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A new year has finally arrived and North American soccer, like civilization as a whole, will look to turn the page on a challenging 2020. Unfortunately for those eager to plan out a 2021 calendar that's closer to pre-coronavirus norms, many aspects of the coming year’s events remain up in

Well, it’s that time of year again. Apparently. When I got asked to do this “again”, I didn’t remember doing this bit last year. But then I went back and looked and realized I had filed that memory away under “The one where everyone got mad at me.” Certainly everyone

Articles like this are always hard. In a season like this, they’re especially hard. In an incomprehensible amount of important things happened in MLS this season, how do you condense all that into 10 digestible pieces? And now I have to pick 10 as the most important? All I can say

So just how big is the task facing Los Angeles Football Club on Tuesday night? The sheer scale of MLS’s tortured history in Concacaf Champions League can be seen in the sobering numbers: 59 teams entered over 12-plus years, 11 semifinalists, just four trips to the championship final, and not

LAFC are 90 minutes away from making history. Should Bob Bradley's team beat Tigres UANL on Tuesday night (10 pm ET | FS2, TUDN) at Exploria Stadium, they'll become the first MLS team to win the Concacaf Champions League as it's currently composed. Three other MLS teams have reached this

When LAFC take on Tigres UANL in the Concacaf Champions League final Tuesday night (10 pm ET | FS2, TUDN), they’ll not only be chasing a first international trophy in the club’s young history, but also the first-ever for an MLS club in the CCL. While paying due respect to

NEW YORK (December 17, 2020) – MLS today announced that former LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimović’s wonder goal in his debut MLS match on March 31, 2018 has been named The Greatest Goal presented by AT&T.  With the top 25 goals nominated by MLS , a fan vote determined The

As LAFC march to the 2020 Concacaf Champions League semifinals on Saturday (10:30 pm ET | FS2, TUDN in US) against Club America, Carlos Vela remains a central figure while MLS chases the elusive continental club trophy. Vela has scored three of LAFC’s five goals in CCL play, including a penalty kick in

EDITOR'S NOTE: The non-playoff team blurbs were originally published in late November, while the blurbs of the teams eliminated in the play-in round and the first round of the playoffs were published in early December. The final eight blurbs are new. At the time I'm kicking this column off, the 2020

One place in MLS Cup has been secured. The Columbus Crew will host the MLS Cup final at MAPFRE Stadium next Saturday (8 pm ET on FOX). But will the Seattle Sounders or Minnesota United join them? Let's break it down: Columbus Crew vs. New England Revolution Sunday, Dec. 6

And then there were four. The field in the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs has been whittled down from 18 to just four teams who are just 90 minutes (or perhaps 120) from reaching MLS Cup. In the East, two MLS originals are looking to get back to the big

Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs  – MLS Cup Columbus Crew SC vs. Seattle Sounders FC MAPFRE Stadium – Columbus December 12 – 8:30 PM ET TV: FOX, UniMás, TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports STREAMING: FOX Sports App in US Columbus Crew SC are seeking a second MLS Cup title and they'll have home-field advantage at MAPFRE Stadium, but

It’s become the most dependable tradition of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs: the Seattle Sounders right in the thick of the championship hunt. The Rave Green have never experienced an MLS campaign without postseason participation, and were one of the more emphatic winners in this year’s Round One as they clinically dispatched

The Philadelphia Union, after winning the 2020 Supporters’ Shield, hoped to turn their regular-season success into postseason glory by raising MLS Cup for the first time in club history.  So, the Union didn’t hide emotions after losing 2-0 against the New England Revolution on Tuesday night, falling in Round One of

The 2020 edition of the MLS Best XI presented by The Home Depot is a collection of the elite performers from the MLS regular season and it’s one of the most prestigious annual honors any player can receive. This year’s list includes: the Defender of the Year (Walker Zimmerman), Goalkeeper

Best XI features eight first-time selections including record three Homegrown Players; Seven MLS clubs and seven countries represented in Best XI NEW YORK (Friday, Nov. 20, 2020) – Major League Soccer today revealed the 2020 MLS Best XI presented by The Home Depot, recognizing the league’s top players at each

MLS MEDIA RESOURCES: OPENING ROUNDS NEWS & NOTES News and notes and statistical trends from around Major League Soccer WILL HOME FORM HOLD FOR AUDI 2020 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS? Even in a season unlike any other in Major League Soccer history, teams hosting games in 2020 have made their home

It was an action-packed Tuesday for MLS players on international duty with players from the league featuring in all five 2022 World Cup qualifying games played in South America, which followed action in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying and the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League. Here's everything that went down: Ecuador

Win or Go Home: Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Kick Off This Week The pressure is mounting for the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs, with the highly anticipated Play-In Round set to kick off this Friday. Only two of the four Eastern Conference teams will advance to Round One, as

Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake has been named the 2020 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, it was announced Monday, giving the Jamaica national team captain the second such award of his career (2016). He's now in a five-way tie for the most in MLS alongside those like Donovan Ricketts and Zach

Full recap of Decision Day presented by AT&T above, and a full preview of the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs to come. In the meantime... everybody's got something to worry about. Let's run through all 18 teams and just take a quick peek under the hood: Western Conference 1. Sporting

What a wild year, but after months of uncertainty then months of games seemingly every other day, it's time for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.  Let's run team-by-team through each of their most important acquisitions this year, starting out West and then going East by way of final standing: Sporting

Call-ups for the November international window are starting to roll in, and teams are learning which players will travel in the coming weeks for international duty. Players from across MLS will be representing their nations in World Cup qualifying, the UEFA Nations League and friendly matches. So far, players from

Only MLS league games will be reflected in the rankings​. Rankings are voted on by MLSsoccer.com editorial staff; words by Jonathan Sigal. BIGGEST MOVERS: COL, MIA, SKC +3; NE -5 1 PREVIOUS: 1 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 11 Nothing but congratulations to Philadelphia, who wrapped up the Supporters’ Shield with a win

The Philadelphia Union are winners of the 2020 Supporters’ Shield, using a 2-0 win Sunday on Decision Day presented by AT&T against the New England Revolution to outlast Toronto FC and clinch their first major piece of silverware since entering MLS in 2010. The Union reached 47 points and had a