Atlanta United FC will be without some defensive depth as it begins its playoff run. The club announced Friday that Chris McCann will “miss approximately three weeks with a left quad strain.” McCann suffered the injury during Atlanta’s regular-season finale loss at Toronto FC last Sunday. He left the match in the 28th minute and […]
Veteran sports executive John Walker will serve as the new President of Business Operations for the Houston Dynamo and Dash, the club announced Thursday. Walker brings more than 30 years of sports business experience to Houston, including his most recent post as executive vice president for business operations with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies over the […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United FC looked sloppy and outmatched in a 4-1 loss to Toronto FC Sunday. The jaws of defeat ripped the Supporters’ Shield and the No. 1 overall seed in the MLS Playoffs away from the Five Stripes. But for Atlanta United’s players, the loss that occurred just days ago seems like it […]
Changes are going to occur for the Philadelphia Union during the offseason with new sporting director Ernst Tanner at the helm. To what degree changes are made is yet to be known, and the biggest question hovering around the franchise is whether head coach Jim Curtin, who is out of contract, will return for the […]
The New England Revolution picked up the purchase options on both Cristian Penilla and Luis Caicedo’s 2018 loan deals on Friday, a key first step in retooling the roster after a disappointing season that fell woefully short of expectations. Penilla, the team’s reigning MVP and leading scorer, and Caicedo, a starting central midfielder, were presumed […]
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NEW YORK — Heading into Decision Day last Sunday, New York City had failed to tally three goals or more in back-to-back games since May 7, 2017 – or a stretch of 38 matches. That streak ended following identical 3-1 score lines in consecutive matches against the Philadelphia Union in the regular-season finale and the […]
LOS ANGELES — It should have been different. Most thought so, anyway. Thursday night at Banc of California Stadium was a testament to the brutality of the sport of soccer. In the first playoff game of Los Angeles FC’s young history, the club fell 3-2 to Real Salt Lake — a team it had beaten twice before […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Columbus Crew SC pulled off the improbable Thursday night, going 120 minutes with one of Major League Soccer’s hottest clubs, D.C. United, and besting them in penalty kicks. With 2-2 (3-2) victory, the Crew move on in the MLS Playoffs and will host the top-seeded New York Red Bulls on Sunday. But […]
Jefferson Savarino scored Real Salt Lake’s go-ahead goal Thursday night in the 69th minute of a knockout round playoff match, sending his team to the Western Conference semifinals and ending Los Angeles FC’s inaugural Major League Soccer season. The goal came off a Damir Kreilach assist and gave LAFC a 3-2 lead. Kreilach also scored […]
WASHINGTON — D.C. United’s mystifying run at Audi Field came to an abrupt end Thursday in a penalty kick shootout against Columbus Crew SC in the knockout round of the 2018 MLS Cup playoffs. “It’s unfortunate. [Penalty Kicks] are never a lot of fun,” coach Ben Olsen said. “It is a game that can certainly […]