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Photograph: Kevin C Cox/Getty Images The Professional Soccer Referees Association (PRSA), the union that represents professional referees in North America and Canada, has voted to authorize a strike, the union said in a statement on Monday. The vote means it’s probable that the MLS season, which kicks off on 21 February with a match between

Gavin Wilkinson’s Sporting KC tenure lasted less than two weeks. (Photo by Diego Diaz/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images). Sporting Kansas City said Friday that it was no longer moving forward with its hire of former Portland Timbers and Thorns executive Gavin Wilkinson. The MLS club announced last week that it was hiring Wilkinson to be

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are about to embark on a preseason whirlwind tour that take them all the way around the globe. (Chris Arjoon / AFP) MIAMI — Before they could even complete one full week of preseason training, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will board a plane bound for El Salvador. They’ll go

Photograph: Erik Verduzco/AP The offseason is a time of hope. After all, teams almost always look good on paper – and they look even better with the promise of a key transfer deal floating somewhere on the horizon. From superstars ready to shine to savvy transfer moves to front office changes, here’s why your team

Photograph: Major League Soccer Soccer in the US has continually experimented over the years, trying to find a balance between the game experienced around the world and serving up a uniquely Americanized product to its domestic audience, with rules echoing those found in the nation’s major sports leagues. Some changes were revolutionary and stuck around

Galaxy coach Greg Vanney complains during a match against the Portland Timbers in September. Alexi Lalas finds it “strange” Vanney is still coaching the Galaxy amid other changes the franchise has made. (Shaun Clark / Getty Images) The surest sign a college football program is in trouble is when the alumni grow restless. The Galaxy,

Donovan Pines has won two caps for the United States Barnsley have signed USA defender Donovan Pines on a deal until the end of the 2024-25 season, with an option for a further 12 months. The 25-year-old has made the free-transfer move after four years with DC United in Washington. He made 87 league appearances

The dispute between Major League Soccer and the U.S. Soccer Federation over MLS’ participation in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup brought negotiations for a broadcast deal for the tournament to a standstill last month, according to parties involved in the negotiation. MLS’ request to replace its teams in the U.S. Open Cup with teams

The Galaxy have removed veteran Jovan Kirovski, right, from his role as technical director. (Bill Murray / SNS Group) The Galaxy have parted ways with technical director Jovan Kirovski, announcing the decision Thursday morning in a one-sentence, 16-word news release. Kirovski, a former national team midfielder who made 62 appearances for the U.S., was an

MLS commissioner Don Garber speaks at the post game ceremony after the 2023 MLS Cup championship game between the Columbus Crew and the Los Angeles FC at Lower.com Field. (Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) MLS is a league of contrasts. They were on display throughout 2023, a “transformational year for our league,” as commissioner Don Garber

LAFC’s Mario González and the Columbus Crew‘s Rudy Camacho vie to head the ball during the MLS Cup final Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. (Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press) LAFC’s 2023 season ended in rain, cold and disappointment at 6:07 p.m. Eastern time Saturday evening, which means its preparations for 2024 started at about the same

Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Diego Rossi, Julian Gressel, Malte Amundsen, Rudy Camacho and Christian Ramirez played their parts. But the key transfer for the Columbus Crew, the move that turned a team that missed the playoffs in the previous two years into the 2023 MLS champions, was the capture of the head coach. Whatever the

Columbus Crew win MLS Cup COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cucho Hernandez and Yaw Yeboah scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew held on to beat LAFC 2-1 on Saturday to win their third MLS Cup. The Crew added the title to their championships in 2008, when they beat the New York Red Bulls, and

The seemingly endless 2023 MLS season has nearly made it to the finish line with Saturday’s MLS Cup final (4 p.m. ET, Fox) between Steve Cherundolo’s LAFC and Wilfried Nancy’s Columbus Crew. LAFC’s grueling schedule couldn’t derail the team’s hopes of lifting a second straight MLS championship trophy. On the other side, Columbus is looking

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber speaks during a news conference in July. Garber called the 2023 season the most successful in MLS history. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) MLS commissioner Don Garber gave his annual state of the league address Friday. And the state of the league is so good, Garber said, that he

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Photograph: Simon Bruty/Getty Images As Columbus Crew and LAFC prepare to meet in the 28th edition of the MLS Cup Saturday, US soccer’s crown-jewel showdown has come a long way since its inaugural final back in 1996, played between DC United and LA Galaxy on a rain-soaked pitch in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Yet despite the unquestionable