Category: MLS Soccer

The former Barcelona teammates getting together for one last hurrah in MLS would draw in the fans. But injuries have taken their toll on the Brazilian

Lionel Messi’s Florida sanctuary for former Barcelona players could soon have another resident. Comments made by Neymar on Tuesday hinted at a possible reunion with his former Barça teammates, Messi and Luis Suárez, at Inter Miami seven years after the trio formed arguably the most formidable forward line in soccer history. The prospect of the ‘MSN’ reunited in MLS is tantalising.

But just because the signing of Neymar is a compelling idea, that doesn’t make it a good one. Neymar is a shadow of the player who scored 105 goals in 186 games for Barça. Injuries have taken their toll on the 32-year-old, sidelining him for much of the last year. He has only played seven games for Al-Hilal since joining the Saudi Arabian club in August 2023. There may not be much soccer left in him.

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• Brazilian’s contract with Al-Hilal ends in June
• 32-year-old targets final World Cup in 2026

Neymar says reuniting with his former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez at Inter Miami would be “incredible” as he approaches the end of his contract with Al-Hilal.

The Brazilian struck up a lethal partnership with Messi and Suárez to lead Barcelona to the treble in 2015 before his record-breaking $230m move to Paris St Germain in 2017.

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The Galaxy have traded Jalen Neal to Montreal for $650,000 in general allocation money, a move that helps the club move below MLS' payroll cap.

Christian and Alexis break down Barcelona’s current registration issues with Dani Olmo and why it may result in him leaving the club. Then, Christian and Alexis recap all the MLS offseason news including two head coach hirings and some big transfer news. Later, Christian and Alexis bring back Rápido Reactions to give us some potential January transfers for struggling club across Europe.

The Philadelphia Union on Thursday announced they have named Bradley Carnell as the fourth head coach in franchise history.

MLS will open its 30th season on Feb. 22, 2025 with 13 games. Expansion franchise San Diego FC will begin its season the next night against the Los Angeles Galaxy.

It’s certainly strange that MLS apparently struggles to outdo pickleball in the broadcast TV ratings. But with a North American World Cup looming, there’s no reason for panic

There are a number of good-news stories that MLS is eager to bring to a wider public as attendances rise and sponsorship revenues fatten. Broadcast ratings are not one of them.

This month’s MLS Cup final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls, two venerable clubs in the nation’s biggest media markets, was watched by an average of 468,000 viewers on Fox and Fox Deportes – a drop of nearly half from the audience of 890,000 on those channels in 2023. The title-clinching game of October’s MLB World Series, meanwhile – another LA-NY clash, as the Dodgers beat the Yankees – drew an average of 18.6m people on Fox.

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The Vancouver Whitecaps are for sale. The owners of the MLS team, a group that includes majority holder Greg Kerfoot, executive chair Jeff Mallett, Steve Luczo and former NBA star Steve Nash, said Friday they have retained Goldman Sachs to assist with the process. Sportico valued the club at $470 million back in January, which …

• MLS runners-up sign 13-year deal for naming rights
• Stadium will be training site for 2026 World Cup

Red Bull Arena has become Sports Illustrated Stadium in a 13-year partnership agreement announced Wednesday by the Major League Soccer runners-up.

The 25,000-seat soccer specific stadium had been called Red Bull Arena since it opened in 2010. It is the home of the MLS team owned since 2006 by Red Bull GmbH, which also controls RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga and Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.

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Sports Illustrated owner Authentic has facilitated a 13-year naming rights agreement that will rebrand the New York Red Bulls’ home into Sports Illustrated Stadium, as the licensing company leverages the brand’s recognition beyond print and online publishing. The contract values the rights for the Harrison, N.J., venue in the nine figures (more than $100 million), …

MLS roster rules gave the Galaxy little time to celebrate their MLS Cup win before parting ways with some players who aided their championship run.

Christian and Alexis react to the LA Galaxy winning the MLS Cup Final. . Then, Christian and Alexis bring on Kely Nascimento, daughter of Pelé & human rights activist, to chat about her father and the work she’s doing in the soccer world. Later, Christian and Alexis break down the latest results in the premier league including Chelsea’s win against Tottenham.

It seems that the league just isn't prepared to expend anywhere near enough to reach the upper echelons of the sport anytime soon.

Miguel Ibarra will add a little of homegrown star power to AV Alta, the new USL League One soccer team set to kick off in Lancaster in March.

Original glamour club fell on lean times before it decided to adapt to a league that has changed beyond recognition

You can tell MLS has been around a while because on Saturday it held a nostalgia-soaked tribute event featuring two classic clubs.

The Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls? What is this, 2014? It seemed that way as Dejan Joveljić scored what proved to be the goal that won MLS Cup and celebrated with a wobbly Robbie: an unsteady homage to the cartwheeling Galaxy legend Robbie Keane. The Irish striker scored the decisive goal against the New England Revolution 10 years ago, the last time the Galaxy reached the final.

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