ATLANTA — Julian Gressel scored from close range in the second half to seal an Atlanta United win over the Colorado Rapids 1-0 Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It was Atlanta’s first home win of the 2019 Major League Soccer season. Atlanta (2-3-2, 8 points) struggled in attack for much of the game. The team went […]
VANCOUVER, Canada — The Vancouver Whitecaps looked much improved hosting the Philadelphia Union, but settled for a 1-1 draw Saturday in front of an announced 17,835 fans at BC Place. “It was overall frustrating,” Caps coach Marc Dos Santos said. “We lost two points.” Once again the fans opted to walk out in the 35th […]
FRISCO, Texas — The San Jose Earthquakes continued a strong streak of results with a scoreless draw on the road against FC Dallas Saturday. After a positive showing in Atlanta last week, FC Dallas could not add its fifth win in six matches. San Jose coach Matias Almeyda’s man-marking system, which has begun to show […]
The Portland Timbers have officially turned a corner. The Timbers dropped to last place in the MLS standings amid a five-game losing streak early this season, conceding 17 goals and posting a negative-11 goal differential over their first six games. But Portland has looked like a different team over the last three weeks, and the […]
BRONX, N.Y. — The playing surface at Yankee Stadium has been a hot topic around MLS for a while, and star winger Nani experienced it for the first time during Orlando City’s 1-1 draw with New York City FC. “To tell the truth, it was not the best field I’ve played in my life,” Nani […]
A USL League One team will invest big money in building its own stadium and a mixed-use development around it. Bob Martino – the owner of Chattanooga Red Wolves SC – announced Thursday the club will build a soccer-specific stadium with space for housing, retail, restaurants, hotels and greenspace around it in a proposed $125 […]
BRONX, N.Y. — Orlando City made a splash by signing Nani in the offseason, and so far, the former Manchester United star is paying dividends for the Lions. He scored his fifth goal during the past four games on Saturday, leading the Lions to a 1-1 draw with New York City FC in Yankee Stadium. It […]
Houston — Houston Dynamo midfielder Juan David Cabezas is getting back to action. After a series of injuries that kept him from playing, all he wants now is to get back into a rhythm and stay away from additional injuries. Due to a serious thigh injury in 2018, he missed most of last season but […]
Houston — The Houston Dynamo have brushed off the heartbreaking last-minute loss against LA Galaxy and now are fully focused on their next rival – Columbus Crew SC — at 7:30 CT Saturday. Both teams are coming off a loss. Columbus fell 1-0 to D.C. United. The Dynamo played against the Galaxy and held a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United appointed Stewart Mairs as its new technical director, the club announced Friday. United hired Mairs in 2016 as director of soccer strategy and analysis. He was responsible for assisting general manager Dave Kasper with recruitment of new talent for United and oversee advanced scouting and preparation for upcoming matches, according […]