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Ouch. For practical purposes, the Concacaf Champions League campaign is over for MLS. It’s all about the league now. That is, until the U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship split our attention again. Week 6, here we go. Can Alejandro Pozuelo paint another masterpiece against the Fire? Seven dribbles completed. Five

Both the fans in Toronto and league observers in general are still buzzing over Alejandro Pozuelo's sterling debut for the Reds, which begged an obvious question: Where does his introductory two-goal, one-assist display rank among the best MLS coming-out parties of all time? As you'd expect, we got on the case to

2019 MLS Regular Season - Week 6 San Jose Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers Avaya Stadium — San Jose April 6 - 8:00 PM ET STREAMING: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, on DAZN in Canada Two struggling Western Conference foes desperate for a first win of the 2019 season meet

TORONTO FC’S ALEJANDRO POZUELO HAS MLS DEBUT FOR AGES Alejandro Pozuelo had a Major League Soccer debut for the ages when he paced Toronto FC to a 4-0 win against New York City FC last week. Pozuelo scored a pair of goals, both from audacious chip shots – one from

There are a lot of tidbits to follow, both surface level and a bit deeper, so let's get right into it. But first, a few obligatory disclaimers: Yes, it's a small sample size considering the 34-game season. Context is everything — schedule played, home vs. away, game states, etc. have a

Only MLS league games will be reflected in the rankings. Rankings are voted on by MLSsoccer.com editorial staff; words by Alicia Rodriguez. BIGGEST MOVERS: PHI, CHI +5; RBNY, COL -5 1 LAST WEEK: 2 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 4 LAFC jump back up to the top of the Power Rankings after demolishing the Quakes

Sporting Kansas City’s Németh currently leads CCL goalscoring headed into semifinalFOX to broadcast Eastern and Western Conference leaders D.C. vs. LAFC SaturdayTeenagers spearheading FC Dallas attack to blazing startPhiladelphia Union’s Dooley wins eMLS Cup presented by PlayStationWeek 6 Notes What to know This Week in MLS 1. Top in the

CARSON, Calif. – Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrated the first anniversary of his epic Major League Soccer debut with something of a repeat performance, scoring two goals, and if they weren't as awesome as the pair he netted to lead the LA Galaxy past LAFC a year ago, they were every bit

There were two ideas, going back a dozen years now, on how to change the types of players that play in MLS. They were both good ideas. The first one – the better-known one, the one that has brought this league players with names in neon lights, 12-feet-tall and luminous

On the 1-year anniversary of his magical MLS debut against rivals LAFC, Zlatan Ibrahimovic put on another show in Week 5. Early on, Ibrahimovic narrowly missed out on a potential goal of the season -- a flexible volley reminiscent of his memorable 500th career goal last season against Toronto FC:

CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy are starting to get healthy, and Guillermo Barros Schelotto could have the full contingent of players from which to select his lineup for Sunday’s home clash with the Portland Timbers. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romain Alessandrini returned to full training this week and could feature

It’s already Week 5. Let’s get right to it. Who is the quietest MLS Cup contender in MLS? Gotta be D.C. United, right? LAFC and Seattle have been showered with early love, Sporting KC is flying the MLS flag in the Concacaf Champions League, Atlanta United’s struggles generate a mountain

LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB SHOWING FLAIR FOR DRAMATIC ON MLS STAGE In just their second season in Major League Soccer, the Los Angeles Football Club are already showing they are masters of the dramatic victory. Last weekend, Walker Zimmerman scored the winning goal in the second minute of stoppage time,

The quest is still on for #WondoWatch, and the next opportunity to make history comes on Saturday for Chris Wondolowski. The striker's San Jose Earthquakes will host LAFC on Saturday afternoon (3:30 pm ET | Univision, Twitter — Full TV & streaming info). While the Quakes are still looking for their

Only MLS league games will be reflected in the rankings. Rankings are voted on by MLSsoccer.com editorial staff; words by Alicia Rodriguez. BIGGEST MOVERS: PHI +3; RBNY, CLB, ATL, COL, POR -2 1 LAST WEEK: 1 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 5 Seattle were one of 14 teams with the weekend off

Real Salt Lake-FC Dallas match could break Homegrown Player recordPozuelo could make MLS debut Friday when TFC hosts NYCFC on TSNMartínez, Zardes among MLS stars to help respective national teams to victoryCanada clinches Gold Cup spot with five MLS starters at the helmWeek 5 Notes Real Salt Lake-FC Dallas match

A limited week, but still plenty to talk about. And don’t worry – we’ll still touch on each and every team. In we go: Advances, None Miraculous Orlando City went out there on Saturday night at Red Bull Arena and just destroyed everybody’s MLS Fantasy team. Because this one was easy,

It's been a big day for the #PlayYourKids movement in MLS, and Real Salt Lake just added the cherry on top. After FC Dallas matched an MLS record by fielding six Homegrown players in one game and 15-year-old Cade Cowell scored in his San Jose Earthquakes debut against Monterrey, RSL may have

Only MLS league games will be reflected in the rankings. Rankings are voted on by MLSsoccer.com editorial staff; words by Alicia Rodriguez. BIGGEST MOVERS: CIN +6; POR -7 1 LAST WEEK: 3 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 5 The Sounders continue their hot start with what was a commanding win on paper, and

Seattle’s Jordan Morris comes back stronger than ever80 MLS players called by 32 countries for national team dutyDavies, Aaronson among three academy products to score first league goalsTFC’s Akinola tallies, then joins MLS-heavy U-20 World Cup warmup campWeek 4 Notes Top 5 Things to Watch this Week: 1. 80 MLS

12 games in Week 3, and plenty of thoughts. Here's one (give or take) on each team. Atlanta United What a weird game. They started in a 3-4-3 diamond (that was different than the 3-4-3 that Frank de Boer had picked before), then moved to a 4-4-2, then finished in

FC Cincinnati made it party time in the Queen City on Sunday night, as they beat the Portland Timbers, 3-0, at Nippert Stadium in their first-ever MLS home match. Kendall Waston found the opener in the 15th minute, when he rose high on a free kick to head home for the

Nobody reads the lede anyway. Let's just jump in! In Concert For the first time in a long, long time, there was no confusion at the start of the year for the Seattle Sounders: this is Nicolas Lodeiro's team now. The little Uruguayan is central to everything the Sounders do,

MLS MEDIA RESOURCES: WEEK 3 NEWS & NOTES News and notes and statistical trends from around Major League Soccer SPORTING KC’S MELIA MOVES TO HEAD OF THE CLASS IN PENALTY KICK SAVES Tim Melia of Sporting Kansas City continued to show his remarkable prowess in stopping penalty kicks last weekend,

Look, it's early, but some clubs are at the beginning phase of causing separation from the pack as early MLS Cup contenders.  This is far from what all teams will look and play like come October. Injuries happen, form changes — you know the drill. But it's never a bad