This is our latest installment of "World Cup Update," which will be published every Thursday afternoon from now until June 12 – when the games begin – rounding up all the stories happening off the pitch. Read More ...
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MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact and FC Edmonton delivered a taste of late drama one week ago, but Wednesday night's show brought down the house. A Patrice Bernier penalty kick in the seventh minute of second half stoppage time stifled a thrilling Eddies comeback and gave Montreal a 4-2 win at Stade Saputo in the second leg of their Amway Canadian Championship semifinal series. Read More ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The Philadelphia Union's long nightmare is over. Sporting Kansas City's troubles might be just beginning. When Dom Dwyer drove home an emphatic equalizer for Sporting in the 80th minute, it appeared the Union's winless streak might reach 10 matches. But Cristian Maidana answered just a minute later with a far-post strike that gave Philadelphia a 2-1 victory on Wednesday...
MONTREAL – As stirring as this game was for the neutral, it was a frustrating one for the Montreal Impact despite their win. It seemed Montreal had put this Amway Canadian Championship semifinal against FC Edmonton to bed in the 47th minute, this Wednesday night at Stade Saputo. Jeb Brovsky ’s header off a Hernan Bernardello corner kick had given Montreal a 3-0 advantage on the night,...
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The second round of the 2014 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kicked off Tuesday night, with USL PRO sides entering the fray this round. Here's our wrap-up of all the round's action. Read More ...
When Philadelphia Union winger Danny Cruz scored the first goal of Wednesday’s game against Sporting Kansas City, there was one person, above all else, that he wanted to celebrate with: his manager. And so, in a powerful moment of solidarity, Cruz and his teammates ran over to the sideline to hug John Hackworth, who had been squarely on the hot seat coming into the contest. Read More ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Sporting Kansas City were in no mood to sugarcoat things, and nobody was more succinct than defender and captain Matt Besler . Read More ...
BELL GARDENS, Calif. – MLS Sueño's finalists were given a good look at the standard they're expected to meet in the first of two matches they'll play before winners are announced Sunday morning, and they learned they're not yet up to the task. The Sueño kids struggled to hold onto or move the ball, lost nearly every duel and second ball, and were run ragged in a...
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Toronto FC are through to the finals of the Canadian Championship thanks to gutting out a victory on penalties after playing the Vancouver Whitecaps level through 210 minutes of action over two legs. The ‘Caps' young guns fought back bravely from a 2-1 first leg hole made deeper by conceding early off a set piece on Wednesday. The tie ended 3-3 on aggregate, but Toronto...
Toronto FC survived a 2-1 loss in regulation time in the second leg of the Canadian Championship but managed to advance anyway, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-3 in a penalty shootout to move on to the finals of the tournament. For head coach Ryan Nelsen, the dramatics at the end of the game don’t overshadow the benefits of pulling out the result away from home. Read More ...
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Whitecaps' Canadian Championship heartbreak continued at BC Place on Wednesday evening with a penalty shoot-out loss to Toronto FC in their semi-final second leg. Read More ...
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Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric and Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic lead the talent-laden group selected to Croatia's 30-man provisional World Cup roster released on Wednesday. Read More ...
The Amway Canadian Championship is heading south – at least on your computer. MLSsoccer.com will offer free live streams of Wednesday's semifinal second-leg games to viewers in the United States and Mexico. Fans in Canada will not be able to view the streams, but can still watch the games on Sportsnet One . To watch, viewers will need to register for a free MLS Network account (much like...
Four-year reigning Greek Super League champions Olympiakos and runners-up PAOK have contributed a whopping 11 members of the 29-man provisional World Cup roster announced by Greece on Wednesday. Defensive continuity is important for the stingy Mediterranean side, who allowed just four goals in 10 UEFA qualifying matches. Five of the nine defenders selected by Greece's Portuguese coach, Fernando...
There wasn't too much the New York Red Bulls could take solace from in last weekend’s deflating defeat to the Chicago Fire, but the latest goalscoring performance from Bradley Wright-Phillips was one of them. Read More ...
The Colorado Rapids announced the signing of 20-year-old defender John Neeskens on Wednesday, improving the club's depth and providing head coach Pablo Mastroeni with a useful option on either flank. The son of Dutch great Johan Neeskens, the Rapids' new signing has been on trial in Colorado for a month and already played in several reserve matches. Read More ...
Each week, the MLSsoccer.com editors and LA Galaxy/USMNT legend Cobi Jones will share their picks ahead of the league matches. Here are their picks for Wednesday night's game. Subscribe to MLS LIVE to watch MLS action this weekend. Check out the full TV listings for the midweek match Read More ...
Since its inception in 1996, MLS has always had strong connections to the US national team. And vice versa. This summer, the USMNT squad will include a dozen or so players currently on the books with MLS clubs. And of those who don't fall into that category, all but a handful have a few seasons of MLS play on their resumes. Read More ...
Maurice Edu was the first player to report to US national team camp in California on Wednesday , but that didn’t necessarily sit well with Philadelphia fans wondering why he won’t be in Union colors for the team’s midweek game against Sporting Kansas City. Read More ...