The New York Red Bulls won only 11 of their 34 MLS regular season games. They beat Orlando in the Eastern Conference final Saturday, and will play for a title next weekend.
Galaxy GM Will Kuntz, who honed championship traits with the Yankees, eyes an MLS Cup
Former Yankees scouting director Will Kuntz has molded the Galaxy into an MLS Cup contender since becoming the club's general manager 18 months ago.
Javier Mascherano, former teammate of Lionel Messi, hired as new Inter Miami head coach
Mascherano replaces Tata Martino, who stepped down last week due to personal reasons.
NYCFC fires head coach Nick Cushing after conference semifinal defeat
Cushing had been with the organization since 2020 before becoming head coach midway through the 2022 season.
Galaxy’s new direction has them on target to host MLS Cup with one more win
While LAFC suffers loss in the Western Conference semifinals, the Galaxy and their rebuilt roster are two wins from hoisting the MLS Cup.
LAFC’s John Thorrington named MLS sporting executive of the year
LAFC general manager John Thorrington is named the MLS executive of the year after the team finished first in the Western Conference during the regular season.
Vancouver Whitecaps part ways with head coach Vanni Sartini after three seasons
The Whitecaps advanced to the playoffs in 2024, but ultimately fell to LAFC.
MLS playoffs: LA Galaxy run riot as Orlando also make conference finals
- LA Galaxy 6-2 Minnesota United
- Orlando City 1-0 Atlanta United
- Orlando will play Red Bulls; Galaxy face Sounders
Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored two goals Sunday to help the LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United to advance to the Western Conference finals.
The Galaxy, the No 2 seed in the Western Conference, will play host to the fourth-seeded Seattle Sounders for the conference title on Saturday.
Galaxy go on scoring spree to defeat Minnesota and reach Western Conference final
Gabriel Pec, Dejan Joveljic and Joseph Paintsil each score two goals as the Galaxy defeat the Minnesota United 6-2 to advance to the Western Conference final.
LAFC’s MLS Cup hopes shattered in loss to Seattle: ‘We beat ourselves’
Jordan Morris scores in the 109th minute to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory in the Western Conference semifinals, ending LAFC's season.
New York Red Bulls silence NYCFC to reach Eastern Conference final
- Red Bulls beat NYCFC 2-0 to reach MLS Cup last four
- No 7 seed will face Atlanta or Orlando in East final
Dante Vanzeir notched an assist on a first-half goal by Felipe Carballo and then scored nine minutes later, and Carlos Coronel made them stand up by posting his seventh career clean sheet against New York City FC in the New York Red Bulls’ 2-0 victory in an Eastern Conference semi-final at Citi Field on Saturday night.
The seventh-seeded Red Bulls will play the winner of Sunday’s semi-final between No 9 seed Atlanta United and fourth-seeded Orlando City for the conference championship and the right to play for the MLS Cup.
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NYCFC’s New Queens Stadium to Be Named Etihad Park
The longstanding partnership between New York City FC and Etihad Airways took another significant leap. The MLS side announced that the airliner will take the naming rights of its future soccer-specific stadium in Queens in a 20-year agreement. Construction of the $780 million venue, now called Etihad Park, is slated to begin by the end …
Juan Mata hopes ‘to build something special’ with San Diego FC investment
- Midfielder follows David Beckham into MLS ownership
- San Diego will be part of Western Conference from 2025
Juan Mata has followed David Beckham in becoming the owner of an MLS team, after he announced that he was joining the investment group of San Diego FC. The former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder, who now plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia’s A-League, is the first active player to become a partner in a US franchise. San Diego will be part of the Western Conference from 2025.
The award of an expansion slot was announced in May 2023, with San Diego chosen ahead of Las Vegas, whose bid was backed by the owners of Aston Villa. The 2025 launch came too late for Mata to be involved as a player, with the Spanish midfielder, who had been released by Vissel Kobe in January, eventually joining Sydney as a free agent in September. Now he has become a part owner with a small shareholding while he continues as a professional, unlike David Beckham, whose ownership of Inter Miami had been written into his contract with MLS when he joined LA Galaxy, but was not announced until he had retired.
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