FC Cincinnati trounced Toronto FC, 3-0, to move eight points clear at the top of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference on Wednesday. Goals from Colombian international Santiago Arias, Argentine midfielder Luciano Acosta and Senegalese striker Dominique Badji sealed a victory for in-form Cincinnati. FCC now leads the Eastern Conference with 43 points from 18 games and has lost only once […]
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Messi details: Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas on debut game, new signings
Inter Miami is targeting a July 21 debut for superstar signing Lionel Messi as the club plans to bolster the squad with as many as five new players, owner Jorge Mas said. In an interview with the Miami Herald published Tuesday, Mas said Messi was likely to play his first game for Inter Miami against Mexico’s Cruz […]
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LAFC falls to Leon again in CCL final: 'They deserved to win over 180 minutes'
Leon won the Concacaf Champions League for the first time on Sunday, defeating LAFC 1-0 to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory over the reigning Major League Soccer champions. Lucas Di Yorio‘s first-half goal proved decisive, Los Angeles goalkeeper John McCarthy failing to grasp the Argentine forward’s scuffed shot for the game’s only goal in the 20th minute. […]
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World Cup 2026: Teams to be based in 'clusters'
Teams at the expanded 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be based in regional clusters during the early rounds to ease travel. Speaking in Los Angeles to unveil the official logo and branding for the tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday the move was prompted by the scale […]
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MLS Saturday: Espinoza hits double as Quakes end LAFC's unbeaten start
Argentine striker Cristian Espinoza scored twice as the San Jose Earthquakes sent champion Los Angeles FC crashing to its first defeat of the Major League Soccer season on Saturday while New England and FC Cincinnati surged six points clear at the top of the Eastern Conference. Espinoza lashed home an 83rd-minute penalty at the Levi’s Stadium in […]
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Southampton football director joining U.S. Soccer as its new sporting director: reports
Southampton director of football Matt Crocker has been hired by the U.S. Soccer as the organization’s new sporting director, multiple U.S. media reported on Sunday. Reports in The Athletic, Washington Post, ESPN and Philadelphia Inquirer said Crocker would be formally named to the role following a two-month search. Crocker replaces Earnie Stewart, who stepped down […]
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MLS Saturday: New England, FC Cincinnati pull clear at top of Eastern Conference
The New England Revolution and FC Cincinnati pulled five points clear at the top of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference standings on Saturday with wins over Sporting Kansas City and the Portland Timbers, respectively. New England bagged its sixth win of the season after two goals in four minutes from in-form striker Giacomo Vrioni set […]
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MLS probes racism allegation in Red Bulls-Earthquakes clash
Jeremy Ebobisse (right) talks with San Jose teammate Carlos Akapo and three New York Red Bulls players during the stoppage in the second half of the Red Bulls-Earthquakes clash at Red Bull Arena. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire) * * * * * Major League Soccer has launched an investigation into allegations made by San […]
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MLS Saturday: FC Cincinnati downs Union to stay on top, Bouanga hits another hat-trick for LAFC
FC Cincinnati extended its unbeaten start to the Major League Soccer season with a 1-0 victory over Philadelphia Union on Saturday to remain on top of the Eastern Conference standings. Luciano Acosta scored the game’s only goal, rifling in a penalty in the 69th minute after Philadelphia goalkeeper Andre Blake was adjudged to have fouled […]
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USA to field mostly MLS players for friendly vs. Mexico in Arizona
The United States’s squad for this month’s friendly clash against Mexico will, as expected, be comprised mostly of Major League Soccer players, U.S. interim coach Anthony Hudson said on Tuesday. The USA faces archrival Mexico in Glendale, Arizona, on April 19 in what is being billed as the “Continental Clasico.” However, because the game is taking […]