Houston Dynamo player Andrew Wenger, a former No. 1 selection in the MLS SuperDraft, announced his retirement today after an eight-year MLS career that included stops with the Philadelphia Union and Montreal Impact. Wenger, 27, was a standout at Duke University, and was drafted first overall by the Impact, playing in Montreal from 2012 to […]
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HARRISON, N.J. — Tyler Adams has heard the chatter. It’s been all around him this season. And all of it had question marks on the end of it. Can he excel in center midfield? Is he going to Europe? Can he succeed in Europe? To the first question, Adams believes he answered that emphatically with […]
HARRISON, N.J. — After another year of enormous regular-season success followed by bitter MLS Cup playoff failure, the New York Red Bulls were talking about a system change. No, not their system, which has come under attack in the postseason. It’s the league’s playoff structure itself they discussed after being eliminated by Atlanta United in the […]
HARRISON, N.J. — In the 13 years since Jeff Larentowicz and Michael Parkhurst first played in MLS Cup together, Major League Soccer has drastically changed. The 35-year-old Larentowicz and Parkhurst, 34, played in and lost three MLS Cups with the New England Revolution in 2005, 2006 and 2007 before Parkhurst left for Europe. Between then […]
Atlanta United will host the 2018 MLS Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET Dec. 8 and vie for the league title against the Portland Timbers. Both clubs sealed their fates to play for the MLS Cup’s Philip F. Anschutz trophy by winning their respective conference titles Thursday night. Atlanta won the Eastern Conference […]
Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes had to briefly shift focus away from his team’s intense Western Conference final against the Portland Timbers on Thursday night to address fans who were throwing trash. At least two objects were thrown onto the field, prompting the public address announcer to implore fans not to throw anything on […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It was the kind of goal that would have stunned even those watching after the fact, already knowing how it would end. Down 1-0 against Sporting Kansas City in the Western Conference Finals, the Portland Timbers found life with a stunning portrait of a creative attacker in action. In the 52nd […]
HARRISON, N.J. — Fans came with hope that history could be made on a chilly late November night. No team had ever rebounded from a three-goal deficit in the first leg to win a series. Tonight, they prayed, would be the night. Instead, the long-suffering New York Red Bulls supporters left bitterly cold and bitterly […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Diego Rubio is back in Sporting Kansas City’s starting lineup, and his return comes at the perfect time. SKC will advance to the MLS Cup with a win against Portland on Thursday in the second leg of the Western Conference Finals at Children’s Mercy Park. Having one of the team’s most […]
Major League Soccer’s 2018 regular season came to an end with 11 “Decision Day” matches that decided the Supporters Shield winner and matchups for the MLS Cup Playoffs. Below is the full playoff schedule so far, along with scores and recaps for matches already complete. This post will be updated as additional dates and times […]