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St. Louis City pays record $12M for Rapids' Rafael Navarro
The Colorado Rapids and St. Louis City set an MLS record on Wednesday when Colorado swapped high-scoring forward Rafael Navarro to St. Louis for $12 million.,That's the highest dollar amount paid for a player in an MLS trade. St. Louis City could be on the hook for $250,000 more depending on how Nav...
MLS transactions roundup: Inter Miami acquire Riquelme Fillipi
Inter Miami signed winger Riquelme Fillipi from Brazil's SE Palmeiras through the end of the 2029-30 season.,Financial terms were not disclosed on Wednesday by the Herons, who hold an option for the 2030-31 season.,Fillipi, 19, will occupy a U22 Initiative slot. The Brazilian recorded 30 goals and f...
MLS transactions roundup: Revs sign F Daniel Gazdag
The New England Revolution signed veteran midfielder Daniel Gazdag through December 2027 on Tuesday with club options through the 2028-29 season.,The 30-year-old Hungarian is the all-time leading scorer in Philadelphia Union history with 72 goals across all competitions from 2021-25. He joined the C...
Lionel Messi retires from Argentina national team
Soccer legend Lionel Messi retired from the Argentina national team, announcing his decision on Monday.,The Inter Miami superstar has represented the club in international competition for more than two decades.,Messi, 39, propelled Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022 and returned to help lead a run...
FC Dallas rallies from two-goal deficit to salvage draw with St. Louis City
Logan Farrington scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time as visiting FC Dallas rallied late to escape with a 3-3 tie against St. Louis City on Sunday.,Simon Becher, Daniel Edelman and Carlo Holse scored for St. Louis (9-6-7, 34 points), which extended its franchise-record MLS unbeaten streak t...
Revolution top Crew as Carles Gil sparks turnaround
Carles Gil scored and had two assists, including on the go-ahead goal by Dor Turgeman, as the New England Revolution rallied for a 3-1 victory over the host Columbus Crew on Sunday.,Matt Polster also scored as the Revolution (11-7-4, 37 points) overcame an eighth-minute goal by Brais Mendez for the ...
Lionel Messi scores 4 as Inter Miami routs Montreal
Lionel Messi scored four goals in a Major League Soccer match for the first time in his career and added an assist to help host Inter Miami snap a five-game winless skid across all competitions with a 7-1 rout of CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Messi broke a 1-1 tie shortly before halftime, added a s...
Oleksandr Svatok's late goal pushes Austin FC past Timbers
Oleksandr Svatok scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to lift visiting Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Facundo Torres opened the scoring for the Verde (6-10-6, 24 points) in the 25th minute of what turned out to be their second consecutive ...
San Diego continues domination of Galaxy despite being down a player
Kieran Sargeant and Amahl Pellegrino each scored second-half goals as host San Diego FC remained perfect in three all-time matches against the Los Angeles Galaxy with a 3-1 victory on Saturday.,In a matchup of teams entering the day just outside of the playoff line, San Diego FC (8-8-6, 30 points) m...
Reggie Cannon scores as Rapids dominate Real Salt Lake
Reggie Cannon headed in a Youssef Maziz corner kick in the 58th minute to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,The Rapids (10-11-1, 31 points) retained the Rocky Mountain Cup for the third straight season, avenging a 2-1 road loss to Salt ...
Tyrese Spicer, Orlando City rally for tie with Minnesota United
Tyrese Spicer scored in the 93rd minute to rally Orlando City to a 3-3 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Spicer fielded a long overhead pass from Antoine Griezmann at the top left side of the box and then fired in a left-footed shot inside the near post to garner a po...
Sam Surridge, Hany Mukhtar lead Nashville rout of Cincinnati
Sam Surridge scored his 13th goal, Hany Mukhtar added his 10th and Nashville SC continued its record-threatening pace with a 4-0 rout of visiting FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.,Substitutes Bryan Acosta and Ahmed Qasem also scored late as Nashville (16-2-4, 52 points) won its fourth straight to mai...
San Jose GK Angus Gunn gets first clean sheet without making save
San Jose goalkeeper Angus Gunn recorded his first clean sheet in his seventh MLS start without having to make a save as the visiting Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo played to a dreary scoreless draw Saturday in a Western Conference dustup.,Gunn had given up 18 goals over the Earthquakes' past six mat...
Thomas Muller aids Whitecaps blowout of Sporting KC
Thomas Muller and Brian White scored goals about eight minutes apart bridging the two halves to lift the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-0 victory against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Kansas City, Kan.,Rayan Elloumi added a goal off an assist from Muller in the 90th minute for Western Confer...
Goalies step up as LAFC, D.C. United play to scoreless draw
Hugo Lloris made three saves to help Los Angeles FC preserve a scoreless draw against D.C. United on Saturday in Washington.,Sean Johnson had one save for D.C. (5-7-10, 25 points), which has won just one of its last 11 matches but remains in contention for a playoff berth for the first time since 20...
Lionel Messi scores four as Inter Miami routs Montreal
Lionel Messi scored four goals in a Major League Soccer match for the first time in his career to help host Inter Miami snap a five-game winless skid across all competitions with a 7-1 rout of Montreal on Saturday night.,Messi broke a 1-1 tie shortly before halftime, added a second goal in the 52nd ...
Philadelphia Union make up ground on Red Bulls with 3-1 win
Milan Iloski, Cavan Sullivan and Neil Pierre each scored goals Saturday night as the visiting Philadelphia Union continued their surge up the East table with a 3-1 decision over Red Bull New York.,Iloski added an assist for Philadelphia (6-10-6, 24 points), which improved to 5-0-2 in its seven match...
Charlotte stays hot, ends Atlanta's 3-game win streak
Idan Toklomati and Liel Abada each scored a goal, while Allan Saint-Maximin recorded his first two MLS assists, as visiting Charlotte FC defeated Atlanta United 2-0 on Saturday evening.,Charlotte (10-7-5, 35 points) won its second consecutive match, improving to 3-0-1 in its last four outings and 6-...
Daniel Salloi's late goal earns draw for Toronto vs. NYCFC
Daniel Salloi scored the tying goal as hosts Toronto FC snagged a 1-1 draw with New York City FC on a warm Saturday night.,The Hungarian nabbed a 70th-minute equalizer off a perfectly-placed cross from speedy Theo Corbeanu, who maneuvered past his man down the right side on several occasions.,Salloi...
Tied in standings, surging St. Louis City takes on FC Dallas
St. Louis City SC and visiting FC Dallas have the same record but vastly different mindsets as they enter their matchup on Sunday.,While St. Louis (9-6-6, 33 points) is riding high after its most uplifting win of the season, 2-1 over the Houston Dynamo, Dallas (9-6-6, 33 points) is lying low after i...