He’d be the first to downplay it, to direct attention towards the players on the pitch and fans in the stands. Yet San Diego FC’s clash with LAFC at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday night (10:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass, Apple TV+), the first-ever meeting of the two Southern California sides, is a past-meets-present…
Matchday 6 comes with plenty of questions. Who’s the best team in the Eastern Conference? Is an instant classic rivalry brewing in Southern California? Can Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire be a season-defining game for two sides looking to make noise in the Western Conference? Let’s look ahead to three must-watch MLS games…
Matchday 6 brings us all to Portland for Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire, as the Timbers – with their new No. 10, old No. 6 and ever-present, always loud fanbase – host the retooling Houston Dynamo (7 pm ET | MLS Season Pass, Apple TV+). Games at Providence Park have a look and…
Alexis Saelemaekers’ future is yet to be written, and some expressions of interest have arrived from the Premier League. As Calciomercato.com recall, Saelemaekers went to Roma last summer in a loan swap with Tammy Abraham and, after being sidelined for two months with an ankle injury, he has established himself as one of the most…
At the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup this summer, MLS participants Inter Miami CF and Seattle Sounders FC could win up to nearly $100 million as part of the unprecedented $1 billion prize pool, per the distribution model announced by the sport’s governing body. Concacaf teams earn a guaranteed $9.55 million for participating, then up…
TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing Inter Miami CF have signed striker Allen Obando on loan from Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona Sporting Club, the club announced Tuesday. The 18-year-old Ecuador international’s deal lasts through the 2025 MLS season with a purchase option. While at Barcelona SC, Obando produced 4g/3a in 23 matches after developing in their…
Normally we’d list some things that made it a week unlike any other (or, ya know, show the opposite). But it’s tough to know what’s real and what’s fake during an international break. Add a grain of salt to any takes you’re cooking up after this weekend. As always: The Power Rankings are voted on…
We’re five weeks into the 2025 Major League Soccer season and we’re starting to see some trends, both good and bad. Let’s look at some of the biggest surprises so far this year. Newcomers & youngsters We all know about Leo Messi, Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba and what they bring to this…
National Writer: Charles Boehm With a land area roughly comparable to the state of New Jersey, Israel is a small country. Almost by definition, there are few truly far-flung areas, at least by North American standards. Except, perhaps, for Eilat. It’s an awfully long way from Tai Baribo’s hometown to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Inter…
National Writer: Charles Boehm Tenacity, intensity, frustration, resilience, even a dash of desperation… and ultimately, satisfaction tinged with relief. The emotions were varied and occasionally rather raw for Brandon Vazquez and Austin FC on Sunday afternoon as they held off San Diego FC to bank a hard-won 2-1 win on Sunday Night Soccer presented by…
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