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Galaxy, closing in on top seed in West, meet Austin FC
The assignment is simple for the Los Angeles Galaxy.,The top playoff seed in the Western Conference is theirs for the taking, but to clinch it Saturday night, they need at least one point against Austin FC in Carson, Calif.,A Galaxy win combined with a loss or draw by rival Los Angeles FC against Sp...
Surging Real Salt Lake bid for better result vs. Earthquakes
Real Salt Lake will aim to extend its unbeaten streak to five matches when it visits the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday., ,Real Salt Lake (14-7-11, 53 points) enters the match tied with the Seattle Sounders for third in the Western Conference and sits two points behind Los Angeles FC for the secon...
Dynamo chasing home-field advantage in clash vs. St. Louis City
The Houston Dynamo are vying for a top-four playoff spot in the Western Conference with two matches to go, but they still have work to do starting with Saturday's visit to St. Louis City., ,Houston (14-9-9, 51 points) enters the weekend fifth in the conference, but only two points behind both the Se...
Sounders thriving with trip to Colorado on tap
The Seattle Sounders will try to continue their second-half surge on Saturday night when they visit the Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, Colo.,The Sounders' latest victory vaulted Seattle (15-9-8, 53 points) to third in the Western Conference with two matches to play and made it 11 wins in 15 leagu...
Union aim to remain in playoff chase vs. Crew
The Columbus Crew host the Philadelphia Union on Saturday with various levels of urgency at stake.,The situation is dire for the Union (9-13-10, 37 points) following a 2-1 loss at Orlando City on Wednesday. ,Philadelphia is in a three-way tie in points with Toronto FC and D.C. United for 9th place i...
Whitecaps out to halt 4-match winless skid at Minnesota's expense
The Vancouver Whitecaps vie to snap a four-match winless streak on Saturday when they continue their four-match homestand against Minnesota United.,The Whitecaps (13-10-8, 47 points) are clinging to seventh place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the surging Loons (13-12-7, 46 points). W...
Must-win situation for Revs against D.C. United
Two sides looking to keep their playoff hopes alive square off when D.C. United visit the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,With two matches remaining, D.C. (9-13-10, 37 points) sits two spots below the Eastern Conference playoff line in 11th place, albeit tied with Toronto FC ...
Orlando City picking up steam heading into Cincinnati clash
Orlando City will try to keep building momentum toward the postseason on Saturday night when they visit FC Cincinnati.,Orlando (14-11-7, 49 points) has won nine of its last 12 to storm up the Eastern Conference standings into its current fourth-place position. And the Lions are finally getting more ...
CF Montreal charging toward playoff spot vs. Charlotte FC
A spot in the playoffs is in view for CF Montreal when they travel to face Charlotte FC on Saturday night.,CF Montreal (10-12-10, 40 points) is on a three-match winning streak and a five-match unbeaten stretch, with four victories in that time, and can clinch a spot in the postseason with a win, cou...
Red Bulls chasing more in road finale vs. Atlanta United
The New York Red Bulls will visit Atlanta United on Saturday, aiming to sweep their two-match road trip.,New York (11-7-14, 47 points) is coming off a 4-1 midweek victory at Toronto FC in response to a 5-1 loss at home to New York City FC last weekend. The Red Bulls have earned points in three of th...
Inter Miami visit Toronto FC as MLS points record draws near
With the Supporters' Shield in their possession, Inter Miami will look to continue their pursuit of the single-season points record in MLS history on Saturday when they visit Toronto FC.,Lionel Messi, however, sees the bigger picture despite the Herons (20-4-8, 68 points) residing two victories shy ...
MLS making big plans for Lionel Messi's playoff debut
Major League Soccer already is making preparations for superstar Lionel Messi's MLS Cup playoff debut, even though his Inter Miami CF team's opponent hasn't been set.,Inter Miami, which clinched their first Supporters' Shield on Wednesday with a 3-2 win against the Columbus Crew, will play their fir...
Erik Sviatchenko’s 68th-minute goal lifts Dynamo past Revs
Erik Sviatchenko's curling shot off a pass from Coco Carrasquilla in the 68th minute was the deciding goal as playoff-bound Houston Dynamo FC defeated the visiting New England Revolution 2-1 on Wednesday in a late-season interconference clash.,The Dynamo (14-9-9, 51 points) have clinched a spot in t...
Lionel Messi nets pair as Miami clinches Supporters' Shield
Lionel Messi scored twice and Drake Callender made a late penalty-kick save when Inter Miami held on for a 3-2 victory over the host Columbus Crew to clinch the Supporters' Shield in a battle of heavyweights on Wednesday.,Callender dove to his right to stop Cucho Hernandez from tying it 3-3 in the 8...
Daniel Pereira's goal lifts Austin past Portland
Daniel Pereira scored his first MLS goal since 2022 and Austin FC remained mathematically alive for the MLS Cup Playoffs with a 1-0 victory at the Portland Timbers on Wednesday night.,Brad Stuver made 10 saves to keep his and Austin's eighth clean sheet of the season and pull the Verde within six po...
Minnesota United seal playoff bid after draw with RSL
Dayne St. Clair made four saves for his third consecutive clean sheet as Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake battled to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah.,The tie, combined with later results on Wednesday, allowed Minnesota to clinch a playoff berth.,It was the sixth clean sheet of the season i...
Earthquakes end FC Dallas' playoff aspirations
Hernan Lopez recorded a brace and the San Jose Earthquakes eliminated FC Dallas from playoff contention with a 3-2 home victory on Wednesday night.,Jeremy Ebobisse also scored for the MLS-worst Earthquakes (6-23-3, 21 points), who halted a five-match winless streak (0-4-1).,Daniel made three saves, ...
Denis Bouanga's goal enough; LAFC keeps pace in race for top seed
Denis Bouanga's goal in first-half stoppage time led Los Angeles FC to a 1-0 victory over visiting St. Louis City on Wednesday night.,The Black and Gold (16-8-7, 55 points) have now won back-to-back MLS matches after a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati last Saturday, which snapped a stretch of five lea...
Georgi Minoungou's first goal helps Sounders top Whitecaps
Georgi Minoungou scored his first MLS goal as the Seattle Sounders defeated the host Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on Wednesday in a Cascadia Cup clash.,Albert Rusnak had a goal and two assists, Paul Rothrock also tallied and Jordan Morris had a pair of assists for the Sounders (15-9-8, 53 points), who mo...
Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake play to scoreless draw
Dayne St. Clair made four saves for his third consecutive clean sheet as Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake battled to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday night in Sandy, Utah.,It was the sixth clean sheet of the season in 24 starts for St. Clair, who missed a chunk of the season while with the Canadian team a...