Gareth Bale And LAFC Win MLS Cup, Put New Premium On Role Players

Gareth Bale of LAFC lifts the championship trophy as he celebrates with teammates during the 2022 … [+] MLS Cup Final at Banc of California Stadium on Saturday. Getty Images Not every MLS club h...

History Says Visiting Philadelphia Union Can Win MLS Cup — If They Work Overtime

Philadelphia Union striker Cory Burke, left, celebrates his goal in the second half of the 2022 … [+] Eastern Conference Final against New York City FC last Sunday. Getty Images If you follow ML...

Ben Olsen Deserves Another Chance, But Houston Dynamo Job Not Ideal

Former D.C. United coach Ben Olsen is set to take charge of the Houston Dynamo, according to a … [+] report Friday from The Athletic. Getty Images It’s hard to remember a new coaching hire in ML...

The MLS Cup Playoffs Were Too Long 4 Years Ago. What Changed?

Members of New York City FC celebrate after defeating the Portland Timbers to win the MLS Cup last … [+] December. Getty Images Four short years ago, the forces that guided Major League Soccer b...

What If Gareth Bale Is A Bust And LAFC Wins MLS Cup Anyway?

Gareth Bale has two goals in 12 appearances and 355 minutes playing for LAFC, and doesn’t seem … [+] likely to feature prominently in the remainder of the team’s postseason run. Gett...

Why LAFC, Philadelphia Union Have Better MLS Cup Prospects Than Past Favorites

LAFC’s Ilie Sánchez, left, battles Julián Carranza of the Philadelphia Union in a meeting in Los … [+] Angeles in May. LAFC and the Union are the top two seeds entering the 2022 MLS Cup Pl...

2022 Was Bad For MLS Managers Who Are Also Sporting Directors

New England Revolution sporting director and head coach Bruce Arena, left, greets Toronto FC … [+] sporting director and head coach Bob Bradley before a July match at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro...

Supporters’ Shield Race Between Philadelphia Union, LAFC Exposes Flawed MLS Tiebreak

Former Philadelphia Union defender Ray Gaddis holds up the 2020 Supporters’ Shield after Philly … [+] clinched the title in November 8 against the New England Revolution. Philly is tied on...

However Inter Miami Finishes, Phil Neville Has Proven Himself

Inter Miami manager Phil Neville, right, talks with D.C. United manager Wayne Rooney ahead of their … [+] teams’ match on Sunday in Washington. Getty Images If you had doubts when Phil Nev...

How NYCFC’s Play Suffers From Second-Class Status At Yankee Stadium

New York City FC goalkeepoer Sean Johnson gets ready to clear the ball from his own end in a July … [+] match against Atlanta United, with the famous Yankee Stadium awning in the background. Get...

Sacramento Republic’s U.S. Open Cup Final Appearance Is A Boost For American Soccer

SACRAMENTO, CA – JULY 27: Daniel Vitiello #31, Duke Lacroix #14, and Luis Felipe Fernandes #96 of … [+] the Sacramento Republic FC cheer after a U.S. Open Cup Semifinal game between Sporti...

Napoli New-Boy Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Is Taking Serie A By Storm

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Monza at … [+] Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples Italy on 21 August 2022. (Photo by Franco Romano/NurPho...

MLS New Venture Into NFTs – Signs Bored Ape NFT As A New Player 

The craze of NFTs boomed in 2021 continues till today. Industries such as art, tech and sports embraced the new technology with open arms. The latest news in the NFT world involves Major Soccer League...

What We Learned From Wayne Rooney’s Stunning D.C. United Managing Debut

D.C. United head coach Wayne Rooney reacts after guiding his new club to a dramatic 2-1 win against … [+] Orlando City on Sunday. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. WASHIN...

Gareth Bale’s LAFC Defeat Seattle Sounders, Signal Possible MLS Power Shift

Seattle’s Alex Roldan, left, defends LAFC’s Gareth Bale during Friday night’s MLS match in Los … [+] Angeles. Getty Images The Seattle Sounders opened Friday night’s mammoth cl...

Why Taty Castellanos Didn’t Fetch The $15 Million Fee NYCFC Wanted

Valentin Castellanos scored 13 goals during the 2022 MLS season before earning a loan move to Girona … [+] of Spain’s LaLiga this week. NYCFC reportedly wanted $15 million for a permanent ...

Julian Gressel Saga Shows Why MLS Should Give Players Trade Approval Powers

Julian Gressel, then of D.C. United, reacts to a play against Inter Miami during a game in June of … [+] 2021. Gressel was recently traded from D.C. to the Vancouver Whitecaps for $900,000 in al...

FC Barcelona Coach Xavi Denied Access To U.S. Jeopardizing American Preseason Tour

FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez cannot travel with the team to the United States due to a … [+] visa issue. Getty Images FC Barcelona head coach has been denied access to the United State...

Netflix, Microsoft And The Rapidly Blurring Lines Between Media And Tech

Microsoft logo displayed on a phone screen and Netflix website displayed on a laptop screen are seen … [+] in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on July 14, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Po...

With The Apple TV+ Agreement Major League Soccer Is Growing, But Still Has A Long Way To Go

PORTLAND, OREGON – DECEMBER 11: Alexander Callens #6 of New York City celebrates after converting a … [+] penalty kick to win the 2021 MLS Cup final against the Portland Timbers at Provide...

D.C. United Opens 1st Retail Sportsbook In MLS. Will Others Follow?

In this photo illustration the FanDuel logo of a sports betting company is seen on a smartphone. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A bit lost within an exceptionally busy week of Major League S...

What Would MLB, NBA Look Like Without Tanking? Kinda Like MLS

In another sport, the LA Galaxy might have opted to begin a rebuild in 2019. In MLS, they opted to … [+] go big and sign Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic instead. Getty Images Despite the structu...

Judging Major League Soccer’s New TV Deal With Apple May Take Years

A TV camera focuses on Colorado Rapids player Luis Solignac after a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC back … [+] in 2016. Major League Soccer’s new TV deal with Apple will change the way fans wa...

Apple and Major League Soccer Sign 10-Year Streaming Deal for All MLS Matches

In addition to all MLS and Leagues Cup matches, the service will provide a new weekly live match whip-around show, game replays, highlights, and analysis, as well as original programming at zero cost....

MLS Scores Fresh — But Costly — Deal With Apple TV

Current media MLS media partners ESPN and Fox Sports did not bid on its streaming package. ASSOCIATED PRESS Major League Soccer has reached an exclusive media deal with technology giant Apple to strea...

Dow Jones Falls As Fed Meeting Starts; Elon Musk To Make Twitter Move; Apple Up Amid MLS Deal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell again as the latest Fed meeting began. Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is to make a Twitter (TWTR) move this week. Apple (AAPL) was rising after it emerged it has inke...

MLS’s $2.5 Billion Streaming Deal With Apple Is Not So Great For The League

Yordy Reyna of Charlotte FC might as well be reacting to MLS’s deal with Apple. (Photo by Scott … [+] Taetsch/Getty Images) Getty Images Major League Soccer and AppleAAPL have come to term...

Top 3 Gainers of the Day: SHFT, MLS, and BRT

29 mins ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News A primary goal of Metaland is to provide players with various opportunities. Shyft Network has been up 47.64% in the last 24 hours. Let us look at the top 3 gain...

A Tribute To Zlatan Ibrahimovic, The Cult-Like Leader Who Transformed An Italian Institution

REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – MAY 22: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan celebrates with the cup after … [+] winning the championship after the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AC Mil...

Why MLS Should Call An Audible Negotiating New TV Deal

MLS Commissioner Don Garber, left, presents the MLS Cup trophy to the New York City FC after the … [+] 2021 MLS Cup final. TV ratings were solid for the match, but have slid in 2022 as the leagu...

Lionel Messi’s Retirement Plan To Join Inter Miami In 2023 And Buy 35% Stake In MLS Franchise

Lionel Messi plans to buy a 35% stake in Inter Miami. Getty Images Ex-FC Barcelona legend Lionel Messi plans to retire in the United States after buying a 35% stake in an MLS franchise in 2023. These ...

Fan Token Platform Socios Signs Multi-Year Deal with 26 MLS Clubs

Socios and MLS will create a unique community of fans wherein they can interact with each other and participate in events and reward programs. Fan Token platform Socios has recently entered into a mul...