Alejandro Moreno says MLS clubs’ results in the CONCACAF Champions League are disappointing but unsurprising. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Alan Pulido is wearing a designer watch, a backward baseball cap, his fringe poking out from one side, and a hoodi, despite the afternoon Arizona heat. Seated outside a Mexico-inspired “Taqueria Centro” snack bar in a plush
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Major League Soccer celebrates its 25th anniversary with the kickoff of the 2020 season. The fun begins on Feb. 29 with Opening Weekend, and the first broadcasts to air on ESPN take place on March 1, when the reigning MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders host the new-look Chicago Fire (3 p.m. ET, LIVE on ESPN)
[embedded content] David Beckham’s expansion Inter Miami CF selected Clemson forward Robbie Robinson with the first overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday. Robinson, 21, won this year’s MAC Hermann award as the top male collegiate player in the country. The Camden, South Carolina, native is a versatile, mobile forward who can play
Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop react to reports LA Galaxy are pursuing PSG’s Edinson Cavani. Interest in Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio continues to grow, with sources confirming that Fiorentina, Manchester United and Inter Milan have engaged in varying levels of contact. Sources confirmed a report from Italy that Fiorentina has made multiple offers
2:37 AM ET Brian Fernandez scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a dramatic 2-1 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Star forward Diego Valeri set up the goal with a left-footed baseline cross for his 16th assist of the season. Fernandez was on the
Diego Valeri’s vicious strike 16 minutes in is all Portland need to beat Real Salt Lake. To watch MLS sign up to ESPN+. Sporting KC have now won three straight as they continue their late surge towards the playoffs. To watch more MLS, sign up to ESPN+. With or without Carlos Vela, LAFC will look
Check out every goal from the weekend in MLS, highlighted by a ridiculous bicycle kick from LA Galaxy’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic. With half of the 2019 MLS season gone, what are the realistic goals for all 24 teams with the secondary transfer window opening ahead of the final months of the season? Here are the biggest
9:25 PM ET Substitute Jordan Hamilton scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, and Toronto FC salvaged a 2-2 draw on Friday night despite twice conceding to visiting Sporting Kansas City from the penalty spot. Hamilton’s finish of Ryan Telfer‘s cross, after an excellent ball from Alejandro Pozuelo set up the opportunity, marked
April showers bring May flowers… and set up wild MLS seasons chock full of surprising results and consensus-smashing results. It took a while to get here, but it feels like MLS is finally the league we all know and mostly wring our hands about. A league that provides more than its fair share of chaos.
Sporting Kansas City will look to rebound from their CONCACAF Champions League humiliation, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic‘s LA Galaxy take aim at Vancouver on Friday, before impressive debutant Alejandro Pozuelo and Toronto FC face Chicago on Saturday. SKC feeling the highs and lows For a few days this week Sporting Kansas City took on the nickname
Sporting Kansas City bounced back from their season-opener loss with a 2-0 win against a Philadelphia Union side reduced to 10 men. Sporting Kansas City has signed former United States youth international Gedion Zelalem from Arsenal, the club confirmed on Monday. The 22-year-old midfielder will play with SKC for the 2019 season with the club holding
With big-name players coming in and increased interest in MLS players abroad, MLS Commissioner Don Garber discusses the strides MLS has made in the global marketplace. Sebastian Salazar explains why Zlatan Ibrahimovic is unlikely to repeat his 22-goal output from his first MLS season with the LA Galaxy. ESPN FC’s MLS experts examine LAFC ahead
With a new manager and another big signing in the winter, Atlanta United are gearing up to defend their MLS Cup title in 2019. The Chicago Fire have acquired striker C.J. Sapong from the Philadelphia Union, the club announced on Saturday. Sapong, 30, changes clubs for what could be up to $450,000 in combined allocation money,
Ike Opara is officially a Minnesotan now. It’s not down to the fact that he’s one of several new faces with Minnesota United, or that he spent his New Year’s holiday in the Twin Cities. Instead, it comes down to a recent purchase. “I finally invested in a proper outerwear jacket,” said Opara, a native