The Portland Timbers triumphed in the Cascadia derby on Saturday, thumping the Seattle Sounders 4-1, while St. Louis City crushed FC Cincinnati 5-1 to move to the top of the overall standings. Seattle made the short trip to Portland on the back of five wins in its opening seven games while Portland had just a […]
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MLS Saturday: Seattle's Jordan Morris fires four, Crew hits Atlanta United for six
Sensational St. Louis City continued its record-breaking perfect start to its first Major League Soccer season with a thumping 4-0 win at Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Jordan Morris scored all four goals as the Seattle Sounders won 4-1 at Sporting Kansas City, while the Columbus Crew thrashed a depleted Atlanta United 6-1. Expansion St. […]
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MLS Saturday: Almada stars as Atlanta United crushes Portland, St. Louis City sets expansion record
Argentine World Cup winner Thiago Almada produced a virtuoso performance and scored twice as Atlanta United beat Portland Timbers, 5-1, in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Expansion St. Louis City became the first expansion franchise in MLS history to win all four of their opening games after beating San Jose 3-0. Montreal scored twice in […]
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St. Louis City targets record MLS start
St. Louis City could become the first expansion team in Major League Soccer history to win their opening four games if it can maintain its 100% start to the season against San Jose on Saturday. Nw teams entering MLS have to build squads from scratch and have tended to struggle in their opening season but […]
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Concacaf Champions League: Orlando City ousted in thriller, LAFC, Whitecaps advance
Mexico’s Tigres advanced to the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League after a 1-1 draw at Orlando City ensured passage on the away goals rule. The Vancouver Whitecaps and LAFC also took their places in the last eight despite losing their second legs. CCL quarterfinal pairingsViolette vs. Leon or Tauro Pachuca or Motagua vs. Tigres […]
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MLS Saturday: Atlanta United impresses
Inter Miami’s winning start to the Major League Soccer season ended with a 1-0 loss to New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on Saturday while Atlanta United continued its impressive start with a 3-0 win at Charlotte. Phil Neville‘s Miami had won its opening two games of the season, both at home, but the […]
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MLS newcomers take different approaches ahead of Concacaf Champions League debuts
Two American clubs will do battle on foreign fields for the first time when the Concacaf Champions League gets under way on Tuesday. Major League Soccer’s Orlando City and Austin FC will both make their debuts in the 16-club tournament for clubs from North and Central America and the Caribbean. Orlando faces a daunting test […]
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MLS: Chiellini on target for LAFC, Inter Miami stuns Philly, St. Louis triumphs in home opener
Former Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini scored his first goal in Major League Soccer as defending champion Los Angeles FC survived a late rally from the Portland Timbers to hold on and win their opening game of the season 3-2. Inter Miami continued its winning start to the season with an impressive 2-0 victory over last […]
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MLS: Argentine World Cup champion Thiago Almada strikes late twice as Atlanta United wins on opening day
Argentine World Cup-winner Thiago Almada scored two brilliant stoppage time goals as Atlanta United beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on a pulsating opening day of the Major League Soccer season on Saturday. There was also late drama in the capital, where Wayne Rooney‘s D.C. United grabbed a 3-2 win over Toronto FC with Theodore […]
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'Nobody is forced to play' on USWNT, says Andonovski after Dunn's complaints
U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has expressed surprise at World Cup defender Crystal Dunn‘s comments that she is unhappy at being asked to play the left-back role. Dunn, who was part of the U.S team which won the World Cup in France four years ago, told GQ magazine on Friday that “it hurts […]