The Utah Royals didn’t let elite Chicago goal scorer Sam Kerr hurt them early. But Kerr still made an impact, helping the Red Stars (4-3-7, 19 points) pull ahead late en route to a 2-0 home win over the Royals (4-3-5, 17 points) Saturday. Chicago defender Kathleen Naughton headed in a goal off a set […]
The North Carolina Courage didn’t enjoy suffering their first loss of the season. The top team in the National Women’s Soccer League responded one week later by dominating the Seattle Reign, rolling to a 4-1 home win. Crystal Dunn earned a brace during the Courage (10-1-3, 33 points) victory, giving her six goals so far […]
Laurent Ciman hadn’t played for Los Angeles Football Club since May 26. That’s 360 minutes of game time without LAFC’s captain, absent because of his obligations to the Belgian national team. Ciman, the last player cut by Belgium before the World Cup, returned to LAFC last week, and in his return to the lineup Saturday, […]
SEATTLE – Clint Dempsey scored his first goal of the season to help Seattle equalize against the Chicago Fire Saturday night. While the forward had failed in his nine previous outings in 2018, his conversion Saturday helped the Sounders to a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field in front of an announced crowd of 39,513. Dempsey […]
SANDY, Utah — A beautiful set piece was exactly what Real Salt Lake (7-7-2) needed early in the second half against the San Jose Earthquakes (2-9-5) on Saturday night. After both teams went scoreless in the first half, even with RSL dominating possession at 62.4 percent and shot attempts — the home team had 28 […]
Orlando Pride midfielder Alanna Kennedy apologized to coach Tom Sermanni after what she considered a sub-par first half last week. Kennedy was slightly sluggish and managed to pick up the pace during the second half of a win over Sky Blue FC. Seven days later, Kennedy showed Sermanni she was ready to play with much […]
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – For the first time in 11 tries, including U.S. Open Cup competition, the Colorado Rapids have won a match. A stoppage time header from Tommy Smith at the death secured all three points for the host Saturday night, as Colorado defeated Minnesota United 3-2 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. “It’s been […]
Three unanswered second-half goals from Sporting KC secured the home win for the Western Conference leaders over the Houston Dynamo. The home win is SKC’s first over the Orange since 2011. The game was minutes from ending as a draw before an 88th-minute strike gave the home side the lead for good. “The opportunities were […]
Orlando City is still searching for answers. During the Lions’ first home match in nearly a month, the story remained the same for the club. Orlando City conceded first and never recovered. The club fired coach Jason Kreis after loss No. 6 during the current losing streak, but on a stormy Saturday in front of […]
CHESTER, Pa. — The Philadelphia Union moved into the top six in the Eastern Conference with their best performance of the season, knocking off the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0. Borek Dockal bagged a pair of goals and Ilsinho slotted a strike home from the penalty spot to push the Union over the 20-point mark on a […]