National Writer: Charles Boehm Chicharito vs. Ricardo Pepi: What makes the strikers similar & different The Chicharito comparisons began very early in Ricardo Pepi’s career, though it was sometimes a left-handed compliment. 22 October 2021
Voices: Andrew Wiebe Weekend Cheat Sheet: Chasing history, bragging rights & more in Week 32 Ledes are overrated. Here’s your Week 32 Cheat Sheet! 22 October 2021
Voices: Andrew Wiebe Wednesday Takeaways: What we learned from Week 31's action Shout out to the brave souls who assembled all manner of screens on Wednesday – 12 games in five hours, an entire matchday on a weeknight – to soccer bong the entirety of MLS Week 31 in one sitting. Let’s try to sort through it all together. Week 32 is 21 October 2021
Recap: FC Dallas 2, LAFC 3 Despite Ryan Hollingshead and Franco Jara scoring first-half goals for FC Dallas, Cristian Arango powered LAFC with a hat trick – including two goals within four crucial late-match minutes – for a 3-2 away win at Toyota Stadium on Wednesday night that officially eliminated the hosts from the Audi 2021 21 October 2021
MLS projected lineups - Week 31 Atlanta United vs. New York City FC Wednesday, Oct. 20: Kick off 7:38 pm ET - watch on MLS LIVE on ESPN+ 20 October 2021
Voices: Sam Jones Your guide to watching tonight's 12-game MLS Wednesday Twelve games (!) this Wednesday as part of MLS Week 31 – that’s a lot of soccer. Here’s your definitive guide for what to expect with some major Audi MLS Cup Playoff stakes on the line. 20 October 2021
Voices: Greg Seltzer MLS playoff predictions: How the Western Conference race could finish The Audi MLS Cup Playoffs are almost here, which means time is running out to make predictions about where teams will settle when the dust clears. We're here again to beat the mad rush for prognostication legitimacy. You all saw how things work for this exercise with yesterday's Eastern Conference 20 October 2021
Power Rankings: Atlanta United leap, NYCFC plummet after Week 30 What a week in MLS. Austin did not win, Toronto did not win and Cincinnati did not win. It was truly a week unlike any other. Disclaimer: The Power Rankings are voted on by the entirety of the MLSsoccer.com editorial staff. You should probably be gently made fun of if 19 October 2021
The Pitch: Seattle’s Top Status Tested This Week in Western Conference Seattle’s Top Status Tested This Week in Western Conference 19 October 2021
Armchair Analyst: Matt Doyle Matt Turner slumping, RSL thrive with Herrera in the "Najar Role" & more from MLS Week 30 Teams are officially getting eliminated. That means season recaps are on their way! Everybody loves those GIFs. In the meantime, let’s take a look at what happened in Week 30. We move: 18 October 2021
Recap: LAFC 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1 Cristian Arango scored his seventh and eighth goals of the season and also added his first MLS assist to boost LAFC's playoff hopes in a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Banc of California Stadium on Saturday afternoon. 16 October 2021
MLS projected lineups - Week 30 CF Montréal vs. Philadelphia Union Saturday, Oct. 16: Kick off 1:08 pm ET - watch on MLS LIVE on ESPN+ 16 October 2021
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Voices: Andrew Wiebe Weekend Cheat Sheet: Your guide to Week 30 as the final playoff push begins In the middle of the night, 26 clubs (FC Cincinnati lost their business card) climb into nondescript vans around North America. They breathe deeply, inhaling the sweet-smelling gas pouring from the vents all around them before slumping into their seats for the ride ahead. Each wakes dressed in an 14 October 2021
Minnesota United feel pressure of "hugely disappointing" collapse vs. Colorado Rapids It was shaping up to be another special afternoon at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC raced out to an early lead through Adrien Hunou and played with an extra man for the last 33 minutes when Colorado Rapids defender Danny Wilson was sent off for DOGSO. 11 October 2021
Voices: Steve Zakuani 27 Takeaways: One observation on every MLS team after Week 29 We know that New England have locked in the East's No. 1 seed, but the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs plot continues to thicken beyond that. Here's this week's edition of 27 takeaways, one observation on every MLS team coming off all the action in Week 29. 05 October 2021
Power Rankings: Portland Timbers keep soaring after Weeks 28 & 29 What a week in MLS. Daniel Salloi scored, Seattle overpowered one of the best teams in the league, Columbus won a trophy and FC Cincinnati inched closer to a last-place finish. It was truly a week unlike any other. As always, you can listen to Matt Doyle, Andrew Wiebe and 05 October 2021
Team of the Week presented by Audi: Seattle Sounders, CF Montréal wow in Week 29 The Seattle Sounders and CF Montréal turned up the intensity in Week 29, pacing the latest Team of the Week presented by Audi. 04 October 2021
Armchair Analyst: Matt Doyle Daryl Dike rises for Orlando City, Vancouver find some fun & more from Week 29 One month left! Let’s go: 04 October 2021
Recap: LA Galaxy 1, LAFC 1 Mamadou Fall headed LAFC into an early lead, Samuel Grandsir answered for the LA Galaxy not long after, and both El Trafico rivals missed a chance to inflict more damage on the others' postseason hopes during a 1-1 draw Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park. 04 October 2021
Recap: FC Dallas 0, Minnesota United FC 0 FC Dallas and Minnesota United FC shared the points in Saturday evening's 0-0 draw at Toyota Stadium, thanks to a match-saving performance from Dallas goalkeeper Phelipe. The Loons hold onto the final Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoff spot in the Western Conference, while Dallas remain toward the bottom of the 03 October 2021
MLS projected lineups - Week 29 Austin FC vs. Real Salt Lake Saturday, Oct. 2: Kick off 3:50 pm ET - watch on UniMás, TUDN, Twitter (English audio) 02 October 2021
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How MLS clubs marked the 2021 Kick Childhood Cancer campaign MLS, MLS WORKS – the League’s social responsibility platform – and Continental Tire are teaming up to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with the 8th annual “Kick Childhood Cancer” campaign to raise awareness of pediatric cancers and fundraise for childhood cancer research. Here's a full list of club activations during 01 October 2021