The Los Angeles Football Club nearly walked away with all three points Saturday night at Banc of California Stadium, but a late equalizer by New England Revolution defender Brandon Bye brought the final score to 1-1. LAFC is now unbeaten in five games, with its last loss coming more than a month ago on Aug. […]
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — With little to play for but pride, the San Jose Earthquakes came out flat against Sporting Kansas City and were played off the field at Avaya Stadium by a score of 5-1. Goals from Felipe Gutiérrez, Gerso Fernandes and Ike Opara staked SKC to a well deserved three-goal halftime lead, while […]
VANCOUVER — A BC Place Major League Soccer record attendance of 27,863 spectators saw the Vancouver Whitecaps’ playoff hopes slip away as the Caps lost 2-1 to their Cascadia Cup rivals, the Seattle Sounders. It was a must-win game against the sixth-placed Sounders, and Vancouver coach Carl Robinson threw his traditional tactics overboard to start […]
FRISCO, Texas— After 90 minutes, nothing broke the deadlock between the Columbus Crew and FC Dallas and they played to a 0-0 draw at Toyota Stadium Saturday night. The game featured limited in chances as both teams seemed to play it safe with playoffs drawing near. Dallas (14-6-8, 50 points) leads the Western Conference and Columbus […]
A new head coach. A career milestone. Seven goals. And two teams desperate for points to keep their playoff hopes alive. Saturday night’s match between Toronto FC and the LA Galaxy was action-packed. After giving up a 3-0 lead, Toronto FC scored twice in the final 20 minutes to prevail over the visiting Galaxy at […]
HOUSTON — Houston Dynamo forward Mauro Manotas scored a brace — breaking a club record along the way — to help the Orange snap a 10-game winless streak and beat the Portland Timbers, 4-1, Saturday night at BBVA Compass Stadium. The three points are a welcomed sight for Houston (8-13-7, 31 points), which has struggled to […]
LOS ANGELES — LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 500th career goal for club and country combined with a 43rd-minute strike Saturday night against Toronto FC. Since joining the Galaxy, Ibrahimovic has scored 17 goals in 22 games played. The Galaxy trailed TFC 3-1 after goal No. 500. During the Galaxy’s nine-match undefeated streak from […]
The difference between Atlanta United FC and the Colorado Rapids Saturday was that one side was armed with Miguel Almiron and the other side was not. Almiron found the back of the net twice and assisted on a Hector “Tito” Villalba goal in the Five Stripes 3-0 win over the Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City is still trying to find ways to win late in the season. The Lions (7-17-3, 24 points) have one win during their past 18 league matches. The win came under new head coach James O’Connor, who took over the team at the beginning of July. O’Connor has also coached Orlando […]
PORTLAND — The Portland Thorns, after an up and down season marred by injury, are heading to their second consecutive National Women’s Soccer League final. Lindsey Horan scored the game-winner in the 77th minute for the Thorns as they took down the Seattle Reign 2-1 in front of an announced crowd of 14,179 during Saturday’s […]