HANOVER, N.J. — Beating Atlanta United twice during the regular season is impressive. But doing so without three of your best players? It is perhaps the greatest examples of the New York Red Bulls having arguably the most depth in Major League Soccer. “I don’t know if we’re the deepest team,” Red Bulls winger Danny […]
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When it comes to legendary Premier League strikers, any discussion is incomplete without mentioning Didier Drogba. The former Ivory Coast international and former Major League Soccer player won four league titles and one UEFA Champions League title with Chelsea and his tally of 164 goals from 381 appearances makes him the fourth all-time highest goal-scorer […]
Giuseppe Rossi has prospered as a player in La Liga, Serie A and Champions League. During his 335 professional appearances, the Clifton, N.J., native has competed with Manchester United, Villareal and Fiorentina, totaling 127 goals in all competitions over the course of 14 seasons. He has scored seven times in 30 appearances for the Italian […]
MLS playoffs: conference finals schedule, TV, streaming info and more
Here’s a viewer’s guide to the MLS playoffs’ conference final series. Both series will be played over two legs, home and away, with away goals counting as the first tiebreaker. The first legs will be played on Sunday; the second legs will be played next Thursday. Eastern Conference No. 1 New York Red Bulls vs. No. 2 Atlanta United First […]
The Timbers had just ousted their rivals, the Seattle Sounders, on penalty kicks in the second leg of an epic Western Conference semifinal. Portland had been the decided underdog entering the playoff series against a Seattle team who had won 14 of its last 16 matches. But with Savarese leading the way, the Timbers came […]
Today, the Alphonso Davies hype-train arrived in Munich. Although Davies won’t be allowed to play for his new club, Bayern Munich, until Jan. 1, when the Bundesliga transfer window opens and allows teams to register new players, the 18-year-old Canadian has already arrived and begun training in the Bavarian capital. Bayern has struggled in the […]
CHICAGO — Playing outside the city limits of Chicago has provided its challenges to the Chicago Fire over the years, but the team is trying to connect with the city in different ways off the field to help combat that geographical distance. The club’s newest attempt to connect with soccer fans in Chicago is a […]
Los Angeles FC made its first offseason signing Wednesday, acquiring 21-year-old centerback Eddie Segura on loan from Colombia’s Atlético Huila. Segura will join LAFC for preseason training ahead of its second Major League Soccer season on a six-month loan with a purchase option, pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P1 visa, according to […]
Sounders midfielder and captain Osvaldo Alonso, the team’s longest tenured player, would have needed to take a pay cut to stay with the team for the 2019 season. That was the implication left by general manager Garth Lagerwey on Tuesday when responding to a question about the team’s decision to allow Alonso, 33, to seek […]
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