LOS ANGELES — Throughout its short-lived life as a club, LAFC has emphasized a downtown-first approach towards its fanbase, hoping to connect with an area of the city overlooked by the LA Galaxy from the beginning. This week was no different as the club rolled out several new efforts to connect to downtown Los Angeles […]
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SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City coach James O’Connor has frequently spoken about the team’s mentality and his approach to creating a winning culture. With the Lions’ season winding down, midfielder Sacha Kljestan said team needs more guys who are “willing to lay everything down and give everything they have to be a winning player.” Speaking […]
FRISCO, Texas — In contrast to the young academy players FC Dallas typically garners attention for, veteran centerback Reto Ziegler has proved to be a key acquisition for the team this season. Signed from Swiss side FC Luzern during the offseason, Ziegler, 32, was brought in to replace centerback Walker Zimmerman, who had been Matt Hedges’ […]
NASHVILLE — U.S. Soccer needs to stop playing the waiting game and hire a permanent head coach for the men’s national team. While the spin surrounding the September friendlies against Brazil and Mexico will be getting young players experience and defeating rival Mexico, interim head coach Dave Sarachan never put the USMNT in a consistent […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — Remember that bit Atlanta United’s social media team did a few weeks ago where it made manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino look like Super Mario of Nintendo fame? Well, the Five Stripes jumped into some bricks and found two “1-Up’s” this week, giving them an added boost ahead of their Saturday clash with […]
NASHVILLE — The United States men’s national team used a second-half surge following a red card to Angel Zaldivar to beat Mexico 1-0 at Nissan Stadium on Tuesday night. The main talking points, which will go down in U.S.-Mexico lore, were Matt Miazga mimicking Diego Lainez’s height, the ensuing hard challenge from Zaldivar on Wil […]
NASHVILLE — The United States men’s national team took advantage of a second-half red card to Angel Zaldivar to take down rival Mexico 1-0 Tuesday night at Nissan Stadium. The quiet contest sprung to life in the 67th minute, when Zaldivar went in hard on Wil Trapp at the center circle, earning the Mexican midfielder […]
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MLS Power Rankings Week 28: Portland Timbers back in top 10, NYCFC free-falling
It was an abbreviated Major League Soccer with just four league games during the FIFA international break. That means there’s little change from last week, unless you’re New York City FC, which dropped three spots after going 0-1-1. As a result of the Cityzens’ struggles, other teams benefitted, with moves up the ranks despite not […]
WASHINGTON — D.C. United midfielder Paul Arriola chose to leave the United States men’s national team camp ahead of Tuesday’s rivalry friendly against Mexico in order to rejoin D.C. United as it starts a crucial seven-game home stand. “I knew after the Brazil game that [United] was only going to have 15 players for the […]
Orlando City midfielder Sacha Kljestan isn’t used to missing games due to injury. Kljestan has been back in the starting XI for the Lions’ last two matches, but he didn’t want to miss the two games before that. He was out due to a right ankle injury he suffered in the first half of Orlando […]