The roundup of Week 24 in Major League Soccer starts on Friday with the Whitecaps coming back to beat Houston 2-1 at BC Place. The Dynamo's Fabrice Picault opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Vancouver's Simon Becher equalized in the 88th and Lucas Cavallini scored two minutes into stoppage time. Moving to Saturday's schedule, Atlanta beat Seattle 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with United's . . .
Europa Conference League qualifying leads for Neftchi and Antwerp, Miazga to FC Cincinnati
Friday's soccer news starts with Europa Conference League third round qualifying first-legs and Kenny Saief subbing out in the 77th minute of Neftchi's 2-1 home win over Rapid Vienna in the main path. Ataa Jaber opened the scoring for Neftchi in the 44th and Saief doubled the lead in the 60th. Rapid Vienna pulled a goal back five minutes into stoppage time. Sam Vines's Royal Antwerp won 3-1 at . . .
MLS Power Rankings: Favorites in position and Chicago moves up
By Luis Bueno – RIVERSIDE, CA (Aug 3, 2022) US Soccer Players - With just under three months remaining in the regular season, each conference seems to have made things easier for anybody putting together a power ranking. LAFC stays in place and Philadelphia replaces the Red Bulls in 2nd, with no clear conference advantage in our top ten. 1. LAFC (1 in July) Since Giorgio Chiellini and Gareth . . .
Rangers and PSV in Champions League qualifying, Rapids and Sounders win in MLS
Wednesday's soccer news starts with the USMNT players in the opening legs of UEFA Champions League third round qualifying. James Sands and Malik Tillman's Rangers lost 2-0 at Union St-Gilloise to a 27th minute goal and a 76th minute penalty. Sands saw yellow in the 39th minute. Richy Ledezma was on the bench for PSV's 1-1 draw at Monaco. Joey Veerman put PSV up in the 39th with Monaco equalizing . . .
DFB Pokal wins for Union Berlin and Eintracht, Seattle vs Dallas
Tuesday's soccer news starts with Jordan Pefok scoring in Union Berlin's 2-1 win at Chemnitzer in the DFB Pokal. Trailing from the 62nd minute, Pefok equalized in the 64th to force extra time. Union Berlin's Kevin Behrens scored in the 114th minute with Pefok subbing out in the 105th. Timmy Chandler subbed on in the 67th minute of Eintracht's 4-0 win at Magdeburg. Daichi Kamada put Eintracht up . . .
MLS Week 23: LAFC and Philadelphia win, NYCFC draws
The roundup of Week 23 in Major League Soccer starts with LAFC beating Seattle 3-1 at home on Friday. The Sounders took a 14th minute lead from an own-goal with LAFC's Kwado Opoku equalizing in the 35th. Carlos Vela scored for LAFC in the 43rd minute. On Saturday, Minnesota and Portland drew 4-4 at Allianz Field. Sebastian Blanco put the Timbers up in the opening minute. Minnesota's Franco . . .
Maurice Edu on the Eastern Conference and Toronto’s changes
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 29, 2022) US Soccer Players - Two-thirds through the regular season schedule, a pair of elite teams have emerged in the quest for 1st-place in the Eastern Conference and a shot at the Supporters' Shield. The standings tell the tale: At the top of the East sit the Philadelphia Union and New York City FC, by any measure the two best teams in the . . .
Orlando beats the Red Bulls, Sacramento knocks out Sporting Kansas City in the Open Cup
Thursday's soccer news starts with Orlando and Sacramento advancing to play in the US Open Cup final on September 7 at Exploria Stadium. Orlando came back to knock out the Red Bulls 5-1 at home, with New York taking the lead from a Lewis Morgan goal a minute into first-half stoppage time. Orlando's Cesar Araujo equalized three minutes later in first-half stoppage time and Mauricio Pereyra put City . . .
The league and the cups in Canada and the United States
Tuesday's soccer news starts with Vancouver playing Toronto later tonight in the Canadian Championship final, while tomorrow Orlando City hosts the Red Bulls and Sporting Kansas City is at Sacramento Republic in the US Open Cup semifinals. We'll begin with Canada's domestic cup. Vancouver is in 10th-place in the Western Conference, coming off of a 3-1 home loss to Chicago on Saturday. That same . . .
5 MLS stories in a changing regular season
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Jul 25, 2022) US Soccer Players – The MLS season is past the halfway mark, and things are getting even more interesting in 2022. Los Angeles FC and Toronto FC have made roster moves since the summer transfer window opened, the Canadian club in need of reinforcements after a slow start. LAFC looks like heavy favorites for the Supporters' Shield and to go all the . . .