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Josef Martinez: I’m generally wary of “his absence reinforced how valuable he is!” arguments because I think, in a lot of cases, those arguments come down to “the coach is really bad at doing anything other than trotting out his first-choice XI and not screwing it up.” But in the

Preseason Record: 3W-1D-0L - March 13: Atlanta United 3, Tormenta FC 0 | Recap - March 20: Atlanta United 6, Charleston Battery 1 | Recap - March 24: Atlanta United 3, Chattanooga FC 1 - March 28: Atlanta United 0, Birmingham Legion FC 0

The 2021 MLS schedule is out, and some semblance of soccer normalcy is just around the bend. No doubt you’re already poring over your club’s 34-game slate, circling can’t-miss dates and plotting out a path to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Might as well start planning those bubble watch parties

One of the effects of 2020's compressed schedule was that managers had to go further down their benches to find players who could contribute in the midst of heavy squad rotation. One of the silver linings to come of that was the number of players who, instead of crumbling, thrived

The full 2021 schedule for Major League Soccer is here. Highlighted by the anticipated debut of Austin FC, the opening of three new soccer stadiums, intense rivalries and the most expansive and accessible national broadcast schedule in the league’s history, the 2021 season promises to be a memorable one. See

When you’re lost in the desert, everything looks like an oasis. Fear not, my parched friends, you didn’t drag yourself through a long winter for nothing. We’ve got water bubbling up out of the sand. Not enough to quench our thirst, but enough to wet the lips and trust that

You, dear reader, no doubt either watched or read about Tim Weah's goal for Ligue 1-leading Lille in the Europa League on Thursday. You also probably know that Brenden Aaronson started for RB Salzburg in that same competition, as did Chris Richards for Hoffenheim. Sergino Dest, Tyler Adams and Weston

The US men's national team, on Tuesday afternoon, announced a March 28 friendly at Northern Ireland, the first of two friendlies in that particular FIFA window. These mark the first time head coach Gregg Berhalter has had a full roster* together since the pandemic started, one composed of both domestic and European-based

The silly season is coming to an end and the regular season looms. That means most MLS rosters have been refined or reloaded or entirely rebuilt over the past few months, and this is your one-stop shop to get a look back at how that process has played out.

Gregg Berhalter has selected a 25-player roster for the US men’s national team’s international friendly against Trinidad & Tobago, US Soccer announced Sunday. The USMNT will host the Soca Warriors Jan. 31 at 7 pm ET (FS1, UniMás, TUDN) at Exploria Stadium. The group was selected from an initial list

The US men's national team dropped two rosters on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the annual January camp. One of the rosters is composed solely of players age 24 and older, and the other is -- you've probably already guessed it -- for players 23 and younger. The message here is

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