LOS ANGELES — It’s been 176 days since soccer was first played on the grass at Banc of California stadium. At the time, the future felt indestructible. The team was 5-1, that lone loss coming at the hands of a lion, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and his newly-christened home with the Los Angeles Galaxy. There was a […]
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MLS salary update: Wayne Rooney not highest paid player
D.C. United star Wayne Rooney, who arrived from Everton in July, has not dethroned Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco as Major League Soccer’s top earner, according to updated salary information released Tuesday by the MLS Players Association. The new salary figures take into account players who, like Rooney and the Montreal Impact’s Bacary Sagna, were acquired during […]
Orlando City midfielder/centerback Carlos Ascues, who was acquired late in the secondary transfer window in a deal that almost completely fell through, is the ninth-highest paid player on the Lions’ roster. The Major League Soccer Players Association on Tuesday released an updated version of its league-wide salary figures. The figures for Orlando City now include the […]
Atlanta United F.C. confirmed Tuesday what many had already believed to be true. Beyond the 2018 season, Gerardo “Tata” Martino will not be the club’s head coach. Martino, 55, declined an option to extend his contract past this season, the club said in a statement. The Argentine manager initially signed a two-year deal with Atlanta […]
The New England Revolution could be as much as 13 points out of the Eastern Conference’s sixth and final playoff spot by the end of Sunday evening’s season finale against the Montreal Impact. Thirteen points is actually a staggering figure. It’s almost the same amount that’s up for grabs to Major League Soccer teams during […]
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MLS Power Rankings Week 34: DC United, Portland Timbers on the rise
After more than eight months, the Major League Soccer regular season comes down to one day — Decision Day — with still so much to play for. There is no hotter team in the league than D.C. United, which clinched a playoff berth with a 3-1 win over New York City FC, their fifth straight […]
After a decent performance against LAFC, the Vancouver Whitecaps somewhat atoned for their midweek 4-1 defeat against Sporting Kansas. But, the Canadian team was officially eliminated from the 2018 Major League Soccer Cup nonetheless. Real Salt Lake City’s midweek 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution meant the Whitecaps only had a slim mathematical chance to […]
ATLANTA — After Atlanta United F.C. beat the Chicago Fire at home Sunday, captain Michael Parkhurst shook the hand of a referee, then glanced at one of the scoreboards in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The veteran centerback said just one word when he spotted the final score of a game between the New York Red Bulls and […]
During their first visit to Avaya Stadium of 2018, the Colorado Rapids battled the San Jose Earthquakes to a 0-0 draw, earning a point on the road. The result gave the Quakes points in consecutive matches following last weekend’s 2-0 win at Minnesota United FC. The Rapids will now return home to face FC Dallas […]
Los Angeles Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic now has even more street cred to back his magnanimous persona. The Swedish icon tops a list of the 25 best-selling Major League Soccer jerseys in 2018, which the league released Monday. Ibrahimovic leads the pack, but is followed in the top five by Los Angeles FC’s Carlos Vela, […]