquakes
Sergi Palencia and Denis Bouanga each scored in the match's final 25 minutes Saturday night and LAFC made it stand up for a 2-1 win over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes.,LAFC (4-4-0, 12 points) was out-chanced for most of the match but cashed in its opportunities late. Bouanga was part of both goa...
Dynamo, Galaxy struggle offensively in draw
Diego Fagundez scored the tying goal while Los Angeles was a man down and the struggling Galaxy salvaged a 1-1 tie against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.,The Galaxy (0-5-3, 3 points) remain winless after winning last season's MLS Cup. Los Angeles has been outscored 15-6 this ...
Brian White (4 goals), Whitecaps blow out Austin FC
Brian White scored four goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps manhandled visiting Austin FC 5-1 on Saturday night.,Emmanuel Sabbi added a goal and one assist for Western Conference-leading Vancouver (6-1-1, 19 points), which has allowed one goal over its last three matches (2-0-1).,Dani Pereira scored f...
Rapids build 2-goal lead, fend off San Diego FC
Rafael Navarro scored his fourth goal of the season, Djordje Mihailovic scored from the penalty spot for his third and the Colorado Rapids defeated San Diego FC 3-2 on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,Darren Yapi also scored and earned a penalty for the Rapids (4-2-2, 14 points), who turned a ...
FC Cincinnati gets lone goal in win over slumping D.C. United
Making his first start of the season, Gerardo Valenzuela scored the lone goal to propel visiting FC Cincinnati to a 1-0 victory Saturday over D.C. United.,It was the third straight win for injury-riddled Cincinnati (5-2-1, 16 points), which contained D.C.'s top threat Christian Benteke, limiting him...