The Portland Timbers went toe-to-toe with LAFC for nearly 65 minutes Sunday afternoon before completely falling apart. The Timbers (0-1-1, 1 point) conceded two goals in the span of just three minutes in the second half and saw star midfielder Diego Chara sent off with a second yellow card as they fell 4-1 to LAFC […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Orlando City left the Midwest with one point after a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday at SeatGeek Stadium. Here are three takeaways from the match: 1. Disappointing result For the second week in a row, Orlando City came away with a point in a match during which, late in […]
ATLANTA — For a short time, it felt like the Atlanta United of old. Josef Martinez scored off a Julian Gressel assist in the fifth minute, but an 85th-minute equalizer from FC Cincinnati’s Roland Lamah left the teams splitting the points after a 1-1 draw Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. An evening that began with the […]
BRONX, N.Y. — Sean Johnson and Bill Hamid each put on a goalkeeping clinic as New York City FC and D.C. United played to a 0-0 draw at Yankee Stadium Sunday afternoon. Johnson made three saves, all of which were difficult, as New York City FC have opened the 2019 season with back-to-back draws against […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Some first-half penalty kick drama, combined with a Union own goal, sealed the deal for Sporting Kansas City, which beat Philadelphia 1-0 Sunday to take three points from its Major League Soccer home opener. The Union was awarded its PK in the 39th minute after a Seth Sinovic handball in the […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes, with a new head coach and a new mentality, certainly want to put their past behind them, but on Saturday night at Avaya Stadium, the ghosts on 2018 returned in a 3-0 loss to Minnesota United. It was, as captain Chris Wondolowski described it, embarrassing to lose […]
FRISCO, Texas — It was a day to remember for Luchi Gonzalez. He earned his first Major League Soccer win as a head coach. It was also a day to remember for homegrown midfielder Edwin Cerrillo, who made his professional debut Saturday for FC Dallas in the team’s 2-0 victory over the LA Galaxy. “I […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”482″ 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″] SAN JOSE, Calif. — After a week of guarded optimism following a close defeat the Saturday before, the San Jose Earthquakes were dominated by visiting Minnesota United 3-0 on a chilly evening in front of an announced crowd of 16,411 at Avaya Stadium. Darwin […]
The Vancouver Whitecaps have made official the acquisition of 25-year-old Iraqi national team left back Ali Adnan, who will join the Major League Soccer team on a four-month loan from Italian club Udinese Calcio. After Columbus Crews’ Justin Meram, Ali Adnan is only the second Iraqi national team player to play in Major League Soccer. He […]