New York City FC clinch Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs spot New York City FC are heading to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the ninth time in 11 seasons, thanks to a 2-0 win against Charlotte FC on Saturday. 20 September 2025
30 Clubs, 30 Stories Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Thomas Müller & the MLS mountaintop VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Nestled below the Coast Mountains, BC Place can feel small in the demanding mystique of Vancouver’s natural beauty. 19 September 2025
USA roster: 16 MLS players called for 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup United States U-20 men's national team head coach Marko Mitrović has named 16 MLS players to his 21-man squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. 19 September 2025
National Writer: Charles Boehm Seattle Sounders star Pedro de la Vega: “They called me Puskás!" It’s the type of openness and camaraderie you rarely see spanning the divide between rivals Portland and Seattle. 19 September 2025
Transfer Tracker New York City FC sign Matt Freese to contract extension TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Extension New York City FC have signed goalkeeper Matt Freese to a contract extension through 2030, the club announced Thursday. 19 September 2025
Transfer Tracker Seattle Sounders sign Reed Baker-Whiting to contract extension TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Extension Seattle Sounders FC have signed homegrown defender Reed Baker-Whiting to a contract extension through 2028 with an option for 2029, the club announced Thursday. 18 September 2025
Matchday 35: What to know for this weekend's must-watch matches Several Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs spots can be clinched this weekend during Matchday 35. 18 September 2025
Armchair Analyst: Matt Doyle Charlotte FC's formula, Columbus Crew's limit & more from Matchday 33 Once or twice a year, this league provides a weekend of results that are more or less impossible to analyze beyond “vibes, individual match-ups and sometimes ball goes in.” 14 September 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps shock Philly with 7-goal statement: "We're not stopping" Vancouver Whitecaps FC may be one of MLS’s hottest teams heading into the home stretch of the 2025 season. 14 September 2025
Breakaway Sebastian Berhalter: From nearly quitting to USMNT breakthrough Even in Vancouver’s warmest months, the water at the mouth of False Creek remains pretty brisk by most people’s standards: 13 degrees Celsius (55 degrees Fahrenheit) on average in midsummer, with occasional spikes like the one that’s nudged English Bay’s current levels up to about 19 degrees C (66 F). 10 September 2025
World Cup: 10 MLS stars from the September international window With the FIFA 2026 World Cup nine months out, several MLS stars spent the September international window moving closer to qualifying for next summer's marquee tournament, while others reinforced their case for a key role on the sport's biggest stage. 10 September 2025
Transfer Tracker FC Cincinnati sign Miles Robinson to contract extension TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Extension FC Cincinnati have signed defender Miles Robinson to a contract extension through 2027 with an option for 2028, the club announced Wednesday. The 28-year-old US international, who joined Cincinnati ahead of the 2024 season, has scored two goals in 60 appearances (all competitions) since his arrival. 10 September 2025
National Writer: Charles Boehm USMNT bring back good vibes vs. Japan: "We all believe" The opponent, the head coach and many of the faces on the pitch were different. Yet the 2-0 scoreline, the noisy, intimate venue and the warm welcome from the faithful felt like a familiar blanket, reminding the US men’s national team why Columbus has been their program’s spiritual home for 10 September 2025
USMNT top Japan in final September friendly The US men's national team ended the September international window on a redemptive note Tuesday, beating Japan, 2-0, at the Columbus Crew's Lower.com Field. 10 September 2025
Canada make history with "best 10 days" under Jesse Marsch Derek Cornelius had scored free kicks before, but this was different. 09 September 2025
Derek Cornelius free kick sends Canada over Wales A free-kick golazo from Derek Cornelius delivered the Canadian men's national team a 1-0 win over Wales in Tuesday's international friendly at Swansea.com Stadium. 09 September 2025
National Writer: Charles Boehm Pochettino preaches positivity for USMNT: "We stick with the plan" Mauricio Pochettino has generally been a genial, positive presence at the helm of the US men’s national team, even when results, performances or off-field drama have cast a shadow. 08 September 2025
Canada look to show Romania win "wasn't a fluke" As time ticks down to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Canada know the importance of every moment they are together. 08 September 2025
Wales vs. Canada: How to watch, stream international friendly The Canadian men's national team visit Wales on Tuesday to conclude their September international window tests in Europe. 07 September 2025
USA vs. Japan: How to watch, stream international friendly The United States host Japan on Tuesday evening at the Columbus Crew's Lower.com Field, concluding their September international window tests. 07 September 2025
National Writer: Charles Boehm USMNT vow to "keep going" after South Korea setback The US men’s national team’s increasingly uneasy journey to the 2026 FIFA World Cup hit another rut on Saturday, with a 2-0 friendly loss to South Korea that presents more troubling questions for Mauricio Pochettino & Co. 07 September 2025
USMNT drop friendly to Son Heung-Min's South Korea The US men's national team fell 2-0 to South Korea Saturday at Sports Illustrated Stadium in the first of two September international friendlies. 06 September 2025
Ali Ahmed shines in Canada's bounce-back rout of Romania When he’s in the Canadian kit, Ali Ahmed finds another level. 05 September 2025
Canada return to action with victory in Romania friendly The Canadian men's national team emerged victorious in the first of two September international friendlies, topping Romania 3-0 on Friday at Arena Națională in Bucharest. 05 September 2025
National Writer: Charles Boehm USMNT: Position battles heat up for September friendlies As well-traveled as Tyler Adams and Tim Weah are, the duo having spent most of their adult lives competing in some of Europe’s top leagues and earning 94 US men’s national team caps between them, it’s easy to forget they’re both New York kids at heart. 04 September 2025