SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes learned a great deal about themselves in last weekend’s season opening loss to the Montreal Impact, and now they’re prepared to use that knowledge to their advantage on Saturday when they host Minnesota United. The Quakes have never lost to the Loons, winning both games last year […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City’s new style of play – one that required an offseason roster overhaul and a grueling preseason – is in full effect. The Lions utilized a formation with three centerbacks during their season-opening draw against NYCFC and featured wingbacks in Danilo Acosta and Kyle Smith, who were heavily involved in the […]
The LA Galaxy will head to Frisco, Texas, to take on FC Dallas at 3:30 p.m. Saturday for their first road match of the year. Coming off a late, dramatic win against the Chicago Fire, the Galaxy will look to continue 2019 on the right foot. Here is what you need to know heading into […]
CARY, N.C. — Manny Perez had been searching for the right path. Since he was a child growing up in North Carolina, watching Manchester United and FC Barcelona on TV, he had dreams of playing soccer in Europe, where the sport is the undisputed king. Playing college ball at N.C. State, it was clear that […]
CHICAGO — This has been quite an eventful last few months for the Chicago Fire Academy and Fire homegrown signings. The Fire lost a standout homegrown prospect in Hermann Trophy winner Andrew Gutman in January. That same month, the team signed Andre Reynolds, one of the youngest homegrown signings in club history and the first player […]
Orlando Pride star Sydney Leroux has earned support from teammates, fans and fellow athletes after posting pictures of herself training while five months pregnant with her second child. The supportive and empowering messages were partly in response to others who suggested she was putting her child in danger by stepping onto the pitch. Leroux shared […]
DENVER – Scoring on his debut for the Colorado Rapids last weekend against Portland, Kei Kamara proved he’s still one of the best soccer players around. But in a twist of fate, it was his childhood love for another sport that set the tone for his move to Colorado. “When I was younger, when I […]
Players for the U.S. women’s national soccer team have filed a federal gender discrimination lawsuit seeking pay that is equitable to that of their male counterparts. The action comes just three months before the team will defend its title at the Women’s World Cup in France. The players allege that they have been subject to […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A loud and distinctive crack resonates throughout Gillette Stadium’s section 143, known colloquially as The Fort, when the octet of end zone militia fires blanks from its muskets in celebration of every New England Revolution goal. The noise and subsequent cloud of smoke is all part of the show on game days, […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Moral victories don’t put points in the standings, but the Chicago Fire are trying to take a positive view of the lead that turned into a season-opening loss to the LA Galaxy. On paper, the Fire look to have a talented attacking core and a questionable defense. The loss in LA showed both […]