HARRISON, N.J. — Here are three things we learned from the New York Red Bulls’ 4-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday at Red Bull Arena. Concern for Valot Winger Danny Royer said he was right next to Florian Valot when the midfielder crumpled to the ground, screaming in pain while grasping at his […]
A pair of New England Revolution players made their professional debuts for the 2019 season on Saturday, but not in Revs colors. The Major League Soccer side announced earlier this week that Zachary Herivaux and Brian Wright had been loaned to Birmingham Legion FC, an expansion side in the USL Championship. Both players featured for […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — Frank de Boer’s tactical approach has been put under a microscope amid Atlanta United’s slow start to 2019. Fans have called for a return to the sort of vertical, up-tempo system deployed under former coach Tata Martino, and players appeared uncomfortable in the team’s first five games. After an improved performance and a […]
Since signing a homegrown deal with Columbus Crew SC in 2016, Alex Crognale has appeared in 22 MLS contests over the past two seasons. In 2019, the 6-foot-5 defender is in line to see more playing time, but not with Columbus. The Crew announced earlier this week they loaned Crognale to Indy Eleven of the […]
Wayne Rooney scored three goals for the first time in his Major League Soccer career during D.C. United’s Saturday-night stomping of Real Salt Lake. Rooney found the back of the net in minutes 34, 41 and 65, then assisted teammate Lucas Rodriguez’s 76th-minute goal before Ulises Segura netted goal No. 5 to cap the shutout. […]
CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy defeated Minnesota United 3-2 Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park. The storylines were not in Los Angeles’ favor heading into the match: a raging Minnesota side coming to town with two of the Galaxy’s designated players, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romain Alessandrini, unavailable due to injury. Plus, the Galaxy […]
WASHINGTON — Wayne Rooney led D.C. United to a 5-0 win over Real Salt Lake with a hat trick and an assist Saturday at Audi Field. Ten minutes into the game, D.C. United (2-0-1, 7 points) enacted a high-pressure offense against RSL (1-1-1, 4 points), dominating possession in the middle of the field and the […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter has seen progress in the quality of play in Major League Soccer, which means the players coming to him from the league are better prepared. “What I’d say is that MLS has grown significantly over the last five years,” Berhalter told Pro Soccer USA […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Three games into the 2019 season, Orlando City finds itself in more or less the same place it was in at this time last year. Winless. The Lions (0-1-2, 2 points) made a flurry of mistakes in their own half, and the Montreal Impact (2-0-1, 6 points) took advantage of every one […]
HARRISON, N.J. — It wasn’t the ideal situation for Alex Muyl, but he also knows no one cares. A regular starter for the last three years, the winger was left off the New York Red Bulls‘ gameday 18-man roster for the critical second leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals at Santos Laguna on Tuesday. […]