MLS
Gregg Berhalter's Chicago Fire Defeat Inter Miami To Secure Playoff Place
The win was a big deal for the Chicago Fire under its new head coach / director of football.
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Local
New York's Met Oval Wins Inaugural League For Clubs Championship
The Maspeth, Queens-based soccer club, Met Oval Academy, won the first-ever edition of The League For Clubs national championship on Saturday night, defeating Napa Valley 1839 FC 3-2 on penalties at the Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas. The game remained tied at 2-2 after extra time, before goalkeeper Costi
California Soccer
Coachella SC: USL League Two’s International Club
Soccer will return to the Coachella Valley in 2025 with Coachella Soccer Club set to begin play in USL League Two in May. In 2024, owner, Rolando Inostroza, owned a club called Coachella Football Club which participated in the same division, but trademark disputes caused a rebrand and internal revamping.
Analysis
One Of The Best Players In MLS Gets Some Support At San Jose Earthquakes For 2025
By James Nalton. Cristian Espinoza is one of the best players in Major League Soccer, but last season his San Jose Earthquakes team were the worst. What a pickle. The Earthquakes finished bottom of the Western Conference and bottom of the overall MLS standings in 2024, nine points behind the
Features
30 Years After Hosting Its First World Cup, What’s Changed In US Soccer?
Italy, France, Brazil, Mexico, Germany. What do all of these nations have in common? They’re the only countries to have hosted multiple editions of the FIFA World Cup. The United States will join that illustrious group in the summer of 2026 when they co-host the upcoming World Cup alongside
Analysis
Missing: New York City FC MLS Output Merchants
By James Nalton. New York City FC will be hoping new head coach Pascal Jansen can get more out of existing players, but to get real high-level output to match the best of MLS, it might also need new signings. The departure of James Sands on loan to FC St.
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John Tolkin And Miki Yamane Set For Full-Back Battle In MLS Cup Final
By James Nalton. Chatham, New Jersey native John Tolkin played a key role in the New York Red Bulls' unexpected progress to the 2024 MLS Cup final, sending in the cross from a free kick that was headed in bravely at the far post by Andrés Reyes in the
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New York Red Bulls Get Ahead Of New York City Rivals To Reach Conference Final
By James Nalton. The New York City FC players looked around with a mixture of panic and disbelief as Dante Vanzeir steered the ball into the far corner of their goal, in off the post with the outside of his boot. Just 25 minutes had been played in the MLS
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls Shock MLS By Knocking Lauded Columbus Crew Out Of Playoffs
New York Red Bulls pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Major League Soccer playoff history, defeating Columbus Crew on penalties in game two of a best-of-three series to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals. With the Red Bulls having secured the initial shock result in Columbus in game one,
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New York City Takes FC Cincinnati To Game 3 Decider In MLS Playoffs
New York City FC kept its 2024 Major League Soccer season alive on Saturday, winning 3-1 at home to FC Cincinnati. The result takes this MLS Playoffs Round One series to a third and final game in Cincinnati next weekend. Alonso Martínez scored his 18th goal of the season in
Analysis
Cracks In Philadelphia Union's Defense Revealed By (Un)Expected Goalkeeping Data
By James Nalton. For the previous five seasons, Philadelphia Union has been one of the more consistent teams in Major League Soccer, regularly finishing in the top three of the Eastern Conference and among the best teams in the overall MLS standings. Some might say the Union under Jim Curtin
Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Newly Promoted NY International FC Resume Impressive Start To 24/25 Season
By James Nalton. It was in the shadow of Yankee Stadium earlier this year that Cosmopolitan Soccer League (CSL) side New York International FC earned promotion to Division 1. It is a venture into the unknown for the team that was established in 2019, but so far it has more