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LAFC's Crépeau standing tall after broken leg in title match

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maxime Crépeau wanted to watch the last minutes of the MLS Cup final during his ride to the hospital, but he couldn't get a stream to work in the ambulance. The Los Angeles FC goalkeeper and his wife gave up and started refreshing a statistical webpage

Feb 03

Mark Geiger replaces Howard Webb as head of MLS referees

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Geiger will take over from Howard Webb as the head of referees in Major League Soccer. The 48-year-old Geiger, who retired as a referee after the 2018 season, was promoted Friday to general manager of the Professional Referee Organization that supplies MLS match officials. Geiger

Feb 03

US interim coach Hudson will keep working amid uncertainty

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Hudson plans to keep coaching his heart out for the U.S. men's national team until somebody tells him to stop. The interim coach has absolutely no idea when that will happen — or even who that somebody would be, since the U.S. Soccer Federation's search

Jan 27

Goalie Sean Johnson signs with Toronto after 6 years at NYC

TORONTO (AP) — Sean Johnson is the new goalkeeper for Toronto FC through 2024. The 33-year-old free agent spent the last six seasons with New York City FC. Toronto FC signed him using targeted allocation money. Toronto conceded 66 goals last season, tying a franchise worst. Johnson is a 13-year

Jan 27

Soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, dies in Florida boat crash

MIAMI (AP) — Professional soccer player Anton Walkes has died from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami, authorities said Thursday. Walkes, who was 25, was found unconscious and taken to a hospital after the crash between two boats Wednesday near the Miami Marine Stadium

Jan 19

Atlanta United star Josef Martinez heads to Inter Miami

ATLANTA (AP) — There was a time when Josef Martinez wanted to play the rest of his career in Atlanta. Now, he's eager to make his mark in South Florida. Martinez, the 2018 Major League Soccer MVP and centerpiece of Atlanta United's rise to prominence, was released by the club

Jan 18

Chiefs QB Mahomes joins ownership group for NWSL team

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined the ownership group of the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League. Mahomes' wife, Brittany, was one of the founding owners of the team, along with Angie and Chris Long of Kansas City-based Palmer Square Capital Management. "We are so

Jan 10

Kevin Payne, former executive for 2 MLS teams, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Payne, who was an executive with two Major League Soccer teams and was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2021, died Sunday. He was 69. U.S. Soccer,MLS and D.C. United, which won four MLS titles and two U.S. Open Cups during Payne's

Dec 25

St. Louis CITY SC to open play Feb. 25, make home debut March 4

NEW YORK (AP) — The newest Major League Soccer expansion franchise will begin its inaugural campaign on the road when St. Louis CITY SC plays at Austin FC on Feb. 25 before making its home debut in Week 2 of the 2023 season. The league on Tuesday released its schedule

Dec 20

Thompson scores 2, Anderson stops 40; Sabres beat Kings 6-0

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Craig Anderson stopped 40 shots for his first shutout in nearly four years in the Buffalo Sabres' 6-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. The Sabres offense went from managing just three shots in the first period to a six-goal third period, with Tage

Dec 14

MLS renews with Fox Sports for 4 years, ends run with ESPN

Fox Sports will keep on broadcasting Major League Soccer games in the U.S. as part of a four-year agreement, ending the run of ESPN and ABC, which had carried matches since the league launched in 1996. MLS also announced linear television agreements on Tuesday with TSN and RDS in Canada

Dec 13

Forward Gyasi Zardes signs 3-year deal with MLS's Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Forward Gyasi Zardes and Major League Soccer's Austin team agreed Monday to a three-year contract. Zardes, 31, has 97 goals in 267 regular-season games for the LA Galaxy, Columbus and Colorado, including nine in 26 games after the Rapids acquired him from the Crew in April.

Dec 12

Many Raiders responsible for late-game meltdown vs. Rams

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — After winning three games in a row to creep back into playoff contention, the Las Vegas Raiders blew it all by playing not to lose against a Los Angeles Rams team that had nothing to lose. Thursday night's 17-16 loss takes the Raiders (5-8) out of

Dec 09

Iran win another step as US soccer tries to boost interest

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — American soccer hopes to be ascendant, to challenge the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA in the competition for U.S. market share. Reaching the final 16 with Tuesday night's 1-0 win over Iran was another step for a team whose success is measured in television

Nov 30

England vs. USA: What we learned from the 0-0 World Cup draw

For longtime observers of the United States men’s national team, the images flashing across the screen were unrecognizable. A U.S. side going toe-to-toe with a soccer power like England? What in the World Cup was happening? It was no illusion. After a slow start to Friday’s Group B showdown at

Nov 26