Simon Borg
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Team of the Week presented by Audi: Chicago Fire FC names lead the way in Week 13
Shield leaders Columbus Crew SC, the resurgent Colorado Rapids and high-octane LAFC are the other teams that featured multiple players in the special midweek edition. → Read More
The Russell Wilson book fueling Chris Mueller's torrid scoring run in 2020
Now in his third season in MLS, the 23-year-old Mueller is in the best form of his career. He says his scoring spree during the MLS is Back Tournament is fueled by his new coach and a Russell Wilson book about a neutral mentality. → Read More
New Nashville soccer stadium is a go: MLS club, mayor agree on revised deal
Nashville SC and Nashville mayor John Cooper have reached agreement on a revised deal for the new soccer stadium in the city. → Read More
USA, Canada and Mexico win bid to host 2026 FIFA World Cup
The biggest World Cup tournament the earth has ever seen will be held in 2026 – right here in North America. On the eve of the men’s 2018 FIFA World Cup opening match in Russia, soccer’s world governing body FIFA awarded the right to host the men’s 2026 World Cup to the United Bid featuring → Read More
Reports: San Jose Earthquakes set to name Mikael Stahre as new head coach
Reports in San Jose indicate that the Earthquakes are set to name a new head coach ahead of the 2018 MLS season. ESPNFC's Jeff Carlisle and SoccerByIves' Joel Soria confirmed news that emerged from Swedish outlets early Thursday morning that Mikael Stahre would replace Chris Leitch as head coach. → Read More
Reports: Caleb Porter parts ways with Portland Timbers after five seasons
The Portland Timbers are in the market for a new head coach. In a surprise move first reported on Thursday night by FourFourTwo's Paul Tenorio, Caleb Porter and the Timbers are parting ways after five seasons at the helm. The club had signed him to a long-term contract extension in January 2016 in → Read More
Australia 3, Honduras 1: FIFA World Cup intercontinental playoff, 2nd Leg
Australia booked one of the final tickets to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia as a second-half hat trick by captain Mile Jedinak gave the Socceroos a 3-1 victory over Honduras in Wednesday's second leg of an intercontinental playoff held at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Jedinak opened the scoring in the → Read More
Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs. LA Galaxy 09/24/2017
Sporting Kansas City vs. LA Galaxy 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 29 Children's Mercy Park – Kansas City, Kan. Sunday, September 24 – 2 pm ET WATCH: FOX, FOX Deportes in USA; MLS LIVE in Canada Who saw this coming this year? The LA Galaxy, who → Read More
Preview: LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes 08/27/2017
LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 25 StubHub Center - Carson, Calif. Sunday, August 27 – 7 pm ET WATCH: FS1, FOX Deportes in USA; MLS LIVE in Canada The LA Galaxy (6W-13L-5D, 23pts) still have some small measure of satisfaction they can extract from a → Read More
Preview: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Minnesota United FC 08/21/2017
Seattle Sounders vs. Minnesota United FC 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 24 CenturyLink Field - Seattle, Wash. Sunday, August 20 – 9:30 pm ET WATCH: FS1, FOX Deportes in USA; TSN in Canada Two teams on opposite ends of the Western Conference face off in a match which sees → Read More
Preview: LA Galaxy vs. New York City FC 08/13/2017
LA Galaxy vs. New York City FC 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 23 StubHub Center - Carson, Calif. Saturday, August 12 – 11 pm ET WATCH: ESPN2, ESPN Deportes in USA; MLS LIVE in Canada It's the same refrain for every LA Galaxy home match for the last two months: If the → Read More
LA Galaxy sign Jonathan dos Santos on a transfer from Villarreal
The cavalry is arriving for the LA Galaxy. On Thursday afternoon the club currently mired in a five-game losing streak formally announced the signing of Mexican international Jonathan Dos Santos, on a transfer from Spain’s Villarreal. The move, which has been rumored in recent days, comes just → Read More
Seattle Sounders FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 20 CenturyLink Field - Seattle, Wash. Sunday, July 23 – 10:30 pm ET WATCH: MLS LIVE Silverware will be handed out on Sunday night with the 2017 Heritage Cup, a trophy established in 2009 to celebrate the long history → Read More
Watch: PRO's Howard Webb presents Video Review
Ahead of the official launch of Video Review in Major League Soccer on August 5, former World Cup referee Howard Webb, who serves as PRO's Manager of VAR Operations, on Friday hosted a detailed presentation and Q&A session about Video Review with fans and members of the media. If you missed the live stream of the seminar, it is available to fans both here and on the league’s YouTube channel. → Read More
Preview: Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC 06/26/2017
Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 17 Providence Park - Portland, Ore. Sunday, June 25 – 10 pm ET WATCH: ESPN2; MLS LIVE in Canada The latest chapter in this fierce Cascadia rivalry comes at a delicate point in the season for two teams → Read More
James Sands becomes first NYCFC academy product to sign pro contract
New York City FC on Wednesday announced the signing of 16-year-old James Sands, who becomes the first academy player in NYCFC history to sign a professional contract with the club. "This is a big dream come true for me from ever since I was little kid playing in my backyard to now," Sands, a US youth international, told NYCFC.com. "Especially when you look at how in just a few short years NYCFC… → Read More
Preview: Orlando City SC vs. Chicago Fire 06/04/2017
Orlando City SC vs. Chicago Fire 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 14 Orlando City Stadium - Orlando, Fla. Sunday, June 4 – 7:30 pm ET WATCH: FS1 and FOX Deportes in USA; MLS LIVE in Canada Toronto FC (29 points) are beginning to pull away from the pack at the top of the Eastern → Read More
2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup: Ecuador 3, USA 3
The US Under-20 national team made a dramatic comeback to salvage a 3-3 tie in their Group F opener against Ecuador at the 2017 Under-20 FIFA World Cup in Incheon, South Korea on Monday. Luca de la Torre scored a stoppage-time equalizer for the Americans in the final minute of play, securing a 3-3 → Read More
Preview: Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC 05/21/2017
Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 12 Orlando City Stadium - Orlando, Fla. Sunday, May 21 – 7 pm ET WATCH: FS1 and FOX Deportes in USA; MLS LIVE in Canada Orlando City supporters are dreaming of celebrating a three-game season sweep of New York City FC on → Read More
Preview: Houston Dynamo vs. Minnesota United FC 04/16/2017
Houston Dynamo vs. Minnesota United 2017 MLS Regular Season - Week 7 BBVA Compass Stadium – Houston, Tex. Saturday, April 15 – 8:30 pm ET WATCH: MLS LIVE | KUBE Ch. 57 (Houston) | My29 (Minnesota) The Houston Dynamo and MLS scoring leader Erick "El Cubo" Torres → Read More