BRONX, N.Y. — It’s been the butt of jokes around Major League Soccer since New York City FC joined the league in 2015. But the talk after NYCFC’s 0-0 draw against the Montreal Impact Saturday afternoon wasn’t about Yankee Stadium’s tight confines. It was about the pitch that Impact coach Remi Garde labeled as “dangerous.” […]
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FRISCO, Texas — All the homegrown talk in the first few matches for FC Dallas has been focused on Paxton Pomykal, and rightfully so. Pomykal scored a brace in the team’s 4-2 victory over Real Salt Lake last weekend. However, another homegrown in the midfield is quietly providing valuable minutes and showing that he belongs in […]
TORONTO — Much has changed in a year for both Toronto FC and the Chicago Fire, but the outcome of their latest April meeting at BMO Field was the same: an end-to-end 2-2 draw. Last year, TFC raced into a 2-0 lead before being pegged back late by the Fire. This time, it was Toronto […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United couldn’t handled the high-powered Los Angeles FC offense Saturday in front of an announced 20,600 sellout crowd at Audi Field. “In possession [we were] not good enough. Out of possession [we were] not hard working enough,” Coach Ben Olsen said. “Our pulse was wrong from the get-go in the biggest […]
BRONX, N.Y. — Anton Tinnerholm has seen this before, and he doesn’t like it. Each of New York City FC’s games at Yankee Stadium this year have played out the same way, with the Swedish fullback and his teammates sitting in the home locker room frustrated after a draw. It happened against D.C. United, against […]
CINCINNATI — FC Cincinnati head coach Alan Koch says he has “two to three” tough decisions to make about his starting XI ahead of Sunday’s visit from Sporting KC. For the first time this season, Koch will have nearly his entire squad at his disposal. Between injuries and last month’s international break, FCC has been […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A “supporter scarf” is now a homonym for fans of the New England Revolution. There’s the one you wear around your neck at games, and then there’s the one that you drink – assuming you’re of age, of course. The latter is a beer from Springdale by Jack’s Abby Brewing of Framingham, […]
MARIETTA. Ga. — Leandro González-Pírez and Miles Robinson paired up in the center of a back four in Atlanta United’s 2-0 loss at the Columbus Crew on Saturday. It was the first such partnership for the defenders. González-Pírez and Robinson have played together in a back three before, typically joined by team captain Michael Parkhurst. In […]
VANCOUVER, B.C — Zlatan Ibrahimović made his first appearance at B.C. Place and did not disappoint, setting up the match-winning goal for the LA Galaxy (4-1-0, 12 points) to cap a 2-0 result against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (0-4-1, 1 point). “It was a good game,” Ibrahimović said postmatch. “Fantastic atmosphere. Thanks to all the people that came […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City is winless at home so far this season. The Lions are 0-2-1 (1 point) through three home matches in 2019. Players and coach James O’Connor have praised the team’s supporters – the Lions have an averaged announced attendance of 23,453 fans per game so far this season at Orlando City […]