WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 14, Wayne Rooney stepped onto a Major League Soccer pitch wearing a D.C. United uniform for the first time. Rooney’s arrival, combined with the opening of the sparkling Audi Field, reignited D.C. United. The English playmaker formed an attacking midfield partnership with Luciano Acosta, and the two were nearly unstoppable […]
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Atlanta United FC will be without some defensive depth as it begins its playoff run. The club announced Friday that Chris McCann will “miss approximately three weeks with a left quad strain.” McCann suffered the injury during Atlanta’s regular-season finale loss at Toronto FC last Sunday. He left the match in the 28th minute and […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United FC looked sloppy and outmatched in a 4-1 loss to Toronto FC Sunday. The jaws of defeat ripped the Supporters’ Shield and the No. 1 overall seed in the MLS Playoffs away from the Five Stripes. But for Atlanta United’s players, the loss that occurred just days ago seems like it […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Columbus Crew SC pulled off the improbable Thursday night, going 120 minutes with one of Major League Soccer’s hottest clubs, D.C. United, and besting them in penalty kicks. With 2-2 (3-2) victory, the Crew move on in the MLS Playoffs and will host the top-seeded New York Red Bulls on Sunday. But […]
WASHINGTON — D.C. United’s mystifying run at Audi Field came to an abrupt end Thursday in a penalty kick shootout against Columbus Crew SC in the knockout round of the 2018 MLS Cup playoffs. “It’s unfortunate. [Penalty Kicks] are never a lot of fun,” coach Ben Olsen said. “It is a game that can certainly […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — Although Atlanta United FC lost the Supporters’ Shield on Sunday with a 4-1 defeat in Toronto, there were still two positives the Five Stripes could take away from the match. One moment came in the 77th minute, when MLS Golden Boot winner Josef Martinez converted a penalty kick to end a scoring […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It took a Daniel Salloi brace, some Video-Assistant-Referee drama and a man-down lineup — but Sporting Kansas City took down Los Angeles FC 2-1 Sunday to win Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. “It says that we can do it in a lot of different ways,” Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said. […]