The MLS' best-of-three format in the first round has been unpopular with some fans, players and coaches.
‘We didn’t give Mauricio the credit he deserved’: Hugo Lloris on Pochettino, Levy, Spurs and the USA
Former Tottenham and France captain discusses ups and downs at Spurs, Ange Postecoglou and his new life in LA
Hugo Lloris lived in the intense pressure cooker of international football and the Premier League for so long that there is lightness and even relief as he describes how today began for him in Los Angeles. “I woke up this morning and had breakfast with my kids,” he says with a grin as he chats away happily at home. “I then took them to school and obviously the weather is amazing. Just before our interview I went for a walk and I was still in shorts and a T-shirt … in November.”
Lloris laughs in mild disbelief. We speak on Monday, the day before America goes to the polls, and the 37-year-old goalkeeper says: “Tomorrow is the big day and what’s really surprising when I am walking around the neighbourhood is seeing that people are not afraid to show who they’re voting for. You see the signs outside their houses. We are more private in Europe.”
Continue reading...LAFC faces a tough out in Vancouver Whitecaps, a reflection of coach Vanni Sartini
Vanni Sartini, manager of the Vancouver Whitecaps, is a socialist and an atheist, attributes that are oddly relevant in his team's MLS playoff game with LAFC on Friday.
US sports owners make huge political donations. Which party does your team’s give to?
Nearly 95% of total contributions from owners across America’s major sports leagues went to Republicans. See how your team fared in our database
Sports team owners in the major North American leagues have donated at least $132.1m in federal elections since 2020, with nearly 95% of those contributions going to Republican campaigns, candidates and Super Pacs, according to research conducted by the Guardian.
Nearly all of the owners of the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, NWSL and WNBA franchises were active political donors in the election cycles since 2020. A minimum of $124,806,435 (94.5%) was designated for candidates or committees with Republican leanings, while at least $5,215,693 (3.9%) went toward Democratic causes, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures and data compiled by the nonprofit OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks campaign finance spending. About 2% of contributions went to bipartisan or unaffiliated recipients.
Continue reading...Premier League title race heats up, MLS playoff shock & Rachel Kundananji embarrasses defender
Christian and Alexis react to a wide open Premier League title race. Then, the guys discuss the MLS playoffs including a couple of big upsets. Later, Christian and Alexis break down Rachel Kundananji’s insane skills.
MLS playoff schedule: Galaxy beat Red Bulls to MLS Cup
LA Galaxy are six-time MLS Cup champions, keeping New York Red Bulls cup free after Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were dumped out of the playoffs in stunning fashion.
2024 MLS Playoffs: Atlanta United forces Game 3 against Inter Miami off late goal from Xande Silva
Atlanta becomes one of three MLS teams to force a deciding match in the first round of the playoffs, with three Game 2s still to go.
Girma gets 2 goals, MLS Cup Playoffs and talking ball & bread with Bryan Ford | The Cooligans
Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros recap the midweek MLS Cup Playoff matches, interview award-winning baker Bryan Ford, recap the most recent USWNT win, and more.
Messi’s every move shown on TikTok in winning Inter Miami playoff debut
- Jordi Alba lifts Miami past Atlanta in playoff opener
- Messi’s side can advance with win on 2 November
Lionel Messi’s every move was on display in his Major League Soccer playoff debut.
Every touch. Every shot attempt. Even when he wasn’t doing anything at all, it was shown.
Continue reading...Champions League update, Bradley Wright-Phillips talks Hudson River Derby, MLS playoffs, rap | The Cooligans
Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros discuss all the action from the Champions League before welcoming Bradley Wright-Phillips to talk about the MLS playoffs, having Ian Wright as a father, and his infamous raps.
Lionel Messi’s Miami compensation is more than entire payroll of 22 MLS teams
- Argentinian was paid $12m in base salary
- Inter Miami had highest payroll in league
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi earned more than the entire payrolls of 22 other Major League Soccer teams, and Olivier Giroud has $3,675,000 in annualized total compensation under the contract he signed to join Los Angeles FC in July.
The Major League Soccer Players Association released its salary update on Thursday and Messi’s $12m base salary and $20.4m in total compensation from Inter Miami remained the same as in the initial listing in May.
Continue reading...Arsenal’s red card issues continue, Frankfurt CEO Axel Hellmann stops in & should Messi win MLS MVP?
Christian and Alexis react to another Arsenal red card. Then, the guys chat with Eintracht Frankfurt CEO Axel Hellmann about how American fans can engage with German clubs. Later, Christian and Alexis debate whether Lionel Messi is deserving of MLS MVP.
MLS Decision Day: LAFC snatch top seed from LA Galaxy as playoffs fixed
- Galaxy cede top seed to LAFC in agonizing fashion
- Montreal and Atlanta vie for right to face Miami
After clinching MLS playoff berths with regular-season-ending wins on Saturday, CF Montreal and Atlanta United will square off in the Eastern Conference’s wild-card match on Tuesday.
The winner of the contest in Montreal draws a tough assignment in East’s quarter-finals: a best-of-three series against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, who set the league’s single-season point record. A hat-trick from Messi lifted Miami past the New England Revolution on Saturday, giving Miami a 22-4-8 mark, good for 74 points.
Continue reading...Lionel Messi’s 11-minute hat-trick helps Inter Miami break MLS points record
- Messi and co stroll to 6-2 win over New England
- Inter Miami awarded spot in 2025 Club World Cup
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have put together the best regular season in Major League Soccer history.
Messi had three goals and an assist in the second half alone, Luis Suárez had a pair of first-half goals and Inter Miami beat the New England Revolution 6-2 on Saturday night, finishing the season with an MLS-record 74 points – one more than the Revolution had in 2021.
Continue reading...Lionel Messi caps comeback with hat trick, Inter Miami breaks MLS points record on wild Decision Day
Lionel Messi completed Inter Miami's latest comeback with his very first touch — and then capped it off with a hat trick.