Los Angeles FC is the clear-cut favorite to win MLS Cup through six weeks of the 2019 season. This isn’t a team overhyped because it started strong. This isn’t a potential contender exceeding expectations. This is a juggernaut built by one of the best American managers ever that is ready to steamroll all of its […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United couldn’t handled the high-powered Los Angeles FC offense Saturday in front of an announced 20,600 sellout crowd at Audi Field. “In possession [we were] not good enough. Out of possession [we were] not hard working enough,” Coach Ben Olsen said. “Our pulse was wrong from the get-go in the biggest […]
Washington, D.C.–It is never too early to have the game of the season. In a mix of fortune and good form, unbeaten D.C. United hosts high-flying Los Angeles FC Saturday at Audi Field in a potential game-of-the-season. “I think it is an early sexy game,” coach Ben Olsen said. “It should be fun … It […]
Every once in a while, there’s a moment in Major League Soccer where we just have to sit back and enjoy. Saturday afternoon’s clash between Los Angeles FC and D.C. United is the first of those moments to occur in 2019. Mexican international midfielder Carlos Vela and English legend Wayne Rooney will go head-to-head on […]
MLS announced today that its Generation adidas Cup, taking place at the Toyota Soccer Center at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas from April 13-20, will feature U-15 and U-17 academy teams from 14 different nations. The competition includes 36 U-17 squads, organized in two separate divisions pitting top MLS academy sides against 15 international clubs, […]
Some of the highest-profile players in Major League Soccer took center stage in Week 5. For their performances this weekend, Carlos Vela and Wayne Rooney landed at the top of our MLS Player Rankings. In the bottom half of the top 20, six players entered the list after they shined in their respective contests. While the […]
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MLS Power Rankings Week 5: LAFC the new, unanimous No. 1
There were only two unanimous votes in Week 5 of the Pro Soccer USA Major League Soccer Power Rankings — for the No. 1 team and the No. 24 team. Ironically, both played each other Saturday. Los Angeles Football Club, who jumped over Seattle Sounders FC into the top spot, crushed the winless San Jose Earthquakes 5-0 at […]
Week 5 was the most lopsided of the Major League Soccer season by far, and it was also one of the more lopsided weekends in recent memory. All you have to do is look at the scoring disparity to understand how dominant a three-day span it was for the victorious sides. But the significant margins […]
ORLANDO — Orlando City fell behind in the first half and – despite a furious rally during the final 45 minutes – couldn’t find an equalizer, falling 2-1 to D.C. United in Orlando City Stadium Sunday in front of an announced crowd of 22,481. Coach James O’Connor commended the second-half performance of his team, but had […]
Wayne Rooney stunned teammates and opponents with a free kick taken just a few feet in front of the corner flag Sunday night. The ball whizzed toward goal over the heads of all in its path and curved into the far post for a 30th-minute goal that gave D.C. United a 2-0 lead over Orlando […]