Column: MLS Cup final lacks star power but sheds light on shift in league
Major League Soccer was unable to showcase its most prized jewels at its championship game.Lionel Messi didn’t toy with defenders in the MLS Cup final.…
Galaxy beat Red Bulls for the franchise’s sixth MLS Cup title
The Galaxy are back.After a decade-long slump in which it lost almost as many games as it won, the team capped an improbable rise from…
Apple TV deal could hurt efforts by MLS to grow its fan base
Until he sustained a season-ending knee injury last week in the Western Conference final, Galaxy playmaker Riqui Puig was having a tremendous season.So I heard.I…
How coach Greg Vanney got Galaxy back to MLS Cup final
When Mark Delgado made his MLS debut, he was just 17 and even he acknowledges his approach to soccer was unsophisticated.“Just being a young kid…
MLS Cup preview: Galaxy to lean on other stars, brace for pressure
The most impactful player in Saturday’s MLS Cup final won’t even be on the field at Dignity Health Sports Park.Riqui Puig, the dynamic midfielder who…
MLS Cup final 2024: LA Galaxy vs NY Red Bulls confirmed on December 7 | Football News
The New York and Los Angeles teams will face-off for the biggest prize in North American football.The New York Red Bulls have booked themselves a…
MLS Cup: Galaxy beat Minnesota to make Western Conference final
The last time the Galaxy played in the MLS Western Conference final, Gabriel Pec was in elementary school, Joseph Paintsil was in junior high and…
LAFC roster overhaul hasn’t derailed MLS Cup title aspirations
Ilie Sánchez played the full 120 minutes, then converted the game-winning penalty kick, to give LAFC its only MLS Cup championship.That was just two years…
Gabriel Pec’s evolution a central part of Galaxy’s MLS Cup run
This is a story about how Gabriel Pec and the Galaxy got their grooves back.For Pec, the Galaxy’s spectacular 23-year-old winger, the change started last…
With Inter Miami eliminated, Galaxy and LAFC vying to host MLS Cup
Forty-two million dollars can buy a lot of things, but apparently it can’t buy an MLS championship, because for the second time in as many…
MLS playoffs: Vancouver stuns LAFC to set up decisive third game
VANCOUVER, Canada — Vancouver got an early goal from a red-hot Ryan Gauld and two own goals from Western Conference top seed LAFC, Yohei Takaoka posted…
MLS Cup: Galaxy sweep Colorado to reach conference semifinals
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil scored first-half goals, Riqui Puig scored twice during second-half stoppage time, and the Galaxy polished off a…
LAFC’s MLS Cup quest starts strong in win over Vancouver
No MLS coach has won more regular-season games over the past three years than LAFC’s Steve Cherundolo. But that’s really been just an opening act,…
Playoffs ‘strange’ for Olivier Giroud, but he wants MLS Cup title
Olivier Giroud has played in two World Cup finals, won both a Champions League and Europa League title and scored more goals for France than…
MLS Decision Day 2024: What’s at stake for Galaxy and LAFC?
Major League Soccer has dubbed the final match day of its regular season “Decision Day,” because that’s when the final places in the league’s 18-team…
Messi double helps Inter Miami edge Columbus 3-2 for MLS Supporters’ Shield | Football News
Argentina star bags his record-extending 46th trophy and gives Inter Miami a chance to secure a home advantage in the upcoming MLS playoffs.Lionel Messi scored…
How Galaxy’s turnaround season was reflected in Tráfico win over LAFC
You don’t have to look long or far to spot the differences between this year’s Galaxy team and last year’s. The lineup? Eight of the…
Lionel Messi: Two goals and an assist on Inter Miami injury return in MLS
Lionel Messi marked his return from injury with two goals and an assist to help Inter Miami to a 3-1 win against Philadelphia Union.The World…
Lionel Messi set to return for MLS club Inter Miami after two months out | Football News
The Argentina star is available for Miami’s MLS game against Philadelphia after being out of action since July 14 when he sprained his ankle.Lionel Messi…
El Tráfico: Galaxy hope to beat LAFC and make MLS Cup run
Ten months ago, after the Galaxy missed the MLS playoffs for the second time in three seasons under Greg Vanney, the coach was asked if…