Haiti national team midfielder Steeven Saba is part of the Violette AC squad that upset Austin FC … [+] last week in the Concacaf Champions League. But it’s unclear how many Violette playe...
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Massachusetts Bettors Get A Rude Introduction To Shoddy MLS Injury Reports
A minor injury made Carles Gil a surprise omission from the New England Revolution starting lineup … [+] on Sunday night, in the first Revolution game since mobile sports betting launched in Mas...
MLS On Apple TV Is Already A Great Product … That Is Promoted Poorly
D.C. United’s Christian Benteke, left, reacts after Ted Ku-DiPietro scored the game-winning goal in … [+] a thrilling 3-2 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night. That was one of the bes...
Major League Soccer’s ‘Next Generation’ Has Everyone Excited, Including Sponsors
Carlos Vela (center) helped LAFC, valued at $1 billion per Forbes estimates, lift the 2022 MLS Cup. Getty Images Not only does the 2023 Major League Soccer season kick off on Saturday, February 25, bu...
3 Possible Unintended Consequences Of The New MLS Cup Playoff Format
The New MLS Cup Playoff format could convince the 2022 MLS Cup champion LAFC to rest their players … [+] more often during the regular season. Getty Images Major League Soccer on Wednesday revea...
What Does Seattle Sounders Club World Cup Defeat Mean For US Soccer?
TANGER MED, MOROCCO – FEBRUARY 04: Alex Roldan and Stefan Frei of Seattle Sounders at full time of … [+] the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022 2nd Round match between Seattle Sounders FC an...
Why MLS’ New Apple TV Package Could Reduce Betting On The League
Kwadwo Opoku, left, of LAFC celebrates his goal against Austin FC in the 2022 Western Conference … [+] Final. LAFC won the match 3-0 and then defeated the Philadelphia Union to win the 2022 MLS ...
Losing SB Nation’s MLS Coverage Reveals A Wider Problem
Media scrums the size of the one that greeted Toronto FC’s Michael Bradley in February of 2014 are … [+] rare in MLS. And the potential loss of SB Nation outlets covering the league show h...
Italy’s Legend Giorgio Chiellini Reflects On MLS Move
FRISCO, TX – SEPTEMBER 10: Giorgio Chiellini #14 of LAFC stands for their national anthem before to … [+] the MLS game between LAFC and FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium on September 10, 2022 in...
As Gareth Bale Retires, LAFC Got More Than Their Money’s Worth
Gareth Bale, center, celebrates during LAFC’s MLS Cup victory parade and celebration on November 6 … [+] in Los Angeles. Getty Images Perhaps country music star Toby Keith best summed up G...
With Taylor Twellman’s Departure, ESPN’s Drift From U.S. Soccer Is Complete
Taylor Twellman reacts before a Concacaf Gold Cup game between Grenada and USMNT at Q2 Stadium on … [+] June 10, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Twellman announced on Friday he will be leaving ESPN. Gett...
What We Get Wrong About Pelé’s American Soccer Legacy
New York Cosmos star Pelé waves to the crowd at Giants Stadium at the NASL division championships … [+] against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The Brazilian soccer legend died earlier this week a...
Apple Says ‘Enough’ As Google-NFL Deal Pushes Sports TV Rights Limits
Getty Images Well, now we know how much is too much for free-spending Apple when it comes to buying programming for its Apple TV+ video-streaming service. An imminent $3 billion-a-year deal that gives...
The 2023 MLS Schedule Could Bring Playoff Change, Average Attendance Decline
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, middle, and the LA Galaxy will face rival LAFC on opening weekend of … [+] the 2023 MLS regular season in late February. The full MLS regular season sc...
Thiago Almada Set To Become The First MLS-Based Player At A World Cup Final
DOHA, QATAR – NOVEMBER 30: Lionel Messi, Thiago Almada of Argentina following the FIFA World Cup … [+] Qatar 2022 Group C match between Poland and Argentina at Stadium 974 on November 30, ...
How MLS And Liga MX Could Help Decide 2026 FIFA World Cup Format
Seattle Sounders midifielder Albert Rusnák, left, and Pumas UNAM’s Washington Corozo battle for the … [+] ball in the first half during 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Final Leg ...
3 Thoughts On MLS’ New, 4-Year TV Agreement With Fox Sports
Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Los Angeles Galaxy gets interviewed by Fox Sports after a match on March 31, … [+] 2018. Fox will show an average of 34 regular season MLS matches and eight playoff games f...
How Lionel Messi Would And Wouldn’t Change MLS And Inter Miami
Lionel Messi celebrates with his teammates after his Argentina side defeated Mexico 2-0 in a World … [+] Cup Group C match on Saturday. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images As if there weren’t enough...
Ecuador Carries World Cup Torch For MLS Players Beyond Concacaf
Ecuador’s Jhegson Mendez, center, talks with officials during Friday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup match … [+] against the Netherlands. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserv...
There’s An Old School MLS Solution For World Cup Stoppage Time Gripes
A board signifies 14 minutes of first-half stoppage time is seen during the 2022 FIFA World Cup … [+] match between England and Iran on Monday in Doha, Qatar. Getty Images Of all the early devel...
After Bundesliga Friendly In Austin, VfB Stuttgart Plans To Increase U.S. Presence
Bundesliga sides 1. FC Köln and VfB Stuttgart faced each other for a friendly at Austin FC’s Q2 … [+] Stadium. 1. FC Köln Perhaps the attendance would have been better if Austin FC had bee...
Cristiano Ronaldo Is Linked With A Serie A Return, But Only One Team Needs Him
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 11: Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United looks on during the … [+] Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford on ...
3 Reasons NYCFC’s New Stadium Plans Are Most Important In MLS History
The corner flag with the New York City FC logo in front a snow covered pitch at Yankee Stadium … [+] before the match against CF Montréal at Yankee Stadium on March 12. Getty Images After the 20...
Apple TV Reveals Price Of MLS Streaming Service, But Value Harder To Gauge
Former Philadelphia Union player Morgan Langley holds the MLS Cup trophy at an Apple retail store … [+] during an event to celebrate the 2023 launch of Apples 10-year partnership with MLS in Los...
St. Louis City Friendly Opens Doors For Stronger U.S. Ties
Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro is looking to use the St. Louis City SC trip to further … [+] strengthen his club’s profile in the US. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) AF...
USMNT Snubs Ricardo Pepi, Zack Steffen Show Leaving MLS For Europe Can Backfire
Ricardo Pepi has been scoring consistently since a loan move to FC Groningen in the Dutch … [+] Eredivisie, but his long struggles following his earlier switch from FC Dallas to FC Augsburg appe...
MLS Cup Victory With LAFC Puts Him Back On The Bundesliga Radar
Steven Cherundolo during the MLS Cup final. LAFC won the final against Philadelphia Union on Sunday … [+] (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images) Getty Images It has been a long way to success for Los...