It may seem like a given: One of the best players ever, a reigning champion, being named the top player in a league that still is some levels away from being one of the world’s best. Yet, Messi faced stiff competition for the award this year, as a true race developed.
Lionel Messi scores twice while leading Inter Miami past NYCFC to secure MLS postseason spot
Lionel Messi powered Inter Miami to a dominant 4-0 win over NYCFC on Wednesday night.
The Yankees Own 10% of NYCFC. So Why Is Messi Playing at Citi Field?
As NYCFC builds its own soccer-first stadium, the team continues to play most home matches at Yankee Stadium, in part due to the Yankees’ minority ownership of the MLS franchise. But when Lionel Messi and Inter Miami come to town Wednesday, the match will instead be played at the New York Mets’ Citi Field. It’s …
‘Just a fine human being.’ Son Heung-min providing more than just goals for LAFC
With his positive attitude and game-changing abilities on the pitch, Son Heung-min could be the catalyst that turns LAFC into MLS Cup contenders.
Denis Bouanga scores three goals in LAFC’s victory over Real Salt Lake
Denis Bouanga scores three goals for his second hat trick in three games as LAFC beats Real Salt Lake 4-1. Son Heung-min also scores in the win.
The MLS Supporters’ Shield race is the closest in recent memory – here’s who could win it
The trophy for the best regular season record has numerous contenders, which of which have reasons to think they’ll lift it (or not)
Are you a Cup or Shield person? For those who choose the latter, this part of the season is for you. The race to claim the title for best regular-season record is coming to a head with several teams still in serious Supporters’ Shield contention – it’s shaping up to be the wildest finish in recent memory.
As evidence of this: The standings are led by a team who lost their most recent match 7-0. Behind them – by just one point – are an expansion side. Then it’s a team who have won just two of their last six games followed by an outfit on a record-tying nine-game winning streak. And then there’s the team lurking in the shadows, boasting the greatest player of all-time, still within striking distance thanks to games in hand.
Continue reading...New England Revolution fire head coach Caleb Porter after less than two seasons
Revs poised to miss playoffs for second straight year
Porter oversaw major offseason roster overhaul
The New England Revolution have fired head coach Caleb Porter after less than two seasons in charge.
The decision came after the latest in a season of disappointing results, a 1-1 draw at home to Toronto FC in which the Revs were saved by a last-minute equalizer from Luca Langoni. With four games left in their season, the Revolution seem all but certain to miss the playoffs, sitting 10 points adrift of the final postseason spot.
Continue reading...MLS suspends Luis Suárez three games for spitting incident in Leagues Cup
Sergio Busquets escapes punishment despite punch
Post-final brawl involved Miami and Seattle players
Major League Soccer has suspended striker Luis Suárez three league games for his role in the mass brawl between his Inter Miami side and the Seattle Sounders after the Leagues Cup final. Suárez was at the center of the confrontation, first putting Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas in a headlock before being dragged away. Later, TV cameras caught Suárez yelling at, and spitting on, Sounders security director Gene Ramirez.
Sounders team psychologist Steven Lenhart, himself a former MLS player who was known for confrontations and physical play, has also had his credential revoked for the remainder of the 2025 season. Lenhart was among a large group of Sounders players and staff who joined the melee along with Inter Miami players and staff.
Continue reading...Luis Suárez suspended by MLS for 3 Inter Miami matches for sparking Leagues Cup fight, spitting on Sounders staffer
Sounders assistant Steven Lenhart was also penalized by the league, while Miami's Sergio Busquets and Tomás Avilés escaped additional punishment.
Leagues Cup suspends Inter Miami’s Luis Suárez 6 games, hands down additional punishments for post-final brawl
Miami's Tomás Avilés and Sergio Busquets, and Sounders staff member Steven Lenhart were also penalized.
Inter Miami’s Luis Suárez apologizes after inciting Leagues Cup fight, spitting on Sounders staff member
Things got heated in the minutes after the Sounders defeated Inter Miami 3-0 in the Leagues Cup final.
The Bundesliga’s deal with Mark Goldbridge is odd, and exactly what MLS is missing with Apple
An unusual streaming deal sees the German league going where its fans are, instead of asking the fans to come to them
In a change to his regularly scheduled programming, Mark Goldbridge took a break from blowing steam out his ears at another Andre Onana howler and venting his shouty exasperation at Manchester United’s latest calamity to talk – and watch – all things Gegenpressing and Ballbesitzfußball with his audience of over one million YouTube subscribers.
This was after the Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL) struck an agreement with Goldbridge to broadcast 20 live Bundesliga matches on his That’s Football YouTube channel this season. Bayern Munich’s opening weekend win over RB Leipzig raised the curtain on the new deal, with nearly 500,000 viewers watching along with Goldbridge.
Continue reading...Hernández: LAFC must do a better job of showcasing Korean star Son Heung-min to win new fans
Korean star Son Heung-min's first home match drew devoted fans Sunday, but they watched him play a limited role in LAFC's loss to San Diego FC.
Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez sparks brawl after Leagues Cup loss, seemingly spits on Sounders staff member
The Sounders beat Miami 3-0 in a dominant Leagues Cup win.
Inter Miami vs. Seattle Sounders live updates: Lineups, odds, how to watch 2025 Leagues Cup final
Will Lionel Messi and Co. lift another trophy or will the Sounders defend home turf? Follow all the action right here on Yahoo Sports.