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Against all odds, Minnesota United knocks out Sounders in shootout
Goaltender Dayne St. Clair made five saves then delivered the game-winner in the 10th round of a shootout as 10-man Minnesota United rallied to defeat the Seattle Sounders on penalty kicks following a 3-3 tie in a first-round playoff clincher Saturday at St. Paul. Minn.,Minnesota United finished wit...
Brenner's 2 goals push FC Cincinnati past Crew in first round
Brenner's second goal of the match in the 86th minute rallied host FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory against the Columbus Crew in the deciding match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-3 series on Saturday.,Brenner took a lay-off from Samuel Gidi at the top of the box and drilled a shot to th...
Against odds, Minnesota United knocks out Sounders in shootout
Goaltender Dayne St. Clair made five saves and then delivered the game-winner in the 10th round of a shootout as 10-man Minnesota United rallied to defeat the Seattle Sounders on penalty kicks following a 3-3 tie in a first-round playoff clincher Saturday at Saint Paul. Minn.,Minnesota United finish...
Nicolas Fernandez tallies twice as NYCFC knock out Charlotte FC
New York City FC scored a pair of breakaway goals just before and shortly after halftime, then held off a late rally from host Charlotte FC to advance in the MLS Cup playoffs with a 3-1 decision on Friday.,Nicolas Fernandez scored twice for New York City in the decisive third game of a best-of-three...
San Diego FC put season on line in clincher vs. Timbers
San Diego FC face their first potential elimination match in club history when they host the Portland Timbers in Game 3 of their first-round MLS Cup playoff series on Sunday night.,San Diego FC were minutes away from sweeping the best-of-three set in two matches last weekend, before Portland's Gage ...
Fire acquire midfielders Anton Saletros, Andre Franco
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,Later Friday, the club announced another midfielder acquisition, after it landed Andre Franco on a permanent transfer from FC Porto.,Saletros, a 29-year-old Swede, tallied 19 goals and 23 assists ...
No Luis Suarez as Inter Miami try to avoid playoff exit vs. Nashville SC
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will try to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals without the help of suspended striker Luis Suarez when they host the decisive game of their first-round playoff series against Nashville SC on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,The league suspended Suarez for...
Game 3 to decide 'Hell Is Real' playoff series between Crew, Cincy
A playoff series requires a short memory, leaving no time to dwell on a defeat or revel in a victory.,That's why the Columbus Crew will have a proverbial blank slate when they travel two hours down I-71 on Saturday to face FC Cincinnati in the decisive match of their first-round best-of-three series...
Loons out to overcome hurdle, top Sounders in decisive Game 3
Minnesota United must try to figure a way to get past an old nemesis when they host the Seattle Sounders in the decisive match of the best-of-three Western Conference First Round series Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn., ,The Sounders, who won the MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019, are 15-3-3 all-time ...
Fire acquire M Anton Saletros from Sweden's AIK
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,The 29-year-old Swede tallied 19 goals and 23 assists in 225 matches with the Stockholm-based club.,Saletros has more than 350 career professional appearances including stops in Norway, Russia and...
Marko Mitrovic appointed head coach of Revolution
The New England Revolution named Marko Mitrovic their head coach on Friday.,The 47-year-old becomes the 10th head coach in club history. This is his first Major League Soccer head coaching job after more than 15 years at the international and pro levels.,"During the interview process, Marko's tactic...
Argentina calls up Lionel Messi with Miami still in playoffs
Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi and teammate Rodrigo De Paul, whose club is in the first round of the MLS playoffs, have been selected for their home country Argentina's friendly match against Angola next week.,Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni named the forward and midfielder to the 2...
Union's Bradley Carnell named MLS Coach of the Year
Bradley Carnell of the Philadelphia Union was named the 2025 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year on Thursday.,Hired in January, Carnell oversaw a rise from 23rd place in the 2024 standings to the Supporters' Shield in 2025.,Philadelphia improved year-over-year by a whopping 29 points to lead the leagu...
'Tata' Martino returns as head coach of Atlanta United
Gerardo "Tata" Martino has signed on for a second stint as head coach of Atlanta United.,The club announced Thursday that he signed a two-year contract. He replaces Ronny Deila, who was dismissed after one season and a 14th-place finish in the MLS Eastern Conference.,He was the first coach of the ex...
Charlotte FC undeterred by playoff scoring outage vs. NYCFC
Charlotte FC have yet to score a goal in their first-round MLS playoff series against New York City FC but still stand on the precipice of their first Eastern Conference semifinal appearance heading into the series finale on Friday.,As the fourth seed, Charlotte earned the right to host the definiti...
Why Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami Project Could Unravel in MLS Playoffs
Messi and Inter Miami face a must-win Game 3 vs. Nashville SC. Another playoff collapse could expose deeper issues with the club’s Messi-centered rebuild....
Lionel Messi anchors 2025 MLS Best XI
Superstar Lionel Messi, the MLS Golden Boot winner and MLS MVP favorite, leads an MLS Best XI list this season that features representatives from nine clubs.,With 29 goals and 19 assists, the Inter Miami forward was one goal contribution shy of the league-record 49 set by Carlos Vela in 2019 and cou...
Luis Suarez suspended for Inter Miami's elimination match
Major League Soccer suspended Inter Miami star forward Luis Suarez for Saturday's key playoff match against Nashville SC.,Suarez received the one-match suspension from the MLS Disciplinary Committee for an off-ball incident in Game 2 of the first-round series. Suarez kicked at Nashville defender And...
CF Montreal fires assistant coach Maxime Leconte for 'disciplinary matter'
CF Montreal relieved assistant coach Maxime Leconte from his role with the team effective immediately on Wednesday "following an internal disciplinary matter.",The club said that it would not comment further on the matter due to confidentiality reasons.,Leconte joined CF Montreal in May and was work...
Reports: Marko Mitrovic to be chosen as new Revolution coach
The New England Revolution are set to appoint Marko Mitrovic as their next head coach, multiple reports said on Monday.,The hiring would end a search that began in September after the dismissal of Caleb Porter.,Mitrovic, 47, most recently coached the United States at both the Under-20 World Cup and ...