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Sporting KC acquire F Andre Luiz in club-record transfer
Sporting Kansas City acquired Brazilian forward Andre Luiz for a franchise-record transfer fee on Tuesday.,The Athletic reported the MLS club paid $18 million up front to Greek club Olympiacos FC in a deal that could be worth up to $22 million if certain performance metrics are met.,It dwarfs the pr...
Crew loan M Hugo Picard to French side Troyes
The Columbus Crew loaned midfielder Hugo Picard to French Ligue 1 side Troyes on Monday.,The deal runs through the 2027 MLS season and includes a purchase option for the 23-year-old Frenchman.,Picard joined the Crew as a U22 Initiative signing last summer from Ligue 2 club EA Guingamp.,He has record...
Galaxy transfer D Miki Yamane to Japanese club
The Los Angeles Galaxy announced the transfer of defender Miki Yamane to Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds on Sunday night.,Yamane, 32, joined the Galaxy from J1 League side Kawasaki Frontale in 2024 and helped the team claim its record sixth MLS Cup championship that season.,"He played an integral role in...
Whitecaps score twice late to extend Sounders' losing streak to 7
Rayan Elloumi and Thomas Muller scored goals late in the second half to lift the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-0 victory over the host Seattle Sounders on Sunday night.,The late tallies allowed Vancouver (11-3-4, 37 points) to move back into first place in the Western Conference.,Vancouver also clinche...
Petar Musa takes MLS goal lead with game-winner as Dallas beats Austin
Petar Musa scored his MLS-leading 14th goal in the 73rd minute to lift visiting FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory over Austin FC on Sunday night.,Musa's emphatic, left-footed strike off the left post and in from just inside the 18-yard box sealed Dallas' first MLS win since a 2-1 triumph at Colorado on May...
Union rally again to beat NYCFC for fourth straight win
Bruno Damiani scored his second and third goals of the season in the span of seven minutes in the second half and the visiting Philadelphia Union rallied from two down to a 3-2 victory over New York City FC on Sunday evening.,Danley Jean Jacques also scored for Philadelphia (5-10-4, 19 points), whic...
Fire notch 2-1 win to end Timbers' unbeaten run
Robin Lod and Dje D'Avilla each scored a first-half goal on Sunday to help the Chicago Fire earn a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers.,Despite being outshot 11-7 and holding possession for less than 40% of the game, Chicago (10-6-2, 32 points) won its second straight game in the team's r...
Toronto FC snap long skid with tidy victory over Revolution
Host Toronto FC averted a club-record winless streak with a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.,Toronto (4-7-8, 20 points) entered the game winless in its last 13 across all competitions. A Will Sands own-goal and a Niklas Dorsch wonder-strike late in the first frame helped th...
Anders Dreyer's late PK lifts San Diego past LAFC
Anders Dreyer scored from the penalty spot in the 89th minute and San Diego FC pulled off a 1-0 road victory against Los Angeles FC on Saturday., ,Dreyer's left-footed attempt to the left side of the goal came after LAFC defender Ryan Porteous was called for a handball in the box on a header toward ...
St. Louis City continues surge with runaway defeat of San Jose
Simon Becher supplied a brace Saturday night and visiting St. Louis City SC maintained its strong form over the last three months with a 3-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.,Daniel Edelman also scored for St. Louis (8-6-5, 29 points), which improved to 7-0-2 over its last nine fixtures and moved i...
Joaquin Pereyra's late equalizer earns Minnesota draw with RSL
Joaquin Pereyra scored in the 89th minute to help Minnesota United escape with a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.,Sergi Solans scored in the 82nd minute as Salt Lake (8-6-4, 28 points) tied Minnesota for the second time this year and for the eighth time in their last 10 ma...
Rapids stay hot at home, blank Sporting Kansas City
Reggie Cannon and Rafael Navarro scored, while Youssef Maziz and Paxten Aaronson added assists to lead the Colorado Rapids to a 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,Making his MLS debut as a second-half substitute, Maziz launched a corner kick to the back post in...
Hany Mukhtar scores twice as Nashville routs Inter Miami
Hany Mukhtar scored a pair of second-half goals on Saturday night to help lead Nashville SC to a 4-1 victory over visiting Inter Miami CF in a match between the top two teams in Major League Soccer.,Andy Najar and Sam Surridge also scored for Nashville (13-2-4, 43 points), who improved on the league...
Guilherme runs goal-scoring streak to 4 games as Dynamo blank Galaxy
Guilherme scored on a first-half penalty kick and the Houston Dynamo picked up their fourth consecutive victory by defeating the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday night.,Jonathan Bond notched his fourth consecutive shutout, but it didn't require a save as Houston prevented a shot on goal.,...
Orlando City rallied behind Tyrese Spicer to draw Cincinnati
Tyrese Spicer's goal in the 48th minute equalled the score and Maxime Crepeau's stirring save in the 87th minute kept it that way as host Orlando City SC rallied for a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati on Saturday.,The much-maligned Orlando City (6-10-3, 21 points) defense continued its upward trend as Cr...
Charlotte scores two early goals, holds off Columbus
Charlotte scored two goals within the first nine minutes before fending off a relentless Columbus Crew side and securing a 3-1 home victory on Saturday night.,Charlotte's Allan Saint-Maximin and Columbus' Josef Martinez each made their MLS debuts for their new teams. Martinez, the 2018 league MVP an...
Atlanta ends 7-game winless skid with comeback defeat of Red Bulls
Fafa Picault scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute, and Atlanta United overcame an early deficit to defeat the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Saturday evening.,Despite conceding first in the sixth minute, Atlanta (4-12-3, 15 points) pulled level through Tristan Muyumba's equalizer in the 69...
Toronto FC snaps long skid with tidy victory over Revolution
Host Toronto FC averted a club-record winless streak with a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.,Toronto (4-7-8, 20 points) entered the game winless in their last 13 across all competitions. A Will Sands own-goal and a Niklas Dorsch wonder-strike late in the first frame helped ...
Leading goal scorers deliver in D.C. United-Montreal draw
Prince Owusu and Tai Baribo exchanged second-half goals as CF Montreal and visiting D.C. United played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.,The draw extends D.C. United's (5-5-9, 24 points) unbeaten streak to six matches (1-0-5). The Black-and-Red also have points in 11 of 12 matches. D.C. United also i...
Whitecaps eye Cascadia Cup as Sounders flounder
The Vancouver Whitecaps are in position to win the Cascadia Cup when they visit the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night.,The Whitecaps are 2-0-0 in the three-team competition between Vancouver, Seattle and the Portland Timbers. The Whitecaps have already defeated Portland (2-2-0) twice this season, mea...