“With this type of rule,” Messi said in Spanish, roughly, “we’re going in a bad direction.”
Miguel Berry scores late in stoppage time to seal Galaxy draw with Real Salt Lake
The Galaxy rallied to force a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake in front of a soldout crowd at Dignity Heatlh Sports Park in Carson Saturday night.
Chaotic melee breaks out after NYCFC hold on to beat Toronto at BMO Field
- Brawl follows New York City FC’s 3-2 win over Toronto FC
- Matt Freese makes nine saves as hosts hang on for victory
Rookie Malachi Jones and Andrés Perea scored second-half goals and Matt Freese made nine saves as New York City FC held on for a 3-2 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night with a brawl taking place after the final whistle at BMO Field.
A melee ensued after the match involving players from both sides. Toronto goalkeeper Sean Johnson, a former New York player, was in the middle of it – seemingly trying to play peacekeeper.
Continue reading...Chaotic brawl breaks out, punching allegations surface after NYCFC’s 3-2 win over Toronto FC
Toronto alleged on Saturday that NYCFC’s head coach cornered and punched one of their players at the last match between the two clubs.
14-year-old Cavan Sullivan signs record MLS deal that includes Man City move
- Teenager considered future USMNT star
- Expected to join City at 18 in pre-arranged transfer
Cavan Sullivan shrugs off words like prodigy, phenom or even wonderkid, all things he has been called at the age of just 14. But there’s no doubt Sullivan is talented. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Union formally announced that they’ve signed their academy prospect to a Homegrown contract that will eventually land him with Manchester City.
“I tend not to even listen to what they call me or what they say about me. It’s really just what I think of myself,” Sullivan said. “I don’t really listen to anyone, whether it’s good or bad. So it doesn’t really get to me whatsoever.”
Continue reading...LAFC defeats Las Vegas to advance in U.S. Open Cup
Cristian Olivera scored two goals as LAFC defeated the Las Vegas Lights to advance to the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.
Christian McFarlane: could England gain a US-raised star?
The English-born left back is the latest MLS academy graduate to draw interest from Europe’s elite clubs
Down the years, it has been common for US Soccer to track young English talent who also hold American passports. From Fulham’s Antonee Robinson to Milan’s Yunus Musah, the US has benefited from players gaining an education across the Atlantic. But New York City’s Christian McFarlane looks set to do the reverse, a sign of the growing influence of MLS academies.
The left-back was born in England but moved to New York at three years old. Over the past 18 months, McFarlane has represented the USMNT and England at youth level, keeping his options open before committing to any one country. The 17-year-old also has the option of playing for Jamaica, but why complicate matters more?
Continue reading...Las Vegas Lights rebuild quickly and face a familiar foe in LAFC in U.S. Open Cup
When Gian Neglia took over as sporting director of the Las Vegas Lights in February, the team had no coach, no players and no employees on the soccer side.
Messi scores and adds MLS-record five assists in Inter Miami rout of Red Bulls
- Messi has record-setting game with a goal and five assists
- Inter Miami remain top of East on six-game unbeaten run
IntLionel Messi had a record setting night for Inter Miami.
He scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2 on Saturday night – with the Argentine great and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner as the game’s best player setting no fewer than three Major League Soccer records in the effort.
Continue reading...Lionel Messi smashes MLS and personal records with goal, 5 assists in a single half
Messi needed just 34 minutes to do things that no MLS player had ever done in a full game.
Lionel Messi bags record five assists in one half as Inter Miami pound New York Red Bulls
Messi set up all three goals of a Luis Suarez hat trick as Inter Miami hangs six on Red Bulls in Fort Lauderdale
The Fire look to get back in the win column against New England
Winless in their last three games, the Chicago Fire will look to get back to winning ways when they take on the last place New England Revolution at Soldier Field.
Columbus Crew, MLS’ gold standard, does what Messi and Miami couldn’t in Mexico
The Columbus Crew went to Mexico and flattened Monterrey to reach the CONCACAF Champions Cup final.
Lionel Messi’s red-hot run keeps Inter Miami first as Argentine moves atop Golden Boot race
The Argentine is up to nine goals after bagging a brace and having a hand in all four goals of a 4-1 win at New England.
Lionel Messi breaks MLS record in front of historic crowd in New England
- 65,612 in attendance at Gillette Stadium for Miami’s 4-1 win
- Messi has 16 goal contributions this season
Lionel Messi scored two goals to excite a record New England Revolution crowd, leading Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory on Saturday night.
Messi did not disappoint the crowd of 65,612 that filled Gillette Stadium, scoring with a left-footed shot from deep inside the box for his ninth goal of the season, putting his side 2-1 up in the 68th minute.
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