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Aiming to bolster playoff hopes, Austin FC host Real Salt Lake
Austin FC looks to keep its waning hopes of making the playoffs on track when it hosts dynamic Real Salt Lake in a late-season Western Conference match on Saturday.,The Verde (9-13-8, 35 points) are in desperate straits to make the postseason. With four matches remaining, Austin is in 11th place, tw...
Toronto seek victory over lowly Fire to improve playoff chances
Toronto FC aren't making things easy down the stretch in a quest for the playoffs.,The Chicago Fire, meanwhile, are seemingly limping to the finish of another disappointing season.,Each side looks to avoid a third straight defeat when they meet Saturday night in Bridgeview, Ill.,Entering this matchd...
Rivals Red Bulls, NYCFC targeting playoff berths
The New York Red Bulls and New York City FC find themselves amid a crowded Eastern Conference race and hoping to create some separation from their competitors.,Each team is in position to secure a playoff spot on Saturday night when the Red Bulls host NYCFC on Saturday night in the "Hudson River Der...
Union look to continue fine form vs. Atlanta United
The resurgent Philadelphia Union can take another step toward sealing a playoff place when they host an Atlanta United side trying to prolong its own postseason hopes Saturday in Chester, Pa.,Philadelphia (9-12-9, 36 points) has won five of its last seven to climb above the playoff line into ninth p...
Time running out for Nashville, Revs to make playoff push
Still battling to get over the playoff line, Nashville SC will try to extend their unbeaten streak when they visit the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,Nashville (8-13-9, 33 points) is tied for 11th place with Atlanta United in the crowded Eastern Conference, three points behi...
Surging Cincinnati wary of visiting LAFC's depth
FC Cincinnati will look to extend their unbeaten streak to five matches when they host Los Angeles FC on Saturday.,Cincinnati (17-8-5, 56 points), second in the Eastern Conference standings, enters the contest following a 2-2 draw in Nashville last weekend.,The home side has not lost in more than a ...
Charlotte preparing for more than just Messi vs. Inter Miami
Inter Miami, coming off two disappointing road results, will strive to return to the win column when they host Charlotte FC on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Miami (19-4-7, 64 points) still has the Supporters' Shield lead with four matches remaining, but gave up late leads in draws against Atlant...
Earthquakes face Montreal, need late run to avoid Wooden Spoon
The team that finishes with the most points in Major League Soccer's regular season receives the Supporters' Shield.,The team with the fewest?,Well, there's no official award for that, but it's generally known as the Wooden Spoon.,And the San Jose Earthquakes, who travel to CF Montreal for a match S...
After latest Cup final experience, Crew back in MLS action in D.C.
The Columbus Crew are playing matches of note just about every time they take the pitch.,Though perhaps on a different level, D.C. United have hit the nitty-gritty stage of their season.,The teams play Saturday night in Washington, with the Crew looking to refocus on MLS matters and maintain their l...
Sounders D Jackson Ragen inks extension
Seattle Sounders FC defender Jackson Ragen signed a contract extension through the 2027 season on Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Sounders, who hold an option for 2028 on the deal.,Ragen, 26, has recorded three goals and one assist in 29 matches (all starts) this season. He has ...
Crew to mark MLS Cup victory at White House
The Columbus Crew will be honored for their 2023 MLS Cup championship at the White House on Friday.,Their visit coincides with their road match Saturday at D.C. United.,Columbus also won the MLS Cup in 2020 but could not visit the White House because of the COVID-19 pandemic.,The Crew celebrated the...
Charlotte D Nathan Byrne signs contract extension
Charlotte FC defender Nathan Byrne signed a contract extension through the 2026 season on Wednesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by Charlotte, which holds a team option on the deal for 2027.,"Nate has been a core part of our defensive line from the moment he arrived in Charlotte, and we're ex...
Minnesota United D Michael Boxall signs extension
Minnesota United signed defender Michael Boxall to a contract extension through 2025 on Tuesday.,The deal includes an option for 2026 for the 36-year-old captain and New Zealand international.,Boxall has one goal and one assist in 29 MLS matches (all starts) in 2024, his eighth season with the Loons...
Former interim coach Twila Kilgore leaves USWNT for new opportunity
Twila Kilgore, an assistant coach who served as the U.S. women's national team's interim coach for nine months, is leaving U.S. Soccer to pursue other coaching opportunities, the program said Tuesday.,Kilgore, who has also coached the U.S. U-19 and U-23 teams, took over the senior team in August 202...
USMNT opens Nations League Nov. 18 under Mauricio Pochettino
The United States men's national team will head to St. Louis in November for its first 2024-25 Nations League game under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.,The USMNT team is set to play Nov. 18 to begin a two-leg quarterfinal series against an undetermined opponent.,The former English Premier Leagu...
Union return to playoff position by trouncing D.C. United 4-0
A two-goal night for Daniel Gazdag and two assists from 20-year-old Quinn Sullivan powered the Philadelphia Union over D.C. United 4-0 Sunday night in Chester, Pa.,With the victory, the Union moved back into ninth place -- the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference -- with four matches remaini...
Galaxy pull away in West with victory over Whitecaps
Gabriel Pec scored his 13th goal of the season and added a pair of assists to lift the LA Galaxy to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in Carson, Calif. ,Pec also was instrumental on the sequence leading to a second-half own goal by Vancouver that put the Galaxy (17-7-7, 58...
St. Louis City top Earthquakes for first '24 road win
Claude Teuchert and Marcel Hertel scored first-half goals and St. Louis City notched its first road win of the season with a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Roman Burki made four saves as St. Louis City improved to 1-6-8 on the road. St. Louis City has won all four meeti...
Minnesota United eliminate Sporting K.C. from playoff contention
Kelvin Yeboah scored in the 65th minute to help Minnesota United earn a 2-0 victory at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night that boosted the Loons' playoff chances and eliminated SKC from postseason contention.,Bongokuhle Hlongwane added some insurance deep in second-half stoppage time with his te...
Timbers draw even late, earn draw with Real Salt Lake
Jonathan Rodriguez leveled the match with a header in second-half stoppage time and the Portland Timbers escaped a trip to Sandy, Utah, with a 3-3 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.,Rodriguez and Evander each scored their 15th goals of the season for Portland, which halted a three-match roa...