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I’m a narrative guy. I bet I’ve started a column with that line before. We’ve got plenty of narrative threads in 2020, and the rope they weave together is, in five words, professional soccer in a pandemic. A new competition in a bubble. A patchwork schedule. Toronto FC playing home

Sporting Kansas City, Portland Timbers, LAFC, New York Red Bulls, New England Revolution and expansion side Nashville SC all joined New York City FC and the Seattle Sounders as the latest MLS clubs to officially qualify for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs after Week 21. Inter Miami's 2-1 loss to FC Dallas officially clinched postseason spots for NY

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: VAN +4; ATL, DAL, HOU -3 1 PREVIOUS: 4 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 11 The Union are three games away from their first major trophy since entering MLS

Top-Ranked, Top-Scoring Philadelphia to Face League’s Best Defense The Philadelphia Union are on top of the world – or at least on top of the MLS standings – after their 5-0 victory over previous league leaders Toronto FC last week helped them to overtake the MLS throne. Now reaching new heights

Was the ball in or out of play? It’s a straightforward question, but one that’s created some controversy after the latest El Trafico, which LAFCwon 2-0 to further sink the LA Galaxy’s Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoff hopes. The play up for debate, of course, is Danny Musovski’s opener in

Sunday's edition of El Trafico ended up as a relatively comfortable 2-0 win for LAFC, but there were no shortage of storylines to chew on coming off the matchup, including the return of the league's MVP and a controversial goal call. Here are three observations coming off this latest rivalry

The final push is here for this most bizarre of regular seasons. In we go: Eruption Three weeks ago when Toronto and Philadelphia met up in Hartford, the Reds kind of cruised through the first half and then — seemingly on a whim — kicked it up into fourth gear and just

Carlos Vela scored a late goal in his return to action and LAFC took a 2-0 victory in their El Trafico matchup with the LA Galaxy on Sunday, as Danny Musovski also found the net in a match that saw the Galaxy reduced to 10 men for most of the contest. With the result,

The LA Galaxy welcomed several faces back to their lineup for Sunday's El Trafico loss against LAFC on Sunday but there was one very notable omission as star striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez was nowhere to be found in the matchday squad. The Galaxy's game notes listed Hernandez as out with an unspecified

In just two years and a handful of matches, the LA derby between the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Football Club has quickly become one of the most compelling soccer rivalries in the world. The Galaxy have the most recent bragging rights after their 3-0 triumph over LAFC on Sept.

2020 MLS Regular Season – Week 24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. LA Galaxy Providence Park – Portland November 8 – 6:30 PM ET TV: TSN 1 STREAMING: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US LOCAL TV: Spectrum SportsNet The Vancouver Whitecaps and LA Galaxy were hoping to enter Decision Day presented by AT&T with a chance to clinch

2020 MLS Regular Season – Week 24 Seattle Sounders FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes CenturyLink Field – Seattle November 8 – 6:30 PM ET STREAMING: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US; on DAZN in Canada LOCAL TV: NBC Sports California, JOEtv, Amazon Prime Video [SEA region only] The Seattle Sounders are hoping to clinch the top

With the Supporters’ Shield back and a huge showdown between Toronto FC and the Philadelphia Union coming Saturday night (7:30 pm ET | TSN 1/4 in Canada; MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US) at Subaru Park, the race is on to see who finishes atop the standings with Decision Day

The last time Carlos Vela appeared in an MLS match, it was against the LA Galaxy on August 22. He limped out of an eventual 2-0 loss to LAFC's fierce rivals and has missed the club's last 11 games with an MCL injury.  As LAFC are preparing to face the