1. Thiago Almada, Atlanta United (4 goals + 6 assists), 10
1. Daniel Gazdag, Philadelphia (3 goals + 7 assists), 10
3. Denis
Bouanga, LAFC (7 goals + 2 assists), 9
3. Joao Klauss, St. Louis City (5 goals + 4
assists), 9
5. Jordan Morris, Seattle (8 goals), 8
5. Cristian Espinoza, San Jose (6 goals + 2 assists), 8
Matt Crocker had been with the Premier League club since early 2020 after returning to it from the English FA. Read the whole story
LAFC is one point behind Western Conference leaders St. Louis and Seattle. Read the whole story
The LA Galaxy won its first game of the season with a 2-0 win over struggling Austin FC. Read the whole story
- Jupiler League. Mark McKenzie scored his first goal in three seasons with Genk in its 2-2 tie with Charleroi. The tie dropped Genk into a tie with Union St. Gilloise at the end of the first stage. The top four teams -- Genk, Union St. Gilloise, Antwerp and Club Brugge -- take half their points into the double round-robin championship round. - League Championship. Lynden Gooch had an assist for Sunderland in its 2-1 win at West Bromwich that moved the Black Cats into sixth place with two games to play. Teams ranked third to sixth will move into the Premier League promotion playoffs. - Serie B. Tanner Tessmann had his first assist of the season in Venezia's 4-1 at Ternana that moved it closer to staying in Italy's second-tier.
Under interim coach Caroline Sjoblom, Kansas City beat Orlando, 2-0, in a battle of teams that had lost their first three league games. Read the whole story
Charleston stayed on top in the Eastern Conference thanks to a 0-0 tie with Louisville City. Read the whole story
Goalkeeper Sandro Aruvain of Dutch fourth division club UOW '02 went viral with this dramatic feat. Read the whole story
UEFA Women's Champions League (Semifinals, First Leg)
Wolfsburg 2 Arsenal 2. (Goals: Pajor 19, Jonsdottir 24;
Rafaelle 45, Blackstenius 69. Att.: 22,617.)
Chelsea 0 Barcelona 1. (Goal: Graham Hansen 4. Att.: 27,697.)
• Crowd Count. FC Cologne shattered the Frauen-Bundesliga attendance record, drawing 38,365 fans for its 2-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. The previous record: 23,200
for Frankfurt-Bayern Munich last September.
Dortmund has five more matches, three of which are at home, as its pursues its first league title in a decade. Read the whole story
1. Wrexham levels up: What to know about the celebrity-owned soccer club By Frances Vinall (Washington Post)
2. Freddy Adu opens up about his rise and fall Interview by Charlie Davies (CBS
Sports Golazo Network)
3. Offshore cash and huge loans: leak reveals how Roman Abramovich funded Chelsea’s success By Rob
Davies and David Conn (The Guardian)