Week 15 of the 2023 MLS season started with Montreal beating Inter Miami 1-0 at home. Chinoso Offor scored in the 53rd minute and Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois made five saves for the shutout. "We played a good 60 minutes with some great moves," Montreal coach Hernan Losada said. "If we don't make the difference in the moments when we dominate the match, fatigue and stress start to take . . .
What the Premier League finale means for USMNT players at Fulham, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, and Leeds United
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (May 26, 2023) US Soccer Players - The final day of the 2022-23 Premier League season won't have a say in which club wins the title. Manchester City already lifted that piece of silverware with a game left on the schedule. Nor is there any intrigue over the clubs that will follow City into the Champions League next season. Arsenal will finish second, with Manchester . . .
Takeaways from the United States’ opening matches at U-20 World Cup
By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (May 25, 2023) US Soccer Players - The US Under-20 national team has gotten almost everything right in its first two games at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Wins over Ecuador and Fiji have assured the young Yanks of advancement to the tournament's knockout phase. They can clinch 1st-place in group B by avoiding defeat vs Slovakia on Friday. Here are a few . . .
Gio Reyna’s quality for Borussia Dortmund with a two-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (May 24, 2023) US Soccer Players - The Bundesliga's final round of matches is an annual exercise in intrigue. Each year massive stakes are on the line when the competition's 18 teams finish a 34-match schedule with nine games played simultaneously. Near the top, clubs battle for places in the UEFA Champions League, with at least one or two of four spots available . . .
US Open Cup wins for Inter Miami, FC Cincinnati, Houston, and the Galaxy, USMNT U-20s beat Fiji at U-20 World Cup
Wednesday's soccer news starts in the US Open Cup round of 16, where Inter Miami beat Nashville 2-1 at home. Franco Negri scored for Inter Miami in the 57th and Nashville's Alex Muyl equalized in the 66th. Inter Miami retook the lead from a Nicolas Stefanelli goal in the 73rd minute. "What we're really focusing on trying to create with this football club, is to get a trophy," Inter Miami coach . . .
Using the US Open Cup round of 16 to push forward in MLS
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (May 22, 2023) US Soccer Players – The 2023 US Open Cup is down to its final 16 teams with 14 of those representing Major League Soccer. In a tournament where upsets are part of its allure, it's still an MLS team likely to win it all in the end. For some teams, the US Open Cup is a chance at building momentum after a slow start to the MLS season. This year's . . .
Dortmund and Hoffenheim win, goals for McKenzie and Cardoso
Monday's soccer news starts with the roundup of USMNT players In Europe, Brazil, and Mexico starts with Gio Reyna subbing on a minute into stoppage time for Borussia Dortmund's 3-0 away win over Augsburg in the Bundesliga. Sebastien Haller opened the scoring in the 58th and doubled the lead in the 84th with Julian Brandt finishing off the goals three minutes into stoppage time. With a game left in . . .
MLS Week 14: St Louis scores four, Cincinnati wins at home, road loss for New England
Week 14 of the 2023 MLS season started in Charlotte where Nashville won 2-1 after falling behind to a 6th minute Brandt Bronico goal. Hany Mukhtar equalized for Nashville in the 39th and converted a penalty three minutes into stoppage time. DC United shutout the LA Galaxy 3-0 at Audi Field. Christian Benteke put DC up in the 71st, Cristian Dajome doubled the lead in the 73rd, and Mateusz Klich . . .
A dozen games in, FC Cincinnati shows how to compete in MLS
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (May 19, 2023) US Soccer Players - They don't hand out trophies for topping the MLS standings in May. That won't stop FC Cincinnati and its fans from feeling pretty good about being in 1st-place nearly 40 percent through the 2023 MLS regular season schedule. A 3-0 win over Montreal on Wednesday night, an emphatic, dominant performance that featured goals from two . . .
MLS round 13 win for Atlanta, Austin beats Seattle, FC Dallas comes back against Vancouver
Thursday's soccer news starts with round 13 of the 2023 MLS season, where Atlanta shutout Colorado 4-0 at home. Atlanta failed to convert a penalty in the 10th, with Thiago Almada opening the scoring in the 29th. Luis Araujo doubled the lead in the 80th, Tyler Wolff scored in the 87th, and Georgios Gioakoumakis finished off the goals in the 90th. United goalkeeper Quentin Westberg kept the clean . . .
