CHESTER, Pa. — The 2018 Philadelphia Union is much different than any other team that’s donned blue and gold in the franchise’s nine-year history. Unlike two years ago when they backed into the postseason through a brutal second-half stretch, the Union barnstormed into the MLS Cup playoffs this season with a 5-1 win over Minnesota […]
The Mexican women’s national team recorded its first victory of the Concacaf Women’s Championship, eliminating Trinidad & Tobago in the process by winning 4-1. For the entirety of the first half, the match was a hotly contested affair. Trinidad & Tobago started well against its more experienced opponent and had some meaningful opportunities at the […]
The United States women’s national team clinched a spot in the Concacaf Women’s Championship semifinals after another resounding victory, this time putting five past Panama with the help of a Carli Lloyd hat trick. Despite Jill Ellis making nine changes to Thursday’s lineup, the USWNT once again got started quickly in Cary, N.C., as Sam […]
Orlando City (7-19-4, 25 points) failed to score in a fourth-consecutive match and fell 2-0 to FC Dallas on Saturday. The Lions have won just once in their last 21 games and are officially out of playoff contention. Here are three takeaways from the match: The offseason will be interesting With Orlando City mathematically eliminated […]
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With its fifteenth win of the season — a 3-0 route on the road against the Colorado Rapids — LAFC became the fifth expansion team in MLS history to qualify for the playoffs in its inaugural history on Saturday. But the game wasn’t important just because of the historical postseason clinch. It also shows signs […]
Weston McKennie has a right adductor injury, forcing him to withdraw from the United States men’s national team ahead of Kickoff Series matches against Colombia and Peru. McKennie, a midfielder for German side Schalke 04 who scored his first goals in the Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League last week, will be replaced by Toronto FC’s […]
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CHESTER, Pa– Fafa Picault became the fourth U.S. Men’s National Team eligible player to eclipse the double-digit goal mark in the 2018 Major League Soccer season with a pair of tallies in the Philadelphia Union’s 5-1 win over Minnesota United on Saturday. The performance was a perfect representation of how much the 27-year-old winger has […]
KANSAS CITY — Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes has never been shy. His boldness has, at times, extended to comments about officiating. But Saturday, in a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy at home, Vermes’s frustration with Major League Soccer officials boiled over to a new level. “I will say that LA played a […]