Inter Miami is now Team Messi through and through, but can a superstar-GM, à la LeBron James, succeed in Major League Soccer?
Jude Bellingham sent off amid misunderstanding & Cincinnati duo Matt Miazga & Pat Noonan preview MLS season
Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react to Jude Bellingham’s red card in La Liga after a misunderstanding of words with the referee. Also, the boys break down Manchester United’s problems as their torrid season continues. Christian and Alexis hen chat with FC Cincinnati defender Matt Miazga as well as Head Coach Pat Noonan ahead of the team’s upcoming MLS season. Later, Christian and Alexis react to the latest MLS news including Lucho Acosta’s move to FC Dallas and Toronto FC’s Lorenzo Insigne dilemma.
San Diego FC’s counts on Mexican star Chucky Lozano to be a spark in its debut season
San Diego FC will embark on its first season in MLS with Mexican star Chucky Lozano as its signature player as it looks to establish and grow its fan base.
Commentary: Bruce Arena has something left to prove as he embarks on his biggest challenge yet
Bruce Arena is taking over a San José Earthquakes team that was one of the worst in MLS history. Why is he taking on such a huge challenge at this point?
Could a new rule finally give MLS much-needed transfer gossip?
Complex rules have stopped splashy moves between the league’s clubs. But the ‘cash-for-player’ mechanism could change all that
In any other Major League Soccer offseason, Jack McGlynn probably would have gone to Europe. Ready to take the next step in his career as one of the best young American midfielders in the league, he wouldn’t have had any other realistic option. This offseason, though, the landscape shifted; McGlynn ended up in Houston instead.
The Dynamo utilised a new mechanism introduced by the league last month to sign McGlynn for an initial $2.1m in what is now called a ‘cash-for-player’ trade. This same mechanism was used for FC Cincinnati’s $5m deal sending former MVP Luciano Acosta to FC Dallas, and also Sporting KC’s capture of striker Dejan Joveljić from the LA Galaxy for $4m. “Without the new mechanism it’s very, very, very unlikely that Dejan would have been with us,” said SKC sporting director Mike Burns.
Continue reading...MLS rival? New top-tier men’s soccer league coming to the United States
The United Soccer League intends to launch a new men's professional league in 2027-28 that will play at the same level as MLS.
How the next 18 months could reshape soccer in the U.S. forever
A convergence of marquee events, ambitious reforms and long-awaited decisions could transform soccer in the United States at every level over the next 18 months — if the sport's stakeholders can seize the moment.
MLS unveils new jerseys for 2025: Miami’s Euforia, Crew’s ‘Goosebumps’ headline
All 30 Major League Soccer teams are unveiling new jerseys this week ahead of the 2025 season. Here's a look at each.
Galaxy captain Maya Yoshida gets a pay cut because of antiquated MLS rules
Maya Yoshida started more games and played more minutes than anyone on the Galaxy roster last season. And for that his reward was a pay cut. He's not happy about that.
Federal jury dismisses NASL’s antitrust case against MLS, US Soccer
- Now-defunct league alleged anticompetitive policies
- Suit initially sought $500m in damages
A federal court jury sided with the US Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer on Monday in an antitrust lawsuit brought against the organizations by a now defunct league that sued after it did not have its second-tier status renewed.
After the verdict was announced, Judge Hector Gonzalez in Brooklyn dismissed the case brought in 2017 by the North American Soccer League (NASL), which disbanded months after the federation’s decision not to renew the status.
Continue reading...Sporticast 420: MLS Valuations Breakdown
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Jacob Feldman are joined by Sportico’s Kurt Badenhausen to discuss Sportico’s recently published MLS valuations. The average team is now worth $72 million, up 6% from 2024, but there is a growing divide between MLS’ top franchises and the rest of the pack. Badenhausen explains what …
MLS Franchise Valuations Ranking List: From LAFC to CF Montréal
The average MLS team is worth $721 million, according to data compiled by Sportico. Los Angeles FC ranks first at $1.28 billion, while CF Montréal ranks last at $450 million. Below are the values of the league’s 29 franchises, which are collectively worth $20.9 billion. The league will expand to 30 teams this season when …
Eric Ramsay’s road from Shrewsbury to Minnesota via Manchester United
The Minnesota United coach was at Old Trafford under Solskjær, Rangnick and Ten Hag – now he is branching out on his own in MLS
“I felt like my personality was well suited to it,” Eric Ramsay says, explaining why he jumped into coaching as a teenager. There is drive and inquisitiveness to the Welshman, who was on the backroom staff at Manchester United before moving to the USA to become Minnesota United’s manager last March. Before the real stuff begins, Ramsay wants to know about life at the Guardian. Is this the interviewee putting the interviewer at ease? Or evidence of someone who knows how to connect with strangers?
Ramsay has the leadership gene. He grew up in a small market town in rural Wales and was a busy type, captaining the county team and putting on coaching sessions for local children. “At 14 or 15 I could get a feel for what my coaching voice was,” he says. What was he like? “More self-conscious. You trip, you stumble. But I felt like I was making enough of a mark with kids for it to grab me. From 16 or 17 almost everything I did was geared towards that pathway.”
Continue reading...Mark Delgado ready to embark on ‘next chapter’ as part of LAFC roster overhaul
Mark Delgado has lived in Southern California for most of his life, and the former Galaxy midfielder is hoping to pull off a rare MLS title feat with LAFC.
Bills LP Jozy Altidore Crosses Sports Border in New NFL Role
A New Jersey native, Jozy Altidore grew up a New York Giants fan. But nowadays the former United States national team soccer player sports a different shade of red and blue. Altidore recently joined the Buffalo Bills ownership group as a limited partner—part of a consortium of minority owners that includes former NBA stars Tracy …