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"To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness." – John Dewey As I wrote last week, we're not quite at "You are what your record says you are" territory just yet. The schedule's been too imbalanced,

Zlatan Ibrahimovic provided another moment of magic for the LA Galaxy, netting the third goal of his nascent MLS career to lift his new team to a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire in front of a sellout crowd at Toyota Park on Saturday afternoon. The Galaxy had the ball

Welcome to the ESPN+ era. Let's dive in... Friday's double-header Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City 8 pm ET | Match preview | TV & streaming info Over the last two weeks Orlando City have won back-to-back games – in dramatic, almost preposterous fashion – for the first time in nearly

Here is everything you need to know about MLS and North American soccer this morning: Under Friday night lights in Vancouver, Philly Orlando City will shoot for their first three-game win streak in about a year in Friday's road tilt against Philadelphia (8 pm ET | ESPN – Full TV

CARSON, Calif. – Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first MLS road trip spiked ticket sales in Chicago, with the Fire's game Saturday afternoon against the LA Galaxy (3:30 pm ET | Univision, Twitter - Full TV & Streaming Info) selling out this week. How concerned should those with seats be that the Swedish superstar didn't train

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Since his arrival in MLS last March, Bastian Schweinsteiger has been advocating for former Manchester United teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic to join him on this side of the Atlantic Ocean for one final challenge in a glittering career. While the LA Galaxy were the big winners when the

Here is everything you need to know about MLS and North American soccer this morning: NYCFC cruise at home

Chicago Fire vs. LA Galaxy 2018 MLS Regular Season – Week 7 Toyota Park - Bridgeview 3:30 pm ET – April 14, 2018 WATCH: Univision, Twitter There should be an electric atmosphere at Toyota Park Saturday afternoon as former Manchester United teammates - albeit for only a few months - reunite when Zlatan

He’s made a splash in Los Angeles in his short time with the LA Galaxy and now Zlatan Ibrahimovic hits the road for the first time in his budding MLS career. First stop on the iconic Swede’s road show is Chicago for a sold-out Saturday matinee against the Fire (3:30 pm

TRANSFER TRACKER: Extension A move to Los Angeles has looked good on Ola Kamara, and the LA Galaxy are banking that continues for the foreseeable future. On Wednesday, the club announced Kamara, who arrived in Los Angeles after an offseason trade with Columbus Crew SC, signed a three-year contract extension with

Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Los Angeles Football Club 2018 MLS Regular Season – Week 7 BC Place - Vancouver 10:00 pm ET – April 13, 2018 WATCH: TSN 1/3/4/5, ESPN+ Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s bid to capture a league-high third win away from home came up short in Sandy following a 2-1

The Professional Referee Organization (PRO) has announced the referee assignments for Week 7 of the MLS season: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 New York City FC vs. Real Salt Lake Yankee Stadium (7 pm ET | TV & streaming info) Referee: Mark GeigerAR1: CJ Morgante AR2: Logan Brown 4th: Robert SibigaVAR: Jorge Gonzalez FRIDAY, APRIL

I think surprise sums up Week 6 very well. We started with the New England clean sheet, the Atlanta blowout, a bunch of frustrating draws in the middle, and wrapped it up with an Orlando win and a Zlatan shutout. While Week 7 may not have another five-goal blowout, I think

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: NE +6; POR -5 1 LAST WEEK: 1 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 2 NYCFC were off this past weekend, but the unanimous top team according to the voting

Week 6 was a week of close results punctuated by a few blowouts in MLS, and as a result a few teams dominated the Team of the Week presented by Audi. The New England Revolution, fresh off a 4-0 win over the Montreal Impact, and Atlanta United, posting a 5-0

This Week in MLS – April 9, 2018 Toronto FC, Red Bulls on brink of Concacaf Champions League history, all-MLS finalGiovinco, Wright-Phillips in running for Concacaf Champions League Golden BootRed Bulls’ homefield finishing could lead to Concacaf Champions League final Toronto heads to Azteca looking to knock off another Mexican

The eight games in three days of MLS Week 6 served up a fair bit to talk about. Let’s get started.

Here is everything you need to know about MLS and North American soccer this morning: Cardiac Cats do it again

CARSON, Calif. – Sporting Kansas City outworked the LA Galaxy most of the night, took advantage of defensive errors to score a pair of second-half goals and were cruising to a fourth victory in six games this young season. Then Zlatan Ibrahimovic came on, and as everyone saw in his

There was some sense around the office that this was officially an "OK, what do we actually know?" type of week. As in, we'd reached a point in the season where we could sit down and say definitively "this particular team is good" or "this particular team is bad" or

LAFC began their history with a two-game winning streak. They're now on a two-game losing streak. After dropping their first game in dramatic fashion in El Trafico last week, in one of the most exciting games in MLS history, LAFC really struggled to get their mojo going in a 5-0

I’ll be honest, Round 6 has been a real head scratcher. Many of the top home offenses are on the road, unproven defenses are at home, and several teams with go-to Transferoo and Autoroo options are on a bye. Basically, no game screams out to me as a fantasy point

CARSON, Calif.  — How does Zlatan Ibrahimovic top his breathtaking MLS debut? He doesn't. That's not in the plans. If it happens, wonderful, but that spectacular goal to pull the LA Galaxy even after falling behind by three goals in its initial showdown with new crosstown rival LAFC — and

MARIETTA, Ga. — Is LAFC following the trend Atlanta United set a season ago? After a near-universally lauded expansion season, in which the Five Stripes qualified for the playoffs, dazzled fans with their attacking play and had one of the highest goal differences in MLS history, it's certainly a model worth aspiring

CARSON, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy relish the challenge Sporting Kansas City and their newfound dynamism up front will present in Sunday's StubHub Center showdown (9 pm ET | FS1 - Full TV & Streaming Info), but they're not necessarily buying the talk that Peter Vermes has altered his philosophy. Kansas City