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 . . .
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 . . .
DFP Pokal first round scores, friendly goal for Bassett
Monday's soccer news starts with the roundup of USMNT players in Europe. Ricardo Pepi subbed on in the 76th minute of Augsburg's 4-0 win at BW Lohne in the opening round of the 2022-23 DFB Pokal. Arne Maier scored in the 51st with Fredrik Jensen doubling the lead in the 69th. Augsburg's Florian Niederlechner made it 3-0 in the 81st and Maurice Malone finished off the goals in the 89th . . .
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 . . .
Carter-Vickers’s Celtic vs Ramirez’s Aberdeen and USMNT players in Europa Conference qualifiers
Friday's soccer news starts with the opening round of the 2022-23 Scottish Premiership. James Sands and Malik Tillman's Rangers are at Livingston, Cameron Carter-Vickers's Celtic hosts Christian Ramirez's Aberdeen. While Rangers and Celtic are likely to be the teams deciding the top of the table, Aberdeen starts the season after finishing 10th, six points above the relegation zone. Rangers beat . . .
What does the Bundesliga have in store for USMNT players in 2022-23?
By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Jul 28, 2022) US Soccer Players - Several USMNT players are set to embark on new club campaigns as the Bundesliga's 2022-23 season looms, but first it's the latest in a familiar story in Germany's topflight. Saturday brings the Supercup clash at Leipzig's Red Bull Arena between reigning league and cup champions Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, the 12th consecutive . . .
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 . . .
USMNT players should factor for Championship contenders in 2022-23
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 27, 2022) US Soccer Players - The English Championship, perhaps the world's highest profile second division soccer league, is a grind. Twenty-four teams vying for promotion to the Premier League or to avoid relegation to League One each play a brutal 46-game schedule dripping with consequences in every round. The league is perennially a fascinating mix of . . .
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 . . .
