The LA Galaxy defeated the Portland Timbers 2-1 Sunday evening at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. Two penalty kick goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic secured the win on the one-year anniversary of the Swedish superstar’s MLS debut. Ibrahimovic and fellow designated player Romain Alessandrini returned to the starting line up for the Galaxy after […]
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes were completely dominated on Saturday by the visiting Los Angeles Football Club, losing 5-0 and matching their worst margin of defeat in their MLS history. By the final whistle, most of the home crowd, announced at 18,000, had already made their way to the exits. A sizable […]
ORLANDO — Orlando City coach James O’Connor didn’t pull his punches when discussing a no-call on Wayne Rooney’s free kick goal in the first half of Orlando City’s 2-1 loss to D.C. United on Sunday. Rooney curled in a free kick in the 30th minute of the match, giving the Black-and-Red a 2-0 advantage in […]
ORLANDO — Orlando City fell behind in the first half and – despite a furious rally during the final 45 minutes – couldn’t find an equalizer, falling 2-1 to D.C. United in Orlando City Stadium Sunday in front of an announced crowd of 22,481. Coach James O’Connor commended the second-half performance of his team, but had […]
Wayne Rooney stunned teammates and opponents with a free kick taken just a few feet in front of the corner flag Sunday night. The ball whizzed toward goal over the heads of all in its path and curved into the far post for a 30th-minute goal that gave D.C. United a 2-0 lead over Orlando […]
TORONTO — Greg Vanney enjoyed the chip. He would have liked the Panenka, too, given Toronto FC’s abysmal 64% conversion rate from the penalty spot since the start of the 2015 season. But what the Reds coach liked most about Alejandro Pozuelo’s stunning MLS debut Friday night was that the magic happened, as he put […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”503″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Atlanta United suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Columbus Crew at a soggy Mapfre Stadium Saturday night. The defending MLS Cup champions are now winless through their first four league games of the year. Here are three takeaways from the match in Columbus: […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.– As a lifelong Chelsea supporter, Griffin Yow used to see former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney as a threat to his club. That was until one day during United academy training when the then 15-year-old forward, now United’s 12th homegrown signing, found himself lacing up his boots next to England’s top goalscorer. “It was […]
Three Houston Dynamo goals in the first half, including two own goals – all propelled by Alberth Elis passing – gave the visitors an early 3-0 lead over the Colorado Rapids Saturday night. Elis bagged one of his own to open the second half and extend the lead to 4-0 before Kei Kamara pulled one […]
Sporting Kansas City obliterated the Montreal Impact, 7-1, at Children’s Mercy Park Saturday. It was the first time in history SKC had scored seven goals in a competitive match. Here are three things we learned from SKC’s dominant win: This is what happens when you give this team actual training time It may sound strange, […]