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The greatest recruiter in MLS history assembled a superteam less with his words, more with his presence. Lionel Messi is famously quiet. But ever since he said “Miami” last June, friends and Argentines have flocked to South Florida. Sergio Busquets came to play alongside his longtime amigo. Jordi Alba took a giant pay cut to

Yahoo Sports MLS is ready to take off its financial training wheels MLS imposed financial restrictions to steer the league through its infancy. The arrival of Lionel Messi has sparked a renewed push to ditch those restrictions to allow the league to blossom into one of the best in the world.

Birmingham City defender Kevin Long has ended his 13-month stay with the Championship club by signing for Canadian Major League Soccer side Toronto for an undisclosed fee. Long, 33, was signed on loan from Burnley in January 2023 by John Eustace, before agreeing a one-year deal in June. But he made just two appearances under

LAFC forward Carlos Vela (10) argues with a referee about a call during a game against the Whitecaps. (Associated Press) Major League Soccer might open its regular season Wednesday using replacement officials after members of the Professional Soccer Referees Assn. (PSRA) overwhelmingly rejected a labor deal with the organization that provides officials to leagues in

The labor union that represents MLS officials has yet to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the league. (Photo by Melinda Meijer/ISI Photos/Getty Images) The 2024 MLS season kicks off Wednesday with Lionel Messi and Inter Miami hosting Real Salt Lake, and it’s likely that replacement officials will be working the game. As of Saturday

Yahoo Sports 32 offseason fantasy questions for all 32 teams The offseason primer you’ve been looking for. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don share 32 offseason fantasy questions, one for each of the 32 teams. Everything you need to know, or ask, heading into free agency and draft season.

Yahoo Sports How each AFC contender can catch the Chiefs this offseason | Zero Blitz Jason Fitz & Frank Schwab start off the show by acknowledging the tragic shooting in Kansas City and offering their condolences before transitioning into some of the breaking news around the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers parted ways with DC

Lionel Messi‘s arrival to MLS has resulted in packed stadiums across the country, including more than 66,000 showing up for Charlotte FC’s regular season finale last year. (Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The lobbying began long before Lionel Messi touched down in Miami, before his greatness ignited Major League Soccer, before ticket

Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals unveiled a new long-term partnership with Intermountain Health that will showcase the logo of the firm’s insurance arm, Select Health, on the front of the jerseys for the MLS and NWSL clubs. It is an eight-year deal with escalators that is worth between $9 million and $10 million

Yahoo Sports 32 offseason fantasy questions for all 32 teams The offseason primer you’ve been looking for. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don share 32 offseason fantasy questions, one for each of the 32 teams. Everything you need to know, or ask, heading into free agency and draft season.

Freddy Adu is the youngest player to have represented the US men’s national team.Photograph: Donald Miralle/Getty Images In the summer of 2007, Freddy Adu had reached a crossroads. He was on his way back from the 2007 Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Canada, at which he’d played the best football of his career – a

All eyes will be on Lionel Messi and Inter Miami as the global superstar competes in his first full season in MLS in 2024. If you thought Messi-mania hit hard in late 2023 after he arrived in Miami, wait until this year. [ MORE: Inter Miami preseason scores ] With cities across the USA and

Yahoo Sports How the Chiefs outplayed the 49ers & answering listener questions with Justis Mosqueda | The Exempt List Charles McDonald is joined by friend of the show Justis Mosqueda to look back on Super Bowl LVIII and discuss Charles’ time in Las Vegas and at the game, how the Kansas City Chiefs game-planned to

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, center, looks on after the first half of the friendly football match between Hong Kong Team and US Inter Miami CF at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) Fans who attended Sunday’s Lionel Messi-less friendly between a Hong Kong XI and Inter Miami

Yahoo Sports Goodell’s state of the league, breaking down Chiefs-49ers & inside Washington’s revenge tour | Inside Coverage Jason Fitz is joined by Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein live in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII as the duo go behind the scenes on some of the most interesting storylines

Major League Soccer had a problem. With clubs spread all over the country, scheduling quality preseason matches was proving to be a problem. If a team stayed home during training camp, it would be limited to playing college teams, lower-tier opponents or holding intrasquad scrimmages. Journeying to play against MLS rivals, on the other hand,

Yahoo Sports 2023 season awards & superlatives, Greg Olsen & Kevin Burkhardt | Zero Blitz Jason Fitz kicks off this action-packed edition of Zero Blitz with Frank Schwab as the duo give out their end-of-season NFL awards to players and coaches most deserving. After discussing nicknames and reacting to some of the latest news, the