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"We're not afraid of them," Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer told reporters on Sunday.  It's the exact answer you would expect a coach to give. It's the right emotional message to a team. You can never enter a game with doubt. It's the manager's job to inspire belief and confidence. But the

TUKWILA, Wash. – Banc of California Stadium hasn’t been a particularly friendly visiting venue for Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei. In his first trip there in LAFC’s inaugural season, in the stadium opener, Frei had a free kick from Laurent Ciman knuckle under his fingertips in second-half stoppage time for

LOS ANGELES – The last time LAFC goalkeeper Tyler Miller played in a Western Conference Final, he wore black. Of course, back in 2017, the rest of his teammates donned rave green.   With Stefan Frei out with a hamstring strain, Miller helped the Seattle Sounders defeat the Houston Dynamo, 2-0,

TUKWILA, Wash. – The Seattle Sounders know where they stand going into Tuesday’s Western Conference Final against LAFC at Banc of California Stadium (10 pm ET | ESPN in US; TSN1/5, TVAS in Canada) and it certainly isn’t as the odds-on favorite. The Sounders are taking on an LAFC side that

TUKWILA, Wash. – How do you stop LAFC’s juggernaut attack? Pretty much no MLS team has been able to answer that question in 2019, and the Seattle Sounders’ season now depends on it. When the Sounders take on the Black & Gold in the Western Conference Final at Banc of

It took 24 years, but the old guard of Major League Soccer are excluded from the Conference Finals stage of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time ever.  That's a striking observation made by SoccerAmerica's Paul Kennedy, who's covered the league since its inception and took note of

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ex-US national teamer Benny Feilhaber, a midfielder for Sporting Kansas City, joins MLSsoccer.com as a guest columnist throughout the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs. Feilhaber has played in a World Cup and Olympics and he has won an MLS Cup, a Gold Cup and two Open Cups. Now

And then there were four. With the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs conference semifinals, and that mad, unforgettable night in Los Angeles in the rearview mirror, just 90 minutes separate Atlanta United, LAFC, Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC from a place at MLS Cup on Nov. 10. Each potential matchup

LOS ANGELES – As Thursday night’s Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal inched toward the end of regular time, the chants of confidence rang out. Olé…Olé……Olé…Ole´…OLÉ! For the first time since LAFC were up three goals against the LA Galaxy way back on March 31, 2018, the Black

LOS ANGELES – The primary talking point following the LA Galaxy's loss Thursday night in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals concerned Zlatan Ibrahimovic, naturally, and whether he'll return for a third Major League Soccer campaign in 2020. There was nothing new said, of course, just that there

Emotions were riding high during a wild El Trafico derby which saw the No. 1 seed LAFC beat their rivals LA Galaxy 5-3 to advance to the Western Conference Final. Those emotions did not die down after the final whistle. During a postgame flash interview with ESPN's Sebastian Salazar, LAFC head

And then there were four, as the MLS Cup contenders in 2019 have officially been whittled down to the final quartet. Ahead of the Conference finals next week, which teams still standing are on top and which are playing with house money? With a voting panel of one this time,

LOS ANGELES — The LA Galaxy knew they would eventually be beaten by LAFC, that it had to happen one day. They just weren't ready for it yet. Major League Soccer's best derby — is there really any question about that now? — offered up a classic in Thursday night's Western Conference semifinal,

LOS ANGELES -- When the whistle finally blew Thursday night after LAFC’s enthralling 5-3 knockout of the visiting Galaxy, Carlos Vela took a moment to himself. The MLS’s new goal king and leading MVP candidate — who’s two goals and an assist helped torpedo Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the rest of the Carson

Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs  – Western Conference Final Los Angeles Football Club vs. Seattle Sounders FC Banc of California Stadium – Los Angeles October 29 – 10:00 PM ET TV: ESPN, TSN, TVAS, ESPN Deportes It's the upstarts vs. the old hands in the Western Conference Final on the Audi 2019

Once again, El Trafico had it all. Except this time it was in the playoffs, and everything was turned up to 11. It was one of the most anticipated playoff games in league history and LAFC beat their in-city rivals LA Galaxy 5-3 to advance in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs. Here

Carlos Vela and Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Inextricably linked at the top of Major League Soccer. All eyes were on the two superstars heading into the latest installment of El Trafico, in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs on Thursday night.  And they delivered. Of course they did, they always do. In

It's been raining goals in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, and Thursday night's LAFC-LA Galaxy classic just stormed its way into the record books. The eight goals scored in LAFC's 5-3 win over their city rivals tied a mark for most goals in a playoff game that was set

The first El Trafico showdown played in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs lived up to the hype and then some, with Los Angeles Football Club beating the LA Galaxy for the first time. Carlos Vela and Adama Diomande scored a brace apiece to lead LAFC to a thrilling 5-3 win

The two Conference Finals are set. After Atlanta's 2-0 defeat of the Philadelphia Union out East, the defending champs will play a third consecutive home game in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs when they host Toronto FC next Wednesday in the Eastern Conference Final.  Meanwhile out West, the No.