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Seattle comes close, but Liga MX wins another Leagues Cup

September 24, 2021 by Jason Davis

Seattle comes close, but Liga MX wins another Leagues Cup

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 24, 2021) US Soccer Players - You can't say they didn't try. The Seattle Sounders did their best on Wednesday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, but their best wasn't good enough. After going ahead when Cristian Roldan scored in the 48th minute, Seattle conceded three unanswered goals before ultimately falling to Club Leon 3-2 in the 2021 Leagues Cup . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News Tagged With: 2021 mls season, leagues cup, liga mx, seattle sounders

New England makes the playoffs, Seattle loses Leagues Cup final

September 23, 2021 by US Soccer Players

New England makes the playoffs, Seattle loses Leagues Cup final

Thursday's soccer news starts with the MLS roundup. New England beat Chicago 3-2 at Soldier Field, clinching a playoff spot. Henry Kessler put the Revs up in the 11th and Chicago equalized through Carlos Teran in the 40th. Teal Bunbury made it 2-1 New England in the 62nd minute, but Chicago responded almost immediately when Gaston Gimenez scored in the 63rd. Carles Gil scored New England's winner . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2021 mls season, la liga, leagues cup, ligue 1, serie a

MLS tries again against Liga MX

September 15, 2021 by Luis Bueno

MLS tries again against Liga MX

By Luis Bueno – RIVERSIDE, CA (Sep 15, 2021) US Soccer Players - The US National Team and Mexico met up twice in a pair of high-stakes title games over the summer with the Americans winning both. The victories showed that the USA returned to the same level as Mexico, arguably taking a step past them. After all, the USMNT played with two different rosters, in two different largely pro-Mexico . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, concacaf champions league, leagues cup, Philadelphia Union, seattle sounders

Pefok makes the difference in the Champions League

September 15, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Pefok makes the difference in the Champions League

Wednesday's soccer news starts with Jordan Pefok getting the late winner on the opening night of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League group stage. Young Boys beat Manchester United 2-1 at home, playing a man up from the 35th minute. Trailing from the 13th, Nicolas Ngamaleu equalized for Young Boys in the 66th. A halftime substitute, Pefok took advantage of a deflected backpass to score five minutes . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2021 mls season, leagues cup, uefa champions league

What is the Leagues Cup?

August 13, 2021 by Jason Davis

What is the Leagues Cup?

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 13, 2021) US Soccer Players - "I think as an organization we always try to put front and center winning as our No. 1 objective. So obviously this is a competition that we are participating in and we're going to try to give everything we have. I feel that we're going to put a team on the field that has the ability to win and we'll do our best in the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, leagues cup, seattle sounders, sporting kansas city

Goals in the 2021-22 Premier League

August 13, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Friday's soccer news starts with the 2021-22 Premier League season. From an American soccer perspective, that means starting with Chelsea and Manchester City. Christian Pulisic and Zack Steffen spent the early part of the summer winning the Nations League with the USMNT. They return to a new club season where the expectations only increased. Chelsea won the Champions League while finishing 4th in . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: concacaf champions league, leagues cup, premier league, uefa champions league

MLS and Liga MX supporters are asking different questions

August 11, 2021 by Luis Bueno

By Luis Bueno – RIVERSIDE, CA (Aug 11, 2021) US Soccer Players - In 1995, the Mexican league was a well-established league that featured strong players on quality teams that captivated the entire nation year after year. At the same time, American club soccer was looking to restart topflight soccer for the first time in just over a decade. Over 25 years later, both countries have strong leagues . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, leagues cup, liga mx

Down and up at the Leagues Cup

August 11, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Down and up at the Leagues Cup

Wednesday's soccer news starts with MLS clubs going in opposite directions at the Leagues Cup. Sporting Kansas City opted for an experimental lineup, the polite way of saying that they treated their game with Club Leon as an obligation. Losing 6-1 at home, Sporting exits the Leagues Cup in the opening round. Down three goals from Leon's Santiago Colombatta (16th) and Omar Fernandez (27th, . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2021 mls season, leagues cup, seattle sounders, sporting kansas city, uefa champions league

The return of the Leagues Cup

August 10, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Tuesday's soccer news starts with the 2021 edition of the Leagues Cup. For those needing the quick reminder, this is an eight-team tournament, four each from Major League Soccer and Liga MX that weren't involved in the Concacaf Champions League. For MLS, that means Sporting KC, Orlando City, Seattle, and NYCFC. It's the same qualification route for the Liga MX clubs, with Leon, Tigres, Santos . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2021 mls season, leagues cup

MLS and Liga MX partnership waits for next season

May 20, 2020 by US Soccer Players

Wednesday's soccer news starts with MLS and Liga MX officially canceling the 2020 MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup, and Campeones Cup. For the first time, Liga MX was going to field its own all-star team to play the MLS all-stars at Banc of California Stadium. MLS will use the same venue in 2021 and wants to keep MLS vs Liga MX in place. This was the second edition of the Nations League, with the . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2020 mls season, leagues cup, liga mx

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Deals and loans set up an interesting season for USMNT players across Europe in 2022-23

Deals and loans set up an interesting season for USMNT players across Europe in 2022-23

By Clemente Lisi

Clemente Lisi’s look at the USMNT players at new clubs in Europe with the focus on the Bundesliga, Premier League, and England’s Championship.

US arrivals and 2022-23 dreams for Crystal Palace, Arsenal

US arrivals and 2022-23 dreams for Crystal Palace, Arsenal

By Charles Boehm

Charles Boehm on the start of the 2022-23 season that has Chris Richards’s Crystal Palace hosting Matt Turner’s Arsenal.

MLS Power Rankings: Favorites in position and Chicago moves up

MLS Power Rankings: Favorites in position and Chicago moves up

By Luis Bueno

Philadelphia and NYCFC make moves in the August Power Rankings while the Galaxy slips to 16th and the Chicago Fire moves up six places to 21st.

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