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Earthquakes MF Hernan Lopez out 3-4 months after shoulder surgery
San Jose Earthquakes standout midfielder Hernan Lopez underwent right shoulder surgery on Friday and is expected to miss three to four months.,Lopez, 24, hasn't scored in two matches this season after having six goals and two assists in 24 MLS matches (22 starts) in 2024.,San Jose acquired Lopez 11 ...
LAFC hope to tighten defense with goal-hungry Austin up next
Los Angeles FC look to have a better defensive showing when they return to MLS play with a home contest against Austin FC on Saturday afternoon.,LAFC (2-1-0, 6 points) were exposed often in a 5-2 road loss against the Seattle Sounders last weekend after pitching shutouts in their first two MLS match...
Orlando City sign 16-year-old M Gustavo Caraballo
Orlando City SC announced the signing of 16-year-old midfielder Gustavo Caraballo on Friday.,At 16 years and 198 days old, he is the youngest player in club history to sign a first-team contract.,The Venezuela native's homegrown deal runs through 2027 and includes an option for 2028.,"This is a grea...
Orlando City aim to tighten up defensively vs. Red Bulls
Orlando City are among the worst defensive teams in the MLS, but they were more disappointed in allowing their latest goal shortly after their offense responded last week.,The New York Red Bulls are struggling to score so far and are facing numerous injuries.,While Orlando attempts to improve defens...
Fire looking to build momentum at Toronto
The short-handed Chicago Fire will look to build momentum following their first win in the Gregg Berhalter era when they visit a Toronto FC side in search of its first victory under Robin Fraser on Saturday.,Hugo Cuypers scored his third goal of the season on a late spot kick last weekend at FC Dall...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Lionel Messi scores as Miami advances
Luis Suarez and second-half substitute Lionel Messi scored as Inter Miami beat Cavalier SC 2-0 on Thursday in Kingston, Jamaica, to win a CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 series.,Miami completed a 4-0 aggregate victory, having prevailed 2-0 at home last week to open the two-game, total-goal set.,M...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps, Galaxy advnace
Second-half goals from Edier Ocampo and Brian White led the Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw with Monterrey on Wednesday in Torreon, Mexico, as Vancouver won the teams' CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 match.,The teams finished the two-game, total-goal series level at 3-3, but the Whitecaps advance to the ...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps edge Monterrey
Second-half goals from Edier Ocampo and Brian White led the Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw with Monterrey on Wednesday in Torreon, Mexico, as Vancouver won the teams' CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 match.,The teams finished the two-game, total-goal series level at 3-3, but the Whitecaps advance to the ...
Charlotte FC acquire D Souleyman Doumbia on loan
Charlotte FC acquired defender Souleyman Doumbia on loan Wednesday from Belgian Pro League side Standard Liege.,The 28-year-old from the Ivory Coast arrives for the 2025 MLS season after making more than 200 pro appearances across Europe.,"Left back was one of the positions we needed to strengthen t...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Cruz Azul, LAFC advance
Cruz Azul scored three goals in the final 19 minutes and emerged with a 4-1 win over the Seattle Sounders on Tuesday in Mexico City to prevail in their CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 series.,The contest was the second leg of a two-game, total-goal series. The teams played to a scoreless draw las...
Dynamo sign M Duane Holmes to 2-year deal
The Houston Dynamo signed midfielder Duane Holmes to a two-year contract on Tuesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, which holds club options through 2028.,Holmes, 30, recorded two appearances with the United States Men's National team. He made his national team debut in June 2019 ag...
Inter Miami acquire M Baltasar Rodriguez
Inter Miami CF acquired midfielder Baltasar Rodriguez from Argentina's Racing Club on Monday.,The 21-year-old Argentine youth international is on loan through 2025 with an option to purchase.,Rodriguez tallied seven goals and four assists in 68 matches for Racing since 2023.,He helped the club win t...
St. Louis City hand Galaxy third straight defeat to open season
Cedric Teuchert scored a goal with an assist as St. Louis City picked up their first win of the season and extended the misery of the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy with a 3-0 victory Sunday in Carson, Calif.,Marcel Hartel and Simon Becher also scored goals for St. Louis City (1-0-2, 5 points...
Tadeo Allende's goal lifts short-handed Inter Miami past Charlotte
An early second-half goal by midfielder Tadeo Allende was all host Inter Miami needed to overcome the odds and secure a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Sunday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Inter Miami (2-0-1, 7 points) picked up its second victory of the MLS season despite the absence once aga...
St. Louis City, LA Galaxy aim to find some offense
Expecting some challenges in the early going, the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy appear to be facing an even deeper test than they could have imagined as they host St. Louis City on Sunday at Carson, Calif.,Without playmaker Riqui Puig (knee) for an extended period and forward Joseph Paintsil...
Minnesota United make Kelvin Yeboah's goal hold up to beat San Jose
Kelvin Yeboah scored his second goal in as many games and Minnesota United earned a 1-0 victory at the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Yeboah now has nine goals in 12 league appearances since his arrival to MLS last summer and is the only Minnesota player to score this season.,Dayne St. Clai...
Whitecaps stay perfect through 3 matches, blank CF Montreal
Mathias Laborda and Tate Johnson scored goals Saturday night and the Vancouver Whitecaps made it three wins in as many matches to start the season, blanking CF Montreal 2-0 in Vancouver.,Vancouver controlled most of the match, possessing the ball 54.5 percent of the time and outshooting Montreal 15-...
San Diego FC downs Real Salt Lake in stoppage time
Andres Dreyer scored the tiebreaking goal in the first minute of second-half stoppage time and San Diego FC remained unbeaten with a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Sandy, Utah.,Marcus Ingvartsen added an insurance goal five minutes later and Franco Negri scored late in the firs...
Nashville converts first scores of season into win over Timbers
Ahmed Qasem scored midway through the second half in his first MLS start and Nashville SC halted its scoreless start to the season with a 2-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Andy Najar also scored his first goal for his new club just before halftime, helped by an error ...
Zach Steffen records another shutout as Rapids edge Austin
Rafeal Navarro's goal in the 18th minute and Zach Steffen's second clean sheet of the season was enough for visiting Colorado Rapid to defeat Austin FC 1-0 on Saturday in an early-season Western Conference match.,The Rapids (1-0-2, 5 points) struck early on, with Navarro finding the net off an assis...