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ATLANTA — The word “consistency” isn’t always associated with flamboyant strikers with a penchant for the dramatic, but Atlanta United’s Josef Martinez is nothing if not a dependable source of goals. With his 72nd-minute penalty kick to seal a 3-0 win over the LA Galaxy at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday, the Venezuelan international tied

Week 22 came and went. Let's look at the weekend that was: Going Mobile Atlanta United played, I think, their best game of the season this past weekend. Granted, it was against an LA Galaxy team that was without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and that is maybe not particularly great in the

Following this week's MLS All-Star festivities, the playoff chase is back in earnest as Week 22 wraps with a tasty Sunday doubleheader on national TV in the United States. Make sure to tune in to both Matchday Central shows on Sunday for all the reaction and analysis from the matches. In the meantime,

Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez simply can’t stop scoring. The latest tally came in Saturday’s 3-0 win over the visiting LA Galaxy, as he deposited a penalty kick in the 72nd minute. The strike ensured the reigning MLS MVP has now found the back of the net in nine consecutive

CARSON, Calif. — Guillermo Barros Schelotto is most familiar with two of Atlanta United's difference-makers, and the LA Galaxy head coach knows that if they are able to do as they like in Saturday's showdown at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (5 pm ET | FOX in US; MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada),

All-Star festivities wrung my brain dry. So instead of five questions and 2,000 words previewing Week 22 — that will return next Friday — all I’ve got is one about Saturday’s clash between Atlanta United and the LA Galaxy at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (5 pm ET | FOX, MLS LIVE on DAZN

MLS MEDIA RESOURCES: WEEK 22 NEWS & NOTES News and notes and statistical trends from around Major League Soccer MARTÍNEZ SHOOTS FOR SCORING STREAK RECORD – AGAIN – ON FOX SATURDAY As the 2019 season heads toward the stretch drive and the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, Josef Martínez is once

FOXBOUROUGH, Mass. – Last Saturday, the New England Revolution recorded a 4-1 win over Orlando City at Gillette Stadium to stretch their unbeaten run to 11 games. Head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena said the Revs were “back in the hunt” for the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs.  The Revs

Atletico Madrid went full throttle Wednesday night to win 3-0 in Major League Soccer's annual summertime event, as the La Liga club persevered in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target past the MLS All-Stars at a rain-soaked Exploria Stadium, the home of Orlando City. Atletico’s quality produced a

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Carlos Vela are rivals most of the time, but they were locker mates and teammates for the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target on Wednesday night.  The El Trafico rivals often searched for each other in the final third, though no goal-bound connection came off. Ibrahimovic was

FOXBOUROUGH, Mass. – Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley have a personal and professional relationship dating back to the early 1980s when Bradley was an assistant coach for Arena with the University of Virginia men’s soccer team for two seasons. “My son’s first babysitter,” Arena said of Bradley. “So we go

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: NE, MTL +3; RBNY -4 1 LAST WEEK: 1 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 4 LAFC beat Atlanta United in a performance reminiscent of vintage 2018 LAFC, but coming

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Problem? What problem? As far as Carlos Vela is concerned, there's no issue between him and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Two of MLS's premier superstars, the pair are oft-mentioned at the top of all best in MLS conversations -- In fact, those discussions can't happen without the two. Their otherworldly

2019 MLS Regular Season - Week 22 Atlanta United vs. LA Galaxy Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta August 3 - 5:00 PM ET TV: FOX STREAMING: MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada Atlanta United and LA Galaxy look to rebound from Week 20 defeats when they open Week 21 with a star-studded showdown at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday

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The Portland Timbers were dominant Saturday evening at Providence Park, as they rolled past the LA Galaxy 4-0, a repeat of their Open Cup scoreline back on June 19. Portland’s first two goals arrived via counterattacks shortly after Zlatan Ibrahimovic chances, starting in the 37th minute. Cristhian Paredes made a late-arriving

MLS All-Stars vs. Atletico Madrid 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target Exploria Stadium — Orlando July 31 - 8:00 pm ET TV: FS1, UniMás, TVAS, TSN 1/4/5 Exploria Stadium will be the site of one of the year's most anticipated games Wednesday night as the MLS All-Stars line up to

Adama Diomande, Diego Rossi, Carlos Vela and Eduard Atuesta all scored during a stretch of four unanswered goals in 12 minutes, and LAFC extended their lead in the Supporters' Shield standings by holding on for a 4-3 victory over Atlanta United on Friday night. In avenging last weekend's defeat to

Some of the best dunking happens in soccer. There’s a growing sense of style and art to team accounts finding ways to harass each other in MLS. Everything from simplistically brutal postgame jabs to elaborate haymakers have become more and more ingrained in the MLS social media culture. Not all

Leagues Cup. Canadian Championship, in two weeks U.S. Open Cup. All-Star Game in Orlando next week. And, of course, a full slate this weekend. It’s fun, but I’m just trying to keep up at this point. Some highlights from Thursday’s Extratime: First impressions of Leagues Cup (plus James Harden and

LAFC coach Bob Bradley and central midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye on Thursday made clear their disappointment with the league’s handling of the incident involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mohamed El-Munir in last week’s El Trafico clash vs. the LA Galaxy. El-Munir suffered a facial fracture in the 3-2 Galaxy victory when Ibrahimovic’s

Over his 13 years as a Houston Dynamo executive, Chris Canetti did plenty of searching for big signings from Mexico, and for obvious reasons. With one of the largest Latino populations in the United States and the majority of them of Mexican descent, La Naranja’s home market seemed ripe for

CARSON, Calif. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic is relieved that Major League Soccer's Disciplinary Committee declined to sanction him for the incident that has forced LAFC'sMohamad El-Munir to the sideline — and into surgery — but says he feels like he's “hunted” and that the attention he receives is “ridiculous.” The Swedish superstar netted his