Houston — The Houston Dash fell hard, 4-1 against an overpowering North Carolina Courage for their first loss of the season. The Dash showed composure and organization during the first half of the game and seemed almost even when faced with a penalty kick in the 30th minute. Defender Satara Murray is a tough player […]
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After two USL Championship clubs played to a 1-1 draw Saturday night, a player involved in the match took to Twitter to alert the public of racist insults he received from an opposing player. Atiba Harris, a 34-year-old OKC Energy FC defender from the Caribbean island Saint Kitts, said a player from Tulsa Roughnecks FC […]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After going two matches without a goal, Sky Blue FC finally scored its first goals of the season and picked up a point in a 2-2 draw Sunday against the visiting Portland Thorns. The hosts went up early, with Carli Lloyd scoring the team’s first goal of the season. From midfield, Raquel […]
SEATTLE (AP) — When his Seattle Sounders salvaged a tie against San Jose last Wednesday, coach Brian Schmetzer wasn’t shy about saying it felt like a loss. He had a far different feeling about another tie Sunday. Jordan Morris scored for the Sounders in the first minute and Carlos Vela countered for Los Angeles FC […]
BRONX, N.Y. — Orlando City left Yankee Stadium with a point after a 1-1 draw with New York City FC. Here are three takeaways from the match: Nani’s rise Nani’s shot conversion rate so far this season is 33.3 percent. He has five goals on 15 shots and his shot conversion rate is the highest […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Marc Skinner didn’t bother waiting to get back to the locker room Saturday night to start unloading his frustrations. Gathering his players just off the center circle, the Orlando Pride coach went into a lengthy, animated discourse about the breakdowns that produced a 1-0 home loss to the Utah Royals and kept […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — After a pair of draws that left fans in the Land of 10,000 Lakes anxious, Minnesota United FC finally christened its new home with a victory. And for the first time since opening Allianz Field, supporters got the opportunity to belt out their victory anthem, Oasis’ “Wonderwall” following a 1-0 victory […]
MONTREAL — In his first appearance with the Montreal Impact, Omar Browne singlehandedly gave his club a 1-0 win against the Chicago Fire Sunday at Stade Saputo.. The Panamanian substituted in for an injured Clement Bayiha in the 40th minute and eventually found the game-winning goal in the 83rd minute. However, head coach Remi Garde […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Every meeting in history between the Chicago Red Stars and Reign FC had been decided by one goal, if not a draw. That ended Sunday, when Chicago (1-0-2, 5 points) edged Reign FC (0-1-2, 2 points) 3-0 in a National Women’s Soccer League match at SeatGeek Stadium. The Red Stars’ Casey Short, […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta United won on Saturday, but grumblings from fans and media about the team’s attacking struggles continue. Seventy-four minutes passed before Julian Gressel scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Five Stripes put a single shot on target in the first half, a long-range […]