Current leader Toronto FC's coach, Greg Vanney, emphasized the commitment teams have made and risks players took to play in 2020. Read the whole story
1. *Christian Torres (LAFC), 16 years, 6 months
2.
Cade Cowell (San Jose), 16 years, 10 months
3. Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas), 17 years, 1 month
4. Caden Clark (NY Red Bulls), 17 years, 4 months,
5. Griffin Yow
(D.C. United), 17 years, 11 months
*Scored tying goal in third minute of stoppage time in Sunday's 1-1 tie at Portland.
Bobby Edwards needlessly tried to catch a wide-of-goal lob and bobbled it so it stayed in play as Donovan Pines scored for D.C. United. Read the whole story
"I'll be able to think about it and dwell on it more a little bit later. That's all I want to do, is just help the team, that's all I ever wanted to do when I was out. Just to be able to be healthy
and help the team on the field and get a win, that's everything to me."
-- Chris Odoi-Atsem on scoring the winning goal for D.C. United in its 2-1 win at FC Cincinnati, just its
third victory in 19 games. The right back has battled back from Hodgkins Lymphoma, enduring four months of chemotherapy. treatment, to become a regular in 2020, playing 14 games and making nine
starts, both more than in his first three MLS seasons combined. (MLSSoccer.com)
Two Americans are on teams in the lead in their big five leagues: Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) and Tim Weah (Lille). Read the whole story
Embattled French national team coach Corinne Diacre will miss upcoming Euro 2022 qualifiers after she tested positive for COVID-19. Read the whole story
West Ham tied Tottenham 3-3 after trailing 3-0 until the 82nd minute. Manuel Lanzini equalized on the game's last kick with this long-range laser. Read the whole story
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Post)
Somewhere on a long interstate drive, a little girl was headed home with a father who had just been tossed out of a game … Read the whole story