Lionel Messi‘s next club, Inter Miami, announced Friday it will hold a presentation event, called “The Unveil,” on July 16 at its home stadium. Argentine seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi said last month that he was moving to the MLS club after allowing his contract at Paris Saint-Germain to run out. “The major unveiling event will […]
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El Trafico: LA Galaxy defeats LAFC in front of MLS record crowd
Spaniard Riqui Puig grabbed a 73rd-minute winner as the LA Galaxy beat LAFC 2-1 at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday in front of an MLS-record 82,110 spectators. The July 4th crowd beat the previous league record of 74,479 set by Charlotte FC in its debut in MLS last year, also featuring the Galaxy. MLS moved […]
Gold Cup: Canada, Guatemala and Costa Rica advance on goal-filled night
Canada and Guatemala moved into the Gold Cup quarterfinals with goal-filled wins in Group D on Tuesday, causing agony for Guadeloupe who crashed out. There were a total of 25 goals in the last four games of the group stage and while Canada took care of business with a 4-2 win over Cuba in Houston, […]
Qatar stuns Mexico at Gold Cup: 'Soccer is the art of winning'
Qatar upset Mexico, 1-0, on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup. Qatar, which is playing for the second time as a guest team in the Concacaf tournament, survived a second-half onslaught from Mexico to pull off the upset in Santa Clara, California. The 2022 World Cup hosts, coached by Carlos Queiroz, took the lead […]
MLS Saturday: FC Cincinnati's home run over, Miami ends losing streak
FC Cincinnati’s perfect home record in Major League Soccer ended on Saturday when it was held to a 2-2 draw at home to the New England Revolution. The Supporters’ Shield leader had gone into the game on the back of 10 straight home wins but had to fight for a point against Bruce Arena‘s Revs. The […]
Tata Martino: Messi and Busquets not moving to Miami on vacation
Newly appointed Inter Miami coach Tata Martino says there is no question of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets moving to South Florida to chill on South Beach. Instead, says the Argentine who was appointed on Wednesday, the pair are coming to Miami to fight for titles. Martino, former coach of Messi with Barcelona and Argentina, said he had spoken to the […]
Tata is back in MLS
Inter Miami has appointed Gerardo Martino to take charge of the MLS team, setting up a reunion with fellow Argentine Lionel Messi. Martino, widely known as “Tata,” coached Messi with both Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He was most recently in charge of Mexico and previously worked in MLS with Atlanta United, winning the leagu […]
MLS Saturday: Inter Miami misery continues
Inter Miami’s miserable run of form continued ahead of Lionel Messi‘s impending arrival with a 4-1 loss at Philadelphia, while there were wins for D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Miami suffered a seventh straight defeat and remained rock bottom of the Eastern Conference while United upset Eastern […]
U.S. will host expanded Club World Cup in 2025
The United States will host the new-look Club World Cup with 32 teams in 2025. The move means the U.S. will host major tournaments for three successive summers, culminating in the 2026 World Cup which will be co-hosted with Mexico and Canada. In 2024, an expanded Copa America, featuring national teams from South America and […]
Balo tells Arsenal: 'No more loans'
Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun found the target as the United States won the Concacaf Nations League on Sunday and then took aim at his club’s hierarchy, saying he will not accept another loan move. Balogun, who switched his national team allegiance from England to the USA last month, spent last season on loan at French Ligue 1 […]
