CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy defeated the Philadelphia Union 2-0 on Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. Two first-half goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has six goals in the four games he has played so far this season, propelled the team to victory over their Eastern Conference opponents. Galaxy coach […]
MLS clubs’ badges illustrate league’s evolving identity
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”508″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] There is no greater illustration of a soccer team’s identity than its badge. More than anything else — more than the name, the manager, even the players on the pitch — it represents the principles and values of the club as a whole. And […]
SANDY, Utah — Orlando City still hasn’t managed to string wins together under head coach James O’Connor. The Lions, coming off a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rapids, lacked an attacking punch against Real Salt Lake. Orlando City (2-3-2, 8 points) made a game of it late, but it couldn’t level the match and […]
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – In Wayne Rooney’s first visit to Colorado, the Englishman and his D.C. United teammates took home a win, defeating the Colorado Rapids 3-2 at Dicks Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night. For the hosts, it marked the fourth straight loss and second in a row at home as the Rapids continue […]
CARY, N.C. – The Chicago Red Stars defense was locked in. Even on their home turf, cracking Chicago’s low-block backline proved to be a tough task for the defending National Women’s Soccer League champs, the North Carolina Courage. The Courage won women’s professional soccer’s treble last season – the league’s shield, NWSL championship and the […]
Atlanta United defender Miles Robinson continued his positive run of form in familiar territory on Saturday night. Robinson started in central defense and went the full 90 minutes in Atlanta’s 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. Robinson is a native of Arlington, Mass. – a town just six miles northeast of […]
FRISCO, Tx. — FC Dallas bounced back from a Week 6 loss to defeat the Portland Timbers 2-1 at Toyota Stadium Saturday night. Dallas survived the final few minutes, which involved a Video Review check on a potential Ryan Hollingshead handball, as the team closed out a victory, something it could not do last week against […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — After a pair of meek seasons followed Minnesota United FC’s move to Major League Soccer, a day so many in Minnesota waited for finally arrived. And while the result wasn’t quite what the standing-room-only crowd of 19,796 hoped for, Allianz Field’s debut featured plenty of fireworks both before and after the […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Lombardi Trophy that the New England Patriots won in Super Bowl LIII was trotted out Saturday night at Gillette Stadium before the New England Revolution kicked off against Atlanta United. Maybe Revolution staff thought it would bring some extra luck against Atlanta’s other football team when Patriots players Sony Michel and […]
BOYDS, Md. — The Washington Spirit (1-0-0, 1 point) officially began a new chapter Saturday with a 2-0 win over Sky Blue FC (0-1-0, o points). “There are so many things that are different,” Spirit captain Andi Sullivan said of 2019. “This is just a starting point, and it is only going to get better […]