With Columbus Crew striker Cucho Hernandez reportedly on his way to Real Betis, it’s a move that also where Major League Soccer wants to be as a league. The Crew showed their ambition in signing Cucho from Watford for a club-record fee of $10 million when the Colombian forward was only 22. At the time, […]
The 2025 edition of the Leagues Cup tournament will return this summer with an altered format for the group stage and knockouts, along with more guaranteed matches between MLS and Liga MX, the competition announced on Thursday. Kicking off on July 29 with all 18 Liga MX teams and 18 MLS representatives, the tournament, hosted […]
Major League Soccer has doubled the amount of teams who will be participating in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this season, it announced on Tuesday. Though the current Open Cup holders Los Angeles FC won’t be able to defend their title, as the MLS club will be represented by their MLS Next Pro team, […]
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 15, 2025, 06:15 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Brazil superstar and Al Hilal attacker Neymar is in preliminary talks with three MLS sides, including Chicago Fire FC, over a proposed move, sources told ESPN. A source added that at present, […]
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 1, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Another year offers another chance to turn over a leaf and hope we’ll be the best versions of ourselves. And that football becomes the best version of itself too. With that in mind, here’s the 12th edition of my wishes for the New Year. […]
Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On January 13, 2025, trial will begin in an action brought by the defunct North American Soccer League (NASL) against the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) and Major League Soccer (MLS) for their alleged coordinated effort to extinguish the NASL. The […]
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 7, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. CARSON, Calif. — As the LA Galaxy players waited to hoist their sixth MLS Cup trophy, midfielders Gastón Brugman, Edwin Cerrillo and Mark Delgado met on the field and engaged in a […]
MLS Cup is almost here with the LA Galaxy getting set to host the New York Red Bulls in Carson, Calif. on Saturday. This feels like a David vs. Goliath matchup due to the second seeded Galaxy hosting the seventh seeded Red Bulls, who have become the lowest seed to ever make it to the […]
We finally have our 2024 MLS Cup matchup decided. In the Eastern Conference, the New York Red Bulls continue their magical run. They defeated Orlando City 1-0, thanks to a goal from Andrés Reyes. This puts Sandro Schwarz’s side into its first MLS Cup final since 2008, and it is looking to become the champion […]
