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Just three weeks left. Let's go: You Might Think It has happened under the radar and north of the border and, for a team that won everything they played for in 2017 and almost won the one thing every MLS team wants most in 2018, somehow out of the spotlight

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his third career MLS hat trick, Sebastian Lletget also struck for a brace and the LA Galaxy made a statement while moving above the Western Conference playoff line with a 7-2 demolition of Sporting Kansas City on Sunday night at Dignity Health Sports Park. In the process,

The weekend phase of Week 28 could prove pivotal in terms of the Supporters' Shield chase and the race for the 2019 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Here's a look at what could be decided for four teams by the end of this weekend, and how it might happen. Oh, and

Looks like you’ve got time to kill. Thanks for killing it with me. I’m dropping two questions this week. You’ll get three instead of five and like it. Below are some other MLS reads to keep you busy, as well as the most recent episode of Extratime, which was fun

We're in the home stretch of the 2019 MLS regular season, which will culminate on Decision Day presented by AT&T. With about a month remaining, let's take a look at the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs prospects among the Western Conference Conference teams: RELATED:Seedings & Playoff Bracket if the playoffs started today

MLS MEDIA RESOURCES: WEEK 28 NEWS & NOTES News and notes and statistical trends from around Major League Soccer RACE FOR AUDI 2019 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS SPOTS WIDE OPEN WITH FOUR WEEKS LEFT With four weeks still to play in the regular season, the race for the Audi 2019 MLS Cup

As usual, MLS-based players and others with MLS roots were all over the lineups of Canada and the United States in their matches on Tuesday, with Seattle’s Jordan Morris chesting home the equalizer in the USMNT’s 1-1 friendly draw with Uruguay and Vancouver Whitecaps academy product Alphonso Davies lashing the

The US national team rebounded from a sobering grudge match defeat to Mexico by clawing back late for a deserved 1-1 share with friendly visitors Uruguay in St. Louis on Tuesday night. While the game lacked the pace and intensity of Friday's border war affair, the Nats put in a

What a wild Wednesday in MLS. We're getting to that time of year where the Live Standings page is constantly up when games are on. Here's what we learned. A point's a point Toronto FC went to Yankee Stadium to face East-leading NYCFC, who were missing their leading goal scorer (Heber), goal

ST. LOUIS — An intriguing potential matchup in Tuesday's US national team friendly against Uruguay (8 pm ET | FS1, Univision, TUDN) could pit US defender Walker Zimmerman against LAFC teammate and Uruguayan winger Brian Rodriguez. It's the first time the duo have ever faced each other in live competition. And although

They are on opposing ends of the Hudson River Derby and the respective regular seasons for New York City FC and the New York Red Bulls are also trending in opposite directions. NYCFC have clinched a berth in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs and are currently atop the Eastern Conference

Miles Robinson won’t tell you how good he is. “To this day, he’s the most humble person I've ever met,” said his elder sister of three years, Rebecca Robinson, “but you would never know how successful he was if it wasn't for me and my family bragging about him.” Someone

After a light Week 27 in MLS, teams still moved up and down in the race for the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs. Ahead of a big midweek fixture list on Wednesday, here's what the playoff picture looks like according to latest MLS projections from probability specialists FiveThirtyEight.  Eastern Conference With a 2-1

Only MLS league games will be reflected in the rankings. Rankings are voted on by MLSsoccer.com editorial staff; words by Alicia Rodriguez. BIGGEST MOVERS: POR, TOR, COL +2; RBNY -2 1 LAST WEEK: 1 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 4 LAFC did bounce back from their surprise home loss, but still rue the

Fernandez, Portland channeling D.C. United’s magical 2018 runTight races feature in both conferences as spots remain wide open for Audi MLS Cup PlayoffsMLS Homegrowns power U.S. to victories over Netherlands, Mexico in final prep for U-17 World CupToronto-area natives Osorio, Laryea play big roles for Canada in Nations LeagueWeek 28

Five games on Saturday. Let's just jump in: NYCFC 2, New England 1

There were no playoff verdicts handed down in Week 27, but there was plenty of playoff intrigue across the five-match slate: Portland Timbers 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 This one felt like a playoff match from beginning to end. After two first-half penalty shouts which had Timbers manager Giovanni Savarese

The US national team lost control of matters early on Friday night, suffering an irksome 3-0 friendly defeat to border war nemesis Mexico in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The hosts raced out of the blocks terrifically thanks to about 20 minutes of gutsy ball movement, but a Javier Hernandez goal

The US men’s national team lost their second game of the summer to rivals Mexico, with the latest being a 3-0 result Friday evening at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. A bright start for Gregg Berhalter’s team was halted in the 21st minute, as Chicharito made it 1-0 with

The lineup is out for Friday night’sUS men's national team friendly (8:30 pm ET | FS1, Univision, TUDN) against Mexico, and Gregg Berhalter has trotted out a mix of young stars and established veterans. In all, the starting XI against El Tri features five MLS players, a former one in ex-Columbus

The September international window got underway in earnest Thursday night with several matches involving MLS-based players; here's a quick rundown of the action.  Peru vs. Ecuador Several MLSers were involved in Ecuador’s 1-0 friendly win over neighbors Peru, a match played at Red Bull Arena and won by an Erick

MLS MEDIA RESOURCES: WEEK 27 NEWS & NOTES News and notes and statistical trends from around Major League Soccer THROUGH 50 GAMES, IBRAHIMOVIC RECORDS ONE OF BEST STARTS IN MLS HISTORY Zlatan Ibrahimović of the LA Galaxy reached the half-century mark in games played in his Major League Soccer career

The reluctance to place faith in up-and-coming teams is an affliction which permeates all sports. We'd rather watch you win the big game first before trusting you to do so. We'll doubt and doubt some more until you prove us wrong. Then we'll hastily shuffle onto the next team to doubt. It's true

Even without Carlos Vela, few anticipated LAFC sustaining their first home loss of the season Sunday night, as they did in a 2-0 defeat to Minnesota United on the strength of Mason Toye's brilliant brace. But how much damage did the Loons inflict on LAFC's pursuit of history? Not as much