Here are five standout players ahead of the MLS’s final weekend of regular-season play. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) The LA Galaxy badly needed three points for its playoff push, and got them emphatically, beating Austin FC 4-1 to push into seventh place in the Western Conference ahead of Decision Day. Marco Reus was the star. […]
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MLS Weekend: Nashville confirms its regular-season reign
The 2026 MLS Supporters’ Shield goes to Nashville SC after a 2-0 win in Montreal. With an El Trafico tie, LAFC became the 10th team to clinch a playoff spot. For all the Matchday 32 results, attendance, scorers and playoff race updates …
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Ben Wright and Valair Shabilla top Nashville sports writer honors
Ben Wright, the SixOneFive Soccer executive editor who has also been a Soccer America columnist since August 2025, was voted the Nashville Scene‘s No. 1 sports writer for the third straight year. Voted No. 2 was Valair Shabilla, whose column, “I learned the power of soccer in Baghdad,” appeared in Soccer America last April. The […]
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MLS Weekend: Nashville SC on pace to break points record
Nashville SC, the Supporters’ Shield leader, extended its Geodis Park regular-season win streak to nine games when it defeated Toronto FC 2-0 Saturday night. With an 18-3-6 record for 60 points, it is on pace to break the single-season MLS points record of 74 points set by Inter Miami in 2024.
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Five MLS players on a roll: Philly’s homegrown teenager, three South Americans and a Scottish goalkeeper
The 2026 MLS season keeps barreling on, with another weekend of games in the books. Here at Soccer America, we’re breaking down the standout players from the latest round of action. • Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) Cavan Sullivan might be the best player in MLS right now. The 16-year-old phenom was transformative in Philadelphia’s 5-0 […]
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MLS WEEKEND: Sam Surridge goes one better than Leo Messi in Miami-Nashville tie
Nashville’s Sam Surridge scored twice to match an own goal and Lionel Messi’s strike and prevent Inter Miami from gaining ground on the Coyotes’ Eastern Conference lead. The Revs beat Chicago in another clash of Eastern leaders. In Western Conference, first-place Vancouver fell at home and LAFC dropped out of the Top 5. For all the Matchday 26 results, scorers, highlights and updates on conference leaders …
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Messi scores but Miami held by Nashville
Lionel Messi extended his incredible scoring streak against MLS-leaders Nashville on Saturday as Inter Miami battled to a 2-2 draw in their top-of-the-table Eastern Conference clash. Messi curled in a superb strike on 62 minutes at Miami’s Nu Stadium to fire Inter into a 2-1 lead but Nashville grabbed a share of the points after […]
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MLS WEEKEND: Messi powers Inter Miami rebound while Nashville keeps cruising
Inter Miami snapped its winless streak and celebrated its largest margin of victory with a 7-1 win over Montreal. Nashville SC tightened its grasp on first place in the Eastern Conference. Vancouver is enjoying its best start in club history and sits atop the Western Conference. For all the Matchday 23 results, scorers, highlights and updates on conference leaders …
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Five MLS players on a roll: A Frenchman, Spaniard, Colombian, Ghanaian and Honduran
MLS Matchday 22 came and went, with a total of 49 goals scored between the weekend’s 15 games. Here at Soccer America, we’re breaking down the standout players from the latest round of action. Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City) Antoine Griezmann won Player of the Matchday honors after scoring both goals in Orlando City’s 2-1 win […]
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Five MLS players on a roll: A German veteran, three Americans and an Ivorian midfielder
A full slate of MLS games took place past this weekend, with 15 games on the books for Wednesday, the action is flying thick and fast. Here are the standout players from Matchday 20. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) Nashville SC is the best team in MLS, and Hany Mukhtar remains its most important player. The […]