Soccer Page 71 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
With Orlando City on deck, FC Cincinnati trending in right direction
After a bleak August (three losses), FC Cincinnati has bounced back with wins against Nashville SC and the Los Angeles Galaxy to put themselves back in contention for the top spot in the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield race.,Cincinnati (18-9-4, 58 points) is in second place in the Eastern ...
First-place San Diego FC out to derail Quakes' playoff hopes
For San Diego FC, it's been a banner expansion season. They have clinched a playoff spot and sit atop the Western Conference table with three matches remaining.,Now the trick is to stay atop the West and perhaps win the Supporters' Shield that goes to MLS' top regular-season squad. San Diego will lo...
Brian White's positive omeback continues as Whitecaps face Sounders
Vancouver Whitecaps star Brian White missed slightly more than a month with a hamstring injury and returned in style.,White helped Vancouver salvage a tie in its last match and he now craves a victory when the Whitecaps visit the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,The Whitecaps (16-6-8, 56 points) ...
LA Galaxy, Sporting KC wind down season with eye to '26 rosters
The LA Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City face off Saturday night in Southern California in a match few would have expected to have so little competitive significance when the schedule was first released.,The Galaxy (4-17-9, 21 points) entered 2025 as the reigning MLS Cup champions. Sporting Kansas Cit...
Galaxy, SKC wind down season with eye to 2026 rosters
The Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City face off Saturday night in Carson, Calif., in a match few would have expected to have so little competitive significance when the schedule was first released.,The Galaxy (4-17-9, 21 points) entered 2025 as the reigning MLS Cup champions. Sporting Kansa...
Austin FC opens key stretch with visit to Real Salt Lake
Austin FC has plenty at stake over the next week, starting with a visit to Real Salt Lake on Saturday in a key late-season Western Conference match in Sandy, Utah., ,Austin FC might take minutes restrictions into account with the U.S. Open Cup final set for Wednesday at home against Nashville SC. Bu...
Minnesota United bring rare losing streak to Colorado
Still vying for the Western Conference's top overall seed, visiting Minnesota United will travel to Commerce City, Colo., to face the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Minnesota (15-7-9, 54 points) has dropped consecutive matches for the first time this season but still sits third in the West behin...
St. Louis City braces for powerful LAFC offense
Los Angeles FC enter Saturday's playoff tune-up at St. Louis City in high gear after winning three MLS matches in a span of eight days behind the brilliant work of Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga.,During the spree, LAFC (14-7-8, 50 points) scored four goals in each of the wins, with Son and Bouanga ...
Inter Miami star Sergio Busquets retiring at end of season
Inter Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets announced over social media that he will retire at the end of the season.,Busquets, 37, was a teammate with superstar Lionel Messi with FC Barcelona for 15 years. The Spaniard then reunited with Messi in MLS after landing a deal with the Herons in July 2023 tha...
Nashville SC can clinch playoff berth vs. surging Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo will try to move above the playoff line when they visit Nashville SC on Saturday.,Only five points separate the eighth-place Colorado Rapids and 12th-place Real Salt Lake in the crowded Western Conference table. Houston (9-13-9, 36 points) is in 10th place, a point behind FC Dalla...
Ailing Crew look to heat up against Fire
The slumping and injury-plagued Columbus Crew play at the Chicago Fire on Saturday minus several top players.,The Crew (13-7-11, 50 points) will be without striker Wessam Abou Ali for an expected six weeks, ruling him out for the rest of the regular season, due to a hairline fracture in his right an...
Red Bulls face NYCFC, hope to bolster playoff hopes
New York City FC are officially in the playoffs but with three games left, their positioning could wind up in a variety of places.,The New York Red Bulls sit two points out of a playoff spot and the latest installment of the "Hudson River Derby" has two teams focused on improving their place in the ...
Charlotte FC push to lock up top-4 playoff spot against CF Montreal
After their nine-match winning streak came to an end on the road, Charlotte FC will look to improve on their MLS-best home record as they face visiting CF Montreal on Saturday.,Charlotte FC (17-12-2, 53 points) fell to New York City FC 2-0 on Sept. 20, falling one win shy of breaking the MLS record ...
D.C. United next up for Union in tight race for Supporters' Shield
The Philadelphia Union will try to maintain their increasingly fragile Supporters' Shield lead when they visit a D.C. United side that is showing improvement under its new manager.,The Union (18-7-6, 60 points) enter the weekend with a two-point lead on East rival Cincinnati and a three-point edge o...
Playoff berth secured, Inter Miami takes on Toronto FC
Fresh off clinching an MLS Cup playoff berth with a 4-0 win Wednesday over New York City, Inter Miami CF will look to extend their win streak to four matches when they visit Toronto FC on Saturday night.,Miami (16-6-7, 55 points) sits third in the Eastern Conference standings with five matches remai...
Revs take 'belief' into visit from Atlanta United
A pair of teams looking to salvage something from disappointing seasons will meet on Saturday night when the New England Revolution host Atlanta United at Foxborough, Mass.,New England (8-15-8, 32 points) will try to snap a four-match winless stretch and earn its first home victory since beating D.C...
Austin FC G Brad Stuver signs 2-year extension
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver signed a two-year contract extension on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed on the deal that is guaranteed through the end of the 2027 season and features a club option for 2028.,"For me, Austin has become like home," Stuver said. "The way that this communit...
Lionel Messi Contract Extension Highlights Flaws in MLS Salary Structure
Messi is still dominating MLS at 38, but Miami’s lopsided roster reveals the limits of the league’s salary structure. Will his extension push reform?...
Whitecaps draw with Timbers thanks to Brian White's late goal
Brian White scored in the 88th minute as the Vancouver Whitecaps finished with a flourish while earning a 1-1 draw against the visiting Portland Timbers on Wednesday night.,Kamal Miller scored in the first half for Portland, which controlled most of the match before Vancouver awoke in the final minu...
Lionel Messi's two goals lead Miami to playoff-clinching win
Lionel Messi scored his MLS-leading 23rd and 24th goals and added his 13th assist to power visiting Inter Miami to a 4-0 victory over New York City FC on Wednesday night, clinching an MLS Cup Playoff spot.,Luis Suarez added his seventh goal late from the penalty spot in his return from a three-match...