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Robbie Rogers was back at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday. It wasn’t his first visit since playing his final game for the Galaxy eight years ago; his two young children, Caleb and Mia, love coming to the games, he said. Yet it was the first time he came to the stadium to receive a

Gabriel Pec scored a goal and assisted on two others Saturday as the Galaxy opened the second half of their season with a 4-2 win over a stubborn Sporting Kansas City team at Dignity Health Sports Park. Dejan Joveljic, Joseph Paintsil and Miguel Berry also scored for the Galaxy (8-3-7), who moved to third in

The longstanding antitrust feud involving the top level of soccer in the United States is headed for a jury trial this September—litigation that could reshape the pro game in the U.S. and Canada. The dispute pits the North American Soccer League (NASL), a men’s league that operated between 2011 and 2017, against U.S. Soccer and

Felipe Hernández signed with Sporting KC as a Homegrown Player in 2019 and has played 76 times for the club. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Major League Soccer announced Friday that Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Hernández has been placed on administrative leave after it was reported that he violated the league’s

LAFC midfielder Mateusz Bogusz (19) celebrates with teammates, from left, Aaron Long, Timothy Tillman and Sergi Palencia after scoring in a win over Minnesota on May 29. After a sluggish start to the season, LAFC is the hottest team in MLS. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) Eleven games into this MLS season, LAFC had lost

Columbus Crew were the only MLS team to make the semi-finals of the Concacaf Champions Cup this season.Photograph: Adam Cairns/USA Today Sports DC United, LA Galaxy and the Seattle Sounders did something the Columbus Crew could not. Wilfried Nancy’s team could have added their name to the list of MLS teams to have won a

Midfielder Riqui Puig has recorded 17 goals and 21 assists in 61 games played (59 starts) across all competitions since joining the Galaxy in 2022. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press) The Galaxy have signed midfielder Riqui Puig to a contract extension through the end of the 2027 MLS season. Financial terms of the designated-player

Luca Orellano Orellano has been electric at left wingback for FC Cincinnati.Photograph: Jason Whitman/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock Welcome back to the Guardian’s MLS power rankings, where I have a beef with your specific team and your specific team alone. Xherdan Shaqiri might have ducked out of his MLS duties early ahead of the international break, but me? I’m

Sofive Soccer Centers, owned and operated by Manchester City’s parent company, City Football Group, are expanding in the U.S. to 22 locations by acquiring XL Soccer World, which has 13 indoor sports venues in the Northeast. CFG said the acquisition is an eight-figure investment. More from Sportico.com In 2021, CFG’s Goals Soccer Centers (Goals) merged

Do or die for the Chicago Fire against D.C. United originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Fire desperately need a win against D.C. United as the season is quickly slipping away from them. The Fire have not won a game since April 6 when they beat the Houston Dynamo at Soldier Field. The

Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez are expected to play when Inter Miami returns home for two matches next week ahead of the international break. (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Inter Miami will travel to Vancouver for Saturday night’s match against the Whitecaps without Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez.

Christian Benteke is tied for the golden boot this season with 11 goals. Photograph: Mady Mertens/USA Today Sports Welcome back to the Guardian’s MLS Power Rankings, where I have a beef with your specific team and your specific team alone. Now, as a reminder, these aren’t your standard, run-of-the-mill power rankings. We’re still ranking teams

Lionel Messi, shaking hands with MLS Commissioner Don Garber after a match last season, has a base salary of $12 million this season. (Tim Nwachukwu / Getty Images) Lionel Messi will make an MLS-record $20.45 million this season but he’s just one of six millionaires playing for league-leading Inter Miami, according to salary figures released

Seven and a half months ago, John Smelzer — a longtime sports and media executive who began his career on the 1994 World Cup organizing committee — announced he was bringing professional soccer to the Antelope Valley. But that was about all he announced because his team had no name, no logo, no coach and no

‘This is marvelous entertainment,’ a commentator said.Photograph: Kyle Ross/USA Today Sports Four men, including one with a trash can, were temporarily thwarted in their efforts to capture a wayward raccoon who invaded the soccer pitch during a game between New York City FC and the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park on Wednesday night. The adult