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Here are the 15 stories we're talking about today: 1. LARIN LEADS CANADA TO VICTORY The Canadian national team did exactly what they needed to do on Thursday, coming away with a 2-0 win over tiny Dominica in the first leg of their second-round World Cup qualifier. Orlando City forward Cyle

The 2015 MLS season is just 30 days away. The season starts on March 6, when the LA Galaxy host the Chicago Fire at StubHub Center (watch on UniMas.) Here are 30 things that have the staff here at MLSsoccer.com excited for things to get going. 1. EXPANDING OUR MINDS.

SUBSCRIBE THE PODCAST:iTunes   |   Stitcher   |   RSS FEED First things first, the guys mourn the departure of former host and friend Nick Firchau. Then Alexi Lalas joins the crew to talk US U-20s, whose World Cup quest is still alive, and gamesmanship in soccer in the wake of the controversy

Welcome to Starting XI, our Friday rundown of what to watch for this weekend in MLS and beyond. And don't forget to get your Spanish-language fix with FutbolMLS.com. Our recommended listening for this weekend is in honor of outgoing senior editor Nick Firchau (via Andrew Wiebe). Play Japandroids' "The House That Heaven Built."

Here are the top 15 stories everyone's talking about this morning: 1. BACK TO WORK It's already that time again: MLS squads began reporting for preseason workouts on Thursday, with D.C. United and Montreal in particular counting down to CONCACAF Champions League knockout matches barely a month away. D.C. striker Fabian

It might be a bit premature for Darlington Nagbe fans to get excited over his US national team prospects. But Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson reminded everyone that time is not far off. In an interview with Extra Time Radio on Thursday, Paulson said the Timbers forward/midfielder, a native Liberian,

The Portland Timbers have re-signed forward Gastón Fernández (pictured above, center), the club announced on Wednesday. Fernández, 31, returns for a second season with the Timbers in 2015. He played in 38 matches across all competitions for Portland during the 2014 campaign, scoring seven goals in league play, four in

Here are the top 15 stories everyone's talking about this morning: 1. GERRARD JOINS GALAXY The rumors began this weekend and on Wednesday it was official: Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is joining the LA Galaxy as their newest Designated Player and will join the defending MLS Cup champions during the

Merritt Paulson took to one of his favorite communication platforms on Tuesday to answer a host of fan questions, and offered some candid insight into the team's future in the process. The outspoken Portland Timbers owner touched on a wide array of issues in a Q&A session with fans on

MLSsoccer.com continue our look back at the 2014 season that was for all 19 clubs in Major League Soccer, starting with the Montreal Impact and ending with the MLS Cup-winning LA Galaxy. We'll also take a peek at the two new clubs coming in and pour one out for departed

Of all the moves made by the Portland Timbers on a busy Monday morning, the acquisition of Ghanaian national team goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey appeared to spark the most question. It left the Timbers with four ‘keepers on their roster, including 2013 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Donovan Ricketts. But

PORTLAND, Ore. – A little less than a year ago, the Portland Timbers not only had to cope with their elimination from the MLS Cup Playoffs after a run to the Western Conference finals, but also the loss Rodney Wallace. The winger, who had enjoyed a breakout season, tore his

Here are the top 15 stories everyone's talking about this morning: 1. THIERRY HENRY FIRED UP Thierry Henry has been criticized in the past for seemingly not showing up during New York Red Bulls playoff games. Well, we’re two games into the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs, presented by AT&T, and no one

Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson likely summed up the thoughts of the club's fans everywhere in a recent interview after an up-and-down season that ultimately ended just short MLS postseason. The interview - conducted Friday on the Timbers in 30 program - touched on a wide range of topics including

PORTLAND, Ore. – As far as Gavin Wilkinson was concerned, there has been a gaping hole in the Portland Timbers’ player-development structure. Sure, they had the Timbers U-23s, the tip of an extensive academy program, and affiliations with regional clubs down the youngest youth levels. But there was something missing

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers will have a younger sibling. Or is that sapling? In a Tuesday news conference at Providence Park, the Timbers announced they will create their own USL PRO franchise, called the Timbers 2, for the 2015 season, joining the LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake

Welcome to Starting XI, our Friday rundown of what to watch for this weekend in MLS and beyond. And don't forget to get your Spanish-language fix with FutbolMLS.com. Recommended musical pairing new media editor Nicholas Rosano is "People Say" by Portugal The Man, because people will be saying a lot about Landon, the playoffs

Here are the top 15 stories everyone's talking about this morning: 1. DONOVAN'S USMNT GOODBYE Landon Donovan will lead the USMNT out on the field against Ecuador tonight to close out a legendary career in red, white and blue (7 pm ET ESPN and UniMas). He'll be captaining a young

Portland Timbers fans want their team to qualify for the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs, obviously. That's neither a controversial or groundbreaking statement. The same, however, can't be said for the following: Timbers fans can root for their bitter rivals, the Seattle Sounders, on Friday night (10 pm ET, NCBSN/TSN) when

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Kevin Johnson admits he’s no soccer expert. “I know a couple of the rules,” he says with a laugh. But the former NBA star-turned-mayor is convinced that professional soccer is the future of his city. And as his hometown embraces the sport in record time like few

The switch comes from right to left, a diagonal ball that drops just over the right back’s head. The first touch is soft, but positive, the left foot nudging the ball into position to cut inside with the right. The defender drops off, backpedaling as the striker pushes confidently into

Here are the top 15 stories everyone's talking about this morning: 1. PLAYING FOR POSITION Sporting Kansas City host the New England Revolution tonight (8 pm ET, NBSCN in the US, MLS LIVE in Canada) as the two sides battle for playoff position in the East. With Toni Dovale working

Here are the top 15 stories everyone's talking about this morning: 1. DALLAS TAKE DOWN SOUNDERS David Texeira really enjoys scoring against the Seattle Sounders. FC Dallas’s young forward has only scored three goals this year, all against the Sounders, and after netting twice in the 3-1 FCD win on

We feel pretty confident in saying that never before has the owner of an MLS team used a chainsaw to cut a slab of wood from a log as a means of celebrating a goal scored by his team. About 99.9 percent certain. On Tuesday night, Merritt Paulson put an

PORTLAND, Ore. – It had been a long season for Liam Ridgewell, and he was looking to blow off a little steam. The 11-year English Premier League veteran defender was in Las Vegas with six of his friends in July, trying hard to shake off a disappointing season with English