Rob Woollard

Philadelphia Union moved into the semifinals of MLS’s Eastern Conference playoffs on Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution in Foxboro. A 79th-minute goal from Chris Donovan settled a scrappy encounter to give Philadelphia a 2-0 win in the best-of-three first round series. Fourth-seed Philadelphia will face top-seed Cincinnati in the Eastern […]

Argentina World Cup champion Thiago Almada scored on his return from suspension as Atlanta United defeated Columbus Crew, 4-2, to level their Eastern Conference playoff series on Tuesday. Almada, the newly crowned MLS Young Player of the Year, chipped in an exquisite 88th-minute goal to put the seal on an emphatic win for Atlanta, setting […]

Sporting Kansas City ended Western Conference top seed St. Louis City’s magical first MLS season on Sunday with a 2-1 victory that sealed a 2-0 win in their first-round playoff series. Goals from Logan Ndenbe and Daniel Salloi lifted Kansas City to victory, Ndenbe notching his second career goal a week after grabbing his first […]

Cucho Hernandez scored twice as the Columbus Crew defeated Atlanta United, 2-0. in the opening game of their best-of-three MLS Eastern Conference playoff series on Wednesday. The Colombian forward took his tally for the season to 18 goals in all competitions in a dominant performance at Crew’s Lower.com Field. The win leaves third seed Columbus […]

After a dazzling start to his career in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America’s long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday. Nine months ago, Messi crowned his glittering career by leading Argentina to a World Cup crown in Qatar cementing […]

Lionel Messi extended his remarkable goal-scoring streak as Inter Miami powered into the final of the Leagues Cup with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Philadelphia Union on Tuesday. The Argentina superstar took his tally to nine goals in six appearances for Miami in an entertaining semifinal at Philadelphia’s Subaru Park. Venezuelan international Josef Martinez, Messi’s […]

Inter Miami coach Tata Martino played down injury concerns over Lionel Messi on Monday as the resurgent MLS club prepared for a Leagues Cup semifinal clash at the Philadelphia Union. Messi appeared to tweak his right ankle during a practice session in Fort Lauderdale early on Monday, according to multiple U.S. reports. Martino, however, later […]